#SanskritAppreciationHour - 17.11.14 - Surya-Ashtakam
By Rohini Bakshi
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#SAH 17.11.14
By Rohini Bakshi
Sat Sri Akal, and welcome all to today's session of #SanskritAppreciation (I leave out the 'hour' since I think we'll be done sooner :-))
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) November 17, 2014
On the importance of this ashtakam I found some information, but I am sure @Mamdhata & @ksmsundaram1975 will add more pic.twitter.com/xHzxP1nhIn
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) November 17, 2014
आदिदेव नमस्तुभ्यम् प्रसीद मम भास्कर । दिवाकर नमस्तुभ्यम् प्रभाकर नमो ऽस्तु ते ॥ #Suryashtakam #SanskritAppreciationHour
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) November 17, 2014
आदिदेव primordial/first Lord नमस्तुभ्यम् salutation to you प्रसीद मम be gracious/kind to me भास्कर Creator of Radiance V1 line 1
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) November 17, 2014
दिवाकर Maker of the day नमस्तुभ्यम् salutaion to you प्रभाकर creator of light नमो ऽस्तु ते salutation to you
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) November 17, 2014
प्रसीद is the 3rd person singular imperative from प्र+सद् it has a lot of deep meaning. Pl see http://t.co/V65V7i1CFb
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) November 17, 2014
@prahladkumar33 No. here the 6th vibhakti is being used in it's function of the 4th - 'mujh ko' or 'mujhe'.
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) November 17, 2014
Vs 2: सप्त अश्व रथम् आरूढम् प्रचण्डम् कश्यपात्मजम् । श्वेत पद्म धरम् देवम् तम् सुर्यम् प्रणमामि अहम् ॥ #Suryashtakam #SanskritAppreciation
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) November 17, 2014
What is amazing is this ashtakam is narrated by Samba of all ppl - most wayward, arrogant son of Krishna. @RohiniBakshi @Mamdhata
— কে এস এম (@ksmsundaram1975) November 17, 2014
सप्त अश्व रथम् आरूढम् mounted on a chariot with seven horses प्रचण्डम् formidable, burning कश्यपात्मजम् son of Kashyapa >>>
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) November 17, 2014
श्वेत पद्म धरम् Bearer of of a white lotus देवम् Lord तम् सुर्यम् that Surya प्रणमामि अहम् I bow to. End of verse 2. #Suryashtakam.
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) November 17, 2014
Can the experts please tell us why Surya is conceived of as holding a white lotus? Thank you #iconography
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) November 17, 2014
@RohiniBakshi to symbolize the purity it holds
— pathikabhijit (@dvaitadvait1) November 17, 2014
@dvaitadvait1 @RohiniBakshi Also cld be coz white stands for Sattva guna which stands for knowledge Sun is equated to the light of knowledge
— Invest Mutual (@invest_mutual) November 17, 2014
Samba gets cured by worship of Lord Surya n hence narrates this Surya Ashtakam in praise of the Sun God. @RohiniBakshi @Mamdhata
— কে এস এম (@ksmsundaram1975) November 17, 2014
लोहितम् रथम् आरूढम् सर्वलोक+पितामहम् । महापाप+हरम् देवम् तम् सुर्यम् प्रणमामि अहम् ॥ Verse 3 #Suryashtakam #SanskritAppreciation
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) November 17, 2014
लोहितम् रथम् आरूढम् mounted on a reddish/copper coloured chariot सर्वलोक+पितामहम् the (grand) father of all beings >>
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) November 17, 2014
>> महापाप+हरम् destroyer of the greatest sins देवम् Lord तम् सुर्यम् that Surya प्रणमामि अहम् I bow to. End of verse 3 #Suryashtakam
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) November 17, 2014
@keshda @RohiniBakshi The way a word is finally used in a sentence narrows down its meaning even if it had multiple meanings.
— Ranga (@samjignyasu) November 17, 2014
त्रैगुण्यम् च महाशूरम् ब्रह्म +विष्णु +महेश्वरम् । महापाप+हरम् देवम् तम् सुर्यम् प्रणमामि अहम् ॥ Verse 4 #Suryashtakam #SanskritAppreciation
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) November 17, 2014
त्रैगुण्यम् consisting of the three guNas च and महाशूरम् Great Warrior [having the form of] ब्रह्म विष्णु महेश्वरम् ।>>>
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) November 17, 2014
महापाप+हरम् destroyer of the greatest sins देवम् Lord तम् सुर्यम् that Surya प्रणमामि अहम् I bow to #Suryashtakam Verse 4 complete.
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) November 17, 2014
Vese 5 ब्रिंहितम् तेजः पुञ्जम् च वायुम् आकाशम् एव च । प्रभुम् च सर्व लोकानाम् तम् सूर्यम् प्रणममि अहम्॥ #Suryashtakam #SanskritAppreciation
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) November 17, 2014
ब्रिंहितम् increased, strengthened तेजःपुञ्जम् mass of lustre च and [embodying/identical with] वायुम् the air and the sky आकाशम् एव च ।
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) November 17, 2014
प्रभुम् च and Lord सर्व+लोकानाम् of all the worlds तम् सूर्यम् प्रणमामि अहम् I bow to that Surya
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) November 17, 2014
Apologies for the typo in प्रणममि. Of course it is प्रणमामि!
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) November 17, 2014
Verse 6 बन्धूक पुष्प सङ्काशम् हार कुण्डल भूषितम् एक चक्र धरम् देवम् तम् सूर्यम् प्रणमामि अहम्॥ #SanskritAppreciation #Suryashtakam
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) November 17, 2014
बन्धूक पुष्प सङ्काशम् having the appearance of the bandhUka flower हार+कुण्डल+भूषितम् adorned with a garland and ear-rings >>
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) November 17, 2014
एक+चक्र+धरम् Bearing one chakra देवम् तम् सूर्यम् that Surya deva प्रणमामि अहम्॥ Again #iconography what is the significance of the chakra?
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) November 17, 2014
@RohiniBakshi If anyone is curious, this is the bandhuka flower: http://t.co/JK7VC60H95.
— Abhimanyu (@abhiqrtz) November 17, 2014
Verse 7 तम् सूरयम् जगत्+कर्तारम् महातेजः प्रदीपनम् महापाप हरम् देवम् तम् सुर्यम् प्रणमामि अहम् ॥ #Suryashtakam #SanskritAppreciation
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) November 17, 2014
तम् सूरयम् (to) that Surya जगत्कर्तारम् [who is the]doer i.e. in charge महातेजः+प्रदीपनम् (to one) who kindles with tremendous lustre/heat
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) November 17, 2014
महापाप+हरम् destroyer of the greatest sins देवम् Lord तम् सुर्यम् that Surya प्रणमामि अहम् I bow to end of verse 7 #Suryashtakam
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) November 17, 2014
Verse 8 तम् सूर्यम् जगताम् नाथम् ज्ञान +विज्ञान +मोक्षदम् महापाप हरम् देवम् तम् सुर्यम् प्रणमामि अहम् ॥ #Suryashtakam #SanskritAppreciation
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) November 17, 2014
तम् सूर्यम् जगताम् +नाथम् to that Surya who is the Lord of the world ज्ञान+विज्ञान+मोक्षदम् [and bestower of knowledge, wisdom and(moksha)
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) November 17, 2014
महापाप+हरम् destroyer of the greatest sins देवम् Lord तम् सुर्यम् that Surya प्रणमामि अहम् I bow to. End of #Suryashtakam
— Rohini Bakshi (@RohiniBakshi) November 17, 2014
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