The Surya Chalisa praises the solar deity as visible light, giver of vitality, marker of time, and witness to daily life. Its many names explore different aspects of radiance rather than describing separate suns.
This edition converts the actual Hindi source lyrics into simple unnumbered Roman script, then explains the hymn’s imagery in natural English.
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Surya Chalisa Lyrics in English
Read the complete source-linked devotional sequence in simple Roman script.
Opening Doha
Kanak badan kundal makar, mukta mala angg
Padmasan sthit dhyaie, shankh chakr ke sangg
Surya Chalisa
Jay savita jay jayati divakar!, sahastranshu! saptashv timirahar bhanu! patang! marichi! bhaskar!, savita hans! sunur vibhakar
Vivasvan! adity! vikartan, martand harirup virochan ambaramani! khag! ravi kahalate, ved hiranyagarbh kah gate
Sahastranshu pradyotan, kahikahi, munigan hot prasann modalahi arun sadrish sarathi manohar, hankat hay sata charhi rath par
Mandal ki mahima ati nyari, tej rup keri balihari uchchaihshrava sadrish hay jote, dekhi purandar lajjit hote
Mitr marichi, bhanu, arun, bhaskar, savita sury ark khag kalikar pusha ravi adity nam lai, hiranyagarbhay namah kahikai
Dvadas nam prem son gavain, mastak barah bar navavain char padarath jan so pavai, duhkh daridr agh punj nasavai
Namaskar ko chamatkar yah, vidhi harihar ko kripasar yah sevai bhanu tumahin man lai, ashtasiddhi navanidhi tehin pai
Barah nam uchcharan karate, sahas janam ke patak tarate upakhyan jo karate tavajan, ripu son jamalahate sotehi chhan
Dhan sut jut parivar badhatu hai, prabal moh ko phand katatu hai ark shish ko raksha karate, ravi lalat par nity biharate
Sury netr par nity virajat, karn des par dinakar chhajat bhanu nasika vasakarahunit, bhaskar karat sada mukhako hit
Onth rahain parjany hamare, rasana bich tikshn bas pyare kanth suvarn ret ki shobha, tigm tejasah kandhe lobha
Pushan bahu mitr pithahin par, tvashta varun rahat suushnakar yugal hath par raksha karan, bhanuman urasarm suudarachan
Basat nabhi adity manohar, katimanh, rahat man mudabhar jangha gopati savita basa, gupt divakar karat hulasa
Vivasvan pad ki rakhavari, bahar basate nit tam hari sahastranshu sarvang samharai, raksha kavach vichitr vichare
As jojan apane man mahin, bhay jagabich karahun tehi nahin dadru kushth tehin kabahu na vyapai, jojan yako man manh japai
Andhakar jag ka jo harata, nav prakash se anand bharata grah gan grasi na mitavat jahi, koti bar main pranavaun tahi mand sadrish sut jag men jake, dharmaraj sam adbhut banke
Dhany-dhany tum dinamani deva, kiya karat suramuni nar seva bhakti bhavayut purn niyam son, dur hatataso bhavake bhram son
Param dhany son nar tanadhari, hain prasann jehi par tam hari arun magh mahan sury phalgun, madhu vedang nam ravi udayan
Bhanu uday baisakh ginavai, jyeshth indr ashadh ravi gavai yam bhadon ashvin himareta, katik hot divakar neta
Agahan bhinn vishnu hain pusahin, purush nam ravihain malamasahin
Closing Doha
Bhanu chalisa prem yut, gavahin je nar nity
Sukh sampatti lahi bibidh, honhin sada kritakrity
Surya Chalisa Meaning in English
Opening Doha Meaning
Meditate on the golden-complexioned Lord seated upon a lotus, adorned with makara earrings and a pearl garland, with sacred emblems beside him.
Chalisa Meaning
Victory to Savita and Divakara, the thousand-rayed Lord whose seven horses dispel darkness; he is praised as Bhanu, Patanga, Marichi, Bhaskara, Hamsa, and Vibhakara.
