Shloka 25
Matsya Purana — The Attendant Hosts of the Sun and Moon: Monthly Gaṇas
स्थानाभिमानिनो ह्येते गणा द्वादश सप्तकाः सूर्यमापादयन्त्येते तेजसा तेज उत्तमम् //
sthānābhimānino hyete gaṇā dvādaśa saptakāḥ sūryamāpādayantyete tejasā teja uttamam //
These attendant hosts—twelve groups arranged in sevens—preside with authority over their allotted stations; and by their own radiance they sustain and manifest the Sun, the supreme brilliance itself.
FAQs
It frames cosmic order as maintained by designated divine hosts: the Sun’s manifestation is upheld through delegated “stations” and accumulated tejas, implying that even at cosmic transitions (including pralaya), functions persist through structured divine administration.
By analogy, it teaches “svadharma by station”: just as the ganas uphold the Sun by faithfully operating within their assigned roles, a king sustains social order through role-based governance, and a householder sustains dharma through disciplined performance of prescribed duties.
Ritually, it supports Surya-upasana: the Sun is approached through ordered divine agencies and tejas, aligning with solar rites, timing, and consecrations; in Vastu-oriented reading, it reinforces the principle that directions/positions (sthāna) and their presiding powers must be respected in temple planning and daily ritual layout.