purastÄt savitur aruṇaḥ paÅ›cÄc ca niyuktaḥ sautye karmaṇi kilÄste
purastÄt - in front; savituḥ - of the sun-god; aruṇaḥ - the demigod named Aruṇa; paÅ›cÄt - looking backward; ca - and; niyuktaḥ - engaged; sautye - of a charioteer; karmaṇi - in the work; kila - certainly; Äste - remains.
Although Aruṇadeva sits in front of the sun-god and is engaged in driving the chariot and controlling the horses, he looks backward toward the sun-god.
In the VÄyu PurÄṇa the position of the horses is described:
saptÄÅ›va-rÅ«pa-cchandÄá¹sÄ«
vahante vÄmato ravim
cakra-paká¹£a-nibaddhÄni
cakre vÄká¹£aḥ samÄhitaḥ
Although Aruṇadeva is in the front seat, controlling the horses, he looks back toward the sun-god from his left side.
