Shloka 12
Measurements of the Sun’s Chariot, the Wheel of Time, and the Retinues of the Solar Months; Chariots of Soma and the Grahas
इन्द्रो विश्वावसुः स्रोत(श्रोत्र) एलापत्रस्तथाङ्गिराः / प्रम्लोचा च नभस्येते सर्पाश्चार्के तु सन्ति वै
indro viśvāvasuḥ srota(śrotra) elāpatrastathāṅgirāḥ / pramlocā ca nabhasyete sarpāścārke tu santi vai
اِندر، وِشواوسُو، سْروت (یا شْروتر)، ایلاپتر، نیز اَنگِرا اور پرملوچا—یہ نَبھس کے مہینے کے اَدھِشٹھاتا ہیں؛ اور آرک (اگلے مہینے) میں ناگ واقعی موجود رہتے ہیں۔
Lord Viṣṇu (in dialogue with Garuḍa)
Concept: Time (māsa) is not inert; it is animated by presiding intelligences (deva, ṛṣi, gandharva, apsaras, nāga).
Vedantic Theme: Multiplicity of names/functions within one cosmic order; kāla as a manifestation of the Lord’s śakti.
Application: Choose month-appropriate worship/vrata themes (Indra, nāga-śānti, rain/harvest prayers) and cultivate reverence for natural cycles.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.58 (continuation of māsa-adhiṣṭhātṛ lists)
FAQs
This verse reflects the Purāṇic mapping of time (months) to specific divine and semi-divine presences, supporting a dharmic view that ritual time is spiritually “inhabited” and ordered.
Indirectly: the Garuḍa Purāṇa often ties dharma, ritual timing, and cosmic administration together; such calendrical lists provide the broader Ācāra (practice) framework within which rites—including ancestor and transitional rites—are performed.
It can be used to understand traditional month-names (like Nabhas and Ārka) and the idea of choosing auspicious, dharma-aligned timing for observances, while remembering that inner intention and ethical conduct remain central.