Lord Surya

sūrya nitya pūjā vidhānam

(Surya Nitya Puja Vidhanam in English (IAST))

Traditional

Surya Nitya Puja Vidhanam is a quintessential daily ritualistic manual dedicated to Lord Surya, the celestial embodiment of divine light and life-force. Rooted in ancient Vedic traditions, this compendium outlines the systematic procedural worship involving offerings, mantras, and meditative practices. By performing this daily devotion, practitioners seek the blessings of the Sun God to dispel darkness, both physical and metaphorical. Consistent recitation and ritual practice are believed to enhance vital energy, sharpen intellectual clarity, improve physical health, and cultivate spiritual illumination, effectively aligning the devotee with the cosmic rhythms of the universe.

āvaśyakāni vastūni
- āsanaṃ
- dīpaḥ
- gandhaḥ
- kuṅkumaṃ
- akṣatāḥ
- puṣpāṇi
- dhūpaḥ
- naivedyaṃ
- tāmbūlaṃ
- ācamanīyaṃ
- pūjā pātraṃ
- kalaśaḥ
- śaṅkhaḥ [optional]
- sūryanārāyaṇa svāmi pratimā vā citrapaṭaḥ vā
pūrvāṅga pūjā
śrīmahāgaṇādhipataye namaḥ |
śrī gurubhyo namaḥ |
hariḥ om |
śuciḥ
apavitraḥ pavitro vā sarvāvasthāṃ gato'pi vā |
yaḥ smaret puṇḍarīkākṣaṃ sa bāhyābhyantaraḥ śuciḥ ||
puṇḍarīkākṣa puṇḍarīkākṣa puṇḍarīkākṣāya namaḥ ||
prārthanā
śuklāmbaradharaṃ viṣṇuṃ śaśivarṇaṃ caturbhujam |
prasannavadanaṃ dhyāyet sarvavighnopaśāntaye ||
agajānana padmārkaṃ gajānanamaharniśam |
anekadaṃ taṃ bhaktānāṃ ekadantamupāsmahe ||
tadeva lagnaṃ sudinaṃ tadeva
tārābalaṃ candrabalaṃ tadeva |
vidyābalaṃ daivabalaṃ tadeva
lakṣmīpate te'ṅghriyugaṃ smarāmi ||
gururbrahmā gururviṣṇuḥ gururdevo maheśvaraḥ |
guruḥ sākṣāt parabrahma tasmai śrīgurave namaḥ ||
sarvamaṅgala māṅgalye śive sarvārthasādhike |
śaraṇye tryambake gaurī nārāyaṇi namo'stu te ||
śrīlakṣmīnārāyaṇābhyāṃ namaḥ |
umāmaheśvarābhyāṃ namaḥ |
vāṇīhiraṇyagarbhābhyāṃ namaḥ |
śacīpurandarābhyāṃ namaḥ |
arundhatīvasiṣṭhābhyāṃ namaḥ |
śrīsītārāmābhyāṃ namaḥ |
mātāpitṛbhyo namaḥ |
sarvebhyo mahājanebhyo namaḥ |
ācamanaṃ
oṃ keśavāya svāhā |
oṃ nārāyaṇāya svāhā |
oṃ mādhavāya svāhā |
oṃ govindāya namaḥ |
oṃ viṣṇave namaḥ |
oṃ madhusūdanāya namaḥ |
oṃ trivikramāya namaḥ |
oṃ vāmanāya namaḥ |
oṃ śrīdharāya namaḥ |
oṃ hṛṣīkeśāya namaḥ |
oṃ padmanābhāya namaḥ |
