Linga Purana — Chapter 55
LiP 55.1
सौरं संक्षेपतो वक्ष्ये रथं शशिन एव च ग्रहाणाम् इतरेषां च यथा गच्छति चाम्बुपः
sauraṃ saṃkṣepato vakṣye rathaṃ śaśina eva ca grahāṇām itareṣāṃ ca yathā gacchati cāmbupaḥ
I shall tell concisely of the chariot of the Sun and also of the Moon, and of the other planets, and how the lord of waters moves.
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LiP 55.2
सौरस्तु ब्रह्मणा सृष्टो रथस्त्वर्थवशेन सः संवत्सरस्यावयवैः कल्पितश् च द्विजर्षभाः
saurastu brahmaṇā sṛṣṭo rathastvarthavaśena saḥ saṃvatsarasyāvayavaiḥ kalpitaś ca dvijarṣabhāḥ
The Sun's chariot was created by Brahmā for a purpose, and it was fashioned out of the parts of the year, O bulls among the twice-born.
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LiP 55.3
त्रिनाभिना तु चक्रेण पञ्चारेण समन्वितः सौवर्णः सर्वदेवानाम् आवासो भास्करस्य तु
trinābhinā tu cakreṇa pañcāreṇa samanvitaḥ sauvarṇaḥ sarvadevānām āvāso bhāskarasya tu
It is furnished with a wheel that has three hubs and five spokes; golden, it is the dwelling of all the gods, and belongs to the Sun.
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LiP 55.4
नवयोजनसाहस्रो विस्तारायामतः स्मृतः द्विगुणो ऽपि रथोपस्थाद् ईषादण्डः प्रमाणतः
navayojanasāhasro vistārāyāmataḥ smṛtaḥ dviguṇo 'pi rathopasthād īṣādaṇḍaḥ pramāṇataḥ
It is said to be nine thousand yojanas in breadth and length; and the pole-shaft, measured from the chariot's platform, is twice that.
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LiP 55.5
असङ्गैस्तु हयैर्युक्तो यतश्चक्रं ततः स्थितैः वाजिनस्तस्य वै सप्त छन्दोभिर् निर्मितास्तु ते
asaṅgaistu hayairyukto yataścakraṃ tataḥ sthitaiḥ vājinastasya vai sapta chandobhir nirmitāstu te
It is yoked with horses that are not tied fast, standing where the wheel is; and those seven horses of his were made out of the metres.
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LiP 55.6
चक्रपक्षे निबद्धास्तु ध्रुवे चाक्षः समर्पितः सहाश्वचक्रो भ्रमते सहाक्षो भ्रमते ध्रुवः
cakrapakṣe nibaddhāstu dhruve cākṣaḥ samarpitaḥ sahāśvacakro bhramate sahākṣo bhramate dhruvaḥ
They are bound to the wheel's side, and the axle is fixed upon Dhruva; along with the horses and the wheel it revolves, and along with the axle Dhruva revolves.
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LiP 55.7
अक्षः सहैकचक्रेण भ्रमते ऽसौ ध्रुवेरितः प्रेरको ज्योतिषां धीमान् ध्रुवो वै वातरश्मिभिः
akṣaḥ sahaikacakreṇa bhramate 'sau dhruveritaḥ prerako jyotiṣāṃ dhīmān dhruvo vai vātaraśmibhiḥ
That axle, together with the single wheel, revolves, impelled by Dhruva; for Dhruva, the wise one, is the mover of the luminaries by means of the wind-reins.
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LiP 55.8
युगाक्षकोटिसम्बद्धौ द्वौ रश्मी स्यन्दनस्य तु ध्रुवेण भ्रमते रश्मिनिबद्धः स युगाक्षयोः
yugākṣakoṭisambaddhau dvau raśmī syandanasya tu dhruveṇa bhramate raśminibaddhaḥ sa yugākṣayoḥ
Two reins of the chariot are fastened to the tip of the yoke-axle; bound by the rein at the yoke and the axle, it (the sun's chariot) revolves by means of Dhruva.
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LiP 55.9
भ्रमतो मण्डलानि स्युः खेचरस्य रथस्य तु युगाक्षकोटी ते तस्य दक्षिणे स्यन्दनस्य हि
bhramato maṇḍalāni syuḥ khecarasya rathasya tu yugākṣakoṭī te tasya dakṣiṇe syandanasya hi
For the sky-going chariot as it revolves there are circuits (maṇḍalas); that tip of the yoke-axle of the chariot is on its southern side.
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LiP 55.10
ध्रुवेण प्रगृहीते वै विचक्राश्वे च रज्जुभिः भ्रमन्तमनुगच्छन्ति ध्रुवं रश्मी च तावुभौ
dhruveṇa pragṛhīte vai vicakrāśve ca rajjubhiḥ bhramantamanugacchanti dhruvaṃ raśmī ca tāvubhau
Held fast by Dhruva with cords, together with the wheels and horses, both those reins follow Dhruva as he revolves.
