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<div style="float:left">'''[[Srimad-Bhagavatam]] - [[SB 5|Fifth Canto]] - [[SB 5.21: The Movements of the Sun|Chapter 21: The Movements of the Sun]]'''</div> | |||
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ratha-nīḍas tu ṣaṭ-triṁśal-lakṣa-yojanāyatas tat-turīya-bhāga-viśālas tāvān ravi-ratha-yugo yatra hayāś chando-nāmānaḥ saptāruṇa-yojitā vahanti devam ādityam | :ratha-nīḍas tu ṣaṭ-triṁśal-lakṣa-yojanāyatas | ||
:tat-turīya-bhāga-viśālas tāvān | |||
:ravi-ratha-yugo yatra hayāś chando-nāmānaḥ | |||
:saptāruṇa-yojitā vahanti devam ādityam | |||
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ratha- | ''ratha-nīḍaḥ''—the interior of the chariot; ''tu''—but; ''ṣaṭ-triṁśat-lakṣa-yojana-āyataḥ''—3,600,000 yojanas long; ''tat-turīya-bhāga''—one quarter of that measure (900,000 yojanas); ''viśālaḥ''—having a width; ''tāvān''—so much also; ''ravi-ratha-yugaḥ''—the yoke for the horses; ''yatra''—where; ''hayāḥ''—horses; ''chandaḥ-nāmānaḥ''—having the different names of Vedic meters; ''sapta''—seven; ''aruṇa-yojitāḥ''—hooked up by Aruṇadeva; ''vahanti''—carry; ''devam''—the demigod; ''ādityam''—the sun-god. | ||
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My dear King, the carriage of the sun-god's chariot is estimated to be 3,600,000 yojanas [28,800,000 miles] long and one-fourth as wide [900,000 yojanas, or 7,200,000 miles]. The chariot's horses, which are named after Gāyatrī and other Vedic meters, are harnessed by Aruṇadeva to a yoke that is also 900,000 yojanas wide. This chariot continuously carries the sun-god. | My dear King, the carriage of the sun-god's chariot is estimated to be 3,600,000 yojanas [28,800,000 miles] long and one-fourth as wide [900,000 yojanas, or 7,200,000 miles]. The chariot's horses, which are named after Gāyatrī and other Vedic meters, are harnessed by Aruṇadeva to a yoke that is also 900,000 yojanas wide. This chariot continuously carries the sun-god. | ||
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In the Viṣṇu Purāṇa it is stated: | In the ''Viṣṇu Purāṇa'' it is stated: | ||
:''gāyatrī ca bṛhaty uṣṇig'' | |||
:''jagatī triṣṭup eva ca'' | |||
:''anuṣṭup paṅktir ity uktāś'' | |||
:''chandāṁsi harayo raveḥ | |||
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The seven horses yoked to the sun-god's chariot are named Gāyatrī, Bṛhati, Uṣṇik, Jagatī, Triṣṭup, Anuṣṭup and Paṅkti. These names of various Vedic meters designate the seven horses that carry the sun-god's chariot. | The seven horses yoked to the sun-god's chariot are named Gāyatrī, Bṛhati, Uṣṇik, Jagatī, Triṣṭup, Anuṣṭup and Paṅkti. These names of various Vedic meters designate the seven horses that carry the sun-god's chariot. | ||
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Revision as of 09:56, 1 June 2021
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 15
- ratha-nīḍas tu ṣaṭ-triṁśal-lakṣa-yojanāyatas
- tat-turīya-bhāga-viśālas tāvān
- ravi-ratha-yugo yatra hayāś chando-nāmānaḥ
- saptāruṇa-yojitā vahanti devam ādityam
SYNONYMS
ratha-nīḍaḥ—the interior of the chariot; tu—but; ṣaṭ-triṁśat-lakṣa-yojana-āyataḥ—3,600,000 yojanas long; tat-turīya-bhāga—one quarter of that measure (900,000 yojanas); viśālaḥ—having a width; tāvān—so much also; ravi-ratha-yugaḥ—the yoke for the horses; yatra—where; hayāḥ—horses; chandaḥ-nāmānaḥ—having the different names of Vedic meters; sapta—seven; aruṇa-yojitāḥ—hooked up by Aruṇadeva; vahanti—carry; devam—the demigod; ādityam—the sun-god.
TRANSLATION
My dear King, the carriage of the sun-god's chariot is estimated to be 3,600,000 yojanas [28,800,000 miles] long and one-fourth as wide [900,000 yojanas, or 7,200,000 miles]. The chariot's horses, which are named after Gāyatrī and other Vedic meters, are harnessed by Aruṇadeva to a yoke that is also 900,000 yojanas wide. This chariot continuously carries the sun-god.
PURPORT
In the Viṣṇu Purāṇa it is stated:
- gāyatrī ca bṛhaty uṣṇig
- jagatī triṣṭup eva ca
- anuṣṭup paṅktir ity uktāś
- chandāṁsi harayo raveḥ
The seven horses yoked to the sun-god's chariot are named Gāyatrī, Bṛhati, Uṣṇik, Jagatī, Triṣṭup, Anuṣṭup and Paṅkti. These names of various Vedic meters designate the seven horses that carry the sun-god's chariot.