ṛtur varcā bharadvājaḥ
parjanyaḥ senajit tathā
viśva airāvataś caiva
tapasyākhyaṁ nayanty amī

 ṛtuḥ varcā bharadvājaḥ - Ṛtu, Varcā and Bharadvāja; parjanyaḥ senajit - Parjanya and Senajit; tathā - also; viśvaḥ airāvataḥ - Viśva and Airāvata; ca eva - also; tapasya-ākhyam - the month known as Tapasya (Phālguna); nayanti - rule; amī - these.


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Ṛtu as the Yakṣa, Varcā as the Rākṣasa, Bharadvāja as the sage, Parjanya as the sun-god, Senajit as the Apsarā, Viśva as the Gandharva and Airāvata as the Nāga rule the month known as Tapasya.

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