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Verse 1
(ऋग्वेद - 10.037)
(ṛgvēda - 10.037)
Source: Ṛgveda 10.037 — Hymn to Sūrya.
About this stotra
The Sūrya Sūktam is a Vedic hymn drawn from the Ṛgveda (10.037), dedicated to Sūrya, the Sun deity who embodies cosmic light, truth, and divine vision. The hymn opens by honoring Sūrya as the eye of Mitra and Varuṇa—the great gods of covenant and cosmic order—and invites devotees to worship this radiant son of the heavens who sees all from afar.
The verses celebrate Sūrya's daily rising as a symbol of eternal truth (ṛtam) that pervades all creation. As the hymn declares, he rises each day without fail, entering into all things, sustaining the waters and the rhythm of existence itself. The concluding verses include a prayer for forgiveness, acknowledging human failings committed through speech or mind, and asking the Vasus to place such transgressions upon those who wish ill.
Recited as part of sandhyāvandana and solar worship traditions, the Sūrya Sūktam invokes the blessings of health, clarity of vision, and protection from negativity through the grace of the all-seeing Sun.
Surya Suktam lyrics and meaning
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Verse 2
नमो॑ मि॒त्रस्य॒ वरु॑णस्य॒ चक्ष॑से म॒हो दे॒वाय॒ तदृ॒तं स॑पर्यत ।
दू॒रे॒दृशे॑ दे॒वजा॑ताय के॒तवे॑ दि॒वस्पु॒त्राय॒ सू॒र्या॑य शंसत ॥ 1
namō̍ mi̠trasya̠ varu̍ṇasya̠ chakṣa̍sē ma̠hō dē̠vāya̠ tadṛ̠taṃ sa̍paryata ।
dū̠rē̠dṛśē̍ dē̠vajā̍tāya kē̠tavē̍ di̠vaspu̠trāya̠ sū̠ryā̍ya śaṃsata ॥ 1
Salutation to the all-seeing eye of Mitra and Varuṇa; worship that great deity — the Truth. Praise Sūrya, the far-seer, born of the gods, the bright banner, the son of heaven. (1)
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Verse 3
सा मा॑ स॒त्योक्तिः॒ परि॑ पातु वि॒श्वतो॒ द्यावा॑ च॒ यत्र॑ त॒तन॒न्नहा॑नि च ।
विश्व॑म॒न्यन्नि वि॑शते॒ यदेज॑ति वि॒श्वाहापो॑ वि॒श्वाहोदे॑ति॒ सूर्यः॑ ॥ 2
sā mā̍ sa̠tyōkti̠ḥ pari̍ pātu vi̠śvatō̠ dyāvā̍ cha̠ yatra̍ ta̠tana̠nnahā̍ni cha ।
viśva̍ma̠nyanni vi̍śatē̠ yadēja̍ti vi̠śvāhāpō̍ vi̠śvāhōdē̍ti̠ sūrya̍ḥ ॥ 2
May that Truth protect me on all sides, wherever heaven and earth are spread wide, wherever the days unfold. Everything that moves enters into something else; the waters flow everywhere, and everywhere Sūrya rises. (2)
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Verse 4
न ते॒ अदे॑वः प्र॒दिवो॒ नि वा॑सते॒ यदे॑त॒शेभिः॑ पत॒रै र॑थ॒र्यसि॑ ।
प्रा॒चीन॑म॒न्यदनु॑ वर्तते॒ रज॒ उद॒न्येन॒ ज्याति॑षा यासि सूर्य ॥ 3
na tē̠ adē̍vaḥ pra̠divō̠ ni vā̍satē̠ yadē̍ta̠śēbhi̍ḥ pata̠rai ra̍tha̠ryasi̍ ।
prā̠chīna̍ma̠nyadanu̍ vartatē̠ raja̠ uda̠nyēna̠ jyāti̍ṣā yāsi sūrya ॥ 3
No godless person abides near you, O Sun, as you drive across the sky with your fleet-winged horses. One realm follows after another; you travel onward, O Sūrya, with the light that shines through the waters. (3)
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Verse 5
येन॑ सूर्य॒ ज्योति॑षा॒ बाध॑से॒ तमो॒ जग॑च्च॒ विश्व॑मुदि॒यर्षि॑ भा॒नुना॑ ।
तेना॒स्मद्विश्वा॒मनि॑रा॒मना॑हुति॒मपामी॑वा॒मप॑ दु॒ष्ष्वप्न्यं॑ सुव ॥ 4
yēna̍ sūrya̠ jyōti̍ṣā̠ bādha̍sē̠ tamō̠ jaga̍chcha̠ viśva̍mudi̠yarṣi̍ bhā̠nunā̍ ।
tēnā̠smadviśvā̠mani̍rā̠manā̍huti̠mapāmī̍vā̠mapa̍ du̠ṣṣvapnya̍ṃ suva ॥ 4
With that light, O Sūrya, by which you dispel the darkness and raise up the entire world with your radiance — with that very light, drive away from us all affliction, all disease, all evil dreams. (4)
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Verse 6
विश्व॑स्य॒ हि प्रेषि॑तो॒ रक्ष॑सि व्र॒तमहे॑लयन्नु॒च्चर॑सि स्व॒धा अनु॑ ।
यद॒द्य त्वा॑ सूर्योप॒ब्रवा॑महै॒ त-न्नो॑ दे॒वा अनु॑ मंसीरत॒ क्रतु॑म् ॥ 5
viśva̍sya̠ hi prēṣi̍tō̠ rakṣa̍si vra̠tamahē̍ḻayannu̠chchara̍si sva̠dhā anu̍ ।
yada̠dya tvā̍ sūryōpa̠bravā̍mahai̠ ta-nnō̍ dē̠vā anu̍ maṃsīrata̠ kratu̍m ॥ 5
Appointed guardian of the universe, you uphold the sacred law without giving offence as you rise of your own will. Whatever we implore of you today, O Sūrya — may the gods approve that intention of ours. (5)
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Verse 7
त-न्नो॒ द्यावा॑पृथि॒वी तन्न॒ आप॒ इन्द्रः॑ शृण्वन्तु म॒रुतो॒ हवं॒-वँचः॑ ।
मा शूने॑ भूम॒ सूर्य॑स्य स॒न्दृशि॑ भ॒द्र-ञ्जीव॑न्तो जर॒णाम॑शीमहि ॥ 6
ta-nnō̠ dyāvā̍pṛthi̠vī tanna̠ āpa̠ indra̍-śśṛṇvantu ma̠rutō̠ hava̠ṃ vacha̍ḥ ।
mā śūnē̍ bhūma̠ sūrya̍sya sa̠ndṛśi̍ bha̠dra-ñjīva̍ntō jara̠ṇāma̍śīmahi ॥ 6
May heaven and earth hear that prayer of ours; may the waters, may Indra, may the Maruts hear our call. May we not be deprived of the sight of Sūrya; may we, living long, reach a joyful old age. (6)
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Verse 8
वि॒श्वाहा॑ त्वा सु॒मन॑स-स्सु॒चक्ष॑सः प्र॒जाव॑न्तो अनमी॒वा अना॑गसः ।
उ॒द्यन्त॑-न्त्वा मित्रमहो दि॒वेदि॑वे॒ ज्योग्जी॒वाः प्रति॑ पश्येम सूर्य ॥ 7
vi̠śvāhā̍ tvā su̠mana̍sa-ssu̠chakṣa̍saḥ pra̠jāva̍ntō anamī̠vā anā̍gasaḥ ।
u̠dyanta̍-ntvā mitramahō di̠vēdi̍vē̠ jyōgjī̠vāḥ prati̍ paśyēma sūrya ॥ 7
Ever joyful, of clear sight, blessed with offspring, free from disease and sin — may we see you, O Sūrya, O great Mitra, as you rise each day; may we live long. (7)
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Verse 9
महि॒ ज्योति॒र्बिभ्र॑त-न्त्वा विचक्षण॒ भास्व॑न्त॒-ञ्चक्षु॑षेचक्षुषे॒ मयः॑ ।
आ॒रोह॑न्त-म्बृह॒तः पाज॑स॒स्परि॑ व॒य-ञ्जी॒वाः प्रति॑ पश्येम सूर्य ॥ 8
mahi̠ jyōti̠rbibhra̍ta-ntvā vichakṣaṇa̠ bhāsva̍nta̠-ñchakṣu̍ṣēchakṣuṣē̠ maya̍ḥ ।
ā̠rōha̍nta-mbṛha̠taḥ pāja̍sa̠spari̍ va̠ya-ñjī̠vāḥ prati̍ paśyēma sūrya ॥ 8
Bearing great light, all-discerning, radiant, a boon for every eye to behold — ascending the vast expanse of heaven, may we, the living, behold you, O Sūrya. (8)
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Verse 10
यस्य॑ ते॒ विश्वा॒ भुव॑नानि के॒तुना॒ प्र चेर॑ते॒ नि च॑ वि॒शन्ते॑ अ॒क्तुभिः॑ ।
अ॒ना॒गा॒स्त्वेन॑ हरिकेश सू॒र्याह्ना॑ह्ना नो॒ वस्य॑सावस्य॒सोदि॑हि ॥ 9
yasya̍ tē̠ viśvā̠ bhuva̍nāni kē̠tunā̠ pra chēra̍tē̠ ni cha̍ vi̠śantē̍ a̠ktubhi̍ḥ ।
a̠nā̠gā̠stvēna̍ harikēśa sū̠ryāhnā̍hnā nō̠ vasya̍sāvasya̠sōdi̍hi ॥ 9
All beings advance and withdraw with the night at your signal, O golden-haired Sūrya. Being yourself without sin, grant us day by day ever greater well-being. (9)
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Verse 11
श-न्नो॑ भव॒ चक्ष॑सा॒ श-न्नो॒ अह्ना॒ श-म्भा॒नुना॒ शं हि॒मा श-ङ्घृणेन॑ ।
यथा॒ शमध्व॒ञ्छमस॑द्दुरो॒णे तत्सू॑र्य॒ द्रवि॑ण-न्धेहि चि॒त्रम् ॥ 10
śa-nnō̍ bhava̠ chakṣa̍sā̠ śa-nnō̠ ahnā̠ śa-mbhā̠nunā̠ śaṃ hi̠mā śa-ṅghṛṇēna̍ ।
yathā̠ śamadhva̠ñChamasa̍ddurō̠ṇē tatsū̍rya̠ dravi̍ṇa-ndhēhi chi̠tram ॥ 10
Be gracious to us with your sight; gracious with your day; gracious with your splendour; gracious with your warmth. As you have blessed the path and the household — so, O Sūrya, bestow upon us manifold wealth. (10)
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Verse 12
अ॒स्माक॑-न्देवा उ॒भया॑य॒ जन्म॑ने॒ शर्म॑ यच्छत द्वि॒पदे॒ चतु॑ष्पदे ।
अ॒दत्पिब॑दू॒र्जय॑मान॒माशि॑त॒-न्तद॒स्मे शं-योँर॑र॒पो द॑धातन ॥ 11
a̠smāka̍-ndēvā u̠bhayā̍ya̠ janma̍nē̠ śarma̍ yachChata dvi̠padē̠ chatu̍ṣpadē ।
a̠datpiba̍dū̠rjaya̍māna̠māśi̍ta̠-ntada̠smē śaṃ yōra̍ra̠pō da̍dhātana ॥ 11
O gods, bestow shelter on both our forms of birth — upon the two-footed and the four-footed. May they eat and drink and be nourished by strength; lay upon us that blessed freedom from harm. (11)
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Verse 13
यद्वो॑ देवाश्चकृ॒म जि॒ह्वया॑ गु॒रु मन॑सो वा॒ प्रयु॑ती देव॒हेल॑नम् ।
अरा॑वा॒ यो नो॑ अ॒भि दु॑च्छुना॒यते॒ तस्मि॒न्तदेनो॑ वसवो॒ नि धे॑तन ॥ 12
yadvō̍ dēvāśchakṛ̠ma ji̠hvayā̍ gu̠ru mana̍sō vā̠ prayu̍tī dēva̠hēḻa̍nam ।
arā̍vā̠ yō nō̍ a̠bhi du̍chChunā̠yatē̠ tasmi̠ntadēnō̍ vasavō̠ ni dhē̍tana ॥ 12
Whatever offence we may have committed, O gods, through word of tongue or through an impulse of the mind — whatever evil-doer harms us — lay that sin upon him, O Vasus. (12)
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Verse 14
ॐ शान्ति॒-श्शान्ति॒-श्शान्तिः॑ ।
ōṃ śānti̠-śśānti̠-śśānti̍ḥ ।
Om. Peace, peace, peace.