SB 12.11.43 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.11.43

त्वष्टा ऋचीकतनय: कम्बलश्च तिलोत्तमा । ब्रह्मापेतोऽथ शतजिद् धृतराष्ट्र इषम्भरा: ॥ ४३ ॥

tvaṣṭā ṛcīka-tanayaḥ

[tvashtaa richeeka-tanayah]

kambalaś ca tilottamā

[kambalash cha tilottamaa]

brahmāpeto ’tha satajid

[brahmaapeto ’tha satajid]

dhṛtarāṣṭra iṣam-bharāḥ

[dhritaraashtra isham-bharaah]

Word-for-word

tvaṣṭā — Tvaṣṭā ṛcīka-tanayaḥ — the son of Ṛcīka (Jamadagni) kambalaḥ — Kambala ca — and tilottamā — Tilottamā brahmāpetaḥ — Brahmāpeta atha — and śatajit — Śatajit dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ — Dhṛtarāṣṭra iṣam-bharāḥ — the maintainers of the month Iṣa (Āśvina).

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

tvaṣṭā ṛcīka-tanayaḥ

tvaṣṭā

Tvaṣṭā

ṛcīka-tanayaḥ

the son of Ṛcīka (Jamadagni)

kambalaś ca tilottamā

kambalaḥ

Kambala

and

tilottamā

Tilottamā

brahmāpeto ’tha satajid

brahmāpetaḥ

Brahmāpeta

atha

and

dhṛtarāṣṭra iṣam-bharāḥ

śatajit

Śatajit

dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ

Dhṛtarāṣṭra

iṣam-bharāḥ

the maintainers of the month Iṣa (Āśvina).

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

Tvaṣṭā as the sun-god; Jamadagni, the son of Ṛcīka, as the sage; Kambalāśva as the Nāga; Tilottamā as the Apsarā; Brahmāpeta as the Rākṣasa; Śatajit as the Yakṣa; and Dhṛtarāṣṭra as the Gandharva maintain the month of Iṣa. Iṣambharāḥ means the protectors of Āśvina month. Tvaṣṭā is the sun-god; Jamadagni, the son of Ṛcīka, is the sage; Kambalāśva is the Nāga; Tilottamā is the Apsarā; Brahmāpeta is the Rākṣasa; Śatajit is the Yakṣa; and Dhṛtarāṣṭra is the Gandharva.

Personal Guidance

Tvasta, Jamadagni son of Rcika, Kambalasva, Tilottama, Brahmapeta, Satajit, Dhrtarastra — the team for another month. Every name is a remembered identity in the Lord's economy.

Reflection Questions

Whose identity have I recently forgotten because their service was quiet?
How can I honor the unsung in my circle?

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