Surya sthava Raja

Surya sthava Raja

(King of prayers addressed  to Sun God)

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

Vasishta Uvacha:-

Vasisha said:-

1.Sthavam sthathra thatha Samba kruso ghamani santhatha,

Rajan nama sahasrena  sahasramsum  Divakaram

Samba born to the very thin  daughter  of a bear,.

Prayed Lord Sun with thousand rays using  his thousand names.

2.Khidhyamanam thu  tham drushtwa Surya Krishnathmajam thadhaa ,

Swapnethu  darsanam dathwaa punar vachanam  abraveeth.

Seeing him , who was the son of Lord  Krishna ,very greatly depressed,

The sun God appeared   in his dream    and  told the following reply.

Sri Surya  Uvacha:-

The Sun God said:-

3.Samba samba maha baho, srunu Jambhavi sutha,

Alam  nama sahasrena  pada sthavam imam shubham.

Oh Samba  who is with goddess, Of son of  Jambavathi, please  hear,

Please read this great prayer equal to my thousand names.

4.Yaani naamani guhyaani pavithraani , shubhaani cha,

THaani they keerthayishyaami  sruthwaa  vathsavadharaya

These secret names   which are pure and auspicious,

Oh son, should be either sung or heard   with great devotion.

5.Vivarthano  vivasamcha  Marthando , Bhaskaro, ravi,

Loka prakasaka , sriman, loka chakshur , graheswara

The transformer, The one who shines, The bird in the sky, One  who makes light  , One who bestows,

The one who makes the world shine, gentleman , the eye  of the world , and the God  pf all planets.

6.Loka saakshi ,  trilokesa, kartha harthaa, thamisrahaa,

THapansthapanaaschaiva suchee sapthaswa vahana.

The witness to the world , lord of three   worlds, the doer and the destroyer, the killer of the night,

He who heats , he who cools,  The pure one and one who rides  on seven horses.

7.Gabasthi hastho, bradhnascha, sarva deva  namaskrutha ,

Yeka vimsathir ithyesha sthava , ishta sadaa  mama,

He who has shining hands, one who is mighty and one saluted by all devas,

And this prayer of my twenty one names, is always  liked by me.

8.DEha arogya karaschaiva , dhana vrudhi yasakara.

Sthava raja  ithi khyathi  sthreeshu lokeshu visritha.

This improves   health  and increases   wealth and fame,

And in all the three  worlds , it is famous as “King of prayers.”

9.Ya yethena maha baago , dwe sandhye , asthamanodhaye ,

Sthouthi maam pranatho brathwaa, sarva paapai pramukthythe.

Oh valorous hero , he who prays me using this at dusk   and dawn,

Would please me   and would get rid of all  committed sins.

10.Kayikam, vachikam chava manasam  yascha dushkrutham,

Yedath japyena thath sarva pranasyathi na samsaya.

Without any doubt chanting of this would destroy bad effects ,

Of bad acts done by  body, words  or one’s mind.

11.Yesha japyascha, homascha sandhyopsana meva cha,

Bali manthro  arda manthrascha  dhoopa manthra sthadaiva cha

This is chanting , fire sacrifice , rituals done  at dawn and dusk,

Chants of sacrifice , half chants as  well as chants along with incense.

12.Annapradhane  , snane  cha pranipathe , pradakshine,

Poojithoyam maha manthra , sarva papa hara  shubha,

After  giving food, bath  and respectful holy round walking ,

If one worships   with this great chant, it would destroy all sins.

13.Yevam ukthwa  thu bhagawan  bhaskaro jagadeeswara,

AAmanthrya   Krishna thanayam , thathrai  vantharadheeyatha.

After  telling like this , the sun god who is the God of the universe,

Invited the  son of Lord Krishna  and vanished.

14.SAmbopi sthava rajena  sthathwa sapthaswa vahanam,

Poothathma  , neruja sreemam sthasmad  durgaad vimukthavan.

Samba  then prayed the   God who rides  on seven horses,

And that pure one who was wholesome gentleman got rid of his troubles.