Shri Divakara Panchakam — Devanagari Script

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Summary — English

The Shri Divakara Panchakam is a five-verse hymn in which each verse states, "I always worship the radiant Sun," who is repeatedly called "the maker of day, ever shining brightly." The verses praise the Sun with epithets such as the lord of the earth, the lord of the planets, the lord of the stars, the supreme lord, and the golden womb. He is described as of unequalled valor, fierce brilliance, beautiful luster, and inconceivable nature, whose form is the Self. The text also calls him the giver of senses, the bestower of beauty, the giver of wealth, the giver of happiness, the remover of fear, and the one full of the single essence of compassion. He is said to rise at dawn, be seated in a chariot, be worshipped by sages, and be the refuge of the planets.

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The English meaning of each verse is shown below the verse.

Meaning —

Verse 1

अतुल्यवीर्यमुग्रतेजसं सुरं
सुकान्तिमिन्द्रियप्रदं सुकान्तिदम् ।
कृपारसैकपूर्णमादिरूपिणं
दिवाकरं सदा भजे सुभास्वरम् ॥ 1 ॥

atulyavīryamugratejasaṃ suraṃ
sukāntimindriyapradaṃ sukāntidam |
kṛpārasaikapūrṇamādirūpiṇaṃ
divākaraṃ sadā bhaje subhāsvaram || 1 ||

I always worship the radiant Sun, who is of unequalled valor, of fierce brilliance, a god, of beautiful luster, the giver of senses, the bestower of beauty, the one full of the single essence of compassion, the one of primeval form, and the maker of day, ever shining brightly. ^AI

Verse 2

इनं महीपतिं च नित्यसंस्तुतं
कलासुवर्णभूषणं रथस्थितम् ।
अचिन्त्यमात्मरूपिणं ग्रहाश्रयं
दिवाकरं सदा भजे सुभास्वरम् ॥ 2 ॥

inaṃ mahīpatiṃ ca nityasaṃstutaṃ
kalāsuvarṇabhūṣaṇaṃ rathasthitam |
acintyamātmarūpiṇaṃ grahāśrayaṃ
divākaraṃ sadā bhaje subhāsvaram || 2 ||

I always worship the radiant Sun, who is the lord of the earth, ever praised, adorned with golden ornaments of art, seated in a chariot, of inconceivable nature, whose form is the Self, the refuge of the planets, and the maker of day, ever shining brightly. ^AI

Verse 3

उषोदयं वसुप्रदं सुवर्चसं
विदिक्प्रकाशकं कविं कृपाकरम् ।
सुशान्तमूर्तिमूर्ध्वगं जगज्ज्वलं
दिवाकरं सदा भजे सुभास्वरम् ॥ 3 ॥

uṣodayaṃ vasupradaṃ suvarcasaṃ
vidikprakāśakaṃ kaviṃ kṛpākaram |
suśāntamūrtimūrdhvagaṃ jagajjvalaṃ
divākaraṃ sadā bhaje subhāsvaram || 3 ||

I always worship the radiant Sun, who rises at dawn, the giver of wealth, of great splendor, the illuminator of the directions, the sage, the bestower of compassion, of peaceful form, the one who goes upward, the light of the world, and the maker of day, ever shining brightly. ^AI

Verse 4

ऋषिप्रपूजितं वरं वियच्चरं
परं प्रभुं सरोरुहस्य वल्लभम् ।
समस्तभूमिपं च तारकापतिं
दिवाकरं सदा भजे सुभास्वरम् ॥ 4 ॥

ṛṣiprapūjitaṃ varaṃ viyaccaraṃ
paraṃ prabhuṃ saroruhasya vallabham |
samastabhūmipaṃ ca tārakāpatiṃ
divākaraṃ sadā bhaje subhāsvaram || 4 ||

I always worship the radiant Sun, who is worshipped by sages, the boon-giver, the wanderer in the sky, the supreme lord, the beloved of the lotus, the lord of all the earth, the lord of the stars, and the maker of day, ever shining brightly. ^AI

Verse 5

ग्रहाधिपं गुणान्वितं च निर्जरं
सुखप्रदं शुभाशयं भयापहम् ।
हिरण्यगर्भमुत्तमं च भास्करं
दिवाकरं सदा भजे सुभास्वरम् ॥ 5 ॥

grahādhipaṃ guṇānvitaṃ ca nirjaraṃ
sukhapradaṃ śubhāśayaṃ bhayāpaham |
hiraṇyagarbhamuttamaṃ ca bhāskaraṃ
divākaraṃ sadā bhaje subhāsvaram || 5 ||

I always worship the radiant Sun, who is the lord of the planets, endowed with virtues, the imperishable one, the giver of happiness, the auspicious abode, the remover of fear, the golden womb, the supreme one, the illuminator, and the maker of day, ever shining brightly. ^AI

इति श्री दिवाकर पञ्चकम् ।