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LiP 55.11
युगाक्षकोटिस्त्वेतस्य वातोर्मिस्यन्दनस्य तु कीले सक्ता यथा रज्जुर् भ्रमते सर्वतोदिशम्
yugākṣakoṭistvetasya vātormisyandanasya tu kīle saktā yathā rajjur bhramate sarvatodiśam
But the tip of the yoke-axle of this wind-wave chariot, bound to the pin as a rope is, turns round in every direction.
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LiP 55.12
भ्राम्यतस्तस्य रश्मी तु मण्डलेषूत्तरायणे वर्धेते दक्षिणे चैव भ्रमता मण्डलानि तु
bhrāmyatastasya raśmī tu maṇḍaleṣūttarāyaṇe vardhete dakṣiṇe caiva bhramatā maṇḍalāni tu
As it revolves, its two reins lengthen in the circuits during the northern course, and likewise in the southern, as it goes round the circuits.
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LiP 55.13
आकृष्येते यदा ते वै ध्रुवेणाधिष्ठिते तदा आभ्यन्तरस्थः सूर्यो ऽथ भ्रमते मण्डलानि तु
ākṛṣyete yadā te vai dhruveṇādhiṣṭhite tadā ābhyantarasthaḥ sūryo 'tha bhramate maṇḍalāni tu
When those two are drawn in, being controlled by Dhruva, then the sun, standing on the inner side, revolves through the circuits.
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LiP 55.14
अशीतिमण्डलशतं काष्ठयोरन्तरं द्वयोः ध्रुवेण मुच्यमानाभ्यां रश्मिभ्यां पुनरेव तु
aśītimaṇḍalaśataṃ kāṣṭhayorantaraṃ dvayoḥ dhruveṇa mucyamānābhyāṃ raśmibhyāṃ punareva tu
One hundred and eighty circuits is the interval between the two kāṣṭhās (solstitial limits), (traversed) by the two reins as they are again released by Dhruva.
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LiP 55.15
तथैव बाह्यतः सूर्यो भ्रमते मण्डलानि तु उद्वेष्टयन् स वेगेन मण्डलानि तु गच्छति
tathaiva bāhyataḥ sūryo bhramate maṇḍalāni tu udveṣṭayan sa vegena maṇḍalāni tu gacchati
In just the same way the sun revolves through the circuits from the outer side, and unwinding (the reins) with speed he passes through the circuits.
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LiP 55.16
देवाश्चैव तथा नित्यं मुनयश् च दिवानिशम् यजन्ति सततं देवं भास्करं भवमीश्वरम्
devāścaiva tathā nityaṃ munayaś ca divāniśam yajanti satataṃ devaṃ bhāskaraṃ bhavamīśvaram
And so the gods and the sages constantly, day and night, ceaselessly worship the god, the light-maker, Bhava, the Lord.
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LiP 55.17
सरथो ऽधिष्ठितो देवैर् आदित्यैर्मुनिभिस् तथा गन्धर्वैरप्सरोभिश् च ग्रामणीसर्पराक्षसैः
saratho 'dhiṣṭhito devair ādityairmunibhis tathā gandharvairapsarobhiś ca grāmaṇīsarparākṣasaiḥ
His chariot is occupied by the gods, by the Ādityas and by the sages, by Gandharvas and Apsarases, and by the village-chiefs, serpents and Rākṣasas.
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LiP 55.18
एते वसन्ति वै सूर्ये द्वौ द्वौ मासौ क्रमेण तु आप्याययन्ति चादित्यं तेजोभिर् भास्करं शिवम्
ete vasanti vai sūrye dvau dvau māsau krameṇa tu āpyāyayanti cādityaṃ tejobhir bhāskaraṃ śivam
These dwell in the sun two by two, each in turn, and they replenish with their radiances the Āditya, the light-maker, the auspicious one.
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LiP 55.19
ग्रथितैः स्वैर्वचोभिस्तु स्तुवन्ति मुनयो रविम् गन्धर्वाप्सरसश्चैव नृत्यगेयैरुपासते
grathitaiḥ svairvacobhistu stuvanti munayo ravim gandharvāpsarasaścaiva nṛtyageyairupāsate
The sages praise the sun with their own well-composed words, and the Gandharvas and Apsarases attend upon (him) with dance and song.
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LiP 55.20
ग्रामणीयक्षभूतानि कुर्वते ऽभीषुसंग्रहम् सर्पा वहन्ति वै सूर्यं यातुधाना अनुयान्ति च
grāmaṇīyakṣabhūtāni kurvate 'bhīṣusaṃgraham sarpā vahanti vai sūryaṃ yātudhānā anuyānti ca
The village-chief Yakṣas and the spirits take hold of the reins; the serpents draw the sun, and the sorcerers follow after (him).
