You must have seen the most powerful cosmic images of Lord Surya riding chariot drawn by seven horses. This is not just a picture, but it represents cosmic order, consciousness, and movement of life. This comes from Riga Veda (1.164) that speaks about the seven horses and seven wheels chariot. “The chariot of the Sun has one wheel, seven horses draw it, and it carries seven names.”In Rig Veda, the Suns chariot that has seven horoses and seven wheels is driven by Aruna, the charioteer.
What is the meaning of Seven Horses?
Seven horses represent the speed, energy, the flow of time that never stops and seven means:Seven days of the Week: Sun governs the time flowSeven Colors of light (VIBGYOR): That symbolizes spectrum – Violet, Indigo, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange and RedSeven Chakras: From Root Chakra to Crown Chakra that represents consciousness from the root to the enlightenment.
The Seven Wheels
The seven wheels of the chariot symbolizes the circular motion of the life process, the repeating cycles such as day and night, birth and death and creation and destruction. Seven wheels also represent seven lokas, seven seasons and seven stages of human evolution. This is a timeless teaching about cosmic order, energy and evolution. Universe is working according to the divine cosmic order so you should also learn to work in a sync. This is the process of the life and you should respect the beginning and end of something happens in your life.
Spiritual Meaning
Sun represents the soul, vitality, authority, will power, leadership and righteousness. Life always move forward according to the cosmic rhythm. The soul’s journey is guided by the divine power and higher laws. As Sun moves forward, human should also move forward on the path of dharma. People should also work in a sync. Sun’s chariot symbolizes that time is moving forward and you should also move ahead in life with positivity, energy and follow the ethical and disciplined lifestyle.
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