Srimad Bhagavatam — Dvadasha Skandha, Shloka 41
Kriyā-yoga, the Virāṭ-Puruṣa Mapping, and the Sun-God’s Monthly Expansions
अथांशु: कश्यपस्तार्क्ष्य ऋतसेनस्तथोर्वशी । विद्युच्छत्रुर्महाशङ्ख: सहोमासं नयन्त्यमी ॥ ४१ ॥
athāṁśuḥ kaśyapas tārkṣya ṛtasenas tathorvaśī vidyucchatrur mahāśaṅkhaḥ saho-māsaṁ nayanty amī
Si Aṁśu bilang diyos ng Araw, si Kaśyapa bilang pantas, si Tārkṣya bilang Yakṣa, si Ṛtasena bilang Gandharva, si Urvaśī bilang Apsarā, si Vidyucchatru bilang Rākṣasa, at si Mahāśaṅkha bilang Nāga—sila ang namamahala sa buwang Sahaḥ.
FAQs
In the month of Oma, the Bhagavatam lists Athāṁśu, Kaśyapa, Tārkṣya, Ṛtasena, Urvaśī, Vidyucchatru, and Mahāśaṅkha as accompanying and leading the Sun.
The verse supports the Bhagavatam’s presentation of Vedic cosmology and kāla (time), showing that the Sun’s monthly course is governed by an ordered divine administration.
By recognizing time as sacred and regulated by the Lord’s arrangement, one can live with discipline—using daily and seasonal rhythms to strengthen sādhana, gratitude, and remembrance of God.