O Sage, listen as I recount the sacred observances and wondrous deeds connected to the chariot of the Sun and the mighty acts of the gods. Whoever draws the chariot with a rope, especially when the Naradīpa moves southward, should carefully bind the field, the chariot, or even the deity itself with a thread, as is proper in such rites. Those who, with devotion, circumambulate the Sun, or who rise at dawn and silently approach the Sun with reverence, are especially blessed. Entering from the south, the devotee should worship the wheel of the Sun’s chariot. Standing at the western gate, he should offer worship to the Sun, who is enthroned upon the chariot. At the eastern gate, the cow is honored, while at the southern gate, the horse receives its due. Whoever thus undertakes the journey of the Sun’s chariot attains to the auspicious heavenly realms presided over by the cow, the Sun, Shiva, and Indra. Great merit is also gained by one who gives a thousand cows on the hundredth Vyatipāta day, or who arranges for shaving while mounted upon the Sun’s chariot. Likewise, one who, for a month, daily worships the Sun at the pond, O Sarasvatī, or who beholds the Sun’s chariot every day with devotion, O Vyāsa, is deeply blessed. Such a one, having enjoyed life with his relatives, upon departing from this world, journeys to the radiant city of the Sun. Now, recall the mighty conflict when Andhaka was slain by Maheshvara, who wielded the trident with three points. In that moment, Vishnu, desiring the welfare of the gods, sounded his conch. There stood Vishnu himself, and the four-faced liṅga was present as well. Vishnu took his place to the right of the deity established with the trident. Those whose sins are wholly destroyed by such devotion attain the highest state and are never troubled by spirits, ghosts, or any manner of fiends. Whoever beholds the god bearing the conch attains the imperishable abode. He is manifest in gross and subtle forms, evident and hidden; he is all beings, yet transcends all beings. Sanatkumara said: When the triśūla pierced Andhaka, the sound of Rudra resounded. There, after bathing and purifying themselves, the gods gathered with focused minds. Having slain Andhaka, the triśūla entered the waters of Bhogavati and was asked, “For what purpose have you come here?” The triśūla replied, “I have been sent by Śaṃkara. Having pierced Andhaka, I have now arrived in these auspicious waters.” Hearing these words, the denizens of Bhogavati, eager to behold the Supreme Lord of many faces, radiant and supremely delightful, gathered. All the gods, led by Brahmā and Viṣṇu, beheld Śūleśa, the Lord of Hāṭaka, and praised him with many hymns. Emerging along the path of the triśūla, he became known as Śūleśvara. There, the sinful king of the demons, Andhaka, was shaken by the power of the triśūla. On the eighth day, the full moon, the fourteenth, or on Saturdays, whoever beholds Maheśvara, the god of gods, purified of sin, uplifts a hundred families and attains the realm of Śiva. By the grace of Śūleśvara, even the sin of killing a Brāhmaṇa is absolved. Thus did the triśūla of Andhaka travel as far as Bhogavati. Andhaka himself, with sword in hand and great valor, roared like a lion, though beset by evil-hearted foes. Struck by his lion’s roar, those wicked ones fainted and fell to the ground, while the gods, led by Brahma and Vishnu, were seized with fear at the tumult. Such are the glories and mysteries revealed in the acts of the gods and the rites of the Sun, O sage, for the upliftment of all beings.