SB 12.11.46

SB 12.11.46

Devanagari

द्वादशस्वपि मासेषु देवोऽसौ षड्‌भिरस्य वै । चरन् समन्तात्तनुते परत्रेह च सन्मतिम् ॥ ४६ ॥

Verse text

dvādaśasv api māseṣu devo ’sau ṣaḍbhir asya vai caran samantāt tanute paratreha ca san-matim

Synonyms

dvādaśasu in each of the twelve ; api indeed ; māseṣu months ; devaḥ the lord ; asau this ; ṣaḍbhiḥ with his six types of associates ; asya for the population of this universe ; vai certainly ; caran traveling ; samantāt in all directions ; tanute spreads ; paratra in the next life ; iha in this life ; ca and ; sat matim — pure consciousness .

Translation

Thus, throughout the twelve months, the lord of the sun travels in all directions with his six types of associates, disseminating among the inhabitants of this universe purity of consciousness for both this life and the next.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

Thus, throughout the twelve months, the sun travels in all directions with his six types of associates, disseminating among the inhabitants of this universe purity of consciousness for both this life and the next. Thus sun (asau devaḥ) travels with his associates who are his vibhūtis.