Senajit and Suṣeṇa, two valiant commanders known as Grāmaṇīs, along with the divine pairs Āpa and Vāta, as well as the two Yātudhānas, are all remembered among the hosts who dwell within the Sun. During the sacred months of Ūrja and Iṣa, these beings reside in the solar orb, and with them, the two winter months also take their place in the Sun’s domain. In another turn, the deities Aṃśu and Bhaga, accompanied by the venerable Kaśyapa and Kratu, together with the mighty serpents Mahāpadma and Karkoṭaka, enter the Sun’s presence. Citraseṇa the Gandharva, joined by Ūrṇāyu, and the celebrated Apsarases Urvaśī and Pūrvacitti, likewise take their station. Tārkṣya and Ariṣṭanemi, renowned as leaders of celestial hosts, along with Vidyut and Divākara—both called Yātudhānas—also dwell in the Sun, together with Sahe and Sahasya, especially during the months of Śaiśira. The divine artisan Tvaṣṭṛ, the all-pervading Viṣṇu, the sage Jamadagni, and Viśvāmitra, as well as the Nāga brothers Kambala and Aśvatara, born of Kadrū, all take their turn inhabiting the Sun. Dhṛtarāṣṭra, accompanied by a Gandharva, and Sūryavarcas, the radiant one, are present, as are the enchanting Apsarases Tilottamā and Rambhā. Rathajit and Satyajit, both illustrious commanders—one endowed with the power of Brahman and the other, Yajñopeta, a Rākṣasa—are among those who dwell in the Sun. In this way, gods and exalted beings reside in the Sun, two by two, each pair presiding over two months in succession. Thus, there are twelve groups of seven, each fulfilling their appointed station in turn. These hosts replenish the Sun with their radiance, sustaining his supreme brilliance. The sages extol the Sun with hymns and words of praise composed from their own wisdom. The Gandharvas and Apsarases worship with graceful dances and melodious songs, while the leaders, Yakṣas, and spirits gather offerings in devotion. The serpents bear the Sun along his journey, the Yātudhānas follow in his wake, and the Vālakhilyas guide him at sunset, surrounding him as he rises anew. Each of these gods, according to their own radiance, austerity, worthiness, mastery of mantra, righteousness, and strength, contributes to the Sun’s shining glory. Thus, these divine groups dwell in the Sun, two by two, each for their allotted two months. Sages, gods, Gandharvas, serpents, Apsarases, leaders, Yakṣas, and the Yātudhānas—all these hosts shine, cause rain to fall, illuminate the worlds, stir the winds, and create anew. They are said to remove the inauspicious deeds of beings on earth. Sometimes, they take away good fortune from men, and from the wicked, their misfortune; at times, they even relieve the misdeeds of the virtuous. Dwelling in a wondrous, wish-fulfilling chariot driven by the wind, these hosts, together with the Sun, traverse the heavens following the course of days. They bring rain, shine forth, and bestow delight, protecting all beings from the decline of the celestial realms. This is the station of those who are devoted to their appointed roles, in all past, present, and future Manvantaras. These seven groups, fourteen in number, dwell in the Sun; in each of the fourteen Manvantaras, all these hosts are ever present. Thus, O best of sages, has the account of the wise Lord of gods been described, both briefly and in detail, as it happened and as it was heard. These gods, attached to their stations, dwell in the Sun, each group of seven for two months in succession, forming twelve such groups in all. With a single wheel, the Sun—the illuminator of day—swiftly moves along in his chariot drawn by green, immortal horses. Rotating with his one-wheeled chariot, he traverses day and night, journeying across the sky with his seven horses, encompassing the seven continents and oceans as he goes. Now, the Moon, lord of the night, moves among the stars along his celestial path. His chariot is known to have three wheels, with horses on either side—three hundred excellent, white horses, and ten slender, divine steeds, untiring and swift as the mind itself. With this splendid chariot, accompanied by gods and ancestors, Soma glides across the sky, shining with white rays, drawn by watery, white cows. Beginning with the bright fortnight, the Moon ascends beyond the Sun and is gradually filled within by the passage of days. The nectar of Soma, which the gods delight in during the waning phase, is constantly replenished; the Sun, with a single ray, drinks it for fifteen days. By filling it part by part with his Suṣumnā ray, the Sun’s energy replenishes the body of the Moon. Thus, at the full moon, the Moon appears resplendent, white and complete in disc. In this way, Soma is filled during the bright fortnight, day by day. Then, from the second day up to the fourteenth of the dark fortnight, the gods drink the watery, sweet, gentle nectar of Soma. In half a month, the nectar gathered by the Sun’s radiance is consumed by the gods. At the full moon, the gods worship Soma, the nectar, for the purpose of drinking. For one night, all the gods, together with the ancestors and sages, partake of Soma at the beginning of the dark fortnight, when the Moon faces the Sun. Gradually, the digits of the Moon, as they are drunk, are diminished within him; there are three hundred thirty, and likewise thirty-three. The gods, numbering thirty-three thousand, drink Soma in this way, partaking as the days pass. After half a month of drinking, the excellent gods depart at the new moon, and then, at the new moon, the ancestors approach the Moon. When only a small portion remains of the fifteenth part, in the afternoon, the hosts of ancestors worship the lowest portion of the Moon. Thus, the dance of Sun and Moon, gods and ancestors, radiance and nectar, continues unceasingly, sustaining the order of the cosmos and the well-being of all beings.