oṃ dāmodarāya namaḥ |
oṃ saṅkarṣaṇāya namaḥ |
oṃ vāsudevāya namaḥ |
oṃ pradyumnāya namaḥ |
oṃ aniruddhāya namaḥ |
oṃ puruṣottamāya namaḥ |
oṃ adhokṣajāya namaḥ |
oṃ nārasiṃhāya namaḥ |
oṃ acyutāya namaḥ |
oṃ janārdanāya namaḥ |
oṃ upendrāya namaḥ |
oṃ haraye namaḥ |
oṃ śrīkṛṣṇāya namaḥ |
dīpārādhanam
dīpastvaṃ brahmarūpo'si jyotiṣāṃ prabhuravyayaḥ |
saubhāgyaṃ dehi putrāṃśca sarvānkāmāṃśca dehi me ||
bho dīpa devi rūpastvaṃ karmasākṣī hyavighnakṛt |
yāvatpūjāṃ kariṣyāmi tāvattvaṃ susthiro bhava ||
dīpārādhana muhūrtaḥ sumuhūrto'stu ||
bhūtoccāṭanam
uttiṣṭhantu bhūtapiśācāḥ ya ete bhūmibhārakāḥ |
eteṣāmavirodhena brahmakarma samārabhe ||
apasarpantu te bhūtā ye bhūtā bhūmisaṃsthitāḥ |
ye bhūtā vighnakartāraste gacchantu śivā'jñayā ||
prāṇāyāmaḥ
o-mbhūḥ | o-mbhuvaḥ̭ | ogṃ suvaḥ̭ | o-mmahaḥ̭ | o-ñjanaḥ̭ | o-ntapaḥ̭ | ogṃ satyam |
o-ntatsa̭vi॒turvare᳚ṇya॒-mbhargo̭ de॒vasya̭ dhīmahi |
dhiyo॒ yo naḥ̭ praco॒dayā᳚t ||
omāpo॒ jyotī॒ raso॒-'mṛta॒-mbrahma॒ bhūrbhuva॒ssuva॒rom ||
saṅkalpaḥ
mama upātta samasta duritakṣaya dvārā śrīparameśvara prītyarthaṃ, mama/asmākaṃ sahakuṭumbasya kṣema-sthairya-dhairya-vīrya-vijaya-abhaya-āyuḥ-ārogya-aiśvarya-abhivṛddhyarthaṃ, ārogya-tejas-bala-prāptyarthaṃ, dharmārtha-kāma-mokṣa-caturvidha-puruṣārtha-phala-siddhyarthaṃ, śrīsūryanārāyaṇa svāmi-prītyarthaṃ, yāvacchakti dhyāna-āvāhanādi-ṣoḍaśopacāra-pūjāṃ kariṣye ||
tadaṅga kalaśārādhanaṃ kariṣye ||
kalaśārādhanam
kalaśe gandha puṣpākṣatairabhyarcya |
kalaśe udakaṃ pūrayitvā |
kalaśasyopari hastaṃ nidhāya |
kalaśasya mukhe viṣṇuḥ kaṇṭhe rudraḥ samāśritaḥ |
mūle tvasya sthito brahmā madhye mātṛgaṇāḥ smṛtāḥ ||
kukṣau tu sāgarāḥ sarve saptadvīpā vasundharā |
ṛgvedo'tha yajurvedo sāmavedo hyatharvaṇaḥ ||
aṅgaiśca sahitāḥ sarve kalaśāmbu samāśritāḥ ||
gaṅge ca yamune caiva godāvarī sarasvatī |
narmade sindhu kāverī jale'smin sannidhiṃ kuru ||
kāverī tuṅgabhadrā ca kṛṣṇaveṇī ca gautamī |
bhāgīrathīti vikhyātāḥ pañcagaṅgāḥ prakīrtitāḥ ||
āyāntu devapūjārthaṃ mama duritakṣayakārakāḥ |
kalaśodakena pūjā dravyāṇi samprokṣya, devaṃ samprokṣya, ātmānaṃ ca samprokṣya ||
śaṅkhapūjā
śaṅkhaṃ candrārka daivataṃ madhye varuṇa devatām |
pṛṣṭhe prajāpatiṃ vindyādagre gaṅgā sarasvatīm ||
trailokye yāni tīrthāni vāsudevasya ājñayā |
