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.

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.