Appeasement Rite of the Sun
Sunday Vrata, Mantra, and Healing Praise
त्वं च ब्रह्मा त्वं च विष्णू रुद्रस्त्वं च नमोनमः । त्वमग्निः सर्वभूतेषु वायुस्त्वं च नमोनमः
tvaṃ ca brahmā tvaṃ ca viṣṇū rudrastvaṃ ca namonamaḥ | tvamagniḥ sarvabhūteṣu vāyustvaṃ ca namonamaḥ
Du bist Brahmā, und Du bist Viṣṇu; Du bist Rudra — Verehrung Dir immer wieder. Du bist das Feuer in allen Wesen, und Du bist der Wind — Verehrung Dir immer wieder.
Unspecified (a devotee/narrator offering a hymn of praise within the chapter context)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: rudrastvaṃ → rudraḥ tvam (visarga sandhi); tvamagniḥ → tvam agniḥ; vāyustvaṃ → vāyuḥ tvam; namonamaḥ fixed reduplication (namo + namaḥ).
It presents a unifying vision where the one supreme reality is praised as manifesting through the cosmic functions of creation (Brahmā), preservation (Viṣṇu), and dissolution/transformative power (Rudra).
It connects divinity to immanent forces that sustain life—fire as inner vitality/digestive heat and transformative energy, and wind as breath and motion—showing the sacred present within embodied existence.
Repeated salutations model humility and continuous remembrance, encouraging devotion that recognizes the divine both in transcendent forms and in everyday life-forces.