About this stotra
The Suryashtakam is a hymn dedicated to Lord Surya, the Sun. It is from Samba Puranam, an ancient text of India, and it is recited to invoke blessings of good health, abundance, and a happy, long life.
Surya Ashtakam lyrics and meaning
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Verse 1
आदिदेव नमस्तुभ्यं प्रसीद मम भास्कर ।
दिवाकर नमस्तुभ्यं प्रभाकर नमोऽस्तु ते ॥१॥
ādideva namastubhyaṃ prasīda mama bhāskara .
divākara namastubhyaṃ prabhākara namo'stu te ..1..
Salutations to you O Adideva (the first god), please be gracious to me O Bhaskara (the shining one), O Divakara (the maker of the day), O Prabhakara (the maker of light), my salutations to you.
Word by word
- आदिदेव (ādideva)
- first god (ādi:first | deva:god)
- नमः (namaḥ)
- salutations
- तुभ्यं (tubhyaṃ)
- to you
- प्रसीद (prasīda)
- be gracious
- मम (mama)
- my
- भास्कर (bhāskara)
- shining one
- दिवाकर (divākara)
- maker of the day (diva:day | kara:maker)
- नमः (namaḥ)
- salutations
- तुभ्यं (tubhyaṃ)
- to you
- प्रभाकर (prabhākara)
- maker of light (prabhā:light | kara:maker)
- नमः (namaḥ)
- salutations
- अस्तु (astu)
- be
- ते (te)
- to you
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Verse 2
सप्ताश्वरथमारूढं प्रचण्डं कश्यपात्मजम् ।
श्वेतपद्मधरं देवं तं सूर्यं प्रणमाम्यहम् ॥२॥
saptāśvarathamārūḍhaṃ pracaṇḍaṃ kaśyapātmajam .
śvetapadmadharaṃ devaṃ taṃ sūryaṃ praṇamāmyaham ..2..
Salutations to Sri Surya deva! you are mounted on a chariot driven by seven horses, you are excessively energetic and the son of sage Kashyapa, you are the deva who holds a white lotus (in your hand); I salute you, O Surya deva.
Word by word
- सप्त (sapta)
- seven
- अश्व (aśva)
- horses
- रथ (ratha)
- chariot
- आरूढं (ārūḍhaṃ)
- mounted
- प्रचण्डं (pracaṇḍaṃ)
- excessively energetic
- कश्यपात्मजम् (kaśyapātmajam)
- son of sage Kashyapa (kaśyapa:sage Kashyapa | ātmajam:son)
- श्वेतपद्मधरं (śvetapadmadharaṃ)
- who holds a white lotus (śveta:white | padma:lotus | dharaṃ:holding)
- देवं (devaṃ)
- deva
- तं (taṃ)
- that
- सूर्यं (sūryaṃ)
- Surya
- प्रणमामि (praṇamāmi)
- I salute
- अहम् (aham)
- I
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Verse 3
लोहितं रथमारूढं सर्वलोकपितामहम् ।
महापापहरं देवं तं सूर्यं प्रणमाम्यहम् ॥३॥
lohitaṃ rathamārūḍhaṃ sarvalokapitāmaham .
mahāpāpaharaṃ devaṃ taṃ sūryaṃ praṇamāmyaham ..3..
Salutations to Sri Surya deva! you are reddish in colour, and mounted on a chariot; you are the forefather of all persons (being the Adideva, the first god), you are the deva who removes great sins from our minds (by your illumination); I salute you, O Surya deva.
Word by word
- लोहितं (lohitaṃ)
- reddish
- रथमारूढं (rathamārūḍhaṃ)
- mounted on a chariot (ratha:chariot | ārūḍhaṃ:mounted on)
- सर्वलोकपितामहम् (sarvalokapitāmaham)
- forefather of all persons (sarva:all | loka:worlds | pitāmaham:forefather)
- महापापहरं (mahāpāpaharaṃ)
- remover of great sins (mahā:great | pāpa:sins | haraṃ:remover)
- देवं (devaṃ)
- deity
- तं (taṃ)
- that
- सूर्यं (sūryaṃ)
- Sun
- प्रणमामि (praṇamāmi)
- I salute
- अहम् (aham)
- I
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Verse 4
त्रैगुण्यं च महाशूरं ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेश्वरम् ।
महापापहरं देवं तं सूर्यं प्रणमाम्यहम् ॥४॥
traiguṇyaṃ ca mahāśūraṃ brahmaviṣṇumaheśvaram .
mahāpāpaharaṃ devaṃ taṃ sūryaṃ praṇamāmyaham ..4..
Salutations to Sri Surya deva! you are the heroic one having the three gunas of Brahma, Vishnu and Maheswara (i.e. qualities of creation, sustenance and dissolution), you are the deva who removes great sins from our minds (by your illumination);I salute you, O Surya deva.
Word by word
- त्रैगुण्यं (traiguṇyam)
- having three qualities (trai:three | guṇyam:qualities)
- च (ca)
- and
- महाशूरं (mahāśūram)
- great hero (mahā:great | śūram:hero)
- ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेश्वरम् (brahmaviṣṇumaheśvaram)
- Brahma, Vishnu, and Maheshwara (brahma:Brahma | viṣṇu:Vishnu | maheśvaram:Maheshwara)
- महापापहरं (mahāpāpaharam)
- remover of great sins (mahā:great | pāpa:sins | haram:remover)
- देवं (devam)
- deity
- तं (tam)
- that
- सूर्यं (sūryam)
- Surya
- प्रणमामि (praṇamāmi)
- I salute
- अहम् (aham)
- I
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Verse 5
बृंहितं तेजःपुञ्जं च वायुमाकाशमेव च ।
प्रभुं च सर्वलोकानां तं सूर्यं प्रणमाम्यहम् ॥५॥
bṛṃhitaṃ tejaḥpuñjaṃ ca vāyumākāśameva ca .
prabhuṃ ca sarvalokānāṃ taṃ sūryaṃ praṇamāmyaham ..5..
Salutations to Sri Surya deva! you are a massively enlarged mass of fiery energy, which (i.e. that energy) pervades everywhere like vayu (air) and akasha (sky), you are the lord of all the worlds, I salute you, O Surya deva.
Word by word
- बृंहितं (bṛṃhitaṃ)
- enlarged
- तेजःपुञ्जं (tejaḥpuñjaṃ)
- mass of fiery energy (tejas:fiery energy | puñjaṃ:mass)
- च (ca)
- and
- वायुम् (vāyum)
- air
- आकाशम् (ākāśam)
- sky
- एव (eva)
- indeed
- च (ca)
- and
- प्रभुम् (prabhum)
- lord
- च (ca)
- and
- सर्वलोकानाम् (sarvalokānām)
- of all the worlds (sarva:all | lokānām:of the worlds)
- तम् (tam)
- that
- सूर्यम् (sūryam)
- Surya
- प्रणमामि (praṇamāmi)
- I salute
- अहम् (aham)
- I
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Verse 6
बन्धुकपुष्पसङ्काशं हारकुण्डलभूषितम् ।
एकचक्रधरं देवं तं सूर्यं प्रणमाम्यहम् ॥६॥
bandhukapuṣpasaṅkāśaṃ hārakuṇḍalabhūṣitam .
ekacakradharaṃ devaṃ taṃ sūryaṃ praṇamāmyaham ..6..
Salutations to Sri Surya deva! you appear beautiful like a red hibiscus flower and you are adorned with garland and ear-rings, you are the deva who holds a discus in one hand; I salute you, O Surya deva.
Word by word
- बन्धुकपुष्पसङ्काशं (bandhukapuṣpasaṅkāśam)
- like a red hibiscus flower (bandhuka:red hibiscus | puṣpa:flower | saṅkāśam:like)
- हारकुण्डलभूषितम् (hārakuṇḍalabhūṣitam)
- adorned with garland and earrings (hāra:garland | kuṇḍala:earrings | bhūṣitam:adorned)
- एकचक्रधरं (ekacakradharam)
- holding a single discus (eka:one | cakra:discus | dharam:holding)
- देवं (devam)
- deity
- तं (tam)
- that
- सूर्यं (sūryam)
- Surya
- प्रणमामि (praṇamāmi)
- I salute
- अहम् (aham)
- I
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Verse 7
तं सूर्यं जगत्कर्तारं महातेजः प्रदीपनम् ।
महापापहरं देवं तं सूर्यं प्रणमाम्यहम् ॥७॥
taṃ sūryaṃ jagatkartāraṃ mahātejaḥ pradīpanam .
mahāpāpaharaṃ devaṃ taṃ sūryaṃ praṇamāmyaham ..7..
Salutations to Sri Surya deva! you, O Surya deva are the agent behind the world (i.e. who gives energy for action to everyone), you enliven others with great energy (and thus imparting the ability to work), you are the deva who removes great sins from our minds (by your illumination); I salute you, O Surya deva.
Word by word
- तं (taṃ)
- that
- सूर्यम् (sūryam)
- Sun
- जगत्कर्तारम् (jagatkartāram)
- creator of the world (jagat:world | kartāram:creator)
- महातेजः (mahātejaḥ)
- great energy (mahā:great | tejaḥ:energy)
- प्रदीपनम् (pradīpanam)
- enlivening
- महापापहरम् (mahāpāpaharam)
- remover of great sins (mahā:great | pāpa:sins | haram:remover)
- देवम् (devam)
- deity
- तं (taṃ)
- that
- सूर्यम् (sūryam)
- Sun
- प्रणमामि (praṇamāmi)
- I salute
- अहम् (aham)
- I
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Verse 8
तं सूर्यं जगतां नाथं ज्ञानविज्ञानमोक्षदम् ।
महापापहरं देवं तं सूर्यं प्रणमाम्यहम् ॥८॥
taṃ sūryaṃ jagatāṃ nāthaṃ jñānavijñānamokṣadam .
mahāpāpaharaṃ devaṃ taṃ sūryaṃ praṇamāmyaham ..8..
Salutations to Sri Surya deva! you, O Surya deva are the lord of the world, who grants understanding and knowledge which leads to liberation, you are the deva who removes great sins from our minds (by your illumination); I salute you, O Surya deva.
Word by word
- तं (taṃ)
- that
- सूर्यम् (sūryam)
- Sun
- जगताम् (jagatām)
- of the worlds
- नाथम् (nātham)
- lord
- ज्ञानविज्ञानमोक्षदम् (jñānavijñānamokṣadam)
- grants knowledge and liberation (jñāna:knowledge | vijñāna:understanding | mokṣadam:grants liberation)
- महापापहरम् (mahāpāpaharam)
- removes great sins (mahā:great | pāpa:sins | haram:removes)
- देवम् (devam)
- deity
- तं (taṃ)
- that
- सूर्यम् (sūryam)
- Sun
- प्रणमामि (praṇamāmi)
- I salute
- अहम् (aham)
- I
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