Surya Chalisa
doha
कनक बदन कुण्डल मकर मुक्ता माला अङ्ग । पद्मासन स्थित ध्याइए शंख चक्र के सङ्ग ॥
kanaka badana kuṇḍala makara muktā mālā aṅga | padmāsana sthita dhyāie śaṃkha cakra ke saṅga ||
Meaning
Golden-faced, wearing makara-shaped earrings and a pearl garland, His limbs adorned; seated in the lotus posture, meditate upon Him together with the conch and discus.
chaupai
जय सविता जय जयति दिवाकर । सहस्रांशु सप्ताश्व तिमिरहर ॥
jaya savitā jaya jayati divākara | sahasrāṃśu saptāśva timirahara ||
भानु पतंग मरीची भास्कर । सविता हंस सुनूर विभाकर ॥
bhānu pataṃga marīcī bhāskara | savitā haṃsa sunūra vibhākara ||
विवस्वान आदित्य विकर्तन । मार्तण्ड हरिरूप विरोचन ॥
vivasvāna āditya vikartana | mārtaṇḍa harirūpa virocana ||
अम्बरमणि खग रवि कहलाते । वेद हिरण्यगर्भ कह गाते ॥
ambaramaṇi khaga ravi kahalāte | veda hiraṇyagarbha kaha gāte ||
सहस्रांशु प्रद्योतन कहिकहि । मुनिगन होत प्रसन्न मोदलहि ॥
sahasrāṃśu pradyotana kahikahi | munigana hota prasanna modalahi ||
अरुण सदृश सारथी मनोहर । हांकत हय साता चढ़ि रथ पर ॥
aruṇa sadṛśa sārathī manohara | hāṃkata haya sātā caḍha़i ratha para ||
मंडल की महिमा अति न्यारी । तेज रूप केरी बलिहारी ॥
maṃḍala kī mahimā ati nyārī | teja rūpa kerī balihārī ||
उच्चैःश्रवा सदृश हय जोते । देखि पुरन्दर लज्जित होते ॥
uccaiḥśravā sadṛśa haya jote | dekhi purandara lajjita hote ||
मित्र मरीचि भानु अरुण भास्कर । सविता सूर्य अर्क खग कलिकर ॥
mitra marīci bhānu aruṇa bhāskara | savitā sūrya arka khaga kalikara ||
पूषा रवि आदित्य नाम लै । हिरण्यगर्भाय नमः कहिकै ॥
pūṣā ravi āditya nāma lai | hiraṇyagarbhāya namaḥ kahikai ||
द्वादस नाम प्रेम सों गावैं । मस्तक बारह बार नवावैं ॥
dvādasa nāma prema soṃ gāvaiṃ | mastaka bāraha bāra navāvaiṃ ||
चार पदारथ जन सो पावै । दुःख दारिद्र अघ पुंज नसावै ॥
cāra padāratha jana so pāvai | duḥkha dāridra agha puṃja nasāvai ||
नमस्कार को चमत्कार यह । विधि हरिहर को कृपासार यह ॥
namaskāra ko camatkāra yaha | vidhi harihara ko kṛpāsāra yaha ||
सेवै भानु तुमहिं मन लाई । अष्टसिद्धि नवनिधि तेहिं पाई ॥
sevai bhānu tumahiṃ mana lāī | aṣṭasiddhi navanidhi tehiṃ pāī ||
बारह नाम उच्चारन करते । सहस जनम के पातक टरते ॥
bāraha nāma uccārana karate | sahasa janama ke pātaka ṭarate ||
उपाख्यान जो करते तवजन । रिपु सों जमलहते सोतेहि छन ॥
upākhyāna jo karate tavajana | ripu soṃ jamalahate sotehi chana ||
धन सुत जुत परिवार बढ़तु है । प्रबल मोह को फंद कटतु है ॥
dhana suta juta parivāra baḍha़tu hai | prabala moha ko phaṃda kaṭatu hai ||
अर्क शीश को रक्षा करते । रवि ललाट पर नित्य बिहरते ॥
arka śīśa ko rakṣā karate | ravi lalāṭa para nitya biharate ||
सूर्य नेत्र पर नित्य विराजत । कर्ण देस पर दिनकर छाजत ॥
sūrya netra para nitya virājata | karṇa desa para dinakara chājata ||
