प्रदीपांते च नैवेद्यं ततो वारि निवेदयेत्। ततो जप्यं स्तुतिं मुद्रां नमस्कारं तु कारयेत्
After the lamp, one should offer food, then present water; then perform recitation, praise, gestures, and salutations.
अंजलि प्रथमा मुद्रा द्वितीया धेनुका स्मृता। एवं यः पूजयेदर्कं रविसायुज्यमाव्रजेत्
The first gesture is añjali, the second is called dhenukā; thus, whoever worships Arka attains union with the Sun.
मम ब्रह्मवधं घोरं कपालं करलग्नकम्। रवेस्तस्यप्रसादात्तु मुक्तं वाराणसीतटे
The terrible sin of killing a Brahmin, the skull clinging to my hand—by the grace of the Sun, I was freed from it on the banks of Vārāṇasī.
रवेः परतरं दैवं त्रैलोक्ये तु न विद्यते। यस्य प्रसादतो घोरान्मुक्तोहं गुरुकिल्बिषात्
There is no deity in the three worlds greater than the Sun; by whose grace I was freed from the terrible sin against my teacher.
स्कंद उवाच-। श्रुत्वा त्वत्तो गिरं नाथ विस्मयो मेऽभवत्प्रभो। त्वदन्योस्ति न को देवः कथं ब्रह्मवधं त्वयि
Skanda said: Hearing these words from you, O Lord, I was amazed, O Master. Is there any god other than you? How could the sin of Brahmin-killing be in you?
त्वं च ज्ञानीश्वरो योगी लोके भोक्ताऽक्षरोऽव्ययः। देवानां गुरुरेकस्त्वं व्याप्तरूपी महेश्वरः
You are the Lord of knowledge, the yogi, the enjoyer in the world, imperishable and undecaying; you alone are the teacher of the gods, O Maheśvara, whose form pervades all.
सर्वज्ञो वरदो नित्यं सर्वेषां प्राणिनां प्रभुः। दुष्कृतं ते कुतो नाथ तथा क्रोधो विशेषतः
You are all-knowing, ever-granting boons, the eternal lord of all living beings; O master, how could you have committed wrongdoing, or especially anger?
शिव उवाच- लोकानां च हितार्थाय पृथग्भूता युगे युगे। सर्वं कुर्मो वयं पुत्र ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेश्वराः
Śiva said: For the welfare of the worlds, in every age, we—Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Maheśvara—each act separately, my son.
नास्माकं बंधमोक्षौ च नाकार्यं कार्यमेव वा। तथा लोकस्य रक्षार्थं चरामो विधिपूर्वकम्
For us, there is neither bondage nor liberation, nor anything to be done or not done; yet, for the protection of the world, we act according to prescribed order.
सर्वं च परमं चैव सर्वविघ्नविनाशनम्। सर्वरोगप्रशमनं सर्वार्थप्रतिसाधकम्
All that is supreme, the remover of every obstacle, the pacifier of all diseases, and the fulfiller of every purpose.
एकोसौ बहुधा भूत्वा कालभेदादनिंदितः। मासे मासे तु तपति एको द्वादशतां व्रजेत्
That one, becoming many through the divisions of time, is faultless; month by month he shines, and alone becomes twelve.
मित्रो मार्गशिरे मासि पौषे विष्णुः सनातनः। वरुणो माघमासे तु सूर्यो वै फाल्गुने तथा
Mitra shines in the month of Mārgaśīrṣa; Viṣṇu, the eternal, in Pauṣa; Varuṇa in Māgha; and Sūrya in Phālguna.
चैत्रे मासि तपेद्भानुर्वैशाखे तापनः स्मृतः। ज्येष्ठमासे तपेदिंद्र आषाढे तपते रविः
In Caitra, Bhānu shines; in Vaiśākha, he is known as Tāpanā; in Jyeṣṭha, Indra shines; in Āṣāḍha, Ravi shines.
गभस्तिः श्रावणे मासि यमो भाद्रपदे तथा। हिरण्यरेताश्वयुजि कार्तिके तु दिवाकरः
Gabhasti shines in Śrāvaṇa; Yama in Bhādrapada; Hiraṇyaretā in Āśvayuja; and Divākara in Kārtika.
इत्येते द्वादशादित्या मासि मासि प्रकीर्तिताः। उरुरूपा महातेजा युगांतानलवर्चसः
Thus these twelve Ādityas are proclaimed, month by month, vast in form, of great brilliance, bearing the radiance of the fire at the end of the age.
