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TEXT 15
ratha-nidas tu sat-trimsal-laksa-yojanayatas tat-turiya-bhaga-visalas tavan ravi-ratha-yugo yatra hayas chando-namanah saptaruna-yojita vahanti devam adityam.
SYNONYMS
ratha-nidahthe interior of the chariot; tubut; sat-trimsat-laksa-yojana-ayatah3,600,000 yojanas long; tat-turiya-bhagaone quarter of that measure (900,000 yojanas); visalahhaving a width; tavanso much also; ravi-ratha-yugahthe yoke for the horses; yatrawhere; hayahhorses; chandah-namanahhaving the different names of Vedic meters; saptaseven; aruna-yojitahhooked up by Arunadeva; vahanticarry; devamthe demigod; adityamthe sun-god.
TRANSLATION
My dear King, the carriage of the sun-gods 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 chariots horses, which are named after Gayatri and other Vedic meters, are harnessed by Arunadeva to a yoke that is also 900,000 yojanas wide. This chariot continuously carries the sun-god.
PURPORT
The seven horses yoked to the sun-gods chariot are named Gayatri, Brhati, Usnik, Jagati, Tristup, Anustup and Pankti. These names of various Vedic meters designate the seven horses that carry the sun-gods chariot.
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