Shri Suryamandala Ashtakam is the sacred hymn in praise of and as a prayer to Lord Surya, who is also worshipped as Aditya, Bhaskara, Divakara, Ravi, Savita, Martanda, and by many other divine names. This devotional hymn glorifies the divine solar orb (Suryamandala) as the radiant manifestation of the Supreme Lord, illuminating the universe with light, energy, wisdom, and life.

Shri Suryamandala Ashtakam consists of eight beautiful verses, each describing the divine brilliance, supreme power, boundless grace, and life-sustaining glory of Bhagwan Surya. Every stanza inspires devotion, gratitude, and reverence for the eternal source of light. The benefits of chanting this sacred hymn are traditionally cherished by devotees. It is believed that reciting Shri Suryamandala Ashtakam with devotion promotes good health, vitality, prosperity, spiritual wisdom, and the divine blessings of Lord Surya.

This sacred hymn is widely recited during daily sunrise worship, Sundays, Ratha Saptami, Chhath Puja, Makar Sankranti, and other auspicious occasions dedicated to the Sun God. It encourages devotees to cultivate discipline, devotion, and inner strength while seeking the radiant grace of Lord Surya.

Shri Suryamandala Ashtakam is presented in Devanagari and English scripts along with a simple English translation, enabling devotees to understand its profound meaning and recite it with devotion and reverence.

॥ श्रीसूर्यमण्डलाष्टकम् ॥

नमः सवित्रे जगदेकचक्षुषेजगत्प्रसूतिस्थितिनाशहेतवे।

त्रयीमयाय त्रिगुणात्मधारिणेविरञ्चिनारायणशङ्करात्मने॥1॥

यन्मण्डलं दीप्तिकरं विशालंरत्नप्रभं तीव्रमनादिरूपम्।

दारिद्र्यदुःखक्षयकारणं चपुनातु मां तत्सवितुर्वरेण्यम्॥2॥

यन्मण्डलं देवगणैः सुपूजितंविप्रैः स्तुतं भावनमुक्तिकोविदम्।

तं देवदेवं प्रणमामि सूर्यंपुनातु मां तत्सवितुर्वरेण्यम्॥3॥

यन्मण्डलं ज्ञानघनं त्वगम्यंत्रैलोक्यपूज्यं त्रिगुणात्मरूपम्।

समस्ततेजोमयदिव्यरूपंपुनातु मां तत्सवितुर्वरेण्यम्॥4॥

यन्मण्डलं गूढमतिप्रबोधंधर्मस्य वृद्धिं कुरुते जनानाम्।

यत्सर्वपापक्षयकारणं चपुनातु मां तत्सवितुर्वरेण्यम्॥5॥

यन्मण्डलं व्याधिविनाशदक्षंयदृग्यजुः सामसु संप्रगीतम्।

प्रकाशितं येन च भूर्भुवः स्वःपुनातु मां तत्सवितुर्वरेण्यम्॥6॥

यन्मण्डलं वेदविदो वदन्तिगायन्ति यच्चारणसिद्धसंघाः।

यद्योगिनो योगजुषां च संघाःपुनातु मां तत्सवितुर्वरेण्यम्॥7॥

यन्मण्डलं सर्वजनेषु पूजितंज्योतिश्च कुर्यादिह मर्त्यलोके।

यत्कालकल्पक्षयकारणं चपुनातु मां तत्सवितुर्वरेण्यम्॥8॥

यन्मण्डलं विश्वसृजांप्रसिद्धमुत्पत्तिरक्षाप्रलयप्रगल्भम्।

यस्मिञ्जगत्संहरतेऽखिलचपुनातु मां तत्सवितुर्वरेण्यम्॥9॥

यन्मण्डलं सर्वगतस्य विष्णोरात्मापरं धाम विशुद्धतत्त्वम्।

सूक्ष्मान्तरैर्योगपथानुगम्यंपुनातु मां तत्सवितुर्वरेण्यम्॥10॥

यन्मण्डलं वेदविदो वदन्तिगायन्ति यच्चारणसिद्धसंघाः।

यन्मण्डलं वेदविदः स्मरन्तिपुनातु मां तत्सवितुर्वरेण्यम्॥11॥

यन्मण्डलं वेदविदोपगीतंयद्योगिनां योगपथानुगम्यम्।

तत्सर्ववेदं प्रणमामि सूर्यंपुनातु मां तत्सवितुर्वरेण्यम्॥12॥

मण्डलाष्टतयं पुण्यंयः पठेत्सततं नरः।

सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मासूर्यलोके महीयते॥13॥

॥ इति श्रीमदादित्यहृदये मण्डलाष्टकं सम्पूर्णम् ॥

(English Transliteration with Meaning)

Verse 1

Namaḥ Savitre Jagad-Eka-Cakṣuṣe Jagat-Prasūti-Sthiti-Nāśa-Hetave।
Trayī-Mayāya Tri-Guṇātma-Dhāriṇe Virañci-Nārāyaṇa-Śaṅkar-Ātmane॥1॥

Meaning:
Salutations to Lord Savita (Surya), the one eye of the entire universe, who is the cause of creation, preservation, and dissolution. You embody the essence of the three Vedas, sustain the three qualities of nature, and manifest as Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva.

Verse 2

Yan-Maṇḍalaṁ Dīptikaraṁ Viśālaṁ Ratna-Prabhaṁ Tīvram Anādi-Rūpam।
Dāridrya-Duḥkha-Kṣaya-Kāraṇaṁ Ca Punātu Māṁ Tat Savitur Vareṇyam॥2॥

Meaning:
May that glorious solar orb, vast, radiant like precious jewels, eternal in form, and capable of destroying poverty and sorrow, purify my mind, body, and soul.