य इदं पठते नित्यं तस्य पापं न विद्यते। न रोगो न च दारिद्र्यं नावमानो भवेत्क्वचित्
Whoever recites this daily has no sin; no disease, no poverty, nor any dishonor will ever befall him.
अक्षयं लभते स्वर्गं सुखं राज्यं यशः क्रमात्। महामंत्रं प्रवक्ष्यामि सर्वप्रीतिकरं परम्
He attains inexhaustible heaven, happiness, sovereignty, and fame in order; I will declare the supreme mantra, which brings universal delight.
ऊँ नमः सहस्रबाहवे आदित्याय नमोनमः। नमस्ते पद्महस्ताय वरुणाय नमोनमः
Om, homage to the thousand-armed Āditya; homage, homage to you! Salutations to you, lotus-handed Varuṇa; homage, homage to you!
नमस्तिमिरनाशाय श्रीसूर्याय नमोनमः। नमः सहस्रजिह्वाय भानवे च नमोनमः
Salutations to the destroyer of darkness, to glorious Sūrya; homage, homage to you! Salutations to the thousand-tongued Bhānu; homage, homage to you!
त्वं च ब्रह्मा त्वं च विष्णू रुद्रस्त्वं च नमोनमः। त्वमग्निः सर्वभूतेषु वायुस्त्वं च नमोनमः
You are Brahmā, you are Viṣṇu, you are Rudra; homage, homage to you! You are Agni among all beings, you are Vāyu; homage, homage to you!
सर्वगः सर्वभूतेषु नहि किंचित्त्वया विना। चराचरे जगत्यस्मिन्सर्वदेहे व्यवस्थितः
You are all-pervading among all beings; nothing exists without you. In this world, moving and unmoving, you are established in every body.
इति जप्त्वा लभेत्कामं स्वर्गभोग्यादिकं क्रमात्। आदित्यो भास्करः सूर्यो अर्को भानुर्दिवाकरः
By reciting thus, one attains desires, enjoyment of heaven, and more in order; Āditya, Bhāskara, Sūrya, Arka, Bhānu, Divākara—
सुवर्णरेता मित्रश्च पूषा त्वष्टा च ते दश। स्वयंभूस्तिमिराशश्च द्वादशः परिकीर्तितः
Suvarṇaretā, Mitra, Pūṣā, Tvaṣṭā—these are your ten names; Svayaṃbhū and Timirāśa are the eleventh and twelfth, as proclaimed.
नामान्येतानि सूर्यस्य शुचिर्यस्तु पठेन्नरः। सर्वपापाच्च रोगाच्च मुक्तो याति परां गतिम्
Whoever, pure, recites these names of Sūrya, is freed from all sin and disease, and attains the highest state.
पुनरन्यत्प्रवक्ष्यामि भास्करस्य महात्मनः। रक्ताख्याये रक्तनिभास्सिंदूरारुणविग्रहाः
I will now speak further of the great soul Bhāskara; in the tale called 'Rakta', his form is red-hued, vermilion, and crimson.
यानि नामानि मुख्यानि तच्छृणुष्व षडानन। तपनस्तापनश्चैव कर्त्ता हर्त्ता ग्रहेश्वरः
Hear the principal names, O six-faced one: Tapana, Tāpanā, Kartā, Hartā, Lord of the planets.
लोकसाक्षी त्रिलोकेषु व्योमाधिपो दिवाकरः। अग्निगर्भो महाविप्रः स्वर्गः सप्ताश्ववाहनः
Witness of the worlds in the three realms, Lord of the sky, Divākara, born of fire, great sage, heaven, rider of seven horses.
पद्महस्तस्तमोभेदी ऋग्वेदो यजुस्सामगः। कालप्रियं पुंडरीकं मूलस्थानं च भावितम्
Lotus-handed, dispeller of darkness, Rig Veda, Yajur, Sāma singer, lover of time, Puṇḍarīka, the root-place, revered.
यः स्मरेच्च सदा भक्त्या तस्य रोगभयं कुतः। शृणु कार्तिक यत्नेन सर्वपापहरं शुभम्
Whoever remembers him always with devotion, why should he fear disease? Hear, O Kārtika, with effort, this auspicious remover of all sins.
न संदेहो मनाक्कार्य आदित्यस्य महामते। ऊँ इंद्राय नमः ऊँ विष्णवे नमः
Do not entertain any doubt, O wise one, regarding Āditya; ū~ homage to Indra, ū~ homage to Viṣṇu.