सर्वलक्षणसंयुक्तं सर्वाभरणभूषितम् सुरूपं वरदं शान्तं प्रभामण्डलमण्डितम्
Endowed with all auspicious marks, adorned with every ornament, of beautiful form, bestower of boons, peaceful, and encircled by a halo of light.
उद्यन्तं भास्करं दृष्ट्वा सान्द्रसिन्दूरसंनिभम् ततस् तत् पात्रम् आदाय जानुभ्यां धरणीं गतः
Beholding the rising Sun, resembling dense vermilion, then, taking that vessel, one should go to the ground on one's knees.
कृत्वा शिरसि तत् पात्रम् एकचित्तस् तु वाग्यतः त्र्यक्षरेण तु मन्त्रेण सूर्यायार्घ्यं निवेदयेत्
Holding that vessel upon the head, with single-mindedness and control of speech, with the three-syllabled mantra, one should offer arghya to the Sun.
अदीक्षितस् तु तस्यैव नाम्नैवार्घं प्रयच्छति श्रद्धया भावयुक्तेन भक्तिग्राह्यो रविर् यतः
But one who is not initiated should offer arghya only with His name; with faith and a mind filled with devotion, for the Sun accepts devotion.
अग्निनिरृतिवाय्वीशमध्यपूर्वादिदिक्षु च हृच् छिरश् च शिखावर्मनेत्राण्य् अस्त्रं च पूजयेत्
In the directions of Fire, Nirṛti, Wind, Īśa, East, and others, one should worship the heart, head, topknot, armor, eyes, and the weapon.
दत्त्वार्घ्यं गन्धधूपं च दीपं नैवेद्यम् एव च जप्त्वा स्तुत्वा नमस् कृत्वा मुद्रां बद्ध्वा विसर्जयेत्
Having offered arghya, and also fragrance, incense, lamp, and food, reciting, praising, bowing, and forming the hand gesture, one should dismiss (the deity).
ये वार्घ्यं संप्रयच्छन्ति सूर्याय नियतेन्द्रियाः ब्राह्मणाः क्षत्रिया वैश्याः स्त्रियः शूद्राश् च संयताः
Those who offer arghya to the Sun with controlled senses—Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, women, and restrained Shudras—
भक्तिभावेन सततं विशुद्धेनान्तरात्मना ते भुक्त्वाभिमतान् कामान् प्राप्नुवन्ति परां गतिम्
With constant devotion and a purified inner self, after enjoying their desired pleasures, they attain the supreme state.
त्रैलोक्यदीपकं देवं भास्करं गगनेचरम् ये संश्रयन्ति मनुजास् ते स्युः सुखस्य भाजनम्
Those men who take refuge in Bhāskara, the god who moves through the sky and is the lamp of the three worlds, become recipients of happiness.
यावन् न दीयते चार्घ्यं भास्कराय यथोदितम् तावन् न पूजयेद् विष्णुं शंकरं वा सुरेश्वरम्
Until the offering of water, as prescribed, is given to Bhāskara, one should not worship Viṣṇu or Śaṃkara, the lords of the gods.
तस्मात् प्रयत्नम् आस्थाय दद्याद् अर्घ्यं दिने दिने आदित्याय शुचिर् भूत्वा पुष्पैर् गन्धैर् मनोरमैः
Therefore, with effort, one should give an offering of water every day to Āditya, having become pure and with delightful flowers and fragrances.
एवं ददाति यश् चार्घ्यं सप्तम्यां सुसमाहितः आदित्याय शुचिः स्नातः स लभेद् ईप्सितं फलम्
Whoever, with a pure mind and after bathing, offers such water to Āditya on the seventh day, attains the desired result.
रोगाद् विमुच्यते रोगी वित्तार्थी लभते धनम् विद्यां प्राप्नोति विद्यार्थी सुतार्थी पुत्रवान् भवेत्
The sick are freed from illness, the seeker of wealth obtains riches, the seeker of knowledge gains learning, and the seeker of sons becomes a father.
यं यं कामम् अभिध्यायन् सूर्यायार्घ्यं प्रयच्छति तस्य तस्य फलं सम्यक् प्राप्नोति पुरुषः सुधीः
Whatever desire a wise person contemplates while offering water to Sūrya, he fully attains the fruit of that very desire.
स्नात्वा वै सागरे दत्त्वा सूर्यायार्घ्यं प्रणम्य च नरो वा यदि वा नारी सर्वकामफलं लभेत्
Having bathed in the ocean, after offering water to Sūrya and bowing, whether man or woman, one obtains the fruit of all desires.
