Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 57
ओंयस्याहुः सप्त च्छंदांसि रथे तिष्ठंति वाजिनः । अरुणः सारथिर्यस्य रथवाहोऽग्रतः स्थितः
oṃyasyāhuḥ sapta cchaṃdāṃsi rathe tiṣṭhaṃti vājinaḥ | aruṇaḥ sārathiryasya rathavāho'grataḥ sthitaḥ
Oṃ. Mereka berkata bahawa tujuh metrum Veda berdiri sebagai kuda-kuda penarik pada keretanya; dan Aruṇa ialah saisnya, berdiri di hadapan sebagai pengemudi kereta.
Nārada (continuing the arghya-mantra description)
Scene: A radiant Sun-god on a chariot whose seven horses are subtly inscribed with Vedic metre symbols; Aruṇa, reddish-hued, stands as charioteer at the front, reins in hand, guiding the solar car across the sky.
FAQs
Sūrya is portrayed as the living embodiment of Vedic order; even his chariot is mapped to Vedic metres.
No location is mentioned; this is a mantra-visualization (dhyāna) of the Sun’s cosmic form.
The arghya-mantra invokes Sūrya with chariot imagery—seven chandas as horses and Aruṇa as charioteer.