History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c82.95

v6.c82.95

⁷⁰⁷ द्वादशारं नहि तज्जराय वर्वति चक्रं परि द्यामृतस्य। आ पुत्रा अग्ने मिथुनासो अत्र सप्त शतानि विंशतिश्च तस्थुः ॥ पञ्चपादं पितरं द्वादशाकृतिं दिव आहुः परे अर्धे पुरीषिणम्। अथेमे अन्य उपरे विचक्षणं सप्तचक्रे षळर आहुरर्पितम् ॥ पञ्चारे चक्रे परिवर्तमाने तस्मिन्ना तस्थुर्भुवनानि विश्वा। .. द्वादश प्रधयश्चक्रमेकं त्रीणि नभ्यानि क उ तच्चिकेत। तस्मिन्त्साकं त्रिशता न शङ्कवोऽर्पिताः षष्टिर्न चलाचलासः ॥ ऋ I. 164 11, 12, 13, 48 The whole hymn Ṛg I 164 is full of riddles. In Ṛg. I. 164. 2 it is said that seven horses are yoked to a chariot (the Sun) that has only one wheel but three naves The wheel means the year, three naves would be three seasons, summer, rains, winter. The wheel is also said in verses 12 and 13 to have six spokes or five spokes, the twelve spokes or rims of wheel (pradhi) represent months. Vide निरुक्त IV. 27 for explanations of these verses, compare आदिपर्व 3 60 for a verse similar to Ṛg. I. 164 11-13.