SB 12.11.39 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.11.39

पूषा धनञ्जयो वात: सुषेण: सुरुचिस्तथा । घृताची गौतमश्चेति तपोमासं नयन्त्यमी ॥ ३९ ॥

pūṣā dhanañjayo vātaḥ

[pooshaa dhananjayo vaatah]

suṣeṇaḥ surucis tathā

[sushenah suruchis tathaa]

ghṛtācī gautamaś ceti

[ghritaachee gautamash cheti]

tapo-māsaṁ nayanty amī

[tapo-maasam nayanty amee]

Word-for-word

pūṣā dhanañjayaḥ vātaḥ — Pūṣā, Dhanañjaya and Vāta suṣeṇaḥ suruciḥ — Suṣeṇa and Suruci tathā — also ghṛtācī gautamaḥ — Ghṛtācī and Gautama ca — as well iti — thus tapaḥ-māsam — the month of Tapas (Māgha) nayanti — rule amī — these.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

pūṣā dhanañjayo vātaḥ

pūṣā dhanañjayaḥ vātaḥ

Pūṣā, Dhanañjaya and Vāta

suṣeṇaḥ surucis tathā

suṣeṇaḥ suruciḥ

Suṣeṇa and Suruci

tathā

also

ghṛtācī gautamaś ceti

ghṛtācī gautamaḥ

Ghṛtācī and Gautama

as well

iti

thus

tapaḥ-māsam

the month of Tapas (Māgha)

tapo-māsaṁ nayanty amī

nayanti

rule

amī

these.

Pūṣā as the sun-god, Dhanañjaya as the Nāga, Vāta as the Rākṣasa, Suṣeṇa as the Gandharva, Suruci as the Yakṣa, Ghṛtācī as the Apsarā and Gautama as the sage rule the month of Tapas.

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Translation

Pūṣā as the sun-god, Dhanañjaya as the Nāga, Vāta as the Rākṣasa, Suṣeṇa as the Gandharva, Suruci as the Yakṣa, Ghṛtācī as the Apsarā and Gautama as the sage rule the month of Tapas. Tapas is Māgha month. [Note: The months are not listed in normal sequence. ] Pūṣā is the sun-god, Dhanañjaya is the Nāga, Vāta is the Rākṣasa, Suṣeṇa is the Gandharva, Suruci is the Yakṣa, Ghṛtācī is the Apsarā and Gautama is the sage.

Personal Guidance

Pusa, Dhananjaya, Vata, Susena, Suruci, Ghrtaci, Gautama — many names again. The repetition is teaching us patience, and trust that the universe is held.

Reflection Questions

Where is my impatience hiding a refusal to trust that things are held?
What helps trust grow without becoming passive?

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