भानु नासिका वासकरहुनित । भास्कर करत सदा मुखको हित ॥
bhānu nāsikā vāsakarahunita | bhāskara karata sadā mukhako hita ||
ओंठ रहैं पर्जन्य हमारे । रसना बीच तीक्ष्ण बस प्यारे ॥
oṃṭha rahaiṃ parjanya hamāre | rasanā bīca tīkṣṇa basa pyāre ||
कंठ सुवर्ण रेत की शोभा । तिग्म तेजसः कांधे लोभा ॥
kaṃṭha suvarṇa reta kī śobhā | tigma tejasaḥ kāṃdhe lobhā ||
पूषां बाहू मित्र पीठहिं पर । त्वष्टा वरुण रहत सुउष्णकर ॥
pūṣāṃ bāhū mitra pīṭhahiṃ para | tvaṣṭā varuṇa rahata suuṣṇakara ||
युगल हाथ पर रक्षा कारन । भानुमान उरसर्म सुउदरचन ॥
yugala hātha para rakṣā kārana | bhānumāna urasarma suudaracana ||
बसत नाभि आदित्य मनोहर । कटिमंह रहत मन मुदभर ॥
basata nābhi āditya manohara | kaṭimaṃha rahata mana mudabhara ||
जंघा गोपति सविता बासा । गुप्त दिवाकर करत हुलासा ॥
jaṃghā gopati savitā bāsā | gupta divākara karata hulāsā ||
विवस्वान पद की रखवारी । बाहर बसते नित तम हारी ॥
vivasvāna pada kī rakhavārī | bāhara basate nita tama hārī ||
सहस्रांशु सर्वांग सम्हारै । रक्षा कवच विचित्र विचारे ॥
sahasrāṃśu sarvāṃga samhārai | rakṣā kavaca vicitra vicāre ||
अस जोजन अपने मन माहीं । भय जगबीच करहुं तेहि नाहीं ॥
asa jojana apane mana māhīṃ | bhaya jagabīca karahuṃ tehi nāhīṃ ||
दद्रु कुष्ठ तेहिं कबहु न व्यापै । जोजन याको मन मंह जापै ॥
dadru kuṣṭha tehiṃ kabahu na vyāpai | jojana yāko mana maṃha jāpai ||
अंधकार जग का जो हरता । नव प्रकाश से आनन्द भरता ॥
aṃdhakāra jaga kā jo haratā | nava prakāśa se ānanda bharatā ||
ग्रह गन ग्रसि न मिटावत जाही । कोटि बार मैं प्रनवौं ताही ॥
graha gana grasi na miṭāvata jāhī | koṭi bāra maiṃ pranavauṃ tāhī ||
मंद सदृश सुत जग में जाके । धर्मराज सम अद्भुत बांके ॥
maṃda sadṛśa suta jaga meṃ jāke | dharmarāja sama adbhuta bāṃke ||
धन्य-धन्य तुम दिनमनि देवा । किया करत सुरमुनि नर सेवा ॥
dhanya-dhanya tuma dinamani devā | kiyā karata suramuni nara sevā ||
भक्ति भावयुत पूर्ण नियम सों । दूर हटतसो भवके भ्रम सों ॥
bhakti bhāvayuta pūrṇa niyama soṃ | dūra haṭataso bhavake bhrama soṃ ||
परम धन्य सों नर तनधारी । हैं प्रसन्न जेहि पर तम हारी ॥
parama dhanya soṃ nara tanadhārī | haiṃ prasanna jehi para tama hārī ||
अरुण माघ महं सूर्य फाल्गुन । मधु वेदांग नाम रवि उदयन ॥
aruṇa māgha mahaṃ sūrya phālguna | madhu vedāṃga nāma ravi udayana ||
भानु उदय बैसाख गिनावै । ज्येष्ठ इन्द्र आषाढ़ रवि गावै ॥
bhānu udaya baisākha gināvai | jyeṣṭha indra āṣāḍha़ ravi gāvai ||
यम भादों आश्विन हिमरेता । कातिक होत दिवाकर नेता ॥
yama bhādoṃ āśvina himaretā | kātika hota divākara netā ||
अगहन भिन्न विष्णु हैं पूसहिं । पुरुष नाम रवि हैं मलमासहिं ॥
agahana bhinna viṣṇu haiṃ pūsahiṃ | puruṣa nāma ravi haiṃ malamāsahiṃ ||
Meaning
Victory to Savita, all victory to Divakar; the thousand-rayed, seven-horsed one, destroyer of darkness.
Bhanu, Patang, Marichi, Bhaskar, Savita, Hansa, Sunur, Vibhakar - these are all names of the sun god.
Vivasvan, Aditya, Vikartan, Martand, Harirup, Virochan - these too are His names.
He is called Ambarmani, Khaga and Ravi; the Vedas sing of Him as Hiranyagarbha.
Calling Him Sahasransu and Pradyotan again and again, the sages become pleased and joyful.
His charming charioteer resembles Arun; mounted on the chariot, He drives the seven horses.
The glory of His orb is utterly unique; we are in awe of the splendor of His radiant form.
The horses yoked to His chariot resemble Uchchaishrava; seeing them, Purandar feels abashed.
Mitra, Marichi, Bhanu, Arun, Bhaskar, Savita, Surya, Arka, Khaga, Kalikar - these are His names.
Taking the names Pusha, Ravi and Aditya, and saying, 'Salutations to Hiranyagarbha.'
Those who lovingly sing these twelve names, bowing their heads twelve times.
Such a devotee attains the four goals of life; sorrow, poverty and heaps of sin are destroyed.
This is the wonder worked by such salutation; this is the very essence of the grace of Vidhi, Hari and Har.
O Bhanu, whoever serves You wholeheartedly attains the eight siddhis and the nine treasures.
By uttering the twelve names, the sins of a thousand births are removed.
Your devotees who recount this tale strike down their enemies that very instant, as if by Yama's hand.
Wealth, sons and family increase for them; the powerful snare of delusion is cut away.
Arka protects the head; Ravi ever dwells upon the forehead.
Surya ever resides upon the eyes; Dinkar shelters the region of the ears.
Bhanu ever dwells within the nose; Bhaskar constantly does good for the mouth.
Parjanya remains upon our lips; the sharp, beloved one dwells within the tongue.
Golden radiance graces the throat; the fiercely brilliant one delights in the shoulders.
Pusha resides in the arms, Mitra upon the back; Tvashta and Varun, the warm-rayed ones, dwell there too.
For the protection of the two hands, Bhanuman guards the chest, and graces the belly well.
The charming Aditya dwells in the navel; He abides joyfully in the waist.
Gopati, that is, Savita, resides in the thighs; the hidden Divakar brings delight there.
Vivasvan keeps watch over the feet; the destroyer of darkness ever dwells guarding from outside.
Sahasransu takes care of the whole body, devising a wondrous armor of protection.
One who contemplates this in his own mind never knows fear in this world.
Ringworm and leprosy never afflict one who meditates on this and chants it within his mind.
He who removes the darkness of the world fills it with joy through ever-fresh light.
Him whom no host of planets can seize or destroy, to Him I bow a million times.
Whose son is like Mand, and who is wondrous and resolute like Dharmaraj.
Blessed, blessed are You, O Dinmani Deva; gods, sages and men all render You service.
With devotion and complete discipline, one moves far away from the delusion of worldly existence.
Supremely blessed is that embodied soul on whom the destroyer of darkness is pleased.
In Magh He is Arun, in Phalgun He is Surya; in Chaitra (Madhu) His name is Vedang, and as Ravi He shows Himself at dawn.
In Vaishakh, at rising, He is counted as Bhanu; in Jyeshtha as Indra, and in Ashadh He is sung as Ravi.
In Bhadrapad He is Yama, in Ashwin Himareta; in Kartik He becomes the leader Divakar.
In Agahan He is distinctly Vishnu, and so too in Paush; His name there is Purush, and in the intercalary month (Malmas) He is Ravi.
doha
भानु चालीसा प्रेम युत गावहिं जे नर नित्य । सुख सम्पत्ति लहि बिबिध होंहिं सदा कृतकृत्य ॥
bhānu cālīsā prema yuta gāvahiṃ je nara nitya | sukha sampatti lahi bibidha hoṃhiṃ sadā kṛtakṛtya ||
Meaning
Those who daily sing this Bhanu Chalisa with love and devotion attain manifold happiness and prosperity, and are ever fulfilled.
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