Text 18] The Movements of the Sun 333

Although Arunadeva is in the front seat, controlling the horses, he looks
back toward the sun-god from his left side.

TEXT 17

TH TAT WIRE TIA: TeAeATleT GTI: at AMAT
ge: aeqated Il V9 II

tatha valakhilyé rsayo ‘igustha-parva-matrah sasti-sahasrdni puratah
stryam sikta-vakaya niyuktah sarnstuvanti.

tathad—there; vdlikhilya4h—Vilikhilyas; rsayah—great sages;
arigustha-parva-matrah—whose size is that of a thumb; sasti-
sahasrani—sixty thousand; puratah—in front; stiryam—the sun-god;
su-ukta-vakdya —for speaking eloquently; niyuktah—engaged; samstu-
vanti—offer prayers.

TRANSLATION

There are sixty thousand saintly persons named Vialikhilyas,
each the size of a thumb, who are located in front of the sun-god
and who offer him eloquent prayers of glorification.

TEXT 18

Farry ETH THAT AT MMT TMTTAT Tat IVR
TN: AA AIST AT aa AAS SAMA ATA. TATA
AAA: ARRAS ST TUAT ULI

tathanye ca rsayo gandharvapsaraso naga gramanyo yatudhana deva
ity ekaikaSo ganah sapta caturdasa masi masi bhagavantam siiryam
atmanam nané-ndmanam prthan-naéna-ndmanah prthak-karmabhir
dvandvasa updsate.

tatha—similarly; anye—others; ca—also; rsayah—saintly persons:
gandharva-apsarasah —Gandharvas and Apsaras; ndgah—Naga snakes:
gramanyah—Yaksas; yatudhanah—Raksasas; devah—demigods: iti—
