Surya Shataka
| Surya Shataka | |
|---|---|
Hindu | |
| Author | Mayurabhatta |
| Language | Sanskrit |
| Period | 7th century |
| Verses | 100 |
The Surya Shataka (
Etymology
Surya Shataka translates to a "century of stanzas in praise of the Sun" in Sanskrit.[4]
Description
Tribhuvanapala, in his commentary of this hymn, makes six divisions of this work. Verses 1 to 43 extol the rays of Surya, 44 to 49 praise the horses of the deity, and 50 to 61 hail Aruna, the charioteer of the sun god. Verses 62 - 72 extol the chariot of Surya, 73 - 80 praise the Suryamandala (circular motions of the sun), and 81 to 100 hail various depictions of the sun.[5]
Legend
The composition of the Surya Shataka is commonly regarded to have cured the poet of leprosy due to the grace of Surya.[6] In other accounts, the illness cured is stated to be blindness.[7]
According to
Hymn
The first verse of the Surya Shataka is as follows:[8][9]
jambhārātībhakumbhodbhavamiva dadhataḥ sāndrasindūrareṇuṃ
raktāḥ siktāivaughairudayagiritaṭīdhātudhārādravasya
āyāntyā tulyakālaṃ kamalavanarucevāruṇā vo vibhūtyaya
bhūyāsurbhāsayanto bhuvanamabhinavā bhānavo bhānavīyāḥ
The early rays of the Sun look red as if they have resumed the thick streaks of vermilion, coming out of the temple of elephant of the killer of Jambha (Indra). They also appear as if they are drenched by the mineral streams of the slopes of Udayacala (mountain). Carrying the lustre of the blooming lotus, that open up at their advent, they illuminate the whole world. May those rays bestow prosperity on you.
See also
References
- ISBN 978-81-260-2171-0.
- ^ ISBN 9788172110307. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ISBN 9788122310849. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ^ Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature. R.S. Peale. 1891. p. 287.
- ^ Mayur Bhatta. Suryasatakam of Mayur Bhatta. pp. xxviii.
- ISBN 978-81-208-0063-2.
- ISBN 978-81-206-0153-6.
- ^ Surya Shatakam of Mayur Bhatta (in Sanskrit with English translation by P. R. Kannan) Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ Mayur Bhatta. Suryasatakam of Mayur Bhatta. p. 2.