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[[Category:Srimad-Bhagavatam, Canto 05 Chapter 21 - The Movements of the Sun]]
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<h2>Srimad-Bhagavatam</h2>
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<h3>SB Canto 5</h3>
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The chariot's horses, which are named after Gayatri and other Vedic meters, are harnessed by Arunadeva to a yoke that is also 900,000 yojanas wide. This chariot continuously carries the sun-god.
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[[Vanisource:SB 5.21.15|SB 5.21.15, Translation and Purport]]
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My dear King, the carriage of the sun-god's chariot is estimated to be 3,600,000 yojanas [28,800,000 miles] long and one-fourth as wide [900,000 yojanas, or 7,200,000 miles]. The chariot's horses, which are named after Gāyatrī and other Vedic meters, are harnessed by Aruṇadeva to a yoke that is also 900,000 yojanas wide. This chariot continuously carries the sun-god.
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In the Viṣṇu Purāṇa it is stated:

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:gāyatrī ca bṛhaty uṣṇig</dd><dd>jagatī triṣṭup eva ca</dd><dd>anuṣṭup paṅktir ity uktāś</dd><dd>chandāṁsi harayo raveḥ
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The seven horses yoked to the sun-god's chariot are named Gāyatrī, Bṛhati, Uṣṇik, Jagatī, Triṣṭup, Anuṣṭup and Paṅkti. These names of various Vedic meters designate the seven horses that carry the sun-god's chariot.

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