Surya Ashtakam

आदिदेव नमस्तुभ्यं प्रसीद मम भास्कर ।
दिवाकर नमस्तुभ्यं प्रभाकर नमोऽस्तु ते ॥१॥
āadi-ḍeva ṇamastubhyam prasīda mama bhāskara |
ḍivākara ṇamastubhyam prabhākara ṇamostu ṭe ||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.

सप्ताश्वरथमारूढं प्रचण्डं कश्यपात्मजम् ।
श्वेतपद्मधरं देवं तं सूर्यं प्रणमाम्यहम् ॥२॥
sapta-aśva-ratham-ārūḍhaṃ pracaṇḍaṃ kaśyapātmajam |
śveta-padma-dharaṃ devaṃ taṃ sūryaṃ praṇamāmyaham ||2||
Salutations to Sri Surya Deva! You are mounted on a chariot driven by seven horses, exceedingly powerful, the son of sage Kashyapa, the deity who holds a white lotus; I bow to you, O Surya Deva.

लोहितं रथमारूढं सर्वलोकपितामहम् ।
महापापहरं देवं तं सूर्यं प्रणमाम्यहम् ॥३॥
lohitaṃ ratham-ārūḍhaṃ sarva-loka-pitāmaham |
mahā-pāpa-haraṃ devaṃ taṃ sūryaṃ praṇamāmyaham ||3||
Salutations to Sri Surya Deva! You are reddish in hue, mounted on a chariot, the forefather of all beings, the remover of great sins; I bow to you, O Surya Deva.

त्रैगुण्यं च महाशूरं ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेश्वरम् ।
महापापहरं देवं तं सूर्यं प्रणमाम्यहम् ॥४॥
traiguṇyaṃ ca mahāśūraṃ brahma-viṣṇu-maheśvaram |
mahā-pāpa-haraṃ devaṃ taṃ sūryaṃ praṇamāmyaham ||4||
Salutations to Sri Surya Deva! You embody the three gunas and the powers of Brahma, Vishnu, and Maheshvara, the heroic remover of great sins; I bow to you, O Surya Deva.

बृंहितं तेजःपुञ्जं च वायुमाकाशमेव च ।
प्रभुं च सर्वलोकानां तं सूर्यं प्रणमाम्यहम् ॥५॥
bṛṃhitaṃ tejaḥ-puñjaṃ ca vāyum ākāśam eva ca |
prabhuṃ ca sarva-lokānāṃ taṃ sūryaṃ praṇamāmyaham ||5||
Salutations to Sri Surya Deva! You are an immense mass of radiant energy pervading like air and space, the lord of all worlds; I bow to you, O Surya Deva.

बन्धुकपुष्पसङ्काशं हारकुण्डलभूषितम् ।
एकचक्रधरं देवं तं सूर्यं प्रणमाम्यहम् ॥६॥
bandhuka-puṣpa-saṅkāśaṃ hāra-kuṇḍala-bhūṣitam |
eka-cakra-dharaṃ devaṃ taṃ sūryaṃ praṇamāmyaham ||6||
Salutations to Sri Surya Deva! You shine like a red hibiscus flower, adorned with garlands and earrings, holding a single discus; I bow to you, O Surya Deva.

तं सूर्यं जगत्कर्तारं महातेजः प्रदीपनम् ।
महापापहरं देवं तं सूर्यं प्रणमाम्यहम् ॥७॥
taṃ sūryaṃ jagat-kartāraṃ mahā-tejaḥ pradīpanam |
mahā-pāpa-haraṃ devaṃ taṃ sūryaṃ praṇamāmyaham ||7||
Salutations to Sri Surya Deva! You are the creator and energizer of the universe, the illuminator with great radiance, the remover of great sins; I bow to you, O Surya Deva.

तं सूर्यं जगतां नाथं ज्ञानविज्ञानमोक्षदम् ।
महापापहरं देवं तं सूर्यं प्रणमाम्यहम् ॥८॥
taṃ sūryaṃ jagatāṃ nāthaṃ jñāna-vijñāna-mokṣadam |
mahā-pāpa-haraṃ devaṃ taṃ sūryaṃ praṇamāmyaham ||8||
Salutations to Sri Surya Deva! You are the lord of the worlds, the giver of knowledge, wisdom, and liberation, the remover of great sins; I bow to you, O Surya Deva.

Description

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.