SB 12.11.35 · Srimad-Bhagavatam

Devanagari

मित्रोऽत्रि: पौरुषेयोऽथ तक्षको मेनका हहा: । रथस्वन इति ह्येते शुक्रमासं नयन्त्यमी ॥ ३५ ॥

Verse text

mitro ’triḥ pauruṣeyo ’tha takṣako menakā hahāḥ rathasvana iti hy ete śukra-māsaṁ nayanty amī

Synonyms

mitraḥ atriḥ pauruṣeyaḥ — Mitra, Atri and Pauruṣeya ; atha — as well ; takṣakaḥ menakā hahāḥ — Takṣaka, Menakā and Hāhā ; rathasvanaḥ — Rathasvana ; iti — thus ; hi — indeed ; ete — these ; śukra — māsam — the month of Śukra (Jyaiṣṭha) ; nayanti — rule ; amī — these .

Translation

Mitra as the sun-god, Atri as the sage, Pauruṣeya as the Rākṣasa, Takṣaka as the Nāga, Menakā as the Apsarā, Hāhā as the Gandharva and Rathasvana as the Yakṣa rule the month of Śukra.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

Mitra as the sun-god, Atri as the sage, Pauruṣeya as the Rākṣasa, Takṣaka as the Nāga, Menakā as the Apsarā, Hāhā as the Gandharva and Rathasvana as the Yakṣa rule the month of Śukra. Śukra is Jyeṣṭha month. Mitra is the sun-god, Atri is the sage, Pauruṣeya is the Rākṣasa, Takṣaka is the Nāga, Menakā is the Apsarā, Hāhā is the Gandharva and Rathasvana is the Yakṣa.