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LiP 55.21
वालखिल्या नयन्त्यस्तं परिवार्योदयाद्रविम् इत्येते वै वसन्तीह द्वौ द्वौ मासौ दिवाकरे
vālakhilyā nayantyastaṃ parivāryodayādravim ityete vai vasantīha dvau dvau māsau divākare
The Vālakhilyas, surrounding the sun, lead him from rising to setting. Thus these dwell here, two by two, for two months each, in the day-maker.
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LiP 55.22
मधुश् च माधवश्चैव शुक्रश् च शुचिरेव च नभोनभस्यौ विप्रेन्द्रा इषश्चोर्जस्तथैव च
madhuś ca mādhavaścaiva śukraś ca śucireva ca nabhonabhasyau viprendrā iṣaścorjastathaiva ca
Madhu and Mādhava, Śukra and Śuci, Nabhas and Nabhasya, O best of brahmins, and Iṣa and Ūrja,
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LiP 55.23
सहःसहस्यौ च तथा तपस्यश् च तपः पुनः एते द्वादश मासास्तु वर्षं वै मानुषं द्विजाः
sahaḥsahasyau ca tathā tapasyaś ca tapaḥ punaḥ ete dvādaśa māsāstu varṣaṃ vai mānuṣaṃ dvijāḥ
Sahas and Sahasya, and Tapasya and again Tapas — these twelve months are the human year, O twice-born ones.
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LiP 55.24
वासन्तिकस् तथा ग्रैष्मः शुभो वै वार्षिकस् तथा शारदश् च हिमश्चैव शैशिर ऋतवः स्मृताः
vāsantikas tathā graiṣmaḥ śubho vai vārṣikas tathā śāradaś ca himaścaiva śaiśira ṛtavaḥ smṛtāḥ
The vernal, the summery, the auspicious rainy, the autumnal, the wintry and the cool — these are known as the seasons.
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LiP 55.25
धातार्यमाथ मित्रश् च वरुणश्चेन्द्र एव च विवस्वांश्चैव पूषा च पर्जन्यो ऽंशुर् भगस् तथा
dhātāryamātha mitraś ca varuṇaścendra eva ca vivasvāṃścaiva pūṣā ca parjanyo 'ṃśur bhagas tathā
Dhātā, Aryamā, then Mitra, and Varuṇa and Indra, and Vivasvān and Pūṣā, Parjanya, Aṃśu and Bhaga,
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LiP 55.26
त्वष्टा विष्णुः पुलस्त्यश् च पुलहश्चात्रिरेव च वसिष्ठश्चाङ्गिराश्चैव भृगुर्बुद्धिमतां वरः
tvaṣṭā viṣṇuḥ pulastyaś ca pulahaścātrireva ca vasiṣṭhaścāṅgirāścaiva bhṛgurbuddhimatāṃ varaḥ
Tvaṣṭā, Viṣṇu, and Pulastya, and Pulaha and Atri, and Vasiṣṭha and Aṅgiras, and Bhṛgu, best of the wise,
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LiP 55.27
भारद्वाजो गौतमश् च कश्यपश् च क्रतुस् तथा जमदग्निः कौशिकश् च वासुकिः कङ्कणीकरः
bhāradvājo gautamaś ca kaśyapaś ca kratus tathā jamadagniḥ kauśikaś ca vāsukiḥ kaṅkaṇīkaraḥ
Bhāradvāja and Gautama, and Kaśyapa and Kratu, Jamadagni and Kauśika, Vāsuki and Kaṅkaṇīkara,
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LiP 55.28
तक्षकश् च तथा नाग एलापत्रस् तथा द्विजाः शङ्खपालस् तथा चान्यस् त्व् ऐरावत इति स्मृतः
takṣakaś ca tathā nāga elāpatras tathā dvijāḥ śaṅkhapālas tathā cānyas tv airāvata iti smṛtaḥ
And Takṣaka, and likewise the Nāga Elāpatra, O twice-born ones, and Śaṅkhapāla, and yet another is recorded, namely Airāvata.
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LiP 55.29
धनञ्जयो महापद्मस् तथा कर्कोटकः स्मृतः कम्बलो ऽश्वतरश्चैव तुम्बुरुर्नारदस् तथा
dhanañjayo mahāpadmas tathā karkoṭakaḥ smṛtaḥ kambalo 'śvataraścaiva tumbururnāradas tathā
Dhanañjaya, Mahāpadma, and likewise Karkoṭaka are recorded; Kambala and Aśvatara, and Tumburu and Nārada as well.
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LiP 55.30
हाहा हूहूर्मुनिश्रेष्ठा विश्वावसुरनुत्तमः उग्रसेनो ऽथ सुरुचिर् अन्यश्चैव परावसुः
hāhā hūhūrmuniśreṣṭhā viśvāvasuranuttamaḥ ugraseno 'tha surucir anyaścaiva parāvasuḥ
Hāhā and Hūhū, best of sages, and Viśvāvasu the unsurpassed; then Ugrasena and Suruci, and yet another, Parāvasu.
