यत्र हयाश्छन्दोनामानः सप्तारुणयोजिता वहन्ति देवमादित्यम् ॥१५॥
ratha-nÄ«á¸as tu á¹£aá¹-trimÅ›al-laká¹£a-yojanÄyatas tat-turÄ«ya-bhÄga-viÅ›Älas tÄvÄn ravi-ratha-yugo yatra hayÄÅ› chando-nÄmÄnaḥ saptÄruṇa-yojitÄ vahanti devam Ädityam
ratha-nÄ«á¸aḥ - the interior of the chariot; tu - but; á¹£aá¹-trimÅ›at-laká¹£a-yojana-Äyataḥ - 3,600,000 yojanas long; tat-turÄ«ya-bhÄga - one quarter of that measure (900,000 yojanas); viÅ›Älaḥ - having a width; tÄvÄn - so much also; ravi-ratha-yugaḥ - the yoke for the horses; yatra - where; hayÄḥ - horses; chandaḥ-nÄmÄnaḥ - having the different names of Vedic meters; sapta - seven; aruṇa-yojitÄḥ - hooked up by Aruṇadeva; vahanti - carry; devam - the demigod; Ädityam - 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 GÄyatrÄ« 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.
In the Viṣṇu PurÄṇa it is stated:
gÄyatrÄ« ca bá¹›haty uṣṇig
jagatÄ« triá¹£á¹up eva ca
anuá¹£á¹up paá¹…ktir ity uktÄÅ›
chandÄá¹si harayo raveḥ
The seven horses yoked to the sun-god’s chariot are named GÄyatrÄ«, Bá¹›hati, Uṣṇik, JagatÄ«, Triá¹£á¹up, Anuá¹£á¹up and Paá¹…kti. These names of various Vedic meters designate the seven horses that carry the sun-god’s chariot.
