Shloka 45
Sūrya-stava: Dhaumya’s Counsel and the Aṣṭaśata-nāma of Sūrya
सब्रद्यकेषु लोकेषु सप्तस्वप्यखिलेषु च । न तद्धूतमहं मनन््ये यदर्कादतिरिच्यते,ब्रद्मतोकसहित ऊपरके सातों लोकोंमें तथा अन्य सब लोकोंमें भी ऐसा कोई प्राणी नहीं दीखता जो आप भगवान् सूर्यसे बढ़कर हो। भगवन्! जगतमें और भी बहुत-से महान् शक्तिशाली प्राणी हैं; परंतु उनकी कान्ति और प्रभाव आपके समान नहीं हैं। सम्पूर्ण ज्योतिर्मय पदार्थ आपके ही अन्तर्गत हैं। आप ही समस्त ज्योतियोंके स्वामी हैं। सत्य, सत्त्व तथा समस्त सात्त्विक भाव आपमें ही प्रतिष्ठित हैं। 'शार्इ” नामक धनुष धारण करनेवाले भगवान् विष्णुने जिसके द्वारा दैत्योंका घमंड चूर्ण किया है उस सुदर्शन चक्रको विश्वकर्माने आपके ही तेजसे बनाया है
saptasv api akhileṣu lokeṣu brahmalokasahiteṣu ca | na tad bhūtam ahaṁ manye yad arkād atiricyate ||
Yudhiṣṭhira said: “Across all the worlds—indeed, throughout the seven realms including Brahmaloka—I do not think there exists any being who surpasses the Sun. O revered one, there are many mighty and powerful beings in the universe, yet their radiance and influence are not equal to yours. All luminous substances are contained within you; you are the lord of all lights. Truth, purity, and every sāttvika disposition stand established in you. Even the Sudarśana discus—by which Viṣṇu, bearer of the Śārṅga bow, crushed the pride of the Dānavas—was fashioned by Viśvakarman from your very splendor.”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse elevates the Sun as the supreme visible source of light and moral-spiritual clarity: all radiance is rooted in the Sun’s tejas, and virtues like satya (truth) and sattva (purity) are portrayed as grounded in that luminous principle. It frames cosmic power as meaningful when aligned with truth and purity.
Yudhiṣṭhira offers a hymn-like praise to Sūrya, declaring that no being across the seven worlds surpasses him. He links major divine instruments—especially Viṣṇu’s Sudarśana discus crafted by Viśvakarman—to the Sun’s splendor, thereby situating Sūrya at the center of cosmic order and divine efficacy.