सर्वदेवमयं दृष्ट्वा रूपमर्कस्य ते नृप
Seeing the form of the sun composed of all the gods, O king,
प्रणम्य शिरसा देवं वेपमाना धरां गताः
They bowed their heads to the god, trembling, and fell to the ground.
समीक्ष्य रूपं ते देव भीमं ज्वालासमाकुलम्
Having seen your terrible form, O god, filled with blazing flames,
दिग्ज्ञानं हृतमस्माकं तत्प्रसीद जगत्पते
Our understanding of direction has been taken away; be gracious, Lord of the universe.
इति तेषां वचः श्रुत्वा देवदेवो दिवाकरः
Hearing their words, the god of gods, the Sun,
दृष्टं भवद्भिर्देवेंद्रा मम सर्वजगन्मयम्
O lords of the gods, you have seen my form that is all the worlds.
एतन्मया प्रसन्नेन युष्माकं श्रेयसेऽनघाः
By my favor, O sinless ones, this has been shown for your welfare.
योगिनामपि देवेश दर्शनं ह्यस्य दुर्लभम्
O Lord of gods, even for yogis, the vision of this form is difficult to attain.
त्वामाराध्य जगन्नाथं नाप्राप्यमिह विद्यते 1.160.
By worshiping you, O Lord of the universe, there is nothing here that cannot be attained.
एवमुक्त्वाऽदितेः पुत्रो जगामादर्शनं रविः
Having spoken thus, the son of Aditi, the Sun, became invisible.
एवं ब्रह्मादयो देवाः पूजयित्वा दिवाकरम्
Thus, Brahma and the other gods, having worshiped the Sun,
सूर्यपूजाफलप्रश्नवर्णनम् नास्त्यादित्यसमो देवो नास्त्यादित्यसमा गतिः
There is no god equal to Aditya, nor is there any path equal to Aditya.
आदित्यमूलमखिलं त्रैलोक्यं नात्र संशयः
All the three worlds have their root in Aditya; there is no doubt about this.
रुद्रेंद्रोपेंद्रकेंद्राणां विप्रेंद्र त्रिदिवौकसाम्
O best of Brahmins, among Rudra, Indra, Upendra, and the lords of heaven,
सर्वात्मा सर्वलोकेशो महादेवः प्रजापतिः
He is the self of all, the lord of all worlds, the great god, the progenitor.
ततः संजायते सर्वं तत्रैव प्रविलीयते
From him everything arises, and into him all indeed dissolves.
जगज्ज्येष्ठो ग्रहो विप्र प्रदीप्तः प्रभवो रविः
O Brahmin, the Sun is the eldest planet of the world, blazing and the source of all.
क्षणा मुहूर्ता दिवसा रात्रिपक्षाश्च कृत्स्नशः
Moments, muhūrtas, days, nights, and lunar fortnights, all entirely,
स एष कालश्चाग्निश्च द्वादशात्मा प्रजापतिः
He is time, he is fire, he is the twelvefold one, the progenitor.
तस्मादस्य द्विजश्रेष्ठ पूजने यत्फलं भवेत्
Therefore, O best of twice-born, what fruit arises from his worship—
सौरधर्मवर्णनम् प्राप्नोत्यमरतां वीर तेजसा रविसन्निभः
He attains immortality, O hero, radiant with brilliance like the sun.
यो भानुं द्वेष्टि संमोहात्सर्वदेवनम स्कृतम्
Whoever, out of delusion, hates the sun, has insulted all the gods.
भानुमिष्टं प्रतिष्ठाप्य सर्वयत्नैर्विधानतः
Establishing the adored Sun with all effort and proper rites,
सर्वयज्ञतपोदानतीर्थदेवेषु यत्फलम्
The fruit gained from all sacrifices, austerities, gifts, pilgrimages, and worship of gods—
यो भानुं स्थापयेद्भक्त्या विधिपूर्वं नराधिप
Whoever, with devotion and according to rule, installs the Sun, O king,
मातृजान्पितृजांश्चैव यत्र चोद्वहते स्त्रियम्
Where he marries a woman of his own maternal or paternal lineage,
भुक्त्वा विपुलान्भोगान्प्रलये समुपस्थिते
Having enjoyed abundant pleasures, when dissolution approaches,
अथ वा राज्यमाकांक्षेज्जायते संभवांतरे
Or, desiring sovereignty, he is born again in another existence.
यत्कृत्वा पार्थिवं ब्योम्नि अर्चयेत्सर्वदेवकम्
By performing that act, O king, he worships all the gods in the sky.
इहैव धनवाञ्च्छ्रीमा न्सोंतेऽर्कत्वमवाप्नुयात् 1.162.
Here itself, he becomes wealthy and prosperous, and at the end attains the state of the Sun.