Lord Surya

mahā saura mantram

(Maha Saura Mantram in English (IAST))

From Rig Veda

The Maha Saura Mantram consists of sacred verses from the Rig Veda dedicated to Lord Surya, the supreme source of light, energy, and consciousness. These ancient hymns serve as a profound invocation to the Sun God to dispel darkness and ignorance, fostering intellectual clarity and spiritual illumination. By chanting these verses with devotion, practitioners seek to align themselves with the cosmic solar rhythm, promoting physical vitality, mental fortitude, and divine grace. It is considered an exceptionally potent practice for attaining overall wellness, dispelling negative influences, and gaining the blessings of the life-giving solar force.

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udu॒ tya-ñjā॒tavḙdasa-nde॒vaṃ-va~̭hanti ke॒tavaḥ̭ |
dṛ॒śe viśvā̭ya॒ sūrya̭m || 1
apa॒ tye tā॒yavo̭ yathā॒ nakṣa̭trā yantya॒ktubhiḥ̭ |
sūrā̭ya vi॒śvaca̭kṣase || 2
adṛ̭śramasya ke॒tavo॒ vi ra॒śmayo॒ janā॒ṅ anṷ |
bhrāja̭nto a॒gnayo̭ yathā || 3
ta॒raṇi̭rvi॒śvada̭r​śato jyoti॒ṣkṛda̭si sūrya |
viśva॒mā bhā̭si roca॒nam || 4
pra॒tyaṅ de॒vānāṃ॒ viśaḥ̭ pra॒tyaṅṅudḙṣi॒ mānṷṣān |
pra॒tyaṅviśvaṃ॒ sva̭rdṛ॒śe || 5
yenā̭ pāvaka॒ cakṣa̭sā bhura॒ṇyantaṃ॒ janā॒~ anṷ |
tvaṃ-va~̭ruṇa॒ paśya̭si || 6
vi dyāmḙṣi॒ raja̭spṛ॒thvahā॒ mimā̭no a॒ktubhiḥ̭ |
paśya॒ñjanmā̭ni sūrya || 7
sa॒pta tvā̭ ha॒rito॒ rathe॒ vaha̭nti deva sūrya |
śo॒ciṣkḙśaṃ-vi~cakṣaṇa || 8
ayṷkta sa॒pta śu॒ndhyuva॒-ssūro॒ ratha̭sya na॒ptyaḥ̭ |
tābhi̭ryāti॒ svayṷktibhiḥ || 9
udva॒ya-ntama̭sa॒spari॒ jyoti॒ṣpaśya̭nta॒ utta̭ram |
de॒va-ndḙva॒trā sūrya॒maga̭nma॒ jyoti̭rutta॒mam || 10
u॒dyanna॒dya mi̭tramaha ā॒roha॒nnutta̭rāṃ॒ diva̭m |
hṛ॒dro॒ga-mmama̭ sūrya hari॒māṇaṃ̭ ca nāśaya || 11
śukḙṣu me hari॒māṇaṃ̭ ropa॒ṇākā̭su dadhmasi |
atho̭ hāridra॒veṣṷ me hari॒māṇaṃ॒ ni da̭dhmasi || 12
uda̭gāda॒yamā̭di॒tyo viśvḙna॒ saha̭sā sa॒ha |
