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Sri Surya Stavaraja Stotram

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Shree soorya stavaraaja stotram'

Brahmovaacha |
Stavanam' saamavedoktam' sooryasya vyaadhimochanam |
Sarvapaapaharam' saaram' dhanaarogyakaram' param || 1 ||

Tam' brahma paramam' dhaama jyoteeroopam' sanaatanam |
Tvaamaham' stotumichchhaami bhaktaanugrahakaarakam || 2 ||

Trailokyalochanam' lokanaatham' paapavimochanam |
Tapasaam' phaladaataaram' duh'khadam' paapinaam' sadaa || 3 ||

Karmaanuroopaphaladam' karmabeejam' dayaanidhim |
Karmaroopam' kriyaaroopamaroopam' karmabeejakam || 4 ||

Brahmavishnumaheshaanaamam'sham' cha trigunaatmakam |
Vyaadhidam' vyaadhihantaaram' shokamohabhayaapaham |
Sukhadam' mokshadam' saaram' bhaktidam' sarvakaamadam || 5 ||

Sarveshvaram' sarvaroopam' saakshinam' sarvakarmanaam |
Pratyaksham' sarvalokaanaamapratyaksham' manoharam || 6 ||

Shashvadrasaharam' pashchaadrasadam' sarvasiddhidam |
Siddhisvaroopam' siddhesham' siddhaanaam' paramam' gurum || 7 ||

Stavaraajamidam' proktam' guhyaadguhyataram' param |
Trisandhyam' yah' pat'hennityam' vyaadhibhyah' sa pramuchyate || 8 ||

Aandhyam' kusht'ham' cha daaridryam' rogah' shoko bhayam' kalih' |
Tasya nashyati vishvesha shreesooryakri'payaa dhruvam || 9 ||

Mahaakusht'hee cha galito chakshurheeno mahaavranee |
Yakshmagrasto mahaashoolee naanaavyaadhiyuto'pi vaa || 10 ||

Maasam' kri'tvaa havishyaannam' shrutvaa'to muchyate dhruvam |
Snaanam' cha sarvateerthaanaam' labhate naatra sam'shayah' || 11 ||

Iti shreebrahmavaivarte mahaapuraane ganapatikhand'e ekonavim'sho'dhyaaye brahmakri'ta shree soorya stavaraajam |

Meaning

The “Sri Surya Stavaraaja Stotram,” found in the Brahma-vaivarta Purana, is described as the king of hymns dedicated to the Sun God—an extremely potent stotra that removes diseases, sins, poverty, suffering, and negativity. Brahma begins by calling it a Sama-Vedic hymn capable of destroying illness and granting wealth and health.

The Sun is praised as the supreme, eternal, radiant Brahman—the source of all creation, the giver of the fruits of tapas, the destroyer of sin, and the supporter of all beings. He grants results according to karma, yet also showers compassion on devotees. He embodies the combined essence of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva, and removes disease, grief, delusion, and fear. He grants happiness, liberation, devotion, and all desired blessings.

The Sun is the witness to all actions, the lord of all forms, visible to all beings and yet inwardly subtle and charming. He is the giver of all siddhis, the master of perfected beings, and the supreme guru of all spiritual powers.

The stotra declares itself exceedingly secret and powerful. Reciting it three times daily during the three sandhyas destroys illnesses, blindness, skin diseases, poverty, fear, sorrow, and the effects of Kali Yuga. Even severe conditions—leprosy, blindness, ulcers, lung diseases (yakshma), chronic pain—are cured when the listener performs a simple vow of eating havisya food for one month while hearing or reciting the hymn. It grants the merit of bathing in all holy rivers.

Benefits:
    •    Removes diseases, chronic illnesses, skin disorders, blindness
    •    Eliminates poverty, sorrow, fear, and negative karma
    •    Bestows wealth, happiness, success, and full siddhis
    •    Purifies mind and strengthens spiritual discipline
    •    Grants Sun God’s deep healing grace and protection
    •    Gives the merit of all-tirtha bathing
 

Frequently asked questions

Which Purana contains the Surya Stavaraja Stotram?
Its colophon places it in the Ganapati Khanda of the Brahma Vaivarta Purana, chapter nineteen, where Brahma speaks the hymn. The first verse introduces it as a praise of Surya taught in the Sama Veda.
Why is the Surya Stavaraja called the king of hymns?
The eighth verse itself names it the Stavaraja and calls it more secret than the secret. The title comes straight from that self-description.
How does Brahma describe Surya in the Surya Stavaraja Stotram?
He calls the Sun the eye of the three worlds, the giver of results that match one's karma, and the witness of all actions. Verse five describes him as a portion of Brahma, Vishnu and Maheshvara together, made of the three gunas.
How often does the Surya Stavaraja ask to be recited?
The eighth verse prescribes reading it at the three sandhyas every day. The ninth verse lists blindness, skin disease, poverty, grief and fear among troubles cleared by Surya's grace; devotees read these as the text's prayer, not as a substitute for treatment.
What observance do the closing verses of the Surya Stavaraja describe?
Verse eleven says a person with severe illness who eats only havishya food for a month while listening to the hymn is freed, and gains the merit of bathing in all holy waters. It is commonly read on Sundays and on Ratha Saptami.

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