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The Sun is called Surya and is given the pride of place in Hinduism.

 

He is hailed as Prathyaksha Brahma, the visible Reality,Brahman.

 

So much so, Lord Krishna had the Hymn on Surya in the Sandhyavandan.

 

The portion in the Sandhyavandan,

 

Namassvitre Jadadeega Chakshuse, Jagat Prasoothi Stithi Naasa hethave,

 

Thramayeyaa thrigunaathmadhaarine, virinchi narayana sankaraathmane,

 

Threyas satha  Savitru mandalavvaan Madhyavarthi ….”

 

was included by Yudhistir at the command of Lord Krishna, when Lord Krishna had the Amavasya, New Moon advanced by a day before the

 

Mahabharata war.

 

The Surya Mandala Stotra was taught to Arjuna By Lord Krishna(Bhavishya Puran)

 

 

So important is Surya worship Adi Shankaracharya established  Saura as one of the Six systems of Hindu worship,Shanmathas.

 

Adityahruthaya sloka was taught to Lord Ram by Sage Agastya to help Ram to win the war against Ravana.

 

 

 

Suryamandala Ashtakam is not well-known.

 

But they are very effective, especially when one is depressed.

 

It grants the power to tide over crises.

 

Surya Mandala Ashtkam.

 

 

namaH savitre jagadekachakshushhe . jagatprasUtI sthiti nAsha hetave .
trayImayAya triguNAtma dhAriNe . viraJNchi nArAyaNa shaN^karAtman.h .. 1..

yanmaNDalaM dIptikaraM vishAlaM . ratnaprabhaM tIvramanAdi rUpam.h .
dAridrya dukhakshayakAraNaM cha . punAtu mAM tatsaviturvareNyam.h .. 2..

yanmaNDalaM deva gaNaiH supUjitaM . vipraiH stutaM bhAvanamukti kovidam.h .
taM devadevaM praNamAmi sUryaM . punAtu mAM tatsaviturvareNyam.h .. 3..

yanmaNDalaM GYAna ghanaM tvagamyaM . trailokya pUjyaM triguNAtma rUpam.h .
samasta tejomaya divyarUpaM . punAtu mAM tatsaviturvareNyam.h .. 4..

yanmaNDalaM gu.Dhamati prabodhaM . dharmasya vR^iddhiM kurute janAnAm.h .
yatsarva pApa kshayakAraNaM cha . punAtu mAM tatsaviturvareNyam.h .. 5..

yanmaNDalaM vyAdhi vinAsha dakshaM . yadR^igyajuH sAmasu saMpragItam.h .
prakAshitaM yena bhUrbhuvaH svaH . punAtu mAM tatsaviturvareNyam.h .. 6..

yanmaNDalaM vedavido vadanti . gAyanti yachchAraNa siddha saN^ghAH .
yadyogino yogajushhAM cha saN^ghAH . punAtu mAM tatsaviturvareNyam.h .. 7..

yanmaNDalaM sarvajaneshhu pUjitaM . jyotishchakuryAdiha martyaloke .
yatkAlakalpa kshayakAraNaM cha . punAtu mAM tatsaviturvareNyam.h .. 8..

yanmaNDalaM vishvasR^ijaM prasIdamutpattirakshA pralaya pragalbham.h .
yasmiJNjagatsaMharate.akhilaM cha . punAtu mAM tatsaviturvareNyam.h .. 9..

yanmaNDalaM sarvagatasya vishhNorAtmA . paraM dhAma vishuddhatattvam.h .
sUkshmAntarairyogapathAnugamye . punAtu mAM tatsaviturvareNyam.h .. 10..

yanmaNDalaM vedavido vidanti . gAyanti tachchAraNasiddha saN^ghAH .
yanmaNDalaM vedavido smaranti . punAtu mAM tatsaviturvareNyam.h .. 11..

yanmaNDalaM vedavidopagItaM . yadyoginAM yoga pathAnugamyam.h .
tatsarva vedaM praNamAmi sUryaM . punAtu mAM tatsaviturvareNyam.h .. 12..

Note:

The metre structure of each shloka is:

11 – 11 . —
11 – 11 .. —

where the numbers indicate the number of syllables
and the dashes the relative pause required; a rather
straightforward metre.

Also note the recurring `tatsaviturvareNyam.h’ of
the gAyatri mantra; this is a hymn to the Sun!

 

 

 

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