ततः सूर्यालयं गच्छेत् पुष्पम् आदाय वाग्यतः प्रविश्य पूजयेद् भानुं कृत्वा तु त्रिः प्रदक्षिणम्
Then, taking flowers and with controlled speech, one should go to the temple of Sūrya, enter, worship Bhānu, and circumambulate three times.
पूजयेत् परया भक्त्या कोणार्कं मुनिसत्तमाः गन्धैः पुष्पैस् तथा दीपैर् धूपैर् नैवेद्यकैर् अपि
O best of sages, one should worship Koṇārka with supreme devotion, with fragrances, flowers, lamps, incense, and offerings of food.
दण्डवत् प्रणिपातैश् च जयशब्दैस् तथा स्तवैः एवं संपूज्य तं देवं सहस्रांशुं जगत्पतिम्
With prostrations like a staff, with cries of victory, and with hymns, thus worshipping that god, the thousand-rayed lord of the world.
दशानाम् अश्वमेधानां फलं प्राप्नोति मानवः सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो युवा दिव्यवपुर् नरः
A man obtains the fruit of ten Aśvamedha sacrifices, becomes free from all sins, and, youthful, attains a divine body.
सप्तावरान् सप्त परान् वंशान् उद्धृत्य भो द्विजाः विमानेनार्कवर्णेन कामगेन सुवर्चसा
O twice-born, having uplifted seven generations before and after, he ascends in a radiant, wish-fulfilling chariot resembling the sun.
उपगीयमानो गन्धर्वैः सूर्यलोकं स गच्छति भुक्त्वा तत्र वरान् भोगान् यावद् आभूतसंप्लवम्
Praised by the Gandharvas, he goes to the world of the sun and enjoys excellent pleasures there until the end of the cosmic cycle.
पुण्यक्षयाद् इहायातः प्रवरे योगिनां कुले चतुर्वेदो भवेद् विप्रः स्वधर्मनिरतः शुचिः
When his merit is exhausted, he is born here in the noble family of yogins, becomes a brāhmaṇa versed in the four Vedas, devoted to his own duty and pure.
योगं विवस्वतः प्राप्य ततो मोक्षम् अवाप्नुयात् चैत्रे मासि सिते पक्षे यात्रां दमनभञ्जिकाम्
Having attained the yoga of Vivasvat, he then obtains liberation; in the month of Caitra, during the bright fortnight, is the pilgrimage called Damanabhañjikā.
यः करोति नरस् तत्र पूर्वोक्तं स फलं लभेत् शयनोत्थापने भानोः संक्रान्त्यां विषुवायने
Whoever performs there what was previously described attains that fruit, whether at sunrise, at the solstice, or at the equinox.
वारे रवेस् तिथौ चैव पर्वकाले ऽथवा द्विजाः ये तत्र यात्रां कुर्वन्ति श्रद्धया संयतेन्द्रियाः
O twice-born, on the day of the sun, on the lunar day, or at the time of a festival, those who undertake the pilgrimage there with faith and controlled senses—
विमानेनार्कवर्णेन सूर्यलोकं व्रजन्ति ते आस्ते तत्र महादेवस् तीरे नदनदीपतेः
They ascend in a radiant chariot to the world of the sun and dwell there on the great bank of the lord of rivers.
रामेश्वर इति ख्यातः सर्वकामफलप्रदः ये तं पश्यन्ति कामारिं स्नात्वा सम्यङ् महोदधौ
He is known as Rāmeśvara, the bestower of all desired fruits; those who behold that enemy of desire, after bathing properly in the great ocean,
गन्धैः पुष्पैस् तथा धूपैर् दीपैर् नैवेद्यकैर् वरैः प्रणिपातैस् तथा स्तोत्रैर् गीतैर् वाद्यैर् मनोहरैः
with fragrances, flowers, incense, lamps, excellent offerings of food, prostrations, hymns, songs, and delightful music,
राजसूयफलं सम्यग् वाजिमेधफलं तथा प्राप्नुवन्ति महात्मानः संसिद्धिं परमां तथा
those great souls attain fully the fruit of the Rājasūya and likewise the fruit of the Aśvamedha, and also supreme accomplishment.
कामगेन विमानेन किङ्किणीजालमालिना उपगीयमाना गन्धर्वैः शिवलोकं व्रजन्ति ते
In a celestial chariot born of desire, adorned with networks of bells, praised by Gandharvas, they go to the world of Śiva.