Aditya Hrudayam Series Week 15
Shloka Taatparyam Shloka 10
So far the 9 shlokas describe the battlefield and arrival of Sage Agastya (Shlokas 1&2), Sage addressing Rama (Shloka 3), the benefits of chanting (Shlokas 4&5) and the greatness Lord Surya (Shlokas 7,8,&9). Now begins the part (Shlokas 10 thru 15) where the Sage starts explaining the physical attributes and properties of Lord Surya. Each Shloka from this point on is a gem. And, they are spot-on, scientifically valid, poetically elegant, and beautifully narrate Lord Surya.
Here goes Shloka 10:
आदित्यः सविता सूर्यः खगः पूषा गभस्तिमान्।
सुवर्णसदृशो भानुर्हिरण्यरेता दिवाकरः॥ 10 ॥
ādityaḥ savitā sūryaḥ khagaḥ pūṣā gabhastimān
suvarṇasadṛśo bhānurhiraṇyaretā divākaraḥ ॥ 10 ॥
Meaning:
He is the son of Aditi (which is why he is referred to as Aditya)
Note: It is very common in Samskritam to refer to sons in this way. It makes a lot of sense as well. Examples: Pandavas are Kunti putraaha and referred to as Kaunteyas. Karna is Radha’s putra referred to as Radheya. Similarly, Krishna is Devaki nandhan, Duryodhana is Gandhari nandhan, Rama is Kausalya nandhan, Lakshmana is Sumitra nandhan etc etc).
He is very bright.
He is Suryah, the Supreme light.
He moves swiftly in space (refers to the sky) like a bird (He crosses one division of the sky (zodiac) in one month).
He nourishes and protects all the beings (provides light and heat for our survival).
He has bright rays.
He glitters as gold.
He resembles a seed (refers to the Sun sphere) and his rays are like a stream (of liquid gold) emanating from the golden seed.
He is the creator of days (meaning he creates days and nights for us thru his golden rays).
आदित्यः – Surya, the son of Aditi
सविता – bright
सूर्यः – Supreme light
खगः – object (bird) that moves in space (air)
पूषा – nourisher
गभस्तिमान् – shining rays
सुवर्ण – Gold
सदृशो – resembles
भानु – Sun
र्हिरण्य – Golden
रेता – seed
दिवाकरः – Day maker