dvi॒ṣantaṃ॒ mahyaṃ̭ ra॒ndhaya॒nmo a॒ha-ndvi̭ṣa॒te ra̭dham || 13
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ci॒tra-nde॒vānā॒muda̭gā॒danī̭kaṃ॒ cakṣṷrmi॒trasya॒ varṷṇasyā॒gneḥ |
āprā॒ dyāvā̭pṛthi॒vī a॒ntari̭kṣaṃ॒ sūrya̭ ā॒tmā jaga̭tasta॒sthuṣa̭śca || 14
sūryo̭ de॒vīmu॒ṣasaṃ॒ roca̭mānāṃ॒ maryo॒ na yoṣā̭ma॒bhyḙti pa॒ścāt |
yatrā॒ naro̭ deva॒yanto̭ yu॒gāni̭ vitanva॒te prati̭ bha॒drāya̭ bha॒dram || 15
bha॒drā aśvā̭ ha॒rita॒-ssūrya̭sya ci॒trā eta̭gvā anu॒mādyā̭saḥ |
na॒ma॒syanto̭ di॒va ā pṛ॒ṣṭhama̭sthuḥ॒ pari॒ dyāvā̭pṛthi॒vī ya̭nti sa॒dyaḥ || 16
tatsūrya̭sya deva॒tva-ntanma̭hi॒tva-mma॒dhyā karto॒rvita̭taṃ॒ sa-ñja̭bhāra |
ya॒dedayṷkta ha॒ritaḥ̭ sa॒dhasthā॒dādrātrī॒ vāsa̭stanute si॒masmai̭ || 17
tanmi॒trasya॒ varṷṇasyābhi॒cakṣe॒ sūryo̭ rū॒pa-ṅkṛ̭ṇute॒ dyoru॒pasthḙ |
a॒na॒ntama॒nyadruśa̭dasya॒ pājaḥ̭ kṛ॒ṣṇama॒nyaddha॒rita॒-ssa-mbha̭ranti || 18
a॒dyā dḙvā॒ udi̭tā॒ sūrya̭sya॒ niraṃha̭saḥ pipṛ॒tā nira̭va॒dyāt |
tanno̭ mi॒tro varṷṇo māmahantā॒madi̭ti॒-ssindhuḥ̭ pṛthi॒vī u॒ta dyauḥ || 19
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indraṃ̭ mi॒traṃ-va~rṷṇama॒gnimā̭hu॒ratho̭ di॒vya-ssa sṷpa॒rṇo ga॒rutmā̭n |
ekaṃ॒ sadviprā̭ bahu॒dhā va̭dantya॒gniṃ-ya~॒ma-mmā̭ta॒riśvā̭namāhuḥ || 20
kṛ॒ṣṇa-nni॒yānaṃ॒ hara̭ya-ssupa॒rṇā a॒po vasā̭nā॒ diva॒mutpa̭tanti |
ta āva̭vṛtra॒ntsada̭nādṛ॒tasyādidghṛ॒tena̭ pṛthi॒vī vyṷdyate || 21
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haṃ॒sa-śśṷci॒ṣadvasṷrantarikṣa॒saddhotā̭ vedi॒ṣadati̭thirduroṇa॒sat |
nṛ॒ṣadva̭ra॒sadṛ̭ta॒sadvyo̭ma॒sada॒bjā go॒jā ṛ̭ta॒jā a̭dri॒jā ṛ॒tam || 22
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yattvā̭ sūrya॒ sva̭rbhānu॒stama॒sāvi̭dhyadāsu॒raḥ |
akṣḙtravi॒dyathā̭ mu॒gdho bhuva̭nānyadīdhayuḥ || 23
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yada॒dya sṷ̄rya॒ bravo-'nā̭gā u॒dyanmi॒trāya॒ varṷṇāya sa॒tyam |
va॒ya-ndḙva॒trādi̭te syāma॒ tava̭ pri॒yāso̭ aryamangṛ॒ṇantaḥ̭ || 24
