Lord Surya

sūrya sūktam

(Surya Suktam in English (IAST))

From Rigveda

Surya Suktam is a collection of profound Vedic hymns dedicated to the Sun God, Surya, sourced from the tenth mandala of the Rigveda. Revered as the soul of the universe and the visible manifestation of the Divine, Lord Surya is invoked here as the witness to all actions and the dispeller of darkness. Chanting these powerful verses is believed to grant spiritual illumination, mental clarity, physical vitality, and protection from negative energies. It is a timeless prayer that harmonizes the practitioner with cosmic rhythms, fostering health, wisdom, and the pursuit of truth.

(ṛgveda - 10.037)
namo̭ mi॒trasya॒ varṷṇasya॒ cakṣa̭se ma॒ho de॒vāya॒ tadṛ॒taṃ sa̭paryata |
dū॒re॒dṛśḙ de॒vajā̭tāya ke॒tavḙ di॒vaspu॒trāya॒ sū॒ryā̭ya śaṃsata || 1
sā mā̭ sa॒tyoktiḥ॒ pari̭ pātu vi॒śvato॒ dyāvā̭ ca॒ yatra̭ ta॒tana॒nnahā̭ni ca |
viśva̭ma॒nyanni vi̭śate॒ yadeja̭ti vi॒śvāhāpo̭ vi॒śvāhodḙti॒ sūryaḥ̭ || 2
na te॒ adḙvaḥ pra॒divo॒ ni vā̭sate॒ yadḙta॒śebhiḥ̭ pata॒rai ra̭tha॒ryasi̭ |
prā॒cīna̭ma॒nyadanṷ vartate॒ raja॒ uda॒nyena॒ jyāti̭ṣā yāsi sūrya || 3
yena̭ sūrya॒ jyoti̭ṣā॒ bādha̭se॒ tamo॒ jaga̭cca॒ viśva̭mudi॒yar​ṣi̭ bhā॒nunā̭ |
tenā॒smadviśvā॒mani̭rā॒manā̭huti॒mapāmī̭vā॒mapa̭ du॒ṣṣvapnyaṃ̭ suva || 4
viśva̭sya॒ hi preṣi̭to॒ rakṣa̭si vra॒tamahḙlayannu॒ccara̭si sva॒dhā anṷ |
yada॒dya tvā̭ sūryopa॒bravā̭mahai॒ ta-nno̭ de॒vā anṷ maṃsīrata॒ kratṷm || 5
ta-nno॒ dyāvā̭pṛthi॒vī tanna॒ āpa॒ indraḥ̭ śṛṇvantu ma॒ruto॒ havaṃ॒-va~caḥ̭ |
mā śūnḙ bhūma॒ sūrya̭sya sa॒ndṛśi̭ bha॒dra-ñjīva̭nto jara॒ṇāma̭śīmahi || 6
vi॒śvāhā̭ tvā su॒mana̭sa-ssu॒cakṣa̭saḥ pra॒jāva̭nto anamī॒vā anā̭gasaḥ |
u॒dyanta̭-ntvā mitramaho di॒vedi̭ve॒ jyogjī॒vāḥ prati̭ paśyema sūrya || 7
mahi॒ jyoti॒rbibhra̭ta-ntvā vicakṣaṇa॒ bhāsva̭nta॒-ñcakṣṷṣecakṣuṣe॒ mayaḥ̭ |
ā॒roha̭nta-mbṛha॒taḥ pāja̭sa॒spari̭ va॒ya-ñjī॒vāḥ prati̭ paśyema sūrya || 8
yasya̭ te॒ viśvā॒ bhuva̭nāni ke॒tunā॒ pra cera̭te॒ ni ca̭ vi॒śantḙ a॒ktubhiḥ̭ |
a॒nā॒gā॒stvena̭ harikeśa sū॒ryāhnā̭hnā no॒ vasya̭sāvasya॒sodi̭hi || 9
śa-nno̭ bhava॒ cakṣa̭sā॒ śa-nno॒ ahnā॒ śa-mbhā॒nunā॒ śaṃ hi॒mā śa-ṅghṛṇena̭ |
yathā॒ śamadhva॒ñchamasa̭dduro॒ṇe tatsṷ̄rya॒ dravi̭ṇa-ndhehi ci॒tram || 10
a॒smāka̭-ndevā u॒bhayā̭ya॒ janma̭ne॒ śarma̭ yacchata dvi॒pade॒ catṷṣpade |
a॒datpiba̭dū॒rjaya̭māna॒māśi̭ta॒-ntada॒sme śaṃ-yo~ra̭ra॒po da̭dhātana || 11
yadvo̭ devāścakṛ॒ma ji॒hvayā̭ gu॒ru mana̭so vā॒ prayṷtī deva॒hela̭nam |
arā̭vā॒ yo no̭ a॒bhi dṷcchunā॒yate॒ tasmi॒ntadeno̭ vasavo॒ ni dhḙtana || 12
oṃ śānti॒-śśānti॒-śśāntiḥ̭ |

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