[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Garuḍapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda) › [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt) › 1.58 # Garudapurana 1.58 English (machine translation) 1.58 - **Language:** English ## Contents - [1.58.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.58.31) — 2 parts ### [1.58.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.58.1) Garuḍa Purāṇa 58 Hari said: / I will explain the dimensions and structure of the sun and the rest; hear from me. / The chariot of the Sun measures nine thousand yojanas; ### [1.58.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.58.2) likewise, O bull-bannered \[Śiva\], its pole is twice that. / Its axle measures fifteen million, ### [1.58.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.58.3) plus seven hundred thousand yojanas, and upon it the wheel is fixed. / It has three naves, five spokes, and six rims, imperishable in nature; ### [1.58.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.58.4) consisting of the year, the entire wheel of Time is mounted upon it. / The second axle of the Sun is forty thousand \[yojanas\], ### [1.58.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.58.5) and five and a half more, O bull-bannered one, for the chariot. / The measure of the two axles is the measure of the two half-yokes. ### [1.58.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.58.6) The short axle rests on Dhruva by its half-yoke for the chariot, / while the wheel on the second axle rests upon Mount Mānasa. ### [1.58.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.58.7) Gāyatrī, together with Bṛhatī, Uṣṇih, Jagatī, and Triṣṭubh, / Anuṣṭubh and Paṅkti—these metres are declared to be the horses of the Sun. ### [1.58.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.58.8) Dhātṛ, Kratusthalā, Pulastya, Vāsuki, / the chariot-maker Rathakṛt, the leader Heti, and Tumburu reside \[with the Sun\] in the month of Caitra. ### [1.58.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.58.9) Aryaman, Pulaha, Rathaujas, Puñjikasthalā, / Praheti, Kacchanīra, and Nārada reside \[with him\] in Mādhava. ### [1.58.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.58.10) Mitra, Atri, Takṣaka, the rākṣasa Pauruṣeya, Menakā, / Hāhā, and Rathasvana abide on the Sun's chariot in Jyeṣṭha. ### [1.58.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.58.11) Varuṇa, Vasiṣṭha, Rambhā, Sahajanyā, Kuhū, Budha, / Rathacitra, and Śukra dwell \[on it\] in the month named Āṣāḍha. ### [1.58.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.58.12) Indra, Viśvāvasu, Śrotra, Elāpatra, Aṅgiras, / and Pramlocā—these \[and other\] serpents are indeed on the Sun in Śrāvaṇa. ### [1.58.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.58.13) Vivasvat, Ugrasena, Bhṛgu, Āpūraṇa, / Anumlocā, Śaṅkhapāla, and Vyāghra are stationed in Bhādrapada. ### [1.58.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.58.14) Pūṣan, Suruci, Dhātṛ, Gautama, Dhanañjaya, / Suṣeṇa, and the other, Dhṛtācī, dwell with the Sun in Āśvayuja. ### [1.58.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.58.15) Viśvāvasu, Bharadvāja, Parjanya, Airāvata, / Viśvācī, Senajit, and Āpa are the presiding deities in Kārtika. ### [1.58.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.58.16) Aṃśu, Kaśyapa, Tārkṣya, Mahāpadma, Urvaśī, / Citrasena, and Vidyut are the presiding deities in Mārgaśīrṣa. ### [1.58.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.58.17) Kratu, Bharga, Ūrṇāyu, Sphūrja, Karkoṭaka, / Ariṣṭanemi, and another apsaras, Pūrvacitti— / these seven dwell in the solar disc during the month of Pauṣa. ### [1.58.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.58.18) Tvaṣṭṛ, Jamadagni, Kambala, Tilottamā, / Brahmāpeta, Ṛtajit, and Dhṛtarāṣṭra as the seventh— / these seven dwell in the solar disc during the month of Māgha. ### [1.58.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.58.19) Viṣṇu, Aśvatara, Rambhā, Sūryavarcas, Satyajit, / Viśvāmitra, and the rākṣasa Yajñāpeta dwell \[there\] in Phālguna. ### [1.58.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.58.20) Magnified by the power of Viṣṇu in the disc of the Sun, O Brahman, / the sages praise the Sun, and gandharvas sing before him. ### [1.58.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.58.21) Apsarases dance along; night-wanderers follow the Sun; / serpents draw \[his chariot\], and yakṣas take hold of the reins. ### [1.58.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.58.22) Likewise, the Bālakhilyas surround and sit around him. / The chariot of the Moon has three wheels, and its horses have the lustre of kunda flowers. ### [1.58.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.58.23) Yoked to the left and right are ten \[horses\], by which he traverses. / The chariot of the son of the Moon (Budha) is produced from water, fire, and sky; ### [1.58.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.58.24) it is yoked with eight yellowish horses swift as the wind. / Furnished with a fender and an axle, yoked with horses born of the earth, ### [1.58.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.58.25) bearing quivers and banners, is the great chariot of Śukra. / The chariot of the son of the Earth (Mars) resembles molten gold; ### [1.58.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.58.26) drawn by eight horses, golden, and glorious is the great chariot of Bhauma (Mars); ### [1.58.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.58.27) it is yoked with ruby-red horses born of fire. / In a golden chariot yoked with eight pale horses, ### [1.58.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.58.28) Bṛhaspati, remaining \[there\], stays for a year in each zodiac sign. / Having mounted a chariot yoked with dapple-grey horses born of space, ### [1.58.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.58.29) Śanaiścara (Saturn), moving slowly, proceeds gradually. / The eight horses of Svarbhānu (Rāhu), resembling black bees, \[draw\] a dusky chariot; ### [1.58.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.58.30) yoked once, O lord of beings, they carry it unceasingly, O Śiva. / Likewise, the horses of the chariot of Ketu are eight, swift as the wind. ### [1.58.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.58.31) they have the smoky color of straw and are reddish like lac-dye. / The continents, rivers, mountains, and oceans of the worlds are the body of Hari. ### [1.58.31.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.58.31.p1) Thus ends the fifty-eighth chapter, entitled 'Description of the Cosmic Spheres', in the Section on Conduct, the first part of the first section of the glorious Garuḍa Purāṇa. ### [1.58.31.p2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.58.31.p2) The glorious Garuḍa Purāṇa 59 \[Now, the science of astrology/astronomy\] ## Linked texts (1) - [Garuḍapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.58.1) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.58) · Pramāṇa