Upakāla

Upakāla · upa-kāla

Kalā has other meanings too: see all meanings of Kalā.

Upakāla is an attendant of the ratha of Bhagavān Sūrya. Brahmā tells Rudra who was appointed to the ratha and by whom: the Aśvinī Kumāras appointed Kāla and Upakāla, who are foremost in śakti (power).

Sources

• Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 53