Lord Surya

śrī divākara pañcakam

(Shri Divakara Panchakam in English (IAST))

Traditional

Shri Divakara Panchakam is a powerful five-verse devotional hymn dedicated to Lord Surya, the Sun God, known as Divakara, the maker of the day. In this stotra, the devotee praises the Sun for his immense brilliance, his role as the sustainer of the planetary system, and his embodiment of divine light and grace. Regularly chanting this hymn is believed to foster mental clarity, physical vitality, and spiritual illumination. It serves as an invocation to remove darkness from one's life, bestowing health, intellect, and the strength to overcome obstacles through the solar deity's eternal cosmic energy.

atulyavīryamugratejasaṃ suraṃ
sukāntimindriyapradaṃ sukāntidam |
kṛpārasaikapūrṇamādirūpiṇaṃ
divākaraṃ sadā bhaje subhāsvaram || 1 ||
inaṃ mahīpatiṃ ca nityasaṃstutaṃ
kalāsuvarṇabhūṣaṇaṃ rathasthitam |
acintyamātmarūpiṇaṃ grahāśrayaṃ
divākaraṃ sadā bhaje subhāsvaram || 2 ||
uṣodayaṃ vasupradaṃ suvarcasaṃ
vidikprakāśakaṃ kaviṃ kṛpākaram |
suśāntamūrtimūrdhvagaṃ jagajjvalaṃ
divākaraṃ sadā bhaje subhāsvaram || 3 ||
ṛṣiprapūjitaṃ varaṃ viyaccaraṃ
paraṃ prabhuṃ saroruhasya vallabham |
samastabhūmipaṃ ca tārakāpatiṃ
divākaraṃ sadā bhaje subhāsvaram || 4 ||
grahādhipaṃ guṇānvitaṃ ca nirjaraṃ
sukhapradaṃ śubhāśayaṃ bhayāpaham |
hiraṇyagarbhamuttamaṃ ca bhāskaraṃ
divākaraṃ sadā bhaje subhāsvaram || 5 ||
iti śrī divākara pañcakam |

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