Shloka 10
Measurements of the Sun’s Chariot, the Wheel of Time, and the Retinues of the Solar Months; Chariots of Soma and the Grahas
मित्रो ऽत्रिस्तक्षको रक्षः पौरुषेयो ऽथ मेनका / हाहा रथस्वनश्चैव ज्येष्ठे भानो रथे स्थिताः
mitro 'tristakṣako rakṣaḥ pauruṣeyo 'tha menakā / hāhā rathasvanaścaiva jyeṣṭhe bhāno rathe sthitāḥ
ماہِ جَیَشٹھ میں بھانو کے رتھ میں مِتر، اَتری، تَکشک، راکشس، پَورُشیَہ، پھر مینکا؛ نیز ہاہا اور رتھسْوَن—یہ سب مقیم ہیں۔
Lord Vishnu (to Garuda/Vinata-putra), in a descriptive enumeration context
Concept: Multiplicity of cosmic roles—beneficent and fierce—cooperate in sustaining time; the universe is a coordinated system of powers.
Vedantic Theme: Unity-in-diversity under Īśvara; guṇa-variegated functions within cosmic order.
Application: Contemplate cooperation across differences; in intense summer (Jyeṣṭha), practice restraint, cooling disciplines, and steady worship acknowledging time’s power.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: celestial chariot / temporal station
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.58 (month-wise stationing in Sūrya’s chariot)
FAQs
This verse functions as a calendrical-cosmological mapping, identifying specific divine/semidivine attendants associated with the Sun’s course in the month of Jyeṣṭha.
It does not directly describe the soul’s post-death journey; instead, it situates the narrative in a broader cosmic order (solar/time cycle) that the Garuda Purana often uses as a framework for dharma and ritual timing.
Use it as a reference for understanding traditional month-wise solar associations (Jyeṣṭha) when studying Purāṇic cosmology or planning observances aligned with the Hindu lunar calendar.