He is Vivasvan, Aditya, Vikartana, Martanda, Hari-like Virochana, jewel of the sky, Khaga, and Ravi; the Vedas also call him Hiranyagarbha.
Sages joyfully praise the thousand-rayed illuminator; the handsome dawn-red Aruna drives his chariot drawn by seven horses.
The solar disc has incomparable majesty and is the very form of radiance; even Indra is humbled by the splendid horses yoked to it.
The hymn recites twelve solar names—Mitra, Marichi, Bhanu, Aruna, Bhaskara, Savita, Surya, Arka, Khaga, Kalikara, Pusha, and Ravi—and also bows to Hiranyagarbha.
Those who lovingly sing the twelve names and bow twelve times seek the four aims of life, while sorrow, poverty, and accumulated fault fall away.
The wonder of this salutation is described as the distilled grace of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva; one who serves Bhanu wholeheartedly seeks the eight attainments and nine treasures.
Reciting the twelve names is said to cleanse the faults of many births, while recounting Surya’s story quickly weakens hostility and fear.
The practice is associated with growth of family and resources and with cutting the powerful snare of delusion; Arka guards the head and Ravi the forehead.
Surya is invoked to protect the eyes, Dinakara the ears, Bhanu the nose, and Bhaskara the face.
Parjanya is placed at the lips, Tikshna at the tongue, Suvarnareta at the throat, and fierce radiance at the shoulders.
Pusha and Mitra protect the arms and back, while Tvashta and Varuna guard the body; the solar Lord protects both hands and the chest.
Aditya dwells beautifully at the navel, brings joy at the waist, Savita guards the thighs, and Divakara protects what is hidden.
Vivasvan guards the feet and the remover of darkness remains outside as protector; the thousand-rayed Lord is contemplated as a wondrous shield for the whole body.
One who holds this solar protection in mind is told not to fear the world, and the hymn traditionally associates its remembrance with freedom from serious skin afflictions.
He removes the world’s darkness and fills it with the joy of new light; the hymn repeatedly bows to the one whose influence reaches the planets and whose sons include Shani and Dharmaraja.
Blessed is Dinamani, served by gods, sages, and people; disciplined devotion to him is presented as a way to move beyond delusion.
Fortunate is the person upon whom the remover of darkness is pleased; the stanza begins mapping Surya’s traditional names across the months from Magha and Phalguna onward.
The monthly names continue through Chaitra, Vaishakha, Jyeshtha, Ashadha, Bhadrapada, Ashwin, and Kartik, honoring the same solar presence through the year.
The sequence concludes with the names associated with Agahan, Pausha, and the intercalary month, where Surya is remembered as Vishnu and Purusha.
Closing Doha Meaning
Those who lovingly sing the Surya Chalisa each day are said to receive varied happiness and prosperity and to live with a sense of worthy accomplishment.
Surya Chalisa: Background and Solar Symbolism
Surya occupies a distinctive place in Hindu devotion because the sun is directly visible. Sunrise prayer connects cosmic symbolism with an ordinary event that returns each day.
The hymn’s chariot, seven horses, and many names belong to a long sacred vocabulary of light and time. They invite contemplation without requiring every image to be read as a scientific statement.
Main Themes in the Surya Chalisa
Light represents both physical radiance and the clarity that allows confusion to be recognized.
Regularity is another theme. The solar cycle models steadiness, timely action, and disciplined renewal.
Gratitude completes the prayer: vitality and time are received as gifts that should be used with care.
How to Read the Surya Chalisa
Sunday and sunrise are common choices. If reading outdoors or offering water, do so safely and never look directly at the sun.
The source combines some paired lines into long stanzas. Read them at a comfortable pace and pause where the phrasing naturally turns.
Frequently Asked Questions
The hymn praises Surya through names and images connected with light, vitality, time, protection, and the solar chariot.
Each name highlights an aspect of the solar deity, such as radiance, movement, warmth, or the removal of darkness.
Sunday and sunrise are common occasions, though readers may choose another quiet time.
They are part of Surya’s traditional chariot imagery and have received several symbolic interpretations in Hindu thought.
No. Direct solar viewing can harm the eyes; devotional attention does not require staring at the sun.
