334 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 5, Ch. 21
thus; eka-ekasah—one by one; ganah—groups; sapta—seven; catur-
dasa—fourteen in number; mdési mdsi—in every month; bhagavan-
tam—unto the most powerful demigod; stiryam—the sun-god; at-
manam—the life of the universe; nadnad—various; némanam—who
possesses names; prthak—separate; nanad-ndmanah—having various
names; prthak—separate; karmabhih—by ritualistic ceremonies;
dvandvasah—in groups of two; updsate—worship.
TRANSLATION
Similarly, fourteen other saints, Gandharvas, Apsaras, Nagas,
Yaksas, Raksasas and demigods, who are divided into groups of
two, assume different names every month and continuously per-
form different ritualistic ceremonies to worship the Supreme Lord
as the most powerful demigod Siaryadeva, who holds many names.
PURPORT
In the Visnu Purdna it is said:
stuvanti munayah siryam
gandharvair giyate purah
nrtyanto ‘psaraso yanti
stryasydnu nisdcarah
vahanti pannaga yaksaih
kriyate ’bhisusangrahah
valikhilyds tathaivainam
parivarya samdsate
so ‘yam sapta-ganah stirya-
mandale muni-sattama
himosna vari-vrstinam
hetutve samayam gatah
Worshiping the most powerful demigod Sarya, the Gandharvas sing in
front of him, the Apsaras dance before the chariot, the Nisacaras follow
the chariot, the Pannagas decorate the chariot, the Yaksas guard the
