śrī sūrya pañjara stotram

Oṃ — Approaching the eastern mountain, Bhāskara (the Radiant Sun) holds a lotus in his hand. He is the eye of all the worlds, comparable to a jeweled cord. He is the lion that slays the elephant of darkness, the awakener of the lotus-maidens — may that most excellent of gods, the beautiful illuminator of the universe, be worshipped. (1)

Oṃ — Salutation to Bhāskara at the crown. Salutation to Sūrya at the forehead. Salutation to Bhānu at the center of the brows. Salutation to Divākara at the ears. Salutation to Bhānu at the nose. Salutation to Savitṛ at the eyes. Salutation to Bhāskara at the face. Salutation to Parjanya at the lips. Salutation to Prabhākara at the feet. (2)

Oṃ Hrāṃ Hrīṃ Hrūṃ Hraiṃ Hrauṃ Hraḥ. Oṃ Haṃsāṃ Haṃsīṃ Haṃsūṃ Haṃsaiṃ Haṃsauṃ Haṃsaḥ. (3)

Oṃ — To the one wreathed in truly blazing flames, with a jeweled vessel, Huṃ Phaṭ Svāhā. Oṃ — May the one who is the very cause of all existence protect me in the Eastern quarter. (4)

Oṃ — To the one wreathed in Brahmic blazing flames, with a jeweled vessel, Huṃ Phaṭ Svāhā. Oṃ — May the one who is the form of the transcendent Brahman, the destroyer of all hostile yantras, tantras, mantras and afflictions, protect me in the Southern quarter. (5)

Oṃ — To the one wreathed in Viṣṇu's blazing flames, with a jeweled vessel, Huṃ Phaṭ Svāhā. Oṃ — May the fierce Mārtāṇḍa of terrible radiance, of mirror-like hue and blazing color, for the subjugation of all kings, women and men unto me, protect me in the Western quarter. (6)

Oṃ — To the one wreathed in Rudra's blazing flames, with a jeweled vessel, Huṃ Phaṭ Svāhā. Oṃ — May the one who is Bhava, bearing the form of Rudra, for the removal of all deaths, protect me in the Northern quarter. (7)

Oṃ — To the one wreathed in Fire's blazing flames, with a jeweled vessel, Huṃ Phaṭ Svāhā. Oṃ — May the one whose radiance dispels darkness, the remover of all diseases, protect me in the Upper quarter. (8)

Oṃ — To the one wreathed in all-encompassing blazing flames, with a jeweled vessel, Huṃ Phaṭ Svāhā. Oṃ — May Śrī Sūrya Nārāyaṇa, beloved of salutations, for the fulfillment of all desires, protect me in the Lower quarter. (9)

Salutation to Mārtāṇḍa. Salutation to Bhānu. Salutation to Haṃsa. Salutation to Sūrya. Salutation to Divākara. Salutation to Tapana. Salutation to Bhāskara — may he protect me. (10)

Salutations to Mitra, Ravi, Sūrya, Bhānu, Khaga, Pūṣan, Hiraṇyagarbha, Marīci, Āditya, Savitṛ, Arka, and Bhāskara — may they protect me at the head. (11)

Salutations to Sūrya and the nine planets — may they protect me at the forehead. (12)

Salutation to Dhara. Salutation to Dhruva. Salutation to Soma. Salutation to Atharvan. Salutation to Anila. Salutation to Anala. Salutation to Pratyūṣa. Salutation to Pratāpa — may they protect me at the crown. (13)

Salutation to Vīrabhadra. Salutation to Girīśa. Salutation to Śambhu. Salutation to Ajaikapāda. Salutation to Ahirbudhna. Salutation to Pinākin. Salutation to Bhuvanādhīśvara. Salutation to Diśāntapati. Salutation to Paśupati. Salutation to Sthāṇu. Salutation to Bhava — may they protect me at the forehead. (14)

Salutation to Dhātṛ. Salutation to Aṃśumān. Salutation to Pūṣan. Salutation to Parjanya. Salutation to Viṣṇu — may they protect me at the eyes. (15)

Salutation to Aruṇa. Salutation to Sūrya. Salutation to Indra. Salutation to Ravi. Salutation to Suvarṇaretas. Salutation to Yama. Salutation to Divākara — may they protect me at the ears. (16)

Salutation to Asitāṅga Bhairava. Salutation to Ruru Bhairava. Salutation to Caṇḍa Bhairava. Salutation to Krodha Bhairava. Salutation to Unmatta Bhairava. Salutation to Bhīṣaṇa Bhairava. Salutation to Kāla Bhairava. Salutation to Saṃhāra Bhairava — may they protect me at the face. (17)

Salutation to Brāhmī. Salutation to Māheśvarī. Salutation to Kaumārī. Salutation to Vaiṣṇavī. Salutation to Vārāhī. Salutation to Indrāṇī. Salutation to Cāmuṇḍā — may they protect me at the throat. (18)

Salutation to Indra. Salutation to Agni. Salutation to Yama. Salutation to Nirṛti. Salutation to Varuṇa. Salutation to Vāyu. Salutation to Kubera. Salutation to Īśāna — may they protect me at the arms. (19)

Salutations to the twelve zodiac signs from Meṣa (Aries) onward — may they protect me at the heart. (20)

Salutation to the Vajra weapon. Salutation to the Śakti weapon. Salutation to the Daṇḍa weapon. Salutation to the Khaḍga weapon. Salutation to the Pāśa weapon. Salutation to the Aṅkuśa weapon. Salutation to the Gadā weapon. Salutation to the Triśūla weapon. Salutation to the Padma weapon. Salutation to the Cakra weapon — may they protect me at the waist. (21)

Salutation to Mitra — may he protect me at the right hand. Salutation to Ravi — may he protect me at the left hand. Salutation to Sūrya — may he protect me at the heart. Salutation to Bhānu — may he protect me at the crown. Salutation to Khaga — may he protect me at the right foot. Salutation to Pūṣan — may he protect me at the left foot. Salutation to Hiraṇyagarbha — may he protect me at the navel. Salutation to Marīci — may he protect me at the throat. Salutation to Āditya — may he protect me at the right eye. Salutation to Savitṛ — may he protect me at the left eye. Salutation to Bhāskara — may he protect me at the hands. Salutation to Arka — may he protect me as armor. (22)

Oṃ — We meditate upon Bhāskara (the Radiant Sun); may we contemplate the greatly splendorous one. May that Āditya illuminate our intellect. (23)