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<div class="heading">Worshiping the most powerful demigod Sūrya, the Gandharvas sing in front of him, the Apsarās dance before the chariot, the Niśācaras follow the chariot, the Pannagas decorate the chariot, the Yakṣas guard the chariot, and the saints called the Vālikhilyas surround the sun-god and offer prayers. The seven groups of fourteen associates arrange the proper times for regular snow, heat and rain throughout the universe.
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<span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 5.21.18|SB 5.21.18, Translation and Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">Similarly, fourteen other saints, Gandharvas, Apsarās, Nāgas, Yakṣas, Rākṣasas and demigods, who are divided into groups of two, assume different names every month and continuously perform different ritualistic ceremonies to worship the Supreme Lord as the most powerful demigod Sūryadeva, who holds many names.</p>
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<div class="purport text"><p>In the Viṣṇu Purāṇa it is said:</p>
:stuvanti munayaḥ sūryaṁ
:gandharvair gīyate puraḥ
:nṛtyanto 'psaraso yānti
:sūryasyānu niśācarāḥ
:vahanti pannagā yakṣaiḥ
:kriyate 'bhiṣusaṅgrahaḥ
:vālikhilyās tathaivainaṁ
:parivārya samāsate
:so 'yaṁ sapta-gaṇaḥ sūrya-
:maṇḍale muni-sattama
:himoṣṇa vāri-vṛṣṭīṇāṁ
:hetutve samayaṁ gataḥ
<p>Worshiping the most powerful demigod Sūrya, the Gandharvas sing in front of him, the Apsarās dance before the chariot, the Niśācaras follow the chariot, the Pannagas decorate the chariot, the Yakṣas guard the chariot, and the saints called the Vālikhilyas surround the sun-god and offer prayers. The seven groups of fourteen associates arrange the proper times for regular snow, heat and rain throughout the universe.</p>
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