SB 12.11.42 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.11.42

भग: स्फूर्जोऽरिष्टनेमिरूर्ण आयुश्च पञ्चम: । कर्कोटक: पूर्वचित्ति: पुष्यमासं नयन्त्यमी ॥ ४२ ॥

bhagaḥ sphūrjo ’riṣṭanemir

[bhagah sphoorjo ’rishtanemir]

ūrṇa āyuś ca pañcamaḥ

[oorna aayush cha panchamah]

karkoṭakaḥ pūrvacittiḥ

[karkotakah poorvachittih]

puṣya-māsaṁ nayanty amī

[pushya-maasam nayanty amee]

Word-for-word

bhagaḥ sphūrjaḥ ariṣṭanemiḥ — Bhaga, Sphūrja and Ariṣṭanemi ūrṇaḥ — Ūrṇa āyuḥ — Āyur ca — and pañcamaḥ — the fifth associate karkoṭakaḥ pūrvacittiḥ — Karkoṭaka and Pūrvacitti puṣya-māsam — the month of Puṣya nayanti — rule amī — these.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

bhagaḥ sphūrjo ’riṣṭanemir

bhagaḥ sphūrjaḥ ariṣṭanemiḥ

Bhaga, Sphūrja and Ariṣṭanemi

ūrṇaḥ

Ūrṇa

ūrṇa āyuś ca pañcamaḥ

āyuḥ

Āyur

and

pañcamaḥ

the fifth associate

karkoṭakaḥ pūrvacittiḥ

Karkoṭaka and Pūrvacitti

puṣya-māsam

the month of Puṣya

puṣya-māsaṁ nayanty amī

nayanti

rule

amī

these.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

Bhaga as the sun-god, Sphūrja as the Rākṣasa, Ariṣṭanemi as the Gandharva, Ūrṇa as the Yakṣa, Āyur as the sage, Karkoṭaka as the Nāga and Pūrvacitti as the Apsarā rule the month of Puṣya. Puṣya means Pauṣa month. Bhaga is the sun-god, Sphūrja is the Rākṣasa, Ariṣṭanemi is the Gandharva, Ūrṇa is the Yakṣa, Āyur is the sage, Karkoṭaka is the Nāga and Pūrvacitti is the Apsarā.

Personal Guidance

Bhaga, Sphurja, Aristanemi, Urna, Ayur, Karkotaka, Purvacitti — and the list continues. By now the rhythm itself becomes a kind of mantra.

Reflection Questions

What rhythm in my own life could become a small mantra of trust?
How could I install it this week?

📝 My note

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