Book 10 >> HYMN 37 - Surya



नमो मित्रस्य वरुणस्य चक्षसे महो देवाय तद रतंसपर्यत |
दूरेद्र्शे देवजाताय केतवे दिवस पुत्रायसूर्याय शंसत
English:- . Do homage unto Varuṇa's and Mitra's Eye: offer this solemn worship to the Mighty God,
Who seeth far away, the Ensign, born of Gods. Sing praises unto Sūrya, to the Son of Dyaus.

सा मा सत्योक्तिः परि पातु विश्वतो दयावा च यत्रततनन्नहानि च |
विश्वमन्यन नि विशते यदेजतिविश्वाहापो विश्वाहोदेति सूर्यः
English:- May this my truthful speech guard me on every side wherever heaven and earth and days are spread abroad.
All else that is in motion finds a place of rest: the waters ever flow and ever mounts the Sun.

न ते अदेवः परदिवो नि वासते यदेतशेभिः पतरैरथर्यसि |
पराचीनमन्यदनु वर्तते रज उदन्येनज्योतिषा यासि सूर्य
English:- No godless man from time remotest draws thee down when thou art driving forth with winged dappled Steeds.
One lustre waits upon thee moving to the cast, and, Sūrya, thou arisest with a different light.

येन सूर्य जयोतिषा बाधसे तमो जगच्च विश्वमुदियर्षिभानुना |
तेनास्मद विश्वामनिरामनाहुतिमपामीवामप दुष्वप्न्यं सुव
English:- O Sūrya, with the light whereby thou scatterest gloom, and with thy ray impellest every moving thing,
Keep far from us all feeble, worthless sacrifice, and drive away disease and every evil dream.

विश्वस्य हि परेषितो रक्षसि वरतमहेळयन्नुच्चरसिस्वधा अनु |
यदद्य तवा सूर्योपब्रवामहै तं नो देवानु मंसीरत करतुम
English:- Sent forth thou guardest well the Universe's law, and in thy wonted way arisest free from wrath.
When Sūrya, we address our prayers to thee to-day, may the Gods favour this our purpose and desire.

तं नो दयावाप्र्थिवी तन न आप इन्द्रः शर्ण्वन्तु मरुतोहवं वचः |
मा शूने भूम सूर्यस्य सन्द्र्शिभद्रं जीवन्तो जरणामशीमहि
English:- This invocation, these our words may Heaven and Earth, and Indra and the Waters and the Maruts hear.
Ne'er may we suffer want in presence of the Sun, and, living happy lives, may we attain old age.

विश्वाहा तवा सुमनसः सुचक्षसः परजावन्तो अनमीवानागसः |
उद्यन्तं तवा मित्रमहो दिवे-दिवे जयोग जीवाःप्रति पश्येम सूर्य
English:- Cheerful in spirit, evermore, and keen of sight, with store of children, free from sickness and from sin,
Long-living, may we look, O Sūrya, upon thee uprising day by day, thou great as Mitra is!

महि जयोतिर्बिभ्रतं तवा विचक्षण भास्वन्तं चक्षुषे चक्षुषे मयः |
आरोहन्तं बर्हतः पाजसस परि वयंजीवाः परति पश्येम सूर्य
English:- Sūrya, may we live long and look upon thee still, thee, O Far-seeing One, bringing the glorious light,
The radiant God, the spring of joy to every eye, as thou art mounting up o'er the high shining flood.

यस्य ते विश्वा भुवनानि केतुना पर चेरते नि च विशन्तेक्तुभिः |
अनागास्त्वेन हरिकेश सूर्याह्नाह्ना नोवस्यसा-वस्यसोदिहि
English:- Thou by whose lustre all the world of life comes forth, and by thy beams again returns unto its rest,
O Sūrya with the golden hair, ascend for us day after day, still bringing purer innocence.

शं नो भव चक्षसा शं नो अह्ना शं भानुना शंहिमा शं घर्णेन |
यथा शमध्वञ्छमसद दुरोणेतत सूर्य दरविणं धेहि चित्रम
English:- Bless us with shine, bless us with perfect daylight, bless us with cold, with fervent heat and lustre.
Bestow on us, O Sūrya, varied riches, to bless us in our home and when we travel.

अस्माकं देवा उभयाय जन्मने शर्म यछत दविपदेचतुष्पदे |
अदत पिबदूर्जयमानमाशितं तदस्मेशं योररपो दधातन
English:- Gods, to our living creatures of both kinds vouchsafe protection, both to bipeds and to quadrupeds,
That they may drink and eat invigorating food. So grant us health and strength and perfect innocence.

यद वो देवाश्चक्र्म जिह्वया गुरु मनसो वा परयुतीदेवहेळनम |
अरावा यो नो अभि दुछुनायते तस्मिन तदेनोवसवो नि धेतन
English:- If by some grievous sin we have provoked the Gods, O Deities, with the tongue or thoughtlessness of heart,
That guilt, O Vasus, lay upon the Evil One, on him who ever leads us into deep distress.