SB 12.11.32

SB 12.11.32

Devanagari

मध्वादिषु द्वादशसु भगवान् कालरूपधृक् । लोकतन्त्राय चरति पृथग्द्वादशभिर्गणै: ॥ ३२ ॥

Verse text

madhv-ādiṣu dvādaśasu bhagavān kāla-rūpa-dhṛk loka-tantrāya carati pṛthag dvādaśabhir gaṇaiḥ

Synonyms

madhu ādiṣu — beginning with Madhu ; dvādaśasu in the twelve (months) ; bhagavān the Supreme Lord ; kāla rūpa — the form of time ; dhṛk assuming ; loka tantrāya — to regulate planetary motion ; carati travels ; pṛthak separately ; dvādaśabhiḥ with twelve ; gaṇaiḥ sets of associates .

Translation

The Supreme Personality of Godhead, manifesting His potency of time as the sun-god, travels about in each of the twelve months, beginning with Madhu, to regulate planetary motion within the universe. Traveling with the sun-god in each of the twelve months is a different set of six associates.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

The Supreme Lord, in the form of time, travels through the twelve months, beginning with Madhu, to regulate planetary motion within the universe. Traveling with the sun-god in each of the twelve months is a different set of six associates. The Lord in the form of time, represented by the sun, moves about to accomplish the movements of the planets.