Verse 3

Yan-Maṇḍalaṁ Deva-Gaṇaiḥ Supūjitaṁ Vipraiḥ Stutaṁ Bhāvana-Mukti-Kovidam।
Taṁ Deva-Devaṁ Praṇamāmi Sūryaṁ Punātu Māṁ Tat Savitur Vareṇyam॥3॥

Meaning:
I bow to Lord Surya, worshipped by all the gods and praised by learned sages, who grants spiritual wisdom, devotion, and liberation. May that divine Savita purify me.

Verse 4

Yan-Maṇḍalaṁ Jñāna-Ghanaṁ Tv-Agamyaṁ Trailokya-Pūjyaṁ Tri-Guṇātma-Rūpam।
Samasta-Tejo-Maya-Divya-Rūpaṁ Punātu Māṁ Tat Savitur Vareṇyam॥4॥

Meaning:
May that divine solar sphere, filled with supreme knowledge, beyond ordinary understanding, worshipped throughout the three worlds, and overflowing with infinite brilliance, purify me completely.

Verse 5

Yan-Maṇḍalaṁ Gūḍha-Mati-Prabodhaṁ Dharmasya Vṛddhiṁ Kurute Janānām।
Yat Sarva-Pāpa-Kṣaya-Kāraṇaṁ Ca Punātu Māṁ Tat Savitur Vareṇyam॥5॥

Meaning:
May that sacred solar radiance awaken hidden wisdom within every heart, strengthen righteousness among all people, destroy every sin, and purify my entire being.

Verse 6

Yan-Maṇḍalaṁ Vyādhi-Vināśa-Dakṣaṁ Yad Ṛg-Yajuḥ-Sāmasu Saṁpragītam।
Prakāśitaṁ Yena Ca Bhūr Bhuvaḥ Svaḥ Punātu Māṁ Tat Savitur Vareṇyam॥6॥

Meaning:
May that divine Sun, praised throughout the Rig, Yajur, and Sama Vedas, who dispels disease and illuminates the three worlds—Bhūr, Bhuvaḥ, and Svaḥ—purify me forever.

Verse 7

Yan-Maṇḍalaṁ Veda-Vido Vadanti Gāyanti Yac Cāraṇa-Siddha-Saṅghāḥ।
Yad Yogino Yoga-Juṣāṁ Ca Saṅghāḥ Punātu Māṁ Tat Savitur Vareṇyam॥7॥

Meaning:
May that sacred solar sphere, glorified by Vedic scholars, celestial beings, perfected sages, and realized yogis, cleanse me of all impurities and lead me toward divine realization.

Verse 8

Yan-Maṇḍalaṁ Sarva-Janeṣu Pūjitaṁ Jyotiś Ca Kuryād Iha Martya-Loke।
Yat Kāla-Kalpa-Kṣaya-Kāraṇaṁ Ca Punātu Māṁ Tat Savitur Vareṇyam॥8॥

Meaning:
May that universally worshipped Sun, who fills the mortal world with light and governs the cycles of time and cosmic ages, purify and bless me always.

Verse 9

Yan-Maṇḍalaṁ Viśva-Sṛjāṁ Prasiddham Utpatti-Rakṣā-Pralaya-Pragalbham।
Yasmiñ Jagat Saṁharate’khilaṁ Ca Punātu Māṁ Tat Savitur Vareṇyam॥9॥

Meaning:
May that glorious solar orb, renowned as the source of creation, protection, and dissolution of the universe, and into whom all existence finally merges, purify my life.

Verse 10

Yan-Maṇḍalaṁ Sarva-Gatasya Viṣṇor Ātmā Paraṁ Dhāma Viśuddha-Tattvam।
Sūkṣmāntarair Yoga-Pathānugamyaṁ Punātu Māṁ Tat Savitur Vareṇyam॥10॥

Meaning:
May that supreme solar radiance, which is the pure essence and highest abode of Lord Vishnu, attainable through deep meditation and the path of Yoga, purify my heart and soul.

Verse 11

Yan-Maṇḍalaṁ Veda-Vido Vadanti Gāyanti Yac Cāraṇa-Siddha-Saṅghāḥ।
Yan-Maṇḍalaṁ Veda-Vidaḥ Smaranti Punātu Māṁ Tat Savitur Vareṇyam॥11॥

Meaning:
May that sacred Sun, praised, remembered, and glorified by the knowers of the Vedas and the assemblies of perfected celestial beings, purify me and guide me toward divine wisdom.

Verse 12

Yan-Maṇḍalaṁ Veda-Vidopagītaṁ Yad Yogināṁ Yoga-Pathānugamyam।
Tat Sarva-Vedaṁ Praṇamāmi Sūryaṁ Punātu Māṁ Tat Savitur Vareṇyam॥12॥

Meaning:
I bow to Lord Surya, whose divine glory is celebrated throughout the Vedas and realized by accomplished yogis through the path of Yoga. May that most excellent Savita purify me always.

Verse 13 (Phala Shruti)

Maṇḍalāṣṭatayaṁ Puṇyaṁ Yaḥ Paṭhet Satataṁ Naraḥ।
Sarva-Pāpa-Viśuddhātmā Sūrya-Loke Mahīyate॥13॥

Meaning:
Whoever regularly recites this sacred Mandalashtakam with devotion becomes purified from all sins, attains a pure heart, and is honored in the divine abode of Lord Surya.

॥ Thus Ends the Sacred Shri Mandalashtakam from the Aditya Hridayam ॥