Srimad Bhagavatam — Dvadasha Skandha, Shloka 68
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यदु ह वाव विबुधर्षभ सवितरदस्तपत्यनुसवनमहर अहराम्नायविधिनोपतिष्ठमानानामखिलदुरितवृजिन बीजावभर्जन भगवत: समभिधीमहि तपन मण्डलम् ॥ ६८ ॥
yad u ha vāva vibudharṣabha savitar adas tapaty anusavanam ahar ahar āmnāya-vidhinopatiṣṭhamānānām akhila-durita-vṛjina- bījāvabharjana bhagavataḥ samabhidhīmahi tapana maṇḍalam.
O glowing one, O powerful lord of the sun, you are the chief of all the demigods. I meditate with careful attention on your fiery globe, because for those who offer prayers to you three times daily according to the Vedic method passed down through authorized disciplic succession, you burn away all sinful activities, all consequent suffering and even the original seed of desire.
FAQs
This verse describes the Sun-orb as a manifestation of Bhagavān that devotees worship according to Vedic injunctions, and it states that such worship burns away the seeds of sins and miseries.
Because the Sun is presented here not merely as a planet but as a divine form through which Bhagavān’s power is visible—sustaining life and purifying those who approach it with Vedic discipline.
Maintain a steady daily spiritual routine—regular prayer/meditation at set times, remembrance of Bhagavān, and disciplined conduct—because consistent practice is said to uproot the ‘seeds’ of harmful habits and suffering.