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Surya Ashtakam
శ్రీసూర్యాష్టకమ్
Surya Ashtakam is a traditional Surya devotional reading. This page presents the full text of the linked Wikisource edition, with Telugu and IAST transliterations.
ādideva namastubhyaṃ prasīda mama bhāskara |
divākara namastubhyaṃ prabhākara namo'stute || 1 ||
saptāśvarathamārūḍhaṃ pracaṇḍaṃ kaśyapātmajam |
śvetapadmadharaṃ devaṃ taṃ sūryaṃ praṇamāmyaham || 2 ||
lohitaṃ rathamārūḍhaṃ sarvalokapitāmaham |
mahāpāpaharaṃ devaṃ taṃ sūryaṃ praṇamāmyaham || 3 ||
traiguṇyaṃ ca mahāśūraṃ brahmaviṣṇumaheśvaram |
mahāpāpaharaṃ devaṃ taṃ sūryaṃ praṇamāmyaham || 4 ||
bṛṃhitaṃ tejasāṃ puñjaṃ vāyurākāśameva ca |
prabhustvaṃ sarvalokānāṃ taṃ sūryaṃ praṇamāmyaham || 5 ||
bandhūkapuṣpasaṅkāśaṃ hārakuṇḍalabhūṣitam |
ekacakradharaṃ devaṃ taṃ sūryaṃ praṇamāmyaham || 6 ||
viśveśaṃ viśvakartāraṃ mahāteja: pradīpanam |
mahāpāpaharaṃ devaṃ taṃ sūryaṃ praṇamāmyaham || 7 ||
śrīviṣṇuṃ jagatāṃ nāthaṃ jñānavijñānamokṣadam |
mahāpāpaharaṃ devaṃ taṃ sūryaṃ praṇamāmyaham || 8 ||
sūryāṣṭakaṃ paṭhannityaṃ grahapīḍāpraṇāśanam |
aputro labhate putraṃ daridro dhanavān bhavet || 9 ||
|| iti śrīśivaproktaṃ sūryāṣṭakaṃ sampūrṇam ||
Reading & reflection
Surya hymns celebrate the sun as light and life. Many readers include them in a morning practice.
Text edition & attribution
Complete text of श्रीसूर्याष्टकम् on Sanskrit Wikisource, revision 336157, contributed by Wikisource editors. Text and generated transliterations are shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Changes: interface material removed, spacing normalized, and Telugu and IAST transliterations generated. The source may contain transcription variants; automated transliterations have not been independently proofread. No source verses have been intentionally shortened.