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LiP 55.31
चित्रसेनो महातेजाश् चोर्णायुश्चैव सुव्रताः धृतराष्ट्रः सूर्यवर्चा देवी साक्षात् कृतस्थला
citraseno mahātejāś corṇāyuścaiva suvratāḥ dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ sūryavarcā devī sākṣāt kṛtasthalā
Citrasena of great splendour, and Ūrṇāyu, (all) of good vows; Dhṛtarāṣṭra, Sūryavarcas, and the goddess Kṛtasthalā herself.
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LiP 55.32
शुभानना शुभश्रोणिर् दिव्या वै पुञ्जिकस्थला मेनका सहजन्या च प्रम्लोचाथ शुचिस्मिता
śubhānanā śubhaśroṇir divyā vai puñjikasthalā menakā sahajanyā ca pramlocātha śucismitā
Śubhānanā, Śubhaśroṇi, the divine Puñjikasthalā, Menakā and Sahajanyā, then Pramlocā and Śucismitā.
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LiP 55.33
अनुम्लोचा घृताची च विश्वाची चोर्वशी तथा पूर्वचित्तिरिति ख्याता देवी साक्षात्तिलोत्तमा
anumlocā ghṛtācī ca viśvācī corvaśī tathā pūrvacittiriti khyātā devī sākṣāttilottamā
Anumlocā and Ghṛtācī, Viśvācī and Urvaśī, she known as Pūrvacitti, and the goddess Tilottamā herself.
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LiP 55.34
रंभा चाम्भोजवदना रथकृद् ग्रामणीः शुभः रथौजा रथचित्रश् च सुबाहुर्वै रथस्वनः
raṃbhā cāmbhojavadanā rathakṛd grāmaṇīḥ śubhaḥ rathaujā rathacitraś ca subāhurvai rathasvanaḥ
And Rambhā with a lotus face; Rathakṛt, the auspicious Grāmaṇī, Rathaujas and Rathacitra, and Subāhu and Rathasvana.
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LiP 55.35
वरुणश् च तथैवान्यः सुषेणः सेनजिच्छुभः तार्क्ष्यश्चारिष्टनेमिश् च क्षतजित् सत्यजित्तथा
varuṇaś ca tathaivānyaḥ suṣeṇaḥ senajicchubhaḥ tārkṣyaścāriṣṭanemiś ca kṣatajit satyajittathā
And Varuṇa, and likewise another, Suṣeṇa, the auspicious Senajit, and Tārkṣya and Ariṣṭanemi, Kṣatajit and Satyajit.
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LiP 55.36
रक्षोहेतिः प्रहेतिश् च पौरुषेयो वधस् तथा सर्पो व्याघ्रः पुनश्चापो वातो विद्युद्दिवाकरः
rakṣohetiḥ prahetiś ca pauruṣeyo vadhas tathā sarpo vyāghraḥ punaścāpo vāto vidyuddivākaraḥ
Rakṣoheti and Praheti, Pauruṣeya and Vadha, Sarpa, Vyāghra, and again Āpa, Vāta, Vidyut, Divākara.
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LiP 55.37
ब्रह्मोपेतश् च रक्षेन्द्रो यज्ञोपेतस्तथैव च एते देवादयः सर्वे वसन्त्यर्के क्रमेण तु
brahmopetaś ca rakṣendro yajñopetastathaiva ca ete devādayaḥ sarve vasantyarke krameṇa tu
And Brahmopeta the lord of the rākṣasas, and likewise Yajñopeta: all these, the gods and the rest, dwell in the sun in succession.
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LiP 55.38
स्थानाभिमानिनो ह्येते गणा द्वादश सप्तकाः धात्रादिविष्णुपर्यन्ता देवा द्वादश कीर्तिताः
sthānābhimānino hyete gaṇā dvādaśa saptakāḥ dhātrādiviṣṇuparyantā devā dvādaśa kīrtitāḥ
For these are the ones who preside over (their) stations: twelve groups of seven each. From Dhātṛ up to Viṣṇu, twelve gods are declared.
