Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 12.11.43
Sthāna· The universe in orderSeven Personalities Maintain the Month of Iṣa
“Tvaṣṭā as the sun-god; Jamadagni, the son of Ṛcīka, as the sage; Kambalāśva as the Nāga; Tilottamā as the Apsarā; Brahmāpeta as the Rākṣasa; Śatajit as the Yakṣa; and Dhṛtarāṣṭra as the Gandharva maintain the month of Iṣa.”
What the purport teaches
- Tvaṣṭā serves as the sun-god during Iṣa. Jamadagni, the son of Ṛcīka, serves as the sage.
- Kambalāśva serves as the Nāga and Tilottamā as the Apsarā.
- Brahmāpeta serves as the Rākṣasa, Śatajit as the Yakṣa and Dhṛtarāṣṭra as the Gandharva. These seven maintain the month of Iṣa.
Try this today
Read the verse once with special attention to who maintains Iṣa and the role each holds.
Ask yourself
How does the word “maintain” shape my understanding of these personalities’ roles?
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.