Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 12.11.36
Sthāna· The universe in orderVaruṇa and His Associates Rule Śuci
“Vasiṣṭha as the sage, Varuṇa as the sun-god, Rambhā as the Apsarā, Sahajanya as the Rākṣasa, Hūhū as the Gandharva, Śukra as the Nāga and Citrasvana as the Yakṣa rule the month of Śuci.”
What the purport teaches
- Varuṇa is the sun-god who rules the month of Śuci with six associates.
- Vasiṣṭha serves as the sage, Rambhā as the Apsarā and Sahajanya as the Rākṣasa.
- Hūhū serves as the Gandharva, Śukra as the Nāga and Citrasvana as the Yakṣa.
Try this today
Slowly read aloud the names of Śuci's seven ruling personalities and their roles.
Ask yourself
What helps me read these names and roles attentively rather than hurry past them?
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.