Hrishikesha is Narayana, and the wins are the Ashvins. That foremost of heat-giving ones, viz., Surya, having divided his body in two parts continued with one portion to give heat to the worlds and with another to live as Karna. He who was born as the son of Arjuna, that gladdener of all, that heir of the properties of the Pandavas, who was killed by six carwarriors (fighting together) was Soma. He was of born Subhadra. Through Yoga power he had divided himself in two parts.
नारायणं हृषीकेशमश्विनौ यमजौ तथा। यः स वैरार्थमुद्भूतः संघर्षजननस्तथा। तं कर्णं विद्धि कल्याणि भास्करं शुभदर्शने॥ यश्च पाण्डवदायादो हतः षड्भिर्महारथैः। स सोम इह सोभद्रो योगादेवाभवद् द्विधा॥ द्विधा कृत्वाऽऽत्मनो देहमादित्यं तपतां वरम्। लोकांश्च तापयानं वै विद्धि कर्णं च शोभने॥