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LiP 55.39
आदित्यं परमं भानुं भाभिराप्याययन्ति ते पुलस्त्याद्याः कौशिकान्ता मुनयो मुनिसत्तमाः
ādityaṃ paramaṃ bhānuṃ bhābhirāpyāyayanti te pulastyādyāḥ kauśikāntā munayo munisattamāḥ
With their rays they nourish Āditya, the supreme sun. The sages from Pulastya up to Kauśika, best of sages —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 55.40
द्वादशैव स्तवैर्भानुं स्तुवन्ति च यथाक्रमम् नागाश्चाश्वतरान्तास्तु वासुकिप्रमुखाः शुभाः
dvādaśaiva stavairbhānuṃ stuvanti ca yathākramam nāgāścāśvatarāntāstu vāsukipramukhāḥ śubhāḥ
— twelve (of them) praise the sun with hymns, each in his order. And the auspicious Nāgas, headed by Vāsuki and ending with Aśvatara —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 55.41
द्वादशैव महादेवं वहन्त्येवं यथाक्रमम् क्रमेण सूर्यवर्चान्तास् तुम्बुरुप्रमुखाम्बुपम्
dvādaśaiva mahādevaṃ vahantyevaṃ yathākramam krameṇa sūryavarcāntās tumburupramukhāmbupam
— twelve (of them) carry the Great God, thus each in order; and in order those ending with Sūryavarcas, headed by Tumburu, (attend) the lord of the waters.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 55.42
गीतैरेनमुपासन्ते गन्धर्वा द्वादशोत्तमाः कृतस्थलाद्या रंभान्ता दिव्याश्चाप्सरसो रविम्
gītairenamupāsante gandharvā dvādaśottamāḥ kṛtasthalādyā raṃbhāntā divyāścāpsaraso ravim
Twelve excellent Gandharvas wait upon him with songs; and the divine Apsarases, beginning with Kṛtasthalā and ending with Rambhā, (wait upon) the sun.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 55.43
ताण्डवैः सरसैः सर्वाश् चोपासन्ते यथाक्रमम् दिव्याः सत्यजिदन्ताश् च ग्रामण्यो रथकृन्मुखाः
tāṇḍavaiḥ sarasaiḥ sarvāś copāsante yathākramam divyāḥ satyajidantāś ca grāmaṇyo rathakṛnmukhāḥ
And all the divine ones wait upon (him) in order with graceful tāṇḍava dances; and the Grāmaṇīs, headed by Rathakṛt and ending with Satyajit —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 55.44
द्वादशास्य क्रमेणैव कुर्वते ऽभीषुसंग्रहम् प्रयान्ति यज्ञोपेतान्ता रक्षोहेतिमुखाः सह
dvādaśāsya krameṇaiva kurvate 'bhīṣusaṃgraham prayānti yajñopetāntā rakṣohetimukhāḥ saha
— twelve of them in due order take hold of his reins. Those headed by Rakṣoheti and ending with Yajñopeta go along together,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 55.45
सायुधा द्वादशैवैते राक्षसाश्च यथाक्रमम् धातार्यमा पुलस्त्यश् च पुलहश् च प्रजापतिः
sāyudhā dvādaśaivaite rākṣasāśca yathākramam dhātāryamā pulastyaś ca pulahaś ca prajāpatiḥ
these twelve rākṣasas with their weapons, each in order. Dhātṛ, Aryaman, and Pulastya, and Pulaha the lord of creatures;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 55.46
उरगो वासुकिश्चैव कङ्कणीकश् च तावुभौ तुम्बुरुर् नारदश्चैव गन्धर्वौ गायतां वरौ
urago vāsukiścaiva kaṅkaṇīkaś ca tāvubhau tumburur nāradaścaiva gandharvau gāyatāṃ varau
the serpents Vāsuki and Kaṅkaṇīka, those two; and Tumburu and Nārada, the two Gandharvas, best of singers;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 55.47
कृतस्थलाप्सराश्चैव तथा वै पुञ्जिकस्थला ग्रामणी रथकृच्चैव रथौजाश्चैव तावुभौ
kṛtasthalāpsarāścaiva tathā vai puñjikasthalā grāmaṇī rathakṛccaiva rathaujāścaiva tāvubhau
and the Apsaras Kṛtasthalā, and likewise Puñjikasthalā; and Grāmaṇī and Rathakṛt, and Rathaujas — those two.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 55.48
रक्षोहेतिः प्रहेतिश् च यातुधानावुदाहृतौ मधुमाधवयोरेष गणो वसति भास्करे
rakṣohetiḥ prahetiś ca yātudhānāvudāhṛtau madhumādhavayoreṣa gaṇo vasati bhāskare
Rakṣohети and Praheti are declared to be the two demons (yātudhānas); in (the months of) Madhu and Mādhava this group dwells in the sun.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 55.49
वसन्ति ग्रीष्मकौ मासौ मित्रश् च वरुणश् च ह ऋषिरत्रिर्वसिष्ठश् च तक्षको नाग एव च
vasanti grīṣmakau māsau mitraś ca varuṇaś ca ha ṛṣiratrirvasiṣṭhaś ca takṣako nāga eva ca
In the two summer months there dwell Mitra and Varuṇa, the seers Atri and Vasiṣṭha, and the serpent Takṣaka.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 55.50
