Debunking Brahmanda Puran 1.2.23.50-51 (Chariots and Wheels of Moon)

 Namaskar,

Claim

The lord of the day (1.e. the sun) thus revolves and wanders by means of horses that gallop and that are as swift as birds. The chariot of Soma (the Moon) has three wheels. His horses have the lustre of Kunda (white Jasmine) flowers. They are ten in number and they are yoked to the left as well as to the right. The moon traverses by means of this. (BRAHMANDA PURANA 1.2.23.50-51)

Refute

Some hinduphobe claimed that moon travels on chariot according to Hinduism hence unscientific. It's strange that the chapter which states about moon being illumined by the sun is very unlikely to make unscientific claims - इत्येवं सूर्यवीर्येण चंद्रश्चाप्यायितस्ततः ।। सूर्यनिमित्तैष क्षयोवृद्धिर्निशाकरे ।। In a case where Suryadeva's horses have been described as vaidik metres in verse 46 - छंदोभिरश्वरूपैस्तैर्यतश्चक्कं ततः only an illiterate can claim that the chariot and horses of chandra is to be interpreted literally. As we know, hindu scriptures are full of literary devices, that needs a lot of attention to interpret the texts properly. That's why only intellectual people with good perspective can properly interpret the vedas and rest holy scriptures. By the way, here chariot and wheels are used as metaphor and not for literal meaning. For example, in Ramcharitramanas, a verse states that thousands of kings tried to lift the bow but couldn't even move it. Now imagine, there would not even be that much place on a bow for even hundred people to hold. That's why Atishyokti Alankar(अतिश्योक्ति अलंकार) can be easily seen. In his commentary for Rigveda 1.164.2, Sayanacharya ji said स चैकः असहायः अश्वो व्यापनशीलः आदित्यः सप्तनामा सप्त रसानां संनमयितारो रश्मयो यस्य तादृशः सप्तर्षिभिः स्तूयमानो वा आदित्यो वहति धारयति भ्रमयतीत्यर्थः। The seven rays are the horses carrying the sun.