[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Matsyapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya) › 126.2 # Matsyapurana 126.2 Matsyapurāṇa 126.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [126.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.126.2) gandharvairapsarobhiśca sarpagrāmaṇirākṣasaiḥ ete vasanti vai sūrye māsau dvau dvau krameṇa ca // > 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. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 126.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.126.1) - [Next: 126.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.126.3) - [Up: 126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.126) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.126.p1) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.126.2) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Sāmbapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.samba.20.21) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.126.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.126.2) · Pramāṇa