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

 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.


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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.

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