Shloka 25
Appeasement Rite of the Sun
Sunday Vrata, Mantra, and Healing Praise
चैत्रे मासि तपेद्भानुर्वैशाखे तापनः स्मृतः । ज्येष्ठमासे तपेदिंद्र आषाढे तपते रविः
caitre māsi tapedbhānurvaiśākhe tāpanaḥ smṛtaḥ | jyeṣṭhamāse tapediṃdra āṣāḍhe tapate raviḥ
在Caitra之月，婆奴（Bhānu，太阳）灼热炽燃；在Vaiśākha之月，祂被忆念为“塔帕那”（Tāpana，灼烧者）。在Jyeṣṭha之月，因陀罗（Indra）以热力燃烧；在Āṣāḍha之月，罗毗（Ravi，太阳）烈焰般辉耀。
Unspecified (narratorial voice within the Adhyaya; not explicit in the provided excerpt)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Type: celestial_realm
Sandhi Resolution Notes: tapedbhānuḥ = tapet + bhānuḥ (त् + भ → द्भ). tapediṃdraḥ = tapet + indraḥ (त् + इ → दि; लेखन: tapediṃdra). jyeṣṭhamāse = jyeṣṭha-māse (समास/सन्धि-लेखन).
FAQs
It maps the intensifying heat of late spring and early summer across the lunar months (Caitra through Āṣāḍha), using divine personifications—especially names of the Sun—to express seasonal progression.
Purāṇic style often uses epithets to highlight a deity’s function in context. Here, “Tāpana” explicitly emphasizes the Sun’s heating power during Vaiśākha, while Bhānu and Ravi serve as common solar names anchoring the seasonal description.
The verse points to ṛta (cosmic order): time and nature move in predictable cycles. Recognizing these rhythms encourages disciplined living—adjusting conduct, austerities, and daily practices according to season and circumstance.