मेनका सहजन्या च गन्धर्वौ च हाहाहूहूः सुबाहुनामा ग्रामण्यौ रथचित्रश् च तावुभौ
menakā sahajanyā ca gandharvau ca hāhāhūhūḥ subāhunāmā grāmaṇyau rathacitraś ca tāvubhau
Menakā and Sahajanyā (the apsarases), and the two gandharvas Hāhā and Hūhū; the two village-leaders named Subāhu and Rathacitra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 55.51
पौरुषेयो वधश्चैव यातुधानावुदाहृतौ एते वसन्ति वै सूर्ये मासयोः शुचिशुक्रयोः
pauruṣeyo vadhaścaiva yātudhānāvudāhṛtau ete vasanti vai sūrye māsayoḥ śuciśukrayoḥ
Pauruṣeya and Vadha are declared to be the two demons; these dwell in the sun in the months of Śuci and Śukra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 55.52
ततः सूर्ये पुनश्चान्या निवसन्तीह देवताः इन्द्रश्चैव विवस्वांश् च अङ्गिरा भृगुरेव च
tataḥ sūrye punaścānyā nivasantīha devatāḥ indraścaiva vivasvāṃś ca aṅgirā bhṛgureva ca
Then again other deities dwell here in the sun: Indra, Vivasvat, Aṅgiras, and Bhṛgu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 55.53
एलापत्रस् तथा सर्पः शङ्खपालश् च तावुभौ विश्वावसूग्रसेनौ च वरुणश् च रथस्वनः
elāpatras tathā sarpaḥ śaṅkhapālaś ca tāvubhau viśvāvasūgrasenau ca varuṇaś ca rathasvanaḥ
Also the serpents Elāpatra and Śaṅkhapāla, the two of them; and Viśvāvasu and Ugrasena, and Varuṇa and Rathasvana.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 55.54
प्रम्लोचा चैव विख्याता अनुम्लोचा च ते उभे यातुधानास् तथा सर्पो व्याघ्रश्चैव तु तावुभौ
pramlocā caiva vikhyātā anumlocā ca te ubhe yātudhānās tathā sarpo vyāghraścaiva tu tāvubhau
And the famed Pramlocā and Anumlocā, those two; and likewise the two demons, Sarpa and Vyāghra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 55.55
नभोनभस्ययोरेष गणो वसति भास्करे पर्जन्यश्चैव पूषा च भरद्वाजो ऽथ गौतमः
nabhonabhasyayoreṣa gaṇo vasati bhāskare parjanyaścaiva pūṣā ca bharadvājo 'tha gautamaḥ
In (the months) Nabhas and Nabhasya this group dwells in the sun: Parjanya and Pūṣan, Bharadvāja and then Gautama.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 55.56
धनञ्जय इरावांश् च सुरुचिः सपरावसुः घृताची चाप्सरःश्रेष्ठा विश्वाची चातिशोभना
dhanañjaya irāvāṃś ca suruciḥ saparāvasuḥ ghṛtācī cāpsaraḥśreṣṭhā viśvācī cātiśobhanā
Dhanañjaya and Irāvat, Suruci together with Parāvasu, and Ghṛtācī, best of apsarases, and the exceedingly lovely Viśvācī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 55.57
सेनजिच्च सुषेणश् च सेनानीर् ग्रामणीश् च तौ आपो वातश् च तावेतौ यातुधानावुभौ स्मृतौ
senajicca suṣeṇaś ca senānīr grāmaṇīś ca tau āpo vātaś ca tāvetau yātudhānāvubhau smṛtau
And Senajit and Suṣeṇa, those two being the army-leader and the village-leader; and these two, Āpa and Vāta, are remembered as the two demons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 55.58
वसन्त्येते तु वै सूर्ये मास ऊर्ज इषे च ह हैमन्तिकौ तु द्वौ मासौ वसन्ति च दिवाकरे
vasantyete tu vai sūrye māsa ūrja iṣe ca ha haimantikau tu dvau māsau vasanti ca divākare
These dwell in the sun in the months Ūrja and Iṣa; and (others) dwell in the sun in the two winter months.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 55.59
अंशुर्भगश् च द्वावेतौ कश्यपश् च क्रतुः सह भुजङ्गश् च महापद्मः सर्पः कर्कोटकस् तथा
aṃśurbhagaś ca dvāvetau kaśyapaś ca kratuḥ saha bhujaṅgaś ca mahāpadmaḥ sarpaḥ karkoṭakas tathā
These two, Aṃśu and Bhaga, and Kaśyapa together with Kratu; and the serpents Bhujaṅga, Mahāpadma, and Karkoṭaka.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 55.60
चित्रसेनश् च गन्धर्व ऊर्णायुश्चैव तावुभौ उर्वशी पूर्वचित्तिश् च तथैवाप्सरसावुभे
citrasenaś ca gandharva ūrṇāyuścaiva tāvubhau urvaśī pūrvacittiś ca tathaivāpsarasāvubhe
And the two gandharvas Citrasena and Ūrṇāyu; and likewise the two apsarases Urvaśī and Pūrvacitti.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 55.61
तार्क्ष्यश्चारिष्टनेमिश् च सेनानीर् ग्रामणीश् च तौ विद्युद्दिवाकरश्चोभौ यातुधानावुदाहृतौ
tārkṣyaścāriṣṭanemiś ca senānīr grāmaṇīś ca tau vidyuddivākaraścobhau yātudhānāvudāhṛtau
