Vedic Literature > Sandhya Mantrās > Morning Prayer to the Spiritual Sun

mitrasya charşhaņī dhŗtaĥ shravo devasya sānasim satyam chitrashravastamam

[RV (3.59.6); KYV (3.4.11.5); (4.1.6.3); SYV (11.62)]

I meditate on the glory and fame of the all-protecting Sun who is adorable, eternal, bewitching the hearts of all listeners.

 

mitrojanān yātayati prajānan mitrodādhāra pŗthivīm utadyām,

mitraĥ kŗşhţīr animishābhi chaşhţe satyāya [mitrāya] havyam ghŗtavad vidhema.

[RV (3.59.1) with some word replacements KYV (3.4.11.5)]

The Sun guides all, knowing everything. He supports the earth and the sky. He watches all creation unwinkingly. To him we offer hymns endowed with clarity (or rice with ghee, for ritualists) for attaining eternal fruits.

 

pra sa mitra marto astu prayasvān yasta āditya shikşhati vratena,

na hanyate na jīyate tvoto nenamamho ashnotyantito na dūrāt.

[RV (3.59.2); KYV (3.4.11.5)]

O Sun who is Mitra, may he who longs to worship you scrupulously get the full benefit of righteousness.

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