Listen, O wise one, to the wondrous tale of the Naradīpa and the divine chariot procession, as revealed in the sacred verses. By the grace of a single devoted man, the Naradīpa—a radiant lamp—arose, granting swift access to the world of the Sun, a realm so difficult to reach that even the gods find it arduous. Inspired by this act, I declare to you, O Pārtha, that I shall come there with all the gods, fully intent, so that my arrival in the world may be known as the descent of the deity. When the god is seen thus mounted, the Naradīpa shines brilliantly. Whoever beholds the Naradīpa situated upon the chariot with devotion is blessed. Now, let me describe to you, O sage, the chariot procession of the Naradīpa. On the bright second day of the month of Jyeṣṭha, the Sun himself rides the chariot. Whoever witnesses the lord of the day proceeding toward the northern direction, and, turning back from Keśava and Arka, beholds the chariot, or whoever draws the chariot with a rope, O sage, partakes in this sacred event. When the Naradīpa moves toward the south, O best of the twice-born, it is proper to bind the field, the chariot, or even the deity with a thread. Those who, with devotion, circumambulate the Sun, and he who rises in the morning and silently goes to the Sun with reverence, are blessed indeed. Entering from the south, one should worship the wheel of the chariot; taking position at the western gate, one should worship the Sun seated on the chariot. At the eastern gate stands the cow, and at the southern gate, the horse. Whoever undertakes the journey of the Sun’s chariot attains the auspicious heavenly worlds of the cow, the Sun, Shiva, and Indra. He who gives a thousand cows on the hundredth Vyatipāta day, or causes shaving to be done while mounted on the Sun’s chariot, or daily for a month worships the Sun at the pond, O Sarasvatī, or who, with devotion, beholds the Sun’s chariot every day, O Vyāsa, after enjoying life with his relatives, shall, upon death, go to the city of the Sun. When Andhaka was slain by Maheshvara, wielding the trident with three points, Viṣṇu blew his conch, desiring the welfare of the gods. There Viṣṇu was present, along with the four-faced liṅga. Upon the right side of the deity, established with the trident, he stood. Those whose masses of sins are destroyed attain the highest state; they are not afflicted by spirits, ghosts, or fiends of any kind. Whoever beholds the god bearing the conch attains the abode of the imperishable. He is manifest as gross, subtle, and evident; he is all beings, yet not all beings. Sanatkumara spoke: When the triśūla pierced Andhaka, the sound of Rudra echoed forth. There, after bathing and becoming pure, and with disciplined concentration, the triśūla, having slain Andhaka, entered the waters of Bhogavati and asked, “For what purpose have you come here?” The triśūla replied, “I have been sent by Śaṃkara. Having pierced him, I have arrived in these auspicious waters of Bhogavati.” Hearing these words, those present, desiring to see the Supreme Lord surrounded by many faces, radiant and most delightful, beheld him. All the gods gazed upon Śūleśa, the Lord of Hāṭaka, in awe and reverence. Thus is the tale of the Naradīpa, the Sun’s chariot, and the divine drama of the gods, a story of devotion, ritual, and the blessings that flow from beholding and honoring the divine.