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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.20.12

स्वगोभि: पितृदेवेभ्यो विभजन् कृष्णशुक्लयो: । प्रजानां सर्वासां राजान्ध: सोमो न आस्त्विति ॥ १२ ॥
sva-gobhiḥ pitṛ-devebhyo
[sva-gobhih pitri-devebhyo]
vibhajan kṛṣṇa-śuklayoḥ
[vibhajan krishna-shuklayoh]
prajānāṁ sarvāsāṁ rājā-
[prajaanaam sarvaasaam raajaa-]
ndhaḥ somo na āstv iti
[ndhah somo na aastv iti]
Word-for-word
sva-gobhiḥ — by expansion of his own illuminating rays pitṛ-devebhyaḥ — unto the pitās and the demigods vibhajan — dividing kṛṣṇa-śuklayoḥ — into the two fortnights, dark and light prajānām — of the citizens sarvāsām — of all rājā — the king andhaḥ — food grains somaḥ — the moon-god naḥ — toward us āstu — let him remain favorable iti — thus.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sva-gobhiḥ pitṛ-devebhyo
sva-gobhiḥ
by expansion of his own illuminating rays
pitṛ-devebhyaḥ
unto the pitās and the demigods
vibhajan kṛṣṇa-śuklayoḥ
vibhajan
dividing
kṛṣṇa-śuklayoḥ
into the two fortnights, dark and light
prajānāṁ sarvāsāṁ rājā-
prajānām
of the citizens
sarvāsām
of all
rājā
the king
andhaḥ
food grains
ndhaḥ somo na āstv iti
somaḥ
the moon-god
naḥ
toward us
āstu
let him remain favorable
iti
thus.
[The inhabitants of Śālmalīdvīpa worship the demigod of the moon in the following words.] By his own rays, the moon-god has divided the month into two fortnights, known as śukla and kṛṣṇa, for the distribution of food grains to the pitās and the demigods. The demigod of the moon is he who divides time, and he is the king of all the residents of the universe. We therefore pray that he may remain our king and guide, and we offer him our respectful obeisances.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
May the moon, king of all the citizens and of us, who divides food for the Pitṛs and devatās according the waning and waxing phases by his rays, be favorable to us! Svagobhiḥ means “by his rays.” Andaḥ is food. May Soma, our king, be in our presence (ā astu)!
Personal Guidance
The moon-god is praised as the divider of time and distributor of nourishment to ancestors and demigods. Time itself is a service to the higher worlds. Don't see your days as raw material for your projects; they are offerings flowing upward.
Reflection Questions
  • Do I treat my days as personal property or as an offering moving upward?
  • What would change if I started each day by handing it back to the One who measured it out?
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