SB 6.6.9 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.6.9

मौहूर्तिका देवगणा मुहूर्तायाश्च जज्ञिरे । ये वै फलं प्रयच्छन्ति भूतानां स्वस्वकालजम् ॥ ९ ॥

mauhūrtikā deva-gaṇā

[mauhoortikaa deva-ganaa]

muhūrtāyāś ca jajñire

[muhoortaayaash cha jajnire]

ye vai phalaṁ prayacchanti

[ye vai phalam prayachchanti]

bhūtānāṁ sva-sva-kālajam

[bhootaanaam sva-sva-kaalajam]

Word-for-word

mauhūrtikāḥ — Mauhūrtikas deva-gaṇāḥ — the demigods muhūrtāyāḥ — from the womb of Muhūrtā ca — and jajñire — took birth ye — all of whom vai — indeed phalam — result prayacchanti — deliver bhūtānām — of the living entities sva-sva — their own kāla-jam — born of time.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

mauhūrtikā deva-gaṇā

mauhūrtikāḥ

Mauhūrtikas

deva-gaṇāḥ

the demigods

muhūrtāyāś ca jajñire

muhūrtāyāḥ

from the womb of Muhūrtā

and

jajñire

took birth

ye vai phalaṁ prayacchanti

all of whom

vai

indeed

phalam

result

prayacchanti

deliver

bhūtānāṁ sva-sva-kālajam

bhūtānām

of the living entities

sva-sva

their own

kāla-jam

born of time.

The demigods named the Mauhūrtikas took birth from the womb of Muhūrtā. These demigods deliver the results of actions to the living entities of their respective times.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

The devatās named the Mauhūrtikas took birth from the womb of Muhūrtā. They deliver the results of actions to the living entities at the proper time.

Personal Guidance

Muhūrtā gave birth to the Mauhūrtikas, who deliver karmic results in their respective time slots. The clock is not neutral — each hour has its own demigods.

Reflection Questions

Do I treat time as flat, or do I sense the character of different parts of the day?
Which time of day might be the most fruitful for my spiritual practice?

📝 My note

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