अध्याय ३२
श्लोक 1
[[इति श्रीविष्णुपुराणे द्वितीये ऽंशे नवमो ऽध्यायः ]] अशीतिमण्डलशतं काष्ठयोर् अन्तरं द्वयोः आरोहणावरोहाभ्यां भानोर् अब्देन या गतिः
[[iti śrīviṣṇupurāṇe dvitīye 'ṃśe navamo 'dhyāyaḥ ]] aśītimaṇḍalaśataṃ kāṣṭhayor antaraṃ dvayoḥ ārohaṇāvarohābhyāṃ bhānor abdena yā gatiḥ
हिन्दी अर्थ
जडभरत और सौवीरनरेशका संवाद नाहं वहामि शिबिकां शिबिका न मयि स्थिता। श्रीपराशरजी बोले--उनके ये परमार्थमय वचन सुनकर राजाने विनयावनत होकर उन विप्रवरसे
English
JT arasara said :— Between íhe extreme northern and southern points the sun hastotravel in ayear onehundred and eighty degrees, ascending and descending. His car is guided by divine Adityas, Rishis, Gandharvas, ApsarSs, Yakshas, serpents, and Rakshasas. The Aditya Dhatri, thesage Pulas- tya, the Gandharva Tumburu, the nymph KratusthajS, tlie Yaksha Rathakrit, the serpent Vasuki and the RSjcshasas Heti, live in the sun's car as its seven guardians, in the month of Madhu or Chaitra. In the month of VaisSkha or Mádhava the seven are Aryamat, Pulaha, NSreda, PunjikSsthali Ra- thaujas, Kachanira and Praheti. In the month of Suchi or Jaistha they are Mitra, Atri, Háhá MenS, Rathaswana, Taks- haka, and Paurusheya. In the month ofSukraor AshSdhathey are Varuna, Vasishtha, Huhu, SahajanyS, Rathachitra, NSga and Budha. In the month of Nabhas or Srávana they are Indra, Angiras, ViswSvasu, PramlochS, Srotas and Elapatra. In the month of BhSdrapada they are Vivaswat, Bhrigu, Ugra- sena, Anumlocha, Apurana, SankhapSla and VySghra. In the month of Aswin they are Pushan, Gautama, Suruchi, Ghri- tachi, Sushena, Dhananjaya and VSta. In the month of Kártik they ara Parjanya, BharadwSja, (another) Viswivasu, Viswichi, Senajit, AirSvata and ChSpa. In AgrahSyana or MSrgasirsha they are Ansu, Kasyapa Chitrasena, Urvasi TSrkshya, MahSpadma and Vidyut. In the month of Pausha, Bhaga, Kratu, Urnayu, Purvachitti, Arishtanemi, Karkotaka, and Sphurja are the seven who live in the sun's orbit and distribute light throughout the universe. In themonth of MSgha the seven are, Twashtri, jSmadagni, DhritarSshtra, TilIattamS, Ritajit, Kambala, and BrahmSpeta. In the montb of PhSlghuna those Iiving in the sun are Vishnu, Visvamitra, Suryaverch- $has, RambhS, Satyajit, Aswataia aud YajnSpeta.