# SB 5.21.15 > रथनीडस्तु षट्त्रिंशल्लक्षयोजनायतस्तत्तुरीयभागविशालस्तावान्रविरथयुगो यत्रहयाश्छन्दोनामानः सप्तारुणयोजिता वहन्ति देवमादित्यम ॥१५॥ ## Text > ratha-nīḍas tu ṣaṭ-triṁśal-lakṣa-yojanāyatas tat-turīya-bhāga-viśālas tāvān ravi-ratha-yugo yatra hayāś chando-nāmānaḥ saptāruṇa-yojitā vahanti devam ādityam. ## Synonyms *ratha-nīḍaḥ*—the interior of the chariot; *tu*—but; *ṣaṭ-triṁśat-lakṣa-yojana-āyataḥ*—3,600,000 *yojanas* long; *tat-turīya-bhāga*—one quarter of that measure (900,000 *yojanas)*; *viśālaḥ*—having a width; *tāvān*—so much also; *ravi-ratha-yugaḥ*—the yoke for the horses; *yatra*—where; *hayāḥ*—horses; *chandaḥ-nāmānaḥ*—having the different names of Vedic meters; *sapta*—seven; *aruṇa-yojitāḥ*—hooked up by Aruṇadeva; *vahanti*—carry; *devam*—the demigod; *ādityam*—the sun-god. ## Translation **My dear King, the carriage of the sun-god's chariot is estimated to be 3,600,000 yojanas [28,800,000 miles] long and one-fourth as wide [900,000 yojanas, or 7,200,000 miles]. The chariot's horses, which are named after Gāyatrī and other Vedic meters, are harnessed by Aruṇadeva to a yoke that is also 900,000 yojanas wide. This chariot continuously carries the sun-god.** ## Purport In the *Viṣṇu Purāṇa* it is stated: > gāyatrī ca bṛhaty uṣṇig > jagatī triṣṭup eva ca > anuṣṭup paṅktir ity uktāś > chandāṁsi harayo raveḥ The seven horses yoked to the sun-god's chariot are named Gāyatrī, Bṛhati, Uṣṇik, Jagatī, Triṣṭup, Anuṣṭup and Paṅkti. These names of various Vedic meters designate the seven horses that carry the sun-god's chariot.