तत्त्वध्यानं जलनिधिनिवहे स्थित्वा स्थित्वा चरणनिवहैः
Meditating on your true nature, standing again and again in the midst of the ocean, with rows of feet—
उदयाद्रिनितंबसंस्थितस्य ह्युदयेष्वस्तमयेषु चावृतस्य
As you are stationed on the slope of the eastern mountain, veiled at sunrise and sunset—
यथायथा व्रजति रथस्तवांबरे विपाटयन्धनतिमिरौघसंचयान्
As your chariot moves through the sky, it tears apart the dense masses of darkness with its shining rays.
चारुपद्मविनिमीलितेक्षणां चक्रवाककलहंसमेखलाम्
With beautiful lotus-like eyes half-closed, and a girdle of chakravaka and swan birds—
नीललोलमतिकान्तमुत्पलं भृंगतुंगचरणाकुलीकृतम्
The blue, charming lotus, crowded by the high-stepping bees—
स्फुरच्छशांकहारनिर्मलं खग त्वदंकेष्वचंचलम्
The spotless necklace of the shining moon, restless upon your lap, O bird—
हरिति च तावन्मुहिर्निषेविततमस्यशुभं भवति च यावदैव किरणैस्तव पूजिततरम्
And so long as the green earth is enveloped in darkness, it remains unclean, until it is honored by your rays.
त्वं विष्णुस्त्वं शशांकस्त्वमसुरमथनः शण्मुखस्त्वं धनेशस्त्वं कालस्त्वं च धाता क्षितिधरमलयापाश्रयस्त्वं हुताशः 5.1.32.
You are Vishnu, you are the moon, you are the destroyer of demons, you are Shanmukha, you are the lord of wealth, you are Time, you are the creator, the refuge of the mountains and Malaya, you are the fire.
त्वमनिंद्य गोपते त्रिपुरमथन मन्मथदाहकरस्त्वमसुरभीमदर्पहा पाहि माम्
You are beyond reproach, protector of cows, destroyer of Tripura, burner of Kama, destroyer of the pride of terrifying demons—protect me.
आदित्य भास्कर दिवाकर सप्तसप्ते मार्तंड सूर्य हरिदश्वपते च भानो
O Aditya, Bhaskara, Divakara, Saptasapti, Martanda, Surya, lord of the green horses, and Bhanu—
प्राग्दिग्वधूतिलकभासुरकर्णपूर मंदाकिनीदयितनाथ जगत्प्रदीप
O radiant ear-ornament of the eastern direction's bride, lord beloved of Mandakini, lamp of the world—
ब्रह्मैव सत्य शुभमंगल लोकनाथ व्योमांगणेश मुनिसंस्तुत विश्वमूर्ते
You alone are Brahman, truth, auspiciousness, lord of the worlds, lord of the sky, praised by sages, embodiment of the universe—
कृत्वांजलिं शिरसि पंकजकुड्मलाभं यत्संस्तुतस्त्वमिह देव मयाद्य भक्त्या
With hands joined on my head like a budding lotus, I have praised you here today, O god, with devotion.
नमः सवित्रे जगदेकचक्षुषे जगत्प्रसूतिस्थितिनाशहे तवे
Salutation to Savitr, the sole eye of the world, to you who are the cause of the world's creation, preservation, and destruction.
वरं दास्यामि यत्नेन यत्ते मनसि वर्तते
I will grant you a boon with effort—whatever is in your mind.
मद्दर्शनं हि विफलं न कदाचित्प्रजायते
For the sight of me is never fruitless at any time.
अर्जुन उवाच एष एव वरो मह्यं वराणामुत्तमोत्तमः
Arjuna said: This alone is the boon for me, the highest of all boons.
ये च त्वां मानवा भक्त्या स्तो ष्यंति प्रणताः सदा 5.1.32.
And those humans who always praise you with devotion, bowing down—
मनसश्चेप्सितं सर्व दातव्यं हि वरो मम आदित्यो ऽस्मै वरं दत्त्वा ह्युवाच वचनं शुभम्
Whatever is desired in their mind must be given—this is my boon. The Sun, granting this boon to him, spoke these auspicious words:
यस्त्वत्कृतेन स्तोत्रेण मां स्तोष्यति नरोत्तमः
Whoever, O best of men, will praise me with the hymn composed by you—
सनत्कुमार उवाच नारायणोऽपि संस्थाप्य शंखं दध्मौ प्रयत्नतः
Sanatkumara said: Narayana, too, having placed the conch, blew it with care.
दिवाकरं दिवानाथं तपनं तपतां वरम्
The illuminator of the day, the lord of the gods, the blazing one, the best among those who burn—
वरेण्यं वरदं विष्णुमनघं वासवानुजम्
The most excellent, the bestower of boons, Vishnu, the sinless one, the younger brother of Indra—
मयूखमालिनं विश्वं मार्तंडं चंडरोचिषम्
He who is adorned with rays, the universe, the sun, of fierce brilliance—
देवदेवमहिर्बुध्न्यं धाम्नां निधिमनुत्तमम्
The god of gods, the one of deep waters, the supreme treasure of radiance—
जगत्प्रबोधजनकं जगद्बीजं जगत्प्रभुम्
The awakener of the world, the source of the world, the lord of the world—
इनं प्रभाविणं पुण्यं पतंगं पवगेश्वरम्
The powerful, the pure, the radiant one, the lord of the wind-borne—
गृहं गृहकरं हंसं हरिदश्वं हुताशनम्
The house, the maker of houses, the swan, the one with green horses, the eater of offerings—
भवसंभावित भावं भूतभव्यभवात्मकम्
The one honored by existence, the essence of past, future, and present—
त्रैलोक्यतिलकं तीर्थं तरणिं सर्वतोमुखम् 5.1.33.
The ornament of the three worlds, the holy ford, the sun who faces all directions—