And Tārkṣya and Ariṣṭanemi, those two being the army-leader and the village-leader; and both Vidyut and Divākara are declared to be the two demons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 55.62
सहे चैव सहस्ये च वसन्त्येते दिवाकरे ततः शैशिरयोश्चापि मासयोर् निवसन्ति वै
sahe caiva sahasye ca vasantyete divākare tataḥ śaiśirayoścāpi māsayor nivasanti vai
These dwell in the sun in (the months) Saha and Sahasya; then in the two months of the cool season (others) dwell (there).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 55.63
त्वष्टा विष्णुर्जमदग्निर् विश्वामित्रस्तथैव च काद्रवेयौ तथा नागौ कम्बलाश्वतरावुभौ
tvaṣṭā viṣṇurjamadagnir viśvāmitrastathaiva ca kādraveyau tathā nāgau kambalāśvatarāvubhau
Tvaṣṭā, Viṣṇu, Jamadagni, and likewise Viśvāmitra; and the two serpents born of Kadrū, Kambala and Aśvatara.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 55.64
धृतराष्ट्रः सगन्धर्वः सूर्यवर्चास्तथैव च तिलोत्तमाप्सराश्चैव देवी रंभा मनोहरा
dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ sagandharvaḥ sūryavarcāstathaiva ca tilottamāpsarāścaiva devī raṃbhā manoharā
Dhṛtarāṣṭra along with the gandharva Sūryavarcas; and the apsarases Tilottamā and the charming lady Rambhā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 55.65
रथजित्सत्यजिच्चैव ग्रामण्यौ लोकविश्रुतौ ब्रह्मोपेतस् तथा रक्षो यज्ञोपेतश् च यः स्मृतः
rathajitsatyajiccaiva grāmaṇyau lokaviśrutau brahmopetas tathā rakṣo yajñopetaś ca yaḥ smṛtaḥ
Rathajit and Satyajit, the two world-renowned village-leaders; and the demon Brahmopeta, and the one remembered as Yajñopeta.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 55.66
एते देवा वसन्त्यर्के द्वौ द्वौ मासौ क्रमेण तु स्थानाभिमानिनो ह्येते गणा द्वादश सप्तकाः
ete devā vasantyarke dvau dvau māsau krameṇa tu sthānābhimānino hyete gaṇā dvādaśa saptakāḥ
These gods dwell in the sun, two months each in turn; for these groups, presiding over their stations, are twelve sets of seven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 55.67
सूर्यमाप्याययन्त्येते तेजसा तेज उत्तमम् ग्रथितैः स्वैर्वचोभिस्तु स्तुवन्ति मुनयो रविम्
sūryamāpyāyayantyete tejasā teja uttamam grathitaiḥ svairvacobhistu stuvanti munayo ravim
These make the sun swell, (making) his splendour supreme by their splendour; and the sages praise the sun with their own well-composed words.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 55.68
गन्धर्वाप्सरसश्चैव नृत्यगेयैरुपासते ग्रामणीयक्षभूतानि कुर्वते ऽभीषुसंग्रहम्
gandharvāpsarasaścaiva nṛtyageyairupāsate grāmaṇīyakṣabhūtāni kurvate 'bhīṣusaṃgraham
The gandharvas and apsarases attend (him) with dance and song; the village-chiefs, yakṣas and spirits take hold of the reins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 55.69
सर्पा वहन्ति वै सूर्यं यातुधाना अनुयान्ति वै वालखिल्या नयन्त्यस्तं परिवार्योदयाद्रविम्
sarpā vahanti vai sūryaṃ yātudhānā anuyānti vai vālakhilyā nayantyastaṃ parivāryodayādravim
Serpents indeed draw the sun, and the yātudhānas follow after; the Vālakhilyas, surrounding the sun from his rising, lead (him) to his setting.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 55.70
एतेषामेव देवानां यथा तेजो यथा तपः यथायोगं यथामन्त्रं यथाधर्मं यथाबलम्
eteṣāmeva devānāṃ yathā tejo yathā tapaḥ yathāyogaṃ yathāmantraṃ yathādharmaṃ yathābalam
According as is the fiery energy of these very gods, according as is their ascetic heat, according to their yoga, according to their mantra, according to their dharma, according to their strength—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 55.71
तथा तपत्यसौ सूर्यस् तेषामिद्धस्तु तेजसा इत्येते वै वसन्तीह द्वौ द्वौ मासौ दिवाकरे
tathā tapatyasau sūryas teṣāmiddhastu tejasā ityete vai vasantīha dvau dvau māsau divākare
so does that sun give heat, kindled by their energy. Thus these dwell here in the day-maker, two by two, for two months (each).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 55.72
ऋषयो देवगन्धर्वपन्नगाप्सरसां गणाः ग्रामण्यश् च तथा यक्षा यातुधानाश् च मुख्यतः
