Shloka 10
Adhyaya 78 — Hymn to Surya and the Distribution of Solar Splendour; Genealogy of Vaivasvata and Chaya’s Line
Sanskrit
क्रियते त्वत्करैः स्पर्शाज्जलादीनां पवित्रता । होमदानादिको धर्मो नोपकाराय जायते ॥
Transliteration
kriyate tvatkaraiḥ sparśājjalādīnāṃ pavitratā / homadānādiko dharmo nopakārāya jāyate
Translation
तव हस्तस्पृशा शुद्धिर्जलादीनां प्रजायते। हवनदानादिकं कर्म त्वदृते न फलप्रदम्॥
Speakers
Devas (collective) offering stuti
Primary Deities
Supreme divinity as purifier (solar ‘hands’/rays)
Key ThemesPurificationRitual efficacyDependence of rites on divine grace/presenceTejas (radiant power)