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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 5.21.16
purastat savitur arunah pascac ca niyuktah sautye karmani kilaste
SYNONYMS
purastat -- in front; savituh -- of the sun-god; arunah -- the demigod named Aruna; pascat -- looking backward; ca -- and; niyuktah -- engaged; sautye -- of a charioteer; karmani -- in the work; kila -- certainly; aste -- remains.
TRANSLATION
Although Arunadeva sits in front of the sun-god and is engaged in driving the chariot and controlling the horses, he looks backward toward the sun-god.
PURPORT
In the Vayu Purana the position of the horses is described:
saptasva-rupa-cchandamsi
vahante vamato ravim
Although Arunadeva is in the front seat, controlling the horses, he looks back toward the sun-god from his left side.
Copyright (c) The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness