kālaḥ - time; deśaḥ - place; kriyā - endeavor; kartā - performer; karaṇam - instrument; kāryam - specific ritual; āgamaḥ - scripture; dravyam - paraphernalia; phalam - result; iti - thus; brahman - O brāhmaṇa, Śaunaka; navadhā - in nine phases; uktaḥ - described; ajayā - in terms of the material energy; hariḥ - Lord Hari.

Being the source of the material energy, the Personality of Godhead Lord Hari in His expansion as the sun-god is described in nine aspects, O Śaunaka: the time, the place, the endeavor, the performer, the instrument, the specific ritual, the scripture, the paraphernalia of worship and the result to be achieved.