Srimad Bhagavatam — Dvadasha Skandha, Shloka 33
Kriyā-yoga, the Virāṭ-Puruṣa Mapping, and the Sun-God’s Monthly Expansions
धाता कृतस्थली हेतिर्वासुकी रथकृन्मुने । पुलस्त्यस्तुम्बुरुरिति मधुमासं नयन्त्यमी ॥ ३३ ॥
dhātā kṛtasthalī hetir vāsukī rathakṛn mune pulastyas tumburur iti madhu-māsaṁ nayanty amī
贤者啊，“摩度”月由以下诸位主掌：达塔为太阳神，克利塔斯塔丽为天女（阿普萨拉），黑提为罗刹，婆苏吉为那伽，拉塔克利特为夜叉，普拉斯提亚为仙人，图姆布鲁为乾闼婆。
FAQs
In Bhagavatam 12.11.33, Śukadeva lists Dhātā, Kṛtasthalī, Heti, Vāsukī, Rathakṛt, Pulastya, and Tumburu as the presiding beings who conduct Madhu māsa.
He is explaining Vedic cosmology and time administration—how the Lord’s universal order is maintained through appointed presiding beings who assist the movement of the sun and the progression of months.
It encourages seeing time as sacred and divinely governed, inspiring disciplined living—using each month and season for sādhana, gratitude, and remembrance of the Supreme Lord.