ṛṣayo devagandharvapannagāpsarasāṃ gaṇāḥ grāmaṇyaś ca tathā yakṣā yātudhānāś ca mukhyataḥ
The seers, the hosts of gods, gandharvas, serpents and apsarases, and likewise the chiefs, the yakṣas, and the yātudhānas, in order of prominence—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 55.73
एते तपन्ति वर्षन्ति भान्ति वान्ति सृजन्ति च भूतानामशुभं कर्म व्यपोहन्तीह कीर्तिताः
ete tapanti varṣanti bhānti vānti sṛjanti ca bhūtānāmaśubhaṃ karma vyapohantīha kīrtitāḥ
these give heat, rain, shine, blow and create, and, as declared here, they drive away the inauspicious deeds of beings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 55.74
मानवानां शुभं ह्येते हरन्ति च दुरात्मनाम् दुरितं सुप्रचाराणां व्यपोहन्ति क्वचित् क्वचित्
mānavānāṃ śubhaṃ hyete haranti ca durātmanām duritaṃ supracārāṇāṃ vyapohanti kvacit kvacit
For these carry off the good fortune of men who are evil-souled, and here and there they remove the ill of those of good conduct.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 55.75
विमाने च स्थिता दिव्ये कामगे वातरंहसि एते सहैव सूर्येण भ्रमन्ति दिवसानुगाः
vimāne ca sthitā divye kāmage vātaraṃhasi ete sahaiva sūryeṇa bhramanti divasānugāḥ
Stationed in a divine aerial car that goes at will and has the speed of the wind, these revolve together with the sun, following the day.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 55.76
वर्षन्तश् च तपन्तश् च ह्लादयन्तश् च वै द्विजाः गोपायन्तीह भूतानि सर्वाणि द्यामनुक्षयात्
varṣantaś ca tapantaś ca hlādayantaś ca vai dvijāḥ gopāyantīha bhūtāni sarvāṇi dyāmanukṣayāt
Raining, heating, and cooling, O twice-born ones, they guard here all beings from the sky, without ceasing.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
LiP 55.77
स्थानाभिमानिनाम् एतत् स्थानं मन्वन्तरेषु वै अतीतानागतानां वै वर्तन्ते सांप्रतं च ये
sthānābhimāninām etat sthānaṃ manvantareṣu vai atītānāgatānāṃ vai vartante sāṃprataṃ ca ye
This is the station, in the manvantaras, of those who identify themselves with (their) stations—of the past and the future ones, and of those who function at present.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 55.78
एते वसन्ति वै सूर्ये सप्तकास्ते चतुर्दश चतुर्दशसु सर्वेषु गणा मन्वन्तरेष्विह
ete vasanti vai sūrye saptakāste caturdaśa caturdaśasu sarveṣu gaṇā manvantareṣviha
These dwell in the sun; they are fourteen groups of seven, in all the fourteen manvantaras here.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 55.79
संक्षेपाद्विस्तराच्चैव यथावृत्तं यथाश्रुतम् कथितं मुनिशार्दूला देवदेवस्य धीमतः
saṃkṣepādvistarāccaiva yathāvṛttaṃ yathāśrutam kathitaṃ muniśārdūlā devadevasya dhīmataḥ
In brief and at length, as it happened and as it was heard, (this) has been told, O tigers among sages, of the wise God of gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 55.80
एते देवा वसन्त्यर्के द्वौ द्वौ मासौ क्रमेण तु स्थानाभिमानिनो ह्येते गणा द्वादश सप्तकाः
ete devā vasantyarke dvau dvau māsau krameṇa tu sthānābhimānino hyete gaṇā dvādaśa saptakāḥ
These gods dwell in the sun, two by two for two months in succession; these twelve groups of seven identify themselves with (their) stations.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 55.81
इत्येष एकचक्रेण सूर्यस्तूर्णं रथेन तु हरितैरक्षरैरश्वैः सर्पते ऽसौ दिवाकरः
ityeṣa ekacakreṇa sūryastūrṇaṃ rathena tu haritairakṣarairaśvaiḥ sarpate 'sau divākaraḥ
Thus this sun moves swiftly with his single-wheeled chariot; that day-maker glides on with green, imperishable horses.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
LiP 55.82
अहोरात्रं रथेनासाव् एकचक्रेण तु भ्रमन् सप्तद्वीपसमुद्राङ्गां सप्तभिः सर्पते दिवि
ahorātraṃ rathenāsāv ekacakreṇa tu bhraman saptadvīpasamudrāṅgāṃ saptabhiḥ sarpate divi
Revolving day and night with his one-wheeled chariot, he glides in the sky with the seven (horses), (over the region) whose limbs are the seven continents and oceans.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain