Sri Sri Jagadguru Shankaracharya Mahasamsthanam, Dakshinamanaya Sri Sharada Peetham, Sringeri



Dakshinamnaya Sri Sharada Peetham, Sringeri

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सूर्याष्टकम् sūryāṣṭakam

आदिदेव नमस्तुभ्यं प्रसीद मम भास्कर ।
दिवाकर नमस्तुभ्यं प्रभाकर नमोऽस्तुते ॥ १ ॥

ādideva namastubhyaṃ prasīda mama bhāskara ;
divākara namastubhyaṃ prabhākara namo’stute . 1 .

सप्ताश्वरथमारूढं प्रचण्डं कश्यपात्मजम् ।
श्वेतपद्मधरं देवं तं सूर्यं प्रणमाम्यहम् ॥ २ ॥

saptāśvarathamārūḍhaṃ pracaṇḍaṃ kaśyapātmajam ;
śvetapadmadharaṃ devaṃ taṃ sūryaṃ praṇamāmyaham . 2 .

लोहितं रथमारूढं सर्वलोकपितामहम् ।
महापापहरं देवं तं सूर्यं प्रणमाम्यहम् ॥ ३ ॥

lohitaṃ rathamārūḍhaṃ sarvalokapitāmaham ;
mahāpāpaharaṃ devaṃ taṃ sūryaṃ praṇamāmyaham . 3 .

त्रैगुण्यं च महाशूरं ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेश्वरम् ।
महापापहरं देवं तं सूर्यं प्रणमाम्यहम् ॥ ४ ॥

traiguṇyaṃ ca mahāśūraṃ brahmaviṣṇumaheśvaram ;
mahāpāpaharaṃ devaṃ taṃ sūryaṃ praṇamāmyaham . 4 .

बृंहितं तेजसां पुञ्जं वायुराकाशमेव च ।
प्रभुस्त्वं सर्वलोकानां तं सूर्यं प्रणमाम्यहम् ॥ ५ ॥

bṛṃhitaṃ tejasāṃ puñjaṃ vāyurākāśameva ca ;
prabhustvaṃ sarvalokānāṃ taṃ sūryaṃ praṇamāmyaham . 5 .

बन्धूकपुष्पसङ्काशं हारकुण्डलभूषितम् ।
एकचक्रधरं देवं तं सूर्यं प्रणमाम्यहम् ॥ ६ ॥

bandhūkapuṣpasaṅkāśaṃ hārakuṇḍalabhūṣitam ;
ekacakradharaṃ devaṃ taṃ sūryaṃ praṇamāmyaham . 6 .

विश्वेशं विश्वकर्तारं महातेजः प्रदीपनम् ।
महापापहरं देवं तं सूर्यं प्रणमाम्यहम् ॥ ७ ॥

viśveśaṃ viśvakartāraṃ mahātejaḥ pradīpanam ;
mahāpāpaharaṃ devaṃ taṃ sūryaṃ praṇamāmyaham . 7 .

श्रीविष्णुं जगतां नाथं ज्ञानविज्ञानमोक्षदम् ।
महापापहरं देवं तं सूर्यं प्रणमाम्यहम् ॥ ८ ॥

śrīviṣṇuṃ jagatāṃ nāthaṃ jñānavijñānamokṣadam ;
mahāpāpaharaṃ devaṃ taṃ sūryaṃ praṇamāmyaham . 8 .

सूर्याष्टकं पठन्नित्यं ग्रहपीडाप्रणाशनम् ।
अपुत्रो लभते पुत्रं दरिद्रो धनवान् भवेत् ॥ ९ ॥

sūryāṣṭakaṃ paṭhannityaṃ grahapīḍāpraṇāśanam ;
aputro labhate putraṃ daridro dhanavān bhavet . 9 .


 
  • For the protection of the righteous ones (committed to dharma), for the destruction of the unrighteous ones (follow adharma), and for the establishment of dharma I take birth in every age. Bhagavan Sri Krishna on Significance of God
  • O devotee, (with the mind) fixed upon the lotus feet of the Guru! May you soon be free from Samsara. Through the control of the senses and the mind, you shall behold the Lord indwelling in your heart! Jagadguru Sri Adi Shankara Bhagavatpada on Mohamudgara
  • Have firm faith in God, his words and his servants. Have staunch belief in your religion and in dharma. Jagadguru Sri Chandrashekhara Bharati Mahaswamigal on Significance of God
  • An ideal disciple will indeed act as per the Guru’s instructions and not give place to thoughts as “Is it possible for me to do as he says? Shall I try something else?” If we follow our Guru’s instructions, it does not mean that we are unintelligent. It only implies that we have surrendered for our own good to a power superior to us. Jagadguru Sri Abhinava Vidyatirtha Mahaswamigal on Significance of God
  • If we poke our nose into matters that do not concern us, it is we who lose our precious time. Jagadguru Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamigal on Significance of God's Names