Shloka 47
Appeasement Rite of the Sun
Sunday Vrata, Mantra, and Healing Praise
मर्दयन्तो महारोगा मर्दिता वेदनात्मकाः । विलयं यांति ते सर्व आदित्योच्चारणेन तु
mardayanto mahārogā marditā vedanātmakāḥ | vilayaṃ yāṃti te sarva ādityoccāraṇena tu
แม้มหาโรคที่บีบคั้นผู้คน อันมีความเจ็บปวดเป็นธรรมชาติ ก็ถูกบดขยี้; ทั้งหมดนั้นย่อมสลายไปด้วยการเปล่งพระนามแห่งอาทิตยะ
Unspecified in the provided excerpt (context needed to confirm the dialogue frame, e.g., Pulastya–Bhīṣma).
Concept: Nāma (sacred utterance) of Āditya destroys even entrenched suffering; sound-devotion is presented as a direct remedial power.
Application: Daily sunrise remembrance: recite Āditya/Sūrya names with steadiness, pair with ethical discipline (satya, ahiṃsā) and regularity; use the verse as a protective affirmation during illness or anxiety.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A suffering devotee sits at dawn facing the rising sun, palms joined, as dark, smoky forms of ‘mahārogāḥ’ crumble and dissolve into golden light. The sun’s disk bears a subtle Viṣṇu-like radiance, suggesting Āditya as divine tejas; the air clears, and the devotee’s posture straightens with relief.","primary_figures":["Āditya/Sūrya","a devotee (upāsaka)","personified diseases (mahārogāḥ) dissolving"],"setting":"riverbank or open courtyard aligned to the eastern horizon, with a small altar and water vessel (arghya-pātra)","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["molten gold","vermillion","saffron","smoky indigo","pearl white"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Rising Āditya in a radiant circular aureole with heavy gold leaf, the devotee offering añjali below; personified diseases as small dark figures breaking apart; rich crimson and emerald borders, gem-studded ornaments on the solar deity, ornate arch framing the sunrise.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: A serene Himalayan-foothill dawn with delicate gradients; a lone devotee on a riverbank chanting Āditya’s name; faint shadowy disease-forms dissipate into the sky; refined faces, lyrical trees, soft saffron sun with subtle halo.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: Bold black outlines and flat natural pigments; large stylized Sūrya-maṇḍala with concentric halos; devotee in profile with folded hands; dark disease-spirits retreating; dominