Matsyapurana 126.1

126.1

*sūta uvāca
sa ratho 'dhiṣṭhito devair māsi māsi yathākramam
tato vahatyathādityaṃ bahubhir ṛṣibhiḥ saha //

Sûta said:—The chariot of the Sun is occupied by the several (1) Devas month after month, by turns, in regular succession; they carry Him on in His path together with a host of (2) Ṛiṣis, (3) Gandharbhas, (4) Apsarâs, (5) Nâgas, serpents, (6) charioteers and (7) Râkṣasas. These Ṛiṣis, etc., dwell there in the solar orb for a couple of months, turn by turn, and then make room for others.—1-2.