Lord Surya with 7 Horses:
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The history of gods and goddesses and the stories related to them is very big in Hinduism, or rather, this never-ending history is maintaining its own identity in the world today. The depictions of various gods and goddesses, their costumes and even the rides they used to ride are also quite interesting.
Amazing science related to the seven horses of the chariot of Lord sun!!
Lord Surya’s Chariot Horses:
In Hindu religion, the ride of Ganesha, the obstacle course, is considered very sweet. Ganesh ji rides on a mouse, that is, everyone is surprised to see how just a mouse can handle his weight. After Ganesh ji, if the ride of any deity is most famous, then it is the Sun God.
Lord Surya Seven Horses:
Sun Godrides on a chariot driven by seven horses. Sun God also known as Aditya, Bhanu and Ravi. He rides on seven huge and strong horses. The reins of these horses are in the hands of Arun Dev and the Sun God himself sits on the chariot behind.
Why only Seven Horses are ridden by the Sun God?
Is there any important reason for this number seven? Or it tells something special related to the universe, man or creation. The answer to this question is also tied to some scientific aspect along with mythological facts.
Why Surya Dev is also known as Aditya(God Sun Name)?
Another special thing associated with the Sun God is that he has 11 brothers, who are collectively called Aditya. This is the reason (why Surya Dev is also known as Aditya?)
Lord Sun(Surya) Brothers:
Apart from the Sun God, the 11 brothers(Ansh, Aryaman, Bhag, Daksha, Dhatri, Mitra, Pushan, Savitra, Surya, Varuna, Vaman)are all children of Kashyapa and Aditi.
Similar to 12 months of the year:
According to mythological history, 8 or 9 children of Kashyapa and Aditi are said, but later this number was given as 12. One thing is special about these 12 children and that is that the Sun God and his brothers together are like 12 months of the year. That is, all these brothers represent the 12 months of the year.
Suryadev Wife(Surya’s Wife):
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| Suryadev with his wife |
Surya Dev has two wives – Sangya and Chhaya, from whom he had got children.
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| Suryadev wives Sangya and Chhaya |
Suryadev Sons(Lord Sun’ Sons):
Lord Shani and Yamrajare considered to be the judges of the human race among these children. Where the happiness and sorrow of human life depends on Lord Shani, on the other hand the soul is liberated by Yamraj, the younger brother of Shani.
Apart from this, Yamuna, Tapti, Ashwini and Vaivasvata Manu are also the children of Lord Surya. Later on Manu became the first ancestor of mankind.
Why does the Sun have 7 horses?
Sun God chariot name{Chariot of Sun God):
The Sun God rides on a chariot with seven horses. In the context of these seven horses, many stories are prevalent in the Puranas and in fact. Inspired by him, various idols of Sun God are also seated in the Sun temples, but all of them are made with his chariot.
Konark Temple:
The huge chariot along with the seven horses driving it and the charioteer Arun Dev, this is the description of the idol of the Sun God seated in any Sun temple. The famous Konark Sun Temple in India depicts Lord Surya and his chariot very well. But aside from all this, one question is very important that after all why only seven horses are ridden by the Sun God? Why is this number not more or less than seven? If we see the rides of other gods, Arjuna’s chariot driven by Shri Krishna had only four horses, then why seven horses of the Sun God? What is the history of these seven horses and what is it like? Of these seven numbers, it was chosen by the Sun God who was special.
What does 7 Horses represent?
1. Seven Horses and Seven Days of the Week:
The names of these seven horses that handle the chariot of the Sun God are Gayatri, Bhrati, Usnik, Jagati, Tristapa, Anustapa and Rokti. These seven horses are said to represent the seven days of a week. This is just a belief which has been prevalent for years in the context of the seven horses of the Sun God, but is there any reason other than this which makes the picture of these seven horses of the Sun God even clearer.
2. The seven horses also represent the lights:
If seen in the opposite direction from the mythological direction, then these seven horses also represent a light. A light that emanates from the Sun God himself, that is, the sun itself. It is known to all that seven different colors of light are found in the sunlight which forms the rainbow. This light spreads out from one axis to form a magnificent rainbow of seven colors across the sky, which is the greatest pleasure in the world to see.
Lord Sun Horses Colors:
The seven horses of the Sun God are also associated with these seven colors of the rainbow. This is because if we look at these horses carefully, each horse has a different color and does not match each other. Not only this reason but there is another reason which suggests that the seven horses that drive the chariot of the Sun God are a symbol of sunlight itself.
If you look at a temple or a picture depicting a mythological story, you will notice a difference. Sometimes seven different horses are made in the picture or idol made with the chariot of the Sun God, exactly as told in mythological stories, but sometimes the idols are made slightly different from this.
Origin of different horses:
Many times the idol of the Sun God is made with a chariot with seven heads on only one horse. This means that seven different horses arise from only one body.
Just like the light of seven different colors is emitted by sunlight. For these two reasons, we can explain the reason for the Sun God having only seven horses on his chariot.
Lord Surya chariot driver(Who drives the Chariot of Sun God?)
According to mythological facts, the chariot on which the Sun God is riding is driven byArun Dev. On the one hand, the chariot is commanded by Arun Dev, but even while driving the chariot, he sits facing the Sun God.
Sun God Chariot Wheel:
3. One wheel only:
There is only one wheel at the bottom of the chariot which has 12 spokes. It is quite astonishing that only one wheel exists to drive a big chariot, but we can call it a miracle of Lord Surya. It is said that there is a reason for the chariot to have only one wheel.
4. The wheel represents a year:
This single wheel represents a year and its 12 spokes represent the 12 months of a year. According to a mythological reference, all 60,000 Valkhilya caste people in the chariot of the Sun God, whose size is only the size of the thumb of a human hand, worship the Sun God to please him. Simultaneously Gandharva and Pannaga sing in front of him.
5. Division of Seasons:
It is said that on these reactions the division of the seasons in the world is done. In this way, this huge chariot of Lord Surya is associated not only with mythological but also scientific facts.
