The rays called Candragas, Gahas, Kancanas, Satanas* which are called Nectarine {Amrta) create showers. 14-15a. Again the excessively cold Nadis are the rays emanated from the sun. They are Resya, Mesya and Vasya, Hradini and Sarjana. All these rays are yellow in colour and are termed as Candras. 15b-16a. The rays called Sukla, Kuhkuma, Go and Visvabhrt are designated Sukla and they create three types of heat. 16b-17. The sun sustains human beings, Pitrs and deities by these rays—human beings through the medicinal herbs, Pitrs through Svadha and Devas through Nectar. He propitiates the three through the three articles. 18-19a. The lord gives heat during Vasanta (the spring) and Grisma (the summer) through six rays; he sends forth showers during Autumn and the rainy season through four of his rays, he sends forth cold in Hemanta and Sisira (early and late Winter) through three rays. 19b-22a. Varuna is the sun-god who presides and functions in the month of Magha; Pusan does so in Phalguna; Devesa, in the month of Gaitra; Tapana in Vaisakha; Indra in the month of Jyestha while Ravi gives heat in Asadha, Vivasvan in the month of Sravana; Bhaga officiates in Bhadrapada, Parjanya in the month of Asvina; Bhaskara *v.l. : The alternate lists of rays (1) Candrajas, Yamyas, Ketagas and Ptitanas. (ii) Candanas, Jaksas, ICotalas and BhutalSs. I.43.22b-33 291 in the month of Karttika; Mitra in the month of Margasirsa and the eternal Visnu in Pausa. 22b-25. Varuna has five thousand rays, in his activity as the sun; Pusan works with six thousand rays; Devesa with seven thousand rays; Dhatr with eight thousand rays; Satakratu (Indra) with nine thousand rays; Vivasvan protects with ten thousand rays; Bhaga protects with eleven thousand rays; Mitra blazes with seven thousand rays; Tvastr illuminates with eight thousand rays; Aryaman protects with ten thousand rays; Parjanya protects with nine thousand rays and Visnu the suppor¬ ter of the universe blazes with six thousand rays.