Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 12.11.32
Sthāna· The universe in orderThe Lord Manifests Time Through the Sun
“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.”
What the purport teaches
- The Supreme Personality of Godhead manifests His potency of time as the sun-god.
- He travels in each of the twelve months, beginning with Madhu, to regulate planetary motion within the universe.
- In each month, a different set of six associates travels with the sun-god.
Try this today
Pause today to remember that the passage of time is connected with the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Ask yourself
How might the passing months remind me of the Supreme Lord's potency of time?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
From Canto 10, chapter 14 onward, the translation and purports were completed by Śrīla Prabhupāda's disciples after his departure, and published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.