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
阿姆舒为太阳神,迦叶波为圣仙,塔尔克夏为夜叉,利塔塞那为乾闼婆,乌尔瓦希为天女,维迪尤恰特鲁为罗刹,摩诃商佉为那伽——诸位共同主宰“萨哈(Sahaḥ)”之月。
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.