Shloka 13
Measurements of the Sun’s Chariot, the Wheel of Time, and the Retinues of the Solar Months; Chariots of Soma and the Grahas
विवस्वानुग्रसेनश्च भृगुरापूरणस्तथा / अनुम्लोचाशङ्खपालौ व्याघ्रो भाद्रपदे तता
vivasvānugrasenaśca bhṛgurāpūraṇastathā / anumlocāśaṅkhapālau vyāghro bhādrapade tatā
بھاد्रپد کے مہینے میں وِوَسوان اور اُگرسین؛ نیز بھِرگو اور آپُورَṇ؛ اور انُملوچا اور شَنگھپال—اور وِیاغھر بھی (اَدھِشٹھاتا) کہے گئے ہیں۔
Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda)
Concept: Seasonal transitions are governed by differentiated powers; acknowledging them supports harmony between human rites and cosmic rhythm.
Vedantic Theme: Kāla as structured manifestation; many forms serving one order (ekaṃ sat—functional plurality).
Application: Mark Bhādrapada as a time for disciplined observance, restraint, and protective conduct during seasonal change.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.58 (Bhādrapada adhiṣṭhātṛ listing)
FAQs
This verse preserves a month-specific roster of presiding beings for Bhādrapada, used to align rites (such as śrāddha and related observances) with the correct calendrical and deity framework.
In the Preta-kāṇḍa context, such listings support correct ritual timing and invocation—an important theme in the Garuda Purana’s guidance on post-death rites and the orderly passage of the departed.
When performing annual śrāddha or related ancestral rites in Bhādrapada, consult traditional calendars and learned priests to ensure the rite’s month/tithi alignment and customary invocations match the intended tradition.