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utsūryo̭ bṛ॒hada॒rcīṃṣya̭śretpu॒ru viśvā॒ jani̭ma॒ mānṷṣāṇām |
sa॒mo di॒vā da̭dṛśe॒ roca̭mānaḥ॒ kratvā̭ kṛ॒ta-ssukṛ̭taḥ ka॒rtṛbhi̭rbhūt || 25
sa sṷ̄rya॒ prati̭ pu॒ro na॒ udgā̭ e॒bhi-sstomḙbhireta॒śebhi॒revaiḥ̭ |
pra no̭ mi॒trāya॒ varṷṇāya vo॒co-'nā̭gaso arya॒mṇe a॒gnayḙ ca || 26
vi naḥ̭ sa॒hasraṃ̭ śu॒rudho̭ radantvṛ॒tāvā̭no॒ varṷṇo mi॒tro a॒gniḥ |
yaccha̭ntu ca॒ndrā ṷpa॒ma-nno̭ a॒rkamā naḥ॒ kāmaṃ̭ pūpurantu॒ stavā̭nāḥ || 27
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udvḙti su॒bhago̭ vi॒śvaca̭kṣā॒-ssādhā̭raṇa॒-ssūryo॒ mānṷṣāṇām |
cakṣṷrmi॒trasya॒ varṷṇasya de॒vaścarmḙva॒ ya-ssa॒mavi̭vya॒ktamāṃ̭si || 28
udvḙti prasavī॒tā janā̭nā-mma॒hānke॒tura̭rṇa॒va-ssūrya̭sya |
sa॒mā॒na-ñca॒kra-mpa̭ryā॒vivṛ̭tsa॒nyadḙta॒śo vaha̭ti dhū॒r​ṣu yu॒ktaḥ || 29
vi॒bhrāja̭māna u॒ṣasā̭mu॒pasthā̭dre॒bhairudḙtyanuma॒dyamā̭naḥ |
e॒ṣa mḙ de॒va-ssa̭vi॒tā ca̭cchanda॒ ya-ssa̭mā॒na-nna pra̭mi॒nāti॒ dhāma̭ || 30
di॒vo ru॒kma ṷru॒cakṣā॒ udḙti dū॒re a̭rthasta॒raṇi॒rbhrāja̭mānaḥ |
nū॒na-ñjanā॒-ssūryḙṇa॒ prasṷ̄tā॒ aya॒nnarthā̭ni kṛ॒ṇava॒nnapāṃ̭si || 31
yatrā̭ ca॒krura॒mṛtā̭ gā॒tuma̭smai śye॒no na dīya॒nnanvḙti॒ pāthaḥ̭ || 32
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udu॒ tyadda̭r​śa॒taṃ-va~pṷrdi॒va ḙti pratihva॒re |
yadī̭mā॒śurvaha̭ti de॒va eta̭śo॒ viśva̭smai॒ cakṣa̭se॒ ara̭m || 33
śī॒r​ṣṇa-śśī̭r​ṣṇo॒ jaga̭tasta॒sthuṣa॒spatiṃ̭ sa॒mayā॒ viśva॒mā rajaḥ̭ |
sa॒pta svasā̭ra-ssuvi॒tāya॒ sūryaṃ॒ vaha̭nti ha॒rito॒ rathḙ || 34
taccakṣṷrde॒vahi̭taṃ śu॒kramu॒ccara̭t |
paśyḙma śa॒radaḥ̭ śa॒ta-ñjīvḙma śa॒radaḥ̭ śa॒tam || 35
(8-101-11)
baṇma॒hā~ a̭si sūrya॒ balā̭ditya ma॒hā~ a̭si |
ma॒hastḙ sa॒to ma̭hi॒mā pa̭nasyate॒-'ddhā dḙva ma॒hā~ a̭si || 36
baṭ sṷ̄rya॒ śrava̭sā ma॒hā~ a̭si sa॒trā dḙva ma॒hā~ a̭si |
ma॒hnā de॒vānā̭masu॒ryaḥ̭ pu॒rohi̭to vi॒bhu jyoti॒radā̭bhyam || 37
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namo̭ mi॒trasya॒ varṷṇasya॒ cakṣa̭se ma॒ho de॒vāya॒ tadṛ॒taṃ sa̭paryata |
dū॒re॒dṛśḙ de॒vajā̭tāya ke॒tavḙ di॒vaspu॒trāya॒ sūryā̭ya śaṃsata || 38
sā mā̭ sa॒tyoktiḥ॒ pari̭ pātu vi॒śvato॒ dyāvā̭ ca॒ yatra̭ ta॒tana॒nnahā̭ni ca |
viśva̭ma॒nyanni vi̭śate॒ yadeja̭ti vi॒śvāhāpo̭ vi॒śvāhodḙti॒ sūryaḥ̭ || 39
na te॒ adḙvaḥ pra॒divo॒ ni vā̭sate॒ yadḙta॒śebhiḥ̭ pata॒rai ra̭tha॒ryasi̭ |
prā॒cīna̭ma॒nyadanṷ vartate॒ raja॒ uda॒nyena॒ jyoti̭ṣā yāsi sūrya || 40
yena̭ sūrya॒ jyoti̭ṣā॒ bādha̭se॒ tamo॒ jaga̭cca॒ viśva̭mudi॒yar​ṣi̭ bhā॒nunā̭ |
tenā॒smadviśvā॒mani̭rā॒manā̭huti॒mapāmī̭vā॒mapa̭ du॒ṣvapnyaṃ̭ suva || 41
viśva̭sya॒ hi preṣi̭to॒ rakṣa̭si vra॒tamahḙlayannu॒ccara̭si sva॒dhā anṷ |
yada॒dya tvā̭ sūryopa॒bravā̭mahai॒ ta-nno̭ de॒vā anṷ maṃsīrata॒ kratṷm || 42
ta-nno॒ dyāvā̭pṛthi॒vī tanna॒ āpa॒ indraḥ̭ śṛṇvantu ma॒ruto॒ havaṃ॒ vacaḥ̭ |
mā śūnḙ bhūma॒ sūrya̭sya sa॒ndṛśi̭ bha॒dra-ñjīva̭nto jara॒ṇāma̭śīmahi || 43
vi॒śvāhā̭ tvā su॒mana̭sa-ssu॒cakṣa̭saḥ pra॒jāva̭nto anamī॒vā anā̭gasaḥ |
u॒dyantaṃ̭ tvā mitramaho di॒vedi̭ve॒ jyogjī॒vāḥ prati̭ paśyema sūrya || 44
mahi॒ jyoti॒rbibhra̭ta-ntvā vicakṣaṇa॒ bhāsva̭ntaṃ॒ cakṣṷṣe cakṣuṣe॒ mayaḥ̭ |
ā॒roha̭nta-mbṛha॒taḥ pāja̭sa॒spari̭ va॒ya-ñjī॒vāḥ prati̭ paśyema sūrya || 45
yasya̭ te॒ viśvā॒ bhuva̭nāni ke॒tunā॒ pra cera̭te॒ ni ca̭ vi॒śantḙ a॒ktubhiḥ̭ |
a॒nā॒gā॒stvena̭ harikeśa sū॒ryāhnā̭hnā no॒ vasya̭sāvasya॒sodi̭hi || 46
śa-nno̭ bhava॒ cakṣa̭sā॒ śa-nno॒ ahnā॒ śa-mbhā॒nunā॒ śaṃ hi॒mā śa-ṅghṛ॒ṇena̭ |
yathā॒ śamadhva॒ñchamasa̭dduro॒ṇe tatsṷ̄rya॒ dravi̭ṇa-ndhehi ci॒tram || 47
a॒smākaṃ̭ devā u॒bhayā̭ya॒ janma̭ne॒ śarma̭ yacchata dvi॒pade॒ catṷṣpade |
a॒datpiba̭dū॒rjaya̭māna॒māśi̭taṃ॒ tada॒sme śaṃ-yo~ra̭ra॒po da̭dhātana || 48
yadvo̭ devāścakṛ॒ma ji॒hvayā̭ gu॒ru mana̭so vā॒ prayṷtī deva॒hela̭nam |
arā̭vā॒ yo no̭ a॒bhi dṷcchunā॒yate॒ tasmi॒ntadeno̭ vasavo॒ ni dhḙtana || 49
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sūryo̭ no di॒vaspā̭tu॒ vāto̭ a॒ntari̭kṣāt |
a॒gnirnaḥ॒ pārthi̭vebhyaḥ || 50
joṣā̭ savita॒ryasya̭ te॒ haraḥ̭ śa॒taṃ sa॒vā~ ar​ha̭ti |
pā॒hi no̭ di॒dyutaḥ॒ pata̭ntyāḥ || 51
cakṣṷrno de॒va-ssa̭vi॒tā cakṣṷrna u॒ta parva̭taḥ |
cakṣṷrdhā॒tā da̭dhātu naḥ || 52
cakṣṷrno dhehi॒ cakṣṷṣe॒ cakṣṷrvi॒khyai ta॒nūbhyaḥ̭ |
sa-ñce॒daṃ-vi~ ca̭ paśyema || 53
su॒sa॒ndṛśaṃ̭ tvā va॒ya-mprati̭ paśyema sūrya |
vi pa̭śyema nṛ॒cakṣa̭saḥ || 54
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vi॒bhrāḍbṛ॒hatpi̭batu so॒mya-mmadhvāyu॒rdadha̭dya॒jñapa̭tā॒vavi̭hrutam |
vāta̭jūto॒ yo a̭bhi॒rakṣa̭ti॒ tmanā̭ pra॒jāḥ pṷpoṣa puru॒dhā vi rā̭jati || 55
vi॒bhrāḍbṛ॒hatsubhṛ̭taṃ-vā~ja॒sāta̭maṃ॒ dharma̭ndi॒vo dha॒ruṇḙ sa॒tyamarpi̭tam |
a॒mi॒tra॒hā vṛ̭tra॒hā da̭syu॒hanta̭maṃ॒ jyoti̭rjajñe asura॒hā sa̭patna॒hā || 56
i॒daṃ śreṣṭhaṃ॒ jyoti̭ṣāṃ॒ jyoti̭rutta॒maṃ-vi~̭śva॒jiddha̭na॒jidṷcyate bṛ॒hat |
vi॒śva॒bhrāḍbhrā॒jo mahi॒ sūryo̭ dṛ॒śa u॒ru pa̭prathe॒ saha॒ ojo॒ acyṷtam || 57
vi॒bhrāja॒ñjyoti̭ṣā॒ sva॒1̭raga̭ccho roca॒na-ndi॒vaḥ |
yene॒mā viśvā॒ bhuva̭nā॒nyābhṛ̭tā vi॒śvaka̭rmaṇā vi॒śvadḙvyāvatā || 58
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āya-ṅgauḥ pṛśni̭rakramī॒dasa̭danmā॒taraṃ̭ pu॒raḥ |
pi॒taraṃ̭ ca pra॒yantsvaḥ̭ || 59
a॒ntaśca̭rati roca॒nāsya prā॒ṇāda̭pāna॒tī |
vya̭khyanmahi॒ṣo diva̭m || 60
triṃ॒śaddhāma॒ vi rā̭jati॒ vākpa̭ta॒ṅgāya̭ dhīyate |
prati॒ vasto॒raha॒ dyubhiḥ̭ || 61
(10-190-01)
ṛ॒ta-ñca̭ sa॒tya-ñcā॒bhī̭ddhā॒ttapa॒so-'dhya̭jāyata |
tato॒ rātrya̭jāyata॒ tataḥ̭ samu॒dro a̭rṇa॒vaḥ || 62
sa॒mu॒drāda̭rṇa॒vādadhi̭ saṃ​va~tsa॒ro a̭jāyata |
a॒ho॒rā॒trāṇi̭ vi॒dadha॒dviśva̭sya miṣa॒to va॒śī || 63
sū॒ryā॒ca॒ndra॒masaṷ dhā॒tā ya̭thāpū॒rvama̭kalpayat |
divaṃ̭ ca pṛthi॒vī-ñcā॒ntari̭kṣa॒matho॒ svaḥ̭ || 64
(10-036-14)
sa॒vi॒tā pa॒ścātā̭tsavi॒tā pu॒rastā̭tsavi॒totta॒rāttā̭tsavi॒tādha॒rāttā̭t |
sa॒vi॒tā naḥ̭ suvatu sa॒rvatā̭tiṃ savi॒tā no̭ rāsatā-ndī॒rghamāyuḥ̭ || 65
iti mahāsauramantraḥ |

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