bhagaḥ sphūrjo 'riṣṭanemir
ūrṇa āyuś ca pañcamaḥ
karkoṭakaḥ pūrvacittiḥ
puṣya-māsaṁ nayanty amī

 bhagaḥ sphūrjaḥ ariṣṭanemiḥ - Bhaga, Sphūrja and Ariṣṭanemi; ūrṇaḥ - Ūrṇa; āyuḥ - Āyur; ca - and; pañcamaḥ - the fifth associate; karkoṭakaḥ pūrvacittiḥ - Karkoṭaka and Pūrvacitti; puṣya-māasam - the month of Puṣya; nayanti - rule; amī - these.


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Bhaga as the sun-god, Sphūrja as the Rākṣasa, Ariṣṭanemi as the Gandharva, Ūrṇa as the Yakṣa, Āyur as the sage, Karkoṭaka as the Nāga and Pūrvacitti as the Apsarā rule the month of Puṣya.

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