Aditya Hrudayam Series Week 26
Shloka Taatparyam Shloka 21
Before I start today’s blog I would like to say a few words about this week’s blog pictures. These are pictures from NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and showed up on my news feed the morning. Personally I think there is no one sunrise that is glorious over the other. They all are pretty stunning. However, this one is quite special. How?? As you may know, astronaut Kelly spent a year in space. During that time, everyday he witnessed 16 sunrises (oh my one lucky guy!!). Of the total 5,440 sunrises he witnessed, this was the last sunrise he captured on the very last day of his mission. Today’s shloka talks about how the Sun is a witness to all that happens in the world. And I think these photos capture the essence of that theme. The Sun is out there in the space witnessing every single thing happening on this universe. On a side note, please also note how the sun looks white (not yellow) from space.
Switching gears, on to my blog now.
तप्तचामीकराभाय वह्नये विश्वकर्मणे।
नमस्तमोऽभिनिघ्नाय रुचये लोकसाक्षिणे॥21॥
Taptacāmīkarābhāya vahnaye viśvakarmaṇe।
namastamo’bhinighnāya rucaye lokasākṣiṇe ॥ 21॥
Meaning:
तप्त – Tapta – Heated, Molten
चामीकरा – cāmīkarā – Gold
भाय – ābhāya – appearance, glamor
वह्नये – vahnaye – Fire
विश्वकर्मणे – viśvakarmaṇe – one who activates the world
विश्व – world
कर्म- Actions
नमस् – namas – Salutations
तमस् – tamo(as) – darkness
अभिनिघ्नाय – abhinighnāya – subdues, quells
रुचये – rucaye – radiant, brilliant
लोकसाक्षिणे – lokasākṣiṇe – witness to the world
लोक – loka – world
साक्षिणे – sākṣiṇe – witness
Salutations to Him who is glamorous in appearance like molten gold.
Salutations to Him who is the fire that energizes and activates the world
Salutations to Him who quells and drives away the darkness (both cosmic and internal)
Salutations to Him one who is radiant and one is the witness to the world
