Shloka 14
सूर्यरथः, सप्तगणाः, मासाधिकारिणः
The Sun’s Chariot and the Sevenfold Monthly Governors
क्रतुर् भगस् तथोर्णायुः स्फूर्जः कर्कोटकस् तथा अरिष्टनेमिश् चैवान्या पूर्वचित्तिर् वराप्सराः
kratur bhagas tathorṇāyuḥ sphūrjaḥ karkoṭakas tathā ariṣṭanemiś caivānyā pūrvacittir varāpsarāḥ
又有克拉图（Kratu）与婆伽（Bhaga）；并有奥尔那尤（Orṇāyu）、斯普尔阇（Sphūrja）与卡尔科塔卡（Karkoṭaka）；以及阿里什塔内弥（Ariṣṭanemi）等诸者同列；而普尔瓦奇蒂（Pūrvacitti）则名列上等天女（Apsarā）之中。
Sage Parāśara (speaking to Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: Continuation of the list of solar attendants (including apsarases) for a given month/segment of the solar circuit.
Teaching: Cosmological
Quality: authoritative
Cosmic Hierarchy: Lokas
Vishnu Form: Narayana
Bhakti Type: Shanta
FAQs
Such catalogues situate the Manvantara-era cosmos as an ordered system, where distinct classes of beings (like Nāgas and Apsarās) function within a divinely governed universe ultimately sustained by Vishnu.
Parāśara presents structured enumerations of named beings to show that creation is not random but hierarchically organized—an intelligible cosmic polity conveyed through precise names and groups.
Even when Vishnu is not explicitly named in the verse, the Vishnu Purana frames these beings as operating within Vishnu’s overarching sovereignty—supporting the view of Vishnu as the Supreme Reality who upholds cosmic order.