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SB 12.11.32

Devanāgarī

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

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.

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