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11. The sun, being nourisher of all beings (including trees,
vegetable, herbs etc. is called
pitar,
being cause of four seasons
is called
panchapadam
(five-footed), and, being cause of 12
months, is called
dwadashakriti
(tweleve-faced), existing even
beyond the moon, the stars etc. But some other wise men call
him as sitting glorified in a seven wheeled chariot (due to emi-
ssion of seven kinds of rays) fitted with six spokes (due to its
being cause
of six seasons).
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12. The month also is called
prajapati,
whereof the dark
fortnight to
rayi
(inanimate matter), while the bright fortnight
is
prana
(life). Hence the sages do sacrificial deeds during the
bright fortnight, while the others (ignorant or wicked) do deeds
in the dark
fortnight.
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13. Day and night are
also
called
prajapati,
whereof the
day is
life, while the
night is
rayi.
Those who cohabit
with
woman
during the day time they dissipate their life energy while