अर्कस्येव हि तस्याश्वाः सकृद्युक्ता वहन्ति ते । कल्पमेकं मुनिश्रेष्ठ वारीगर्भसमुद्भवाः
Just as the Sun's horses, so too his are yoked once and pull for a whole kalpa, O best of sages, having arisen from the waters.
क्षीणं पीतं सुरैः सोममाप्याययति दीप्तिमान् । मैत्रेयैककलं सन्तं रश्मिनैकेन भास्करः
When the Soma, diminished and drunk by the gods, is replenished, O Maitreya, the radiant Sun fills the single remaining digit with a single ray.
क्रमेण येन पीतोऽसौ देवैस्तेन निशाकरम् । आप्याययत्यनुदिनं भास्करो वारितस्करः
In turn, that which is consumed by the gods, the moon, is replenished each day by the sun, the thief of water.
संभृतं चार्धमासेन तत्सोमस्थं सुधामृतम् । पिबन्ति देवा मैत्रेय सुधाहारा यतोऽमराः
Within half a month, the nectar and ambrosia contained in the moon is gathered; the gods, O Maitreya, who subsist on nectar, drink it, and thus they are immortal.
त्रयास्त्रिंशत्सहस्राणि त्रयस्त्रिंशच्छतानि च । त्रयस्त्रिंशत्तथा देवाः पिबन्ति क्षणदाकरम्
Thirty-three thousand and thirty-three hundred, and likewise thirty-three gods, drink the moon, the lord of the night.
कलाद्वयावशिष्टस्तु प्रविष्टः सूर्यमण्डलम् । अमाख्यारश्मौ वसति अमावास्या ततः स्मृता
When only two kalās remain, it enters the orb of the sun; in the ray called Amākhyā it dwells, and thus the new moon is remembered.
अप्सु तस्मिन्नहोरात्रे पूर्वं विशति चंद्रमाः । ततो वीरुत्सु वसति प्रयात्यर्कं ततः क्रमात्
During day and night, the moon first enters the waters; then it dwells in the plants, and afterwards gradually proceeds to the sun.
छिनत्ति वीरुधो यस्तु वीरुत्संस्थे निशाकरे । पत्रं वा पातयत्येकं ब्रह्महत्यां स विन्दति
Whoever cuts plants or drops even a single leaf while the moon is in the plants, incurs the sin of killing a Brahmin.
सोमं पञ्चदशे भागे किंचिच्छिष्टे कलात्मके । अपराह्णे पितृगणा जघन्यं पर्युपासते
When only a small portion remains, the fifteenth part of the moon, in the afternoon, the hosts of ancestors worship the lowest portion.
पिबन्ति द्विकलाकारं शिष्टा तस्य कला तु या । सुधामृतमयी पुण्या तामिन्दोः पितरो मुने
The remaining two kalās, which are pure nectar and ambrosia, O sage, are drunk by the ancestors from the moon.
निस्सृतं तदमावास्यां गभस्तिभ्यः सुधामृतम् । मासं तृप्तिमवाप्याग्र्यां पितरः सन्ति निर्वृताः । सौम्या बर्हिषदश्चैव अग्निष्वात्ताश्च ते त्रिधा
That nectar and ambrosia, released from the moon's rays at the new moon, gives the ancestors supreme satisfaction for a month, and they are content; the Saumyas, Barhishads, and Agniṣvāttas, these three kinds.
एवं देवान् सिते पक्षे कृष्णपक्षे तथा पितॄन् । वीरुधश्चामृतमयैः शीतैरप्परमाणुभिः
Thus, in the bright fortnight for the gods and in the dark fortnight for the ancestors, the plants with their nectar-filled, cool, minute particles nourish them.
वीरुधौषधिनिष्पत्त्या मनुष्यपशुकीटकान् । आप्याययति शीतांशुः प्राकाश्याह्लादनेन तु
By the production of plants and herbs, the moon nourishes humans, cattle, and insects with its brightness and delight.
वाय्वग्निद्रव्यसंभूतो रथश्चन्द्र सुतस्य च । पिशंगैस्तुरगैर्युक्तः सोष्टाभिर्वायुवेगिभिः
The chariot of the son of the moon is formed from wind, fire, and material substances; it is yoked with eight tawny horses, swift as the wind.
सवरूथः सानुकर्षो युक्तो भूसंभवैर्हयैः । सोपासंगपताकस्तु शुक्रस्यापि रथो महान्
With a canopy and a yoke, drawn by horses born of the earth, adorned with banners and attendants, the great chariot of Venus is thus equipped.
अष्टाश्वः काञ्चनः श्रीमान्भौमस्यापि रथो महान् । पद्मरागारुणैरश्वैः संयुक्तो वह्निसम्भवैः
The great chariot of Mars is golden, yoked with eight horses of ruby and red hue, born of fire, and is splendid.
अष्टाभिः पांडुरैर्युक्तो वाजिभिः कांचनो रथः । तस्मिंस्तिष्ठति वर्षान्ते राशौराशौ बृहस्पतिः
A golden chariot yoked with eight white horses carries Jupiter, who stands at the end of the rainy season, moving from sign to sign.
आकाशसम्भवैरश्वैः शबलैः स्यन्दनं युतम् । तमारुह्य शनैर्याति मन्दगामीशनैश्चरः
The chariot of Saturn is yoked with horses born of the sky, dappled in color; mounting it, Saturn moves slowly, the slow-moving planet.
स्वर्भानोस्तुरगा ह्यष्टौ भृंगाभा धूसरं रथम् । सकृद्युक्तास्तु मैत्रेय वहन्त्यविरतं सदा
The eight horses of Svarbhānu are like bees, gray in color; yoked together, O Maitreya, they always carry the chariot without interruption.
आदित्यान्निस्सृतो राहुः सोमं गच्छति पर्वसु । आदित्यमेति सोमाच्च पुनः सौरेषु पर्वसु
Rāhu, released from the sun, approaches the moon at the junctions; from the moon he returns to the sun again at the solar junctions.
तथा केतुरथस्याश्वा अप्यष्टौ वातरंहसः । पलालधूमवर्णाभा लाक्षारसनिभारुणाः
In the same way, the eight horses of Ketu’s chariot are swift as the wind, their appearance like the color of chaff-smoke, and they are reddish as lac-dye.
एते मया ग्रहाणां वै तवाख्याता रथा नव । सर्वे ध्रुवे महाभाग प्रबद्धा वायुरश्मिभिः
Thus, O fortunate one, I have described to you the nine chariots of the planets; all are bound to the Pole Star by reins of wind.
ग्रहर्क्षताराधिष्ण्यानि ध्रुवे बद्धान्यश्षोतः । भ्रमन्त्युचितचारेण मैत्रेयानिलरश्मिभिः
The abodes of the planets, stars, and constellations are all fastened to the Pole Star, O Maitreya, and revolve in their proper courses, drawn by the rays of the wind.
यावान्त्यश्चैव तारास्ता तावन्तो वातरश्मयः । सर्वे ध्रुवे निबद्धास्ते भ्रमन्तो भ्रामयन्ति तम्
As many as there are stars, so many are the rays of wind; all are bound to the Pole Star, and as they revolve, they cause it to revolve as well.
तैलपीडा यथा चक्रं भ्रमन्तो भ्रामयन्ति वै । तथा भ्रमन्ति ज्योतींषि वातविद्धानि सर्वशः
Just as drops of oil, when spinning a wheel, make it turn, so too do all the luminaries, driven by the wind, revolve completely.
अलातचक्रवद्यान्ति वातचक्रेरितानि तु । यस्माज्योतींषि वहति प्रवहस्तेन स स्मृतः
Indeed, like the turning of a firebrand wheel, the luminaries move, set in motion by the wheel of wind; because the wind carries the luminaries, it is called Pravaha.
शिशुमारस्तु यः प्रोक्तः स ध्रुवो यत्र तिष्ठति । सन्निवेशं च तस्यापि शृणुष्व मुनिसत्तम
That which is called Śiśumāra is where the Pole Star stands; now, best of sages, listen to its arrangement as well.
यदह्ना कुरुते पापं तं दृष्ट्वा निशि मुच्यते । यावन्त्यश्चैव तारास्ताः शिशुमाराश्रिता दिवि । तावन्त्येव तु वर्षाणि जीवत्यभ्यधिकानि च
Whatever sin one commits by day is released upon seeing it at night; and as many stars as are situated in the Śiśumāra in the sky, for that many years, and even more, one lives.
उत्तानपादस्तस्याधो विज्ञेयो ह्युत्तरो हनुः । यज्ञोऽधरश्च विज्ञेयो धर्मो मूर्द्धानमाश्रितः
Below it is Uttānapāda, to be known as the lower jaw; Yajña is the lower part, and Dharma is established at the head.
हृदि नारायणश्चास्ते अश्विनौ पूर्वपादयोः । वरुणश्चार्यमा चैव पश्चिमे तस्य सक्थिनी
Nārāyaṇa abides in the heart; the Aśvins are at the forefeet; Varuṇa and Aryaman are at the hind thighs.