In the sacred narrative, we encounter the divine assembly that dwells within the sun and its radiant sphere. Among them are Tvaṣṭā, the celestial artisan; Viṣṇu, the preserver; Jāmadagnya, and Viśvāmitra, the renowned sages. The Gandharva Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Sūryavarcas stand alongside them, joined by Yajñāpetam and Viśyāta, the foremost among the Rākṣasas. Within the sun reside the eminent sages Tapas and Tapasyā, whose presence sanctifies its brilliance. Savitar, the divine inspirer, governs the turning of day and night, maintaining the eternal rhythm. These beings are organized into twelve and seven distinct groups, each possessing their own domain and sphere of influence. The sages, with reverence, praise the sun with hymns and prayers composed by their own hands. Gathered for the collection of offerings are the Grāmaṇī, Yakṣas, and Bhūtas. The Vālakhilyas, those tiny yet powerful sages, surround the sun at its setting and its rising, ensuring the cycles proceed according to righteousness, propriety, truth, and strength. These divine groups reside within the sun, two by two months at a time, fulfilling their duties. The Grāmaṇyas, Yakṣas, and chief Yātudhānas are also present, and it is declared that they remove the inauspicious deeds of all beings. For those who act well, they dispel misfortune wherever it may arise. They bring rain, heat, and delight to all creatures, sustaining the world with their benevolent influence. This is the station of those who take pride in their place, especially during the Manvantaras—the great epochs of time. All these groups exist together, through the fourteen Manvantaras, maintaining the cosmic order. The sun itself moves according to the seasons, its rays revolving and nourishing gods, ancestors, and humans alike. During the bright fortnight, on the full day, the gods drink of its nectar in proper sequence; in the dark fortnight, the ancestors, the gentle divinities, and the Kāvyas partake of this same essence. Mortals, nourished by rain and herbs, overcome hunger through the food and drink provided by the sun’s bounty. The sun continually gives sustenance to mortals, supporting them with heat and with cows, the source of prosperity. At the time of release, Savitā again supports all that moves and does not move, maintaining the balance of creation. Then, he releases them, and Hari, gathered by swift horses, proceeds on his celestial journey. With auspicious, unblemished horses, the Vedic movement is accomplished, and with seven horses, he traverses the seven continents and oceans. These horses possess forms at will, swift as the mind, harnessed instantly on the left side. They circle eighty-three hundred orbs in a year, marking the passage of time. At the beginning of the kalpa, harnessed thus, they carry the sun until the great dissolution. The lord of the day is praised by the great sages with excellent, well-composed words, moving drawn by winged steeds and celestial horses. Ten horses are harnessed to him: five on the left and five on the right, and thus he moves across the heavens. His rays, like those of the sun, wax and wane in the same manner, reflecting the cycles of light and darkness. His chariot, with horses and charioteer, arose from the primordial waters, and with ten slender, divine, untiring, mind-swift horses, the journey continues. Upon that assembled chariot ride Śveta and Cakṣuḥśravā, Yaju, Caṇḍa, Manas, Vṛṣa, Vājī, Nara, and Haya. These are the ten horses of the Moon, each bearing a distinct name. Soma, the Moon, surrounded by gods and ancestors, proceeds on his path, continually filled at the end of each half-month, as the days unfold. Thus, the sun and moon, with their divine retinues and celestial steeds, sustain and nourish all beings, maintaining the cosmic order through their eternal cycles, praised by sages and worshipped by gods, ancestors, and mortals alike.