śaṅkhe tiṣṭhantu viprendrāḥ tasmāt śaṅkhaṃ prapūjayet ||
oṃ śaṅkhāya namaḥ |
oṃ dhavalāya namaḥ |
oṃ pāñcajanyāya namaḥ |
oṃ śaṅkhadevatābhyo namaḥ |
sakalapūjārthe akṣatān samarpayāmi ||
ghaṇṭānādaḥ
āgamārthaṃ tu devānāṃ gamanārthaṃ tu rākṣasām |
ghaṇṭāravaṃ karomyādau devatāhvāna lāñchanam ||
oṃ ghaṇṭādevatābhyo namaḥ |
sakalopacāra pūjārthe akṣatān samarpayāmi ||
śrī mahāgaṇapati pūjā
o-ṅga॒ṇānā᳚-ntvā ga॒ṇapa̭tigṃ havāmahe ka॒vi-ṅka̭vī॒nāṃ upa॒maśra̭vastavam |
jye॒ṣṭha॒rāja॒-mbrahma̭ṇā-mbrahmaṇaspata॒ ā naḥ̭ śṛ॒ṇvannū॒tibhi̭ssīda॒ sāda̭nam ||
sumukhaścaikadantaśca kapilo gajakarṇakaḥ |
lambodaraśca vikaṭo vighnarājo gaṇādhipaḥ ||
dhūmaketurgaṇādhyakṣaḥ phālacandro gajānanaḥ |
vakratuṇḍaḥ śūrpakarṇo herambaḥ skandapūrvajaḥ ||
oṃ śrīmahāgaṇapataye namaḥ |
dhyāyāmi | āvāhayāmi | āsanaṃ samarpayāmi |
pādyaṃ samarpayāmi | arghyaṃ samarpayāmi | ācamanīyaṃ samarpayāmi |
snānaṃ samarpayāmi | vastraṃ samarpayāmi | yajñopavītaṃ samarpayāmi |
gandhaṃ samarpayāmi | puṣpāṇi samarpayāmi |
dhūpamāghrāpayāmi | dīpaṃ darśayāmi |
naivedyaṃ samarpayāmi | tāmbūlaṃ samarpayāmi |
nīrājanaṃ samarpayāmi | mantrapuṣpaṃ samarpayāmi |
pradakṣiṇa namaskārān samarpayāmi ||
ṣoḍaśopacāra pūjā
sūryanārāyaṇa dhyānam
dhyeyaḥ sadā savitṛmaṇḍalamadhyavartī
nārāyaṇaḥ sarasijāsana sanniviṣṭaḥ |
keyūravān makarakuṇḍalavān kirīṭī
hārī hiraṇmayavapuḥ dhṛtaśaṅkhacakraḥ ||
aruṇo'ruṇapaṅkaje niṣaṇṇaḥ
kamale'bhītivarau karairdadhānaḥ |
svarucāhita maṇḍalastrinetro
ravirākalpa śatākulo'vatānnaḥ ||
oṃ śrīsūryanārāyaṇāya namaḥ |
dhyāyāmi | dhyānaṃ samarpayāmi ||
āvāhanam
sa॒hasra̭śīr​ṣā॒ purṷṣaḥ | sa॒ha॒srā॒kṣa-ssa॒hasra̭pāt |
sa bhūmiṃ̭-vi~॒śvato̭ vṛ॒tvā | atya̭tiṣṭhaddaśāṅgu॒lam ||
āgaccha bhagavan sūrya maṇḍape ca sthiro bhava |
yāvatpūjā samāpyeta tāvattvaṃ sannidhau bhava ||
oṃ śrīsūryanārāyaṇāya namaḥ |
āvāhayāmi | sthāpayāmi | pūjayāmi ||
āsanam
purṷṣa e॒vedagṃ sarvam᳚ | yadbhū॒taṃ-ya~cca॒ bhavyam᳚ |
u॒tāmṛ̭ta॒tva syeśā̭naḥ | yadannḙnāti॒roha̭ti ||
hemāsana mahaddivyaṃ nānāratnavibhūṣitam |
dattaṃ me gṛhyatāṃ deva divākara namo'stu te ||
oṃ śrīsūryanārāyaṇāya namaḥ |
āsanaṃ samarpayāmi ||
pādyam
gaṅgājala samānītaṃ paramaṃ pāvanaṃ mahat |
pādyaṃ gṛhāṇa deveśa dhāmarūpa namo'stu te ||
oṃ śrīsūryanārāyaṇāya namaḥ |
pādayoḥ pādyaṃ samarpayāmi ||
arghyam
bho sūrya mahādbhuta brahmaviṣṇu svarūpadṛk |
arghyaṃ añjalinā dattaṃ gṛhāṇa parameśvara ||
oṃ śrīsūryanārāyaṇāya namaḥ |
hastayoḥ arghyaṃ samarpayāmi ||
ācamanīyam
gaṅgādi tīrthajaṃ toyaṃ jātīpuṣpaiśca vāsitam |
tāmrapātre sthitaṃ divyaṃ gṛhāṇācamanīyakam ||
oṃ śrīsūryanārāyaṇāya namaḥ |
mukhe ācamanīyaṃ samarpayāmi ||
snānam
āpo॒ hiṣṭhā ma̭yo॒bhuva॒stā na̭ ū॒rje da̭dhātana |
ma॒he raṇā̭ya॒ cakṣa̭se ||
yo vaḥ̭ śi॒vata̭mo rasa॒stasya̭ bhājayate॒ha naḥ̭ |
u॒śa॒tīri̭va mā॒ta̭raḥ ||
tasmā॒ ara̭-ṅgamāma vo॒ yasya॒ kṣayā̭ya॒ jinva̭tha |
āpo̭ ja॒naya̭thā ca naḥ ||
oṃ śrīsūryanārāyaṇāya namaḥ |
śuddhodaka snānaṃ samarpayāmi ||
snānānantaraṃ ācamanīyaṃ samarpayāmi ||
vastram
raktapaṭṭayugaṃ deva sūkṣmatantuvinirmitam |
śuddhaṃ caiva mayā dattaṃ gṛhāṇa kamalākara ||
oṃ śrīsūryanārāyaṇāya namaḥ |
vastraṃ samarpayāmi ||
yajñopavītam
namaḥ kamalahastāya viśvarūpāya te namaḥ |
upavītaṃ mayā dattaṃ tadgṛhāṇa divākara ||
oṃ śrīsūryanārāyaṇāya namaḥ |
yajñopavītaṃ samarpayāmi ||
gandham
kuṅkumāgaru kastūrī sugandhaiścandanādibhiḥ |
raktacandana saṃyuktaṃ gandhaṃ gṛhṇīṣva bhāskara ||
oṃ śrīsūryanārāyaṇāya namaḥ |
gandhaṃ samarpayāmi ||
arcana
japākadamba kusumaiḥ raktotpala yutāni ca |
puṣpāṇi gṛhyatāṃ deva sarvakāmaprado bhava ||
aṅga pūjā
oṃ mitrāya namaḥ - pādau pūjayāmi |
oṃ ravaye namaḥ - jaṅghe pūjayāmi |
oṃ sūryāya namaḥ - jānunī pūjayāmi |
oṃ khagāya namaḥ - ūrū pūjayāmi |
oṃ hiraṇyagarbhāya namaḥ - kaṭiṃ pūjayāmi |
oṃ pūṣṇe namaḥ - guhyaṃ pūjayāmi |
oṃ marīcaye namaḥ - nābhiṃ pūjayāmi |
oṃ ādityāya namaḥ - jaṭharaṃ pūjayāmi |
oṃ savitre namaḥ - hṛdayaṃ pūjayāmi |
oṃ arkāya namaḥ - stanau pūjayāmi |
oṃ bhāskarāya namaḥ - kaṇṭhaṃ pūjayāmi |
oṃ aryamṇe namaḥ - skandhau pūjayāmi |
oṃ haṃsāya namaḥ - hastau pūjayāmi |
oṃ ahaskarāya namaḥ - mukhaṃ pūjayāmi |
oṃ bradhnāya namaḥ - nāsikāṃ pūjayāmi |
oṃ jagadekacakṣuṣe namaḥ - netrāṇi pūjayāmi |
oṃ bhānave namaḥ - karṇau pūjayāmi |
oṃ triguṇātmadhāriṇe namaḥ - lalāṭaṃ pūjayāmi |
oṃ viriñcinārāyaṇāya namaḥ - śiraḥ pūjayāmi |
oṃ timiranāśine namaḥ - sarvāṇyaṅgāni pūjayāmi ||
[Recite the sUrya aShTOttara Sata nAmAvaLI, or at least the dvAdaSa nAmAni of Surya. Offer flowers or akshatas with each name.]
sūrya aṣṭottara śata nāmāvalī>
athavā sūrya dvādaśa nāma pūjā ||
oṃ ādityāya namaḥ |
oṃ divākarāya namaḥ |
oṃ bhāskarāya namaḥ |
oṃ prabhākarāya namaḥ |
oṃ sahasrāṃśave namaḥ |
oṃ trilocanāya namaḥ |
oṃ haridaśvāya namaḥ |
oṃ vibhāvasave namaḥ |
oṃ dinakarāya namaḥ |
oṃ dvādaśātmakāya namaḥ |
oṃ trimūrtaye namaḥ |
oṃ sūryāya namaḥ ||
oṃ śrīsūryanārāyaṇāya namaḥ |
aṣṭottara śata nāmāvalī pūjāṃ samarpayāmi |
akṣatān puṣpāṇi ca samarpayāmi ||
dhūpam
daśāṅgoguggulodbhūtaḥ kālāgaru samanvitaḥ |
āghreyaḥ sarvadevānāṃ dhūpo'yaṃ pratigṛhyatām ||
oṃ śrīsūryanārāyaṇāya namaḥ |
dhūpamāghrāpayāmi ||
dīpam
kārpāsavartikāyuktaṃ goghṛtena samanvitam |
dīpaṃ gṛhāṇa deveśa trailokya timirāpaha ||
oṃ śrīsūryanārāyaṇāya namaḥ |
dīpaṃ darśayāmi ||
naivedyam
pāyasaṃ ghṛtasaṃyuktaṃ nānā pakvānna saṃyutam |
naivedyaṃ ca mayā dattaṃ śāntiṃ kuru jagatpate ||
o-mbhūrbhuva॒ssuvaḥ॒ | tatsa̭vi॒turvare᳚ṇya॒-mbhargo̭ de॒vasya̭ dhīmahi |
dhi॒yo yo naḥ̭ praco॒dayā᳚t ||
satyaṃ tvā ṛtena pariṣiñcāmi |
amṛtamastu | amṛtopastaraṇamasi |
oṃ prāṇāya svāhā | oṃ apānāya svāhā | oṃ vyānāya svāhā |
oṃ udānāya svāhā | oṃ samānāya svāhā |
madhye madhye pānīyaṃ samarpayāmi |
amṛtāpidhānamasi |
uttarāpośanaṃ samarpayāmi |
hastau prakṣālayāmi | pādau prakṣālayāmi |
śuddhācamanīyaṃ samarpayāmi ||
oṃ śrīsūryanārāyaṇāya namaḥ |
naivedyaṃ samarpayāmi ||
tāmbūlam
elālavaṅga karpūra khadiraiśca sapūgakaiḥ |
nāgavallīdalairyuktaṃ tāmbūlaṃ pratigṛhyatām ||
oṃ śrīsūryanārāyaṇāya namaḥ |
tāmbūlaṃ samarpayāmi ||
nīrājanam
vedā॒hame॒ta-mpurṷṣa-mma॒hāntam᳚ | ā॒di॒tyava̭rṇa॒-ntama̭sa॒stu pā॒re |
sarvā̭ṇi rū॒pāṇi̭ vi॒citya॒ dhīraḥ̭ | nāmā̭ni kṛ॒tvā-'bhi॒vada॒n॒, yadā-''ste᳚ ||
pañcavarti samāyuktaṃ sarvamaṅgaladāyakam |
nīrājanaṃ gṛhāṇedaṃ sarvasaukhyakaro bhava ||
oṃ śrīsūryanārāyaṇāya namaḥ |
nīrājanaṃ samarpayāmi ||
mantrapuṣpam
dhā॒tā pu॒rastā॒dyamṷdāja॒hāra̭ | śa॒kraḥ pravi॒dvā-npra॒diśa॒ścata̭sraḥ |
tame॒vaṃ-vi~॒dvāna॒mṛta̭ i॒ha bha̭vati | nānyaḥ panthā॒ aya̭nāya vidyate ||
oṃ bhāskarāya vidmahe mahādyutikarāya dhīmahi |
tanno ādityaḥ pracodayāt ||
campakaiḥ śatapatraiśca kalhāraiḥ karavīrakaiḥ |
pāṭalairbakulairyuktaṃ gṛhāṇa kusumāñjalim ||
oṃ śrīsūryanārāyaṇāya namaḥ |
mantrapuṣpaṃ samarpayāmi ||
pradakṣiṇam
yāni kāni ca pāpāni janmāntara kṛtāni ca |
tāni tāni vinaśyanti pradakṣiṇa pade pade ||
pāpo'haṃ pāpakarmā'haṃ pāpātmā pāpasambhava |
trāhi māṃ kṛpayā deva śaraṇāgatavatsala ||
anyathā śaraṇaṃ nāsti tvameva śaraṇaṃ mama |
tasmātkāruṇya bhāvena rakṣa rakṣa janārdana ||
oṃ śrīsūryanārāyaṇāya namaḥ |
pradakṣiṇa namaskārān samarpayāmi ||
namaskāraḥ
udyannadya vivasvānārohannuttarāṃ divam |
devaḥ hṛdrogaṃ mama sūryo harimāṇaṃ cāśu nāśayatu ||
oṃ śrīsūryanārāyaṇāya namaḥ |
namaskārān samarpayāmi ||
dvādaśārghyāṇi
divākara namastubhyaṃ pāpaṃ nāśaya bhāskara |
trayīmayāya viśvātman gṛhāṇārghyaṃ namo'stu te ||
oṃ mitrāya namaḥ - idamarghyaṃ samarpayāmi |
oṃ ravaye namaḥ - idamarghyaṃ samarpayāmi |
oṃ sūryāya namaḥ - idamarghyaṃ samarpayāmi |
oṃ bhānave namaḥ - idamarghyaṃ samarpayāmi |
oṃ khagāya namaḥ - idamarghyaṃ samarpayāmi |
oṃ pūṣṇe namaḥ - idamarghyaṃ samarpayāmi |
oṃ hiraṇyagarbhāya namaḥ - idamarghyaṃ samarpayāmi |
oṃ marīcaye namaḥ - idamarghyaṃ samarpayāmi |
oṃ ādityāya namaḥ - idamarghyaṃ samarpayāmi |
oṃ savitre namaḥ - idamarghyaṃ samarpayāmi |
oṃ arkāya namaḥ - idamarghyaṃ samarpayāmi |
oṃ bhāskarāya namaḥ - idamarghyaṃ samarpayāmi ||
sarvopacārāḥ
oṃ śrīsūryanārāyaṇāya namaḥ |
chatraṃ samarpayāmi |
cāmaraṃ samarpayāmi |
gītaṃ śrāvayāmi |
nṛtyaṃ darśayāmi |
samasta rājopacārān devopacārān samarpayāmi ||
stotra/sūkta paṭhanam
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kṣamāprārthanā
mantrahīnaṃ kriyāhīnaṃ bhaktihīnaṃ janārdana |
yatpūjitaṃ mayā deva paripūrṇaṃ tadastu te ||
ajñānādvā pramādādvā vaikalyātsādhanasya vā |
yannyūnamatiriktaṃ ca tatsarvaṃ kṣantumarhasi ||
kāyena vācā manasendriyairvā
buddhyātmanā vā prakṛteḥ svabhāvāt |
karomi yadyat sakalaṃ parasmai
nārāyaṇāyeti samarpayāmi ||
anayā dhyāna-āvāhanādi-ṣoḍaśopacāra pūjayā śrīsūryanārāyaṇa svāmī suprītaḥ suprasannaḥ varado bhavatu ||
udvāsanam
oṃ śrīsūryanārāyaṇāya namaḥ |
yathāsthānaṃ udvāsayāmi |
śobhanārthe kṣemāya punarāgamanāya ca ||
prasāda grahaṇam
akālamṛtyuharaṇaṃ sarvavyādhinivāraṇam |
samastapāpakṣayakaraṃ devatā pādodakaṃ śubham ||
śrīsūryanārāyaṇa svāmi prasādaṃ śirasā gṛhṇāmi ||
oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ ||
oṃ tatsat brahmārpaṇamastu ||

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