उत्केतुना बृहता देव आगन्न् अपावृक्तमोऽभि ज्योतिरश्रैत्। दिव्यः सुपर्णः स वीरो व्यख्यददितेः पुत्रो भुवनानि विश्वा
With a great banner the god approached, having driven away the darkness, he beheld the light; the divine bird of the sky, that hero, the son of Aditi, revealed all the worlds.
उद्यन् रश्मीन् आ तनुषे विश्वा रुपाणि पुष्यसि । उभा समुद्रौ क्रतुना वि भासि सर्वांल्लोकान् परिभूर्भ्राजमानः
Rising, you stretch out your rays, you sustain all forms; by your will you shine over both oceans, you encompass all the worlds, resplendent.
{७} पूर्वापरं चरतो माययैतौ शिशू क्रीडन्तौ परि यातोऽर्णवम् । विश्वान्यो भुवना विचष्टे हैरण्यैरन्यं हरितो वहन्ति
By their magic, these two children, moving back and forth, play as they travel around the ocean; one observes all the worlds, the other is drawn by golden horses.
दिवि त्वात्त्रिरधारयत्सूर्या मासाय कर्तवे । स एषि सुधृतस्तपन् विश्वा भूतावचाकशत्
In the sky, three times you are established, O Sun, to make the month; thus you move, well-supported, shining, proclaiming all beings.
उभावन्तौ समर्षसि वत्सः संमातराविव । नन्वेतदितः पुरा ब्रह्म देवा अमी विदुः
You endure both, like a calf with its mothers; truly, even before this, the gods knew this sacred knowledge.
यत्समुद्रमनु श्रितं तत्सिषासति सूर्यः । अध्वास्य विततो महान् पूर्वश्चापरश्च यः
What is established after the ocean, that the Sun seeks to know; his path is vast, spread out, both the former and the latter.
तं समाप्नोति जूतिभिस्ततो नाप चिकित्सति । तेनामृतस्य भक्षं देवानां नाव रुन्धते
He attains that by his efforts, from which there is no turning back; by that, he does not withhold the food of immortality from the gods.
उदु त्यं जातवेदसं देवं वहन्ति केतवः । दृशे विश्वाय सूर्यम्
Upwards, the rays carry that Jātavedas, the god, the Sun, for all to see.
अप त्ये तायवो यथा नक्षत्रा यन्त्यक्तुभिः । सूराय विश्वचक्षसे
As birds fly away, so those rays go forth with the nights, for the Sun, the all-seeing.
अदृश्रन्न् अस्य केतवो वि रश्मयो जनामनु । भ्राजन्तो अग्नयो यथा
His rays were seen, his beams among the people, shining like fires.
तरणिर्विश्वदर्शतो ज्योतिष्कृदसि सूर्य । विश्वमा भासि रोचन
You are the swift one, all-seeing, O Sun, maker of light; you shine upon all the realms.
प्रत्यङ्देवानां विशः प्रत्यङ्ङुदेषि मानुषीः । प्रत्यङ्विश्वं स्वर्दृशे
You turn towards the gatherings of the gods, you turn towards the human assemblies, you turn towards all the shining world for vision.
{८} येना पावक चक्षसा भुरण्यन्तं जनाँ अनु । त्वं वरुण पश्यसि
With that radiant eye, O blazing one, you observe all beings; you, O Varuṇa, see.
वि द्यामेषि रजस्पृथ्वहर्मिमानो अक्तुभिः । पश्यन् जन्मानि सूर्य
You move through the wide atmosphere, O Sun, bearing your light with the days, seeing all births.
सप्त त्वा हरितो रथे वहन्ति देव सूर्य । शोचिष्केशं विचक्षणम्
Seven green horses draw you, O divine Sun, on your chariot, with fiery manes, all-seeing.
अयुक्त सप्त शुन्ध्युवः सूरो रथस्य नप्त्यः । ताभिर्याति स्वयुक्तिभिः
The seven swift mares, offspring of the Sun's chariot, are yoked; with these, he journeys by his own harnessing.
रोहितो दिवमारुहत्तपसा तपस्वी । स योनिमैति स उ जायते पुनः स देवानामधिपतिर्बभूव
The red one, ascetic through asceticism, ascended to heaven; he enters the womb, he is born again; he became the lord of the gods.
यो विश्वचर्षणिरुत विश्वतोमुखो यो विश्वतस्पाणिरुत विश्वतस्पृथः । सं बाहुभ्यां भरति सं पतत्रैर्द्यावापृथिवी जनयन् देव एकः
He who moves among all people, who faces all directions, who has hands everywhere, who stretches everywhere—he bears together with both arms, with wings, the one god generating heaven and earth.
एकपाद्द्विपदो भूयो वि चक्रमे द्विपात्त्रिपादमभ्येति पश्चात्। द्विपाद्ध षट्पदो भूयो वि चक्रमे त एकपदस्तन्वं समासते
With one foot, he strides more than the two-footed; from two-footed, he approaches the three-footed behind; from two-footed, he strides more than the six-footed; those with one foot compose their bodies.
अतन्द्रो यास्यन् हरितो यदास्थाद्द्वे रूपे कृणुते रोचमानः । केतुमान् उद्यन्त्सहमानो रजांसि विश्वा आदित्य प्रवतो वि भासि
Untiring, advancing, when the tawny one takes his place, shining, he makes two forms; adorned with a banner, rising, enduring the spaces, O shining one, you illuminate all the paths of the sun.
बण्महाँ असि सूर्य बडादित्य महाँ असि । महांस्ते महतो महिमा त्वमादित्य महाँ असि
Great are you, O Sun, great Aditya, you are great; great is your greatness, O Aditya, you are truly great.
रोचसे दिवि रोचसे अन्तरिक्षे पतङ्ग पृथिव्यां रोचसे रोचसे अप्स्वन्तः । उभा समुद्रौ रुच्या व्यापिथ देवो देवासि महिषः स्वर्जित्
You shine in heaven, you shine in the midspace, O bird, you shine on earth, you shine within the waters; both oceans you pervade with your radiance, O god, you are the mighty bull, the lord of light.
{९} अर्वाङ्परस्तात्प्रयतो व्यध्व आशुर्विपश्चित्पतयन् पतङ्गः । विष्णुर्विचित्तः शवसाधितिष्ठन् प्र केतुना सहते विश्वमेजत्
Coming near from afar, proceeding on the path, the swift, wise, flying bird; Vishnu, of manifold vision, standing with power, endures all that moves with his banner.
चित्रश्चिकित्वान् महिषः सुपर्ण आरोचयन् रोदसी अन्तरिक्षम् । अहोरात्रे परि सूर्यं वसाने प्रास्य विश्वा तिरतो वीर्याणि
Brilliant, wise, the mighty one, the splendid-winged, illuminating heaven and earth and the midspace; clothing the sun with day and night, he casts all heroic deeds across the regions.
तिग्मो विभ्राजन् तन्वं शिशानोऽरंगमासः प्रवतो रराणः । ज्योतिष्मान् पक्षी महिषो वयोधा विश्वा आस्थात्प्रदिशः कल्पमानः
Sharp, shining, clothing his form, the unapproachable, he pours forth the streams; radiant, winged, the mighty one, the leader of birds, he occupies all the directions, arranging them.
चित्रं देवानां केतुरनीकं ज्योतिष्मान् प्रदिशः सूर्य उद्यन् । दिवाकरोऽति द्युम्नैस्तमांसि विश्वातारीद्दुरितानि शुक्रः
Wonderful is the banner of the gods, the face, the radiant sun rising in the directions; the maker of day, surpassing in splendor, the bright one drives away all darkness and misfortunes.
चित्रं देवानामुदगादनीकं चक्षुर्मित्रस्य वरुणस्याग्नेः । आप्राद् द्वायापृथिवी अन्तरिक्षं सूर्य आत्मा जगतस्तस्थुषश्च
Wonderful among the gods rose the face, the eye of Mitra, Varuna, and Agni; you, O Sun, filled both heaven and earth and the midspace, you are the soul of all that moves and stands.
उच्चा पतन्तमरुणं सुपर्णं मध्ये दिवस्तरणिं भ्राजमानम् । पश्याम त्वा सवितारं यमाहुरजस्रं ज्योतिर्यदविन्ददत्त्रिः
We behold you, O Savitar, soaring high, the ruddy, splendid-winged one, shining in the midst of heaven, whom they call the unfailing light, which the three found.
दिवस्पृष्ठे धावमानं सुपर्णमदित्याः पुत्रं नाथकाम उप यामि भीतः । स नः सूर्य प्र तिर दीर्घमायुर्मा रिषाम सुमतौ ते स्याम
Running on the summit of heaven, the splendid-winged one, the son of Aditi, I approach for protection, afraid; O Sun, carry us across to long life, may we not perish, may we be in your good favor.
सहस्राह्ण्यं वियतावस्य पक्षौ हरेर्हंसस्य पततः स्वर्गम् । स देवान्त्सर्वान् उरस्युपदद्य संपश्यन् याति भुवनानि विश्वा
With a thousand days, the wings of the swift goose flying to heaven; he, seeing all, approaches all the worlds, having placed all the gods in his breast.