Sri Martanda Stotram lyrics and meaning
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Verse 1
गाढान्धकारहरणाय जगद्धिताय
ज्योतिर्मयाय परमेश्वरलोचनाय ।
मन्देहदैत्यभुजगर्वविभञ्जनाय
सूर्याय तीव्रकिरणाय नमो नमस्ते ॥ 1 ॥
gāḍhāndhakāraharaṇāya jagaddhitāya
jyōtirmayāya paramēśvaralōchanāya ।
mandēhadaityabhujagarvavibhañjanāya
sūryāya tīvrakiraṇāya namō namastē ॥ 1 ॥
To the one who removes dense darkness, who is beneficial to the whole world, full of light, the eye of the Supreme Lord, who shatters the serpentine pride of the demon Mandēha — to Sūrya of intense rays, salutation upon salutation. (1)
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Verse 2
छायाप्रियाय मणिकुण्डलमण्डिताय
सुरोत्तमाय सरसीरुहबान्धवाय ।
सौवर्णरत्नमकुटाय विकर्तनाय
सूर्याय तीव्रकिरणाय नमो नमस्ते ॥ 2 ॥
Chāyāpriyāya maṇikuṇḍalamaṇḍitāya
surōttamāya sarasīruhabāndhavāya ।
sauvarṇaratnamakuṭāya vikartanāya
sūryāya tīvrakiraṇāya namō namastē ॥ 2 ॥
To the one dear to Chāyā (his shade-wife), adorned with jewelled earrings, the best among the gods, the kinsman of the lotuses, crowned with a golden gem-set diadem, the cutter (Vikartana) — to Sūrya of intense rays, salutation upon salutation. (2)
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Verse 3
सञ्ज्ञावधूहृदयपङ्कजषट्पदाय
गौरीशपङ्कजभवाच्युतविग्रहाय ।
लोकेक्षणाय तपनाय दिवाकराय
सूर्याय तीव्रकिरणाय नमो नमस्ते ॥ 3 ॥
sañjñāvadhūhṛdayapaṅkajaṣaṭpadāya
gaurīśapaṅkajabhavāchyutavigrahāya ।
lōkēkṣaṇāya tapanāya divākarāya
sūryāya tīvrakiraṇāya namō namastē ॥ 3 ॥
To the bee that hovers over the lotus-heart of his consort Saṃjñā, who embodies Śiva, Brahmā born of the lotus, and Acyuta (Viṣṇu), the eye of the worlds, the scorching one, the day-maker — to Sūrya of intense rays, salutation upon salutation. (3)
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Verse 4
सप्ताश्वबद्धशकटाय ग्रहाधिपाय
रक्ताम्बराय शरणागतवत्सलाय ।
जाम्बूनदाम्बुजकराय दिनेश्वराय
सूर्याय तीव्रकिरणाय नमो नमस्ते ॥ 4 ॥
saptāśvabaddhaśakaṭāya grahādhipāya
raktāmbarāya śaraṇāgatavatsalāya ।
jāmbūnadāmbujakarāya dinēśvarāya
sūryāya tīvrakiraṇāya namō namastē ॥ 4 ॥
To the one whose chariot is yoked to seven horses, lord of all planets, wearing crimson robes, compassionate toward those who take refuge, holding a golden lotus, lord of the day — to Sūrya of intense rays, salutation upon salutation. (4)
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Verse 5
आम्नायभारभरणाय जलप्रदाय
तोयापहाय करुणामृतसागराय ।
नारायणाय विविधामरवन्दिताय
सूर्याय तीव्रकिरणाय नमो नमस्ते ॥ 5 ॥
āmnāyabhārabharaṇāya jalapradāya
tōyāpahāya karuṇāmṛtasāgarāya ।
nārāyaṇāya vividhāmaravanditāya
sūryāya tīvrakiraṇāya namō namastē ॥ 5 ॥
To the one who bears the weight of the Vedas, who bestows rain, who also draws water back through evaporation, the ocean of compassionate nectar, Nārāyaṇa, worshipped by the gods of many kinds — to Sūrya of intense rays, salutation upon salutation. (5)
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Verse 6
इति श्री मार्ताण्ड स्तोत्रम् ॥
iti śrī mārtāṇḍa stōtram ॥
Thus ends the Śrī Mārtāṇḍa Stotram.
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