namō:’stu sūryāya sahasraraśmayē sahasraśākhānvita sambhavātmanē | sahasrayōgōdbhava bhāvabhāginē sahasrasaṅkhyāyudhadhāriṇē namaḥ || 1 ||

yanmaṇḍalaṁ dīptikaraṁ viśālaṁ ratnaprabhaṁ tīvramanādirūpam | dāridryaduḥkhakṣayakāraṇaṁ ca punātu māṁ tatsaviturvarēṇyam || 2 ||

yanmaṇḍalaṁ dēvagaṇaiḥ supūjitaṁ vipraiḥ stutaṁ bhāvanamuktikōvidam | taṁ dēvadēvaṁ praṇamāmi sūryaṁ punātu māṁ tatsaviturvarēṇyam || 3 ||

yanmaṇḍalaṁ jñānaghanantvagamyaṁ trailōkyapūjyaṁ triguṇātmarūpam | samastatējōmayadivyarūpaṁ punātu māṁ tatsaviturvarēṇyam || 4 ||
yanmaṇḍalaṁ gūḍhamatiprabōdhaṁ dharmasya vr̥ddhiṁ kurutē janānām | yatsarvapāpakṣayakāraṇaṁ ca punātu māṁ tatsaviturvarēṇyam || 5 ||

yanmaṇḍalaṁ vyādhivināśadakṣaṁ yadr̥gyajuḥ sāmasu sampragītam | prakāśitaṁ yēna ca bhūrbhuvaḥ svaḥ punātu māṁ tatsaviturvarēṇyam || 6 ||

yanmaṇḍalaṁ vēdavidō vadanti gāyanti yaccāraṇasiddhasaṅghāḥ | yadyōginō yōgajuṣāṁ ca saṅghāḥ punātu māṁ tatsaviturvarēṇyam || 7 ||

yanmaṇḍalaṁ sarvajanaiśca pūjitaṁ jyōtiśca kuryādiha martyalōkē | yatkālakālādyamanādirūpaṁ punātu māṁ tatsaviturvarēṇyam || 8 ||

yanmaṇḍalaṁ viṣṇucaturmukhākhyaṁ yadakṣaraṁ pāpaharaṁ janānām | yatkālakalpakṣayakāraṇaṁ ca punātu māṁ tatsaviturvarēṇyam || 9 ||

yanmaṇḍalaṁ viśvasr̥jaṁ prasiddhaṁ utpattirakṣapralaya pragalbham | yasmin jagatsaṁharatē:’khilaṁ ca punātu māṁ tatsaviturvarēṇyam || 10 ||

yanmaṇḍalaṁ sarvagatasya viṣṇōḥ ātmā paraṁ-dhāma viśuddhatattvam | sūkṣmāntarairyōgapathānugamyaṁ punātu māṁ tatsaviturvarēṇyam || 11 ||

yanmaṇḍalaṁ vēdavidōpagītaṁ yadyōgināṁ yōga pathānugamyam | tatsarva vēdyaṁ praṇamāmi sūryaṁ punātu māṁ tatsaviturvarēṇyam || 12 ||

sūryamaṇḍalasu stōtram yaḥ paṭhētsatataṁ naraḥ | sarvapāpaviśuddhātmā sūryalōkē mahīyatē ||

iti śrī bhaviṣyōttarapurāṇē śrī kr̥ṣṇārjuna saṁvādē sūryamaṇḍala stōtram |

Meaning

The stotram is a hymn in praise of Lord Surya, the Sun God. It consists of 12 stanzas, and each stanza describes a different aspect of Lord Surya and his qualities.

Stanza 1: Salutations to Lord Surya, who has thousands of rays, who has thousands of branches, who is the self-born, who is the creator of thousands of Yoga, and who holds thousands of weapons.

Stanza 2: May that great and powerful Lord Surya, whose sphere of influence is vast and whose light is dazzling like a gem, destroy all poverty and sorrow, and protect me.

Stanza 3: Lord Surya, who is worshipped by the gods and praised by the learned, who is the ocean of knowledge and the dispeller of ignorance, I bow to you, please protect me.

Stanza 4: Lord Surya, who is beyond the comprehension of the three worlds, who is worshipped by the entire universe and whose form is made up of all energies, please protect me.

Stanza 5: Lord Surya, who awakens the intellect and promotes the growth of righteousness, who destroys all sins, please protect me.

Stanza 6: Lord Surya, who is the destroyer of all diseases and who is praised in the Rigveda, Yajurveda, and Sama Veda, may he illumine the three worlds.

Stanza 7: Lord Surya, who is worshipped by all people and whose radiance illuminates the mortal world, may he protect me.

Stanza 8: Lord Surya, who is known as Vishnu's four-faced form and whose name destroys all sins, may he protect me.

Stanza 9: Lord Surya, who is famous for creating, sustaining and destroying the world, may he protect me.

Stanza 10: Lord Surya, who is the soul of the entire universe, who is the supreme abode of pure knowledge and who is attainable through the path of yoga, may he protect me.

Stanza 11: Lord Surya, who is praised in the Vedas and followed by yogis on the path of yoga, may he protect me.

Stanza 12: Lord Surya, who is the knower of all things, and who is worthy of being known through the Vedas, I bow to you, please protect me.