Sūta explained:: Hiraṇya (abounding in gold—so the bestower of gold) Vasiṣṭha (identical with sage Vasiṣṭha), Varṣa (causing rain), Madhyama (the middle one), Dhāman (the asylum), Piśaṅga (the tawny-coloured), Piṅgala (the reddish brown-coloured), Aruṇa (the pink-coloured).