Kriyā-yoga, the Virāṭ-Puruṣa Mapping, and the Sun-God’s Monthly Expansions
त्वष्टा ऋचीकतनय: कम्बलश्च तिलोत्तमा । ब्रह्मापेतोऽथ शतजिद् धृतराष्ट्र इषम्भरा: ॥ ४३ ॥
tvaṣṭā ṛcīka-tanayaḥ kambalaś ca tilottamā brahmāpeto ’tha satajid dhṛtarāṣṭra iṣam-bharāḥ
ਤ੍ਵਸ਼੍ਟਾ ਸੂਰਜਦੇਵ ਵਜੋਂ; ਰਿਚੀਕ ਦਾ ਪੁੱਤਰ ਜਮਦਗ੍ਨੀ ਮੁਨੀ ਵਜੋਂ; ਕੰਬਲਾਸ਼੍ਵ ਨਾਗ ਵਜੋਂ; ਤਿਲੋਤ੍ਤਮਾ ਅਪਸਰਾ ਵਜੋਂ; ਬ੍ਰਹ੍ਮਾਪੇਤ ਰਾਖਸ਼ਸ ਵਜੋਂ; ਸ਼ਤਜਿਤ ਯਕਸ਼ ਵਜੋਂ; ਅਤੇ ਧ੍ਰਿਤਰਾਸ਼੍ਟ੍ਰ ਗੰਧਰਵ ਵਜੋਂ—ਇਹ ਇਸ਼ਾ ਮਹੀਨੇ ਨੂੰ ਧਾਰਨ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ।
They are proper names included by Śukadeva Gosvāmī in a catalog-style listing in Canto 12, Chapter 11, where various notable personalities are enumerated as part of the Purāṇic record.
This chapter contains an archival-style enumeration of persons and lineages, preserving Purāṇic memory and situating the listener within the broader sacred history that culminates in devotion to Bhagavān.
By approaching the Bhāgavatam as a sacred record—studying attentively, respecting the tradition’s transmission of names and lineages, and using that seriousness to deepen śraddhā (faith) and bhakti rather than treating scripture casually.