Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 31
विचित्रेणैकचक्रेण सप्तसप्तियुतेन च । अनूरुणाधिष्ठितेन पुरतोधृतरश्मिना
vicitreṇaikacakreṇa saptasaptiyutena ca | anūruṇādhiṣṭhitena puratodhṛtaraśminā
Mit einem wunderbaren Wagen mit nur einem Rad, angespannt mit sieben Pferden; mit Anūruṇa als Lenker und mit den Strahlen, die nach vorn gehalten waren,—
Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa narration to Agastya)
Scene: Sūrya’s wondrous chariot appears: a single wheel, seven horses, Aruṇa as charioteer; rays extend forward like banners of light.
FAQs
The Sun is revered as a cosmic ruler whose orderly motion and radiance symbolize dharma sustaining the worlds.
No earthly site is named; the verse praises the divine iconography of Sūrya’s chariot.
None; it is a descriptive glorification of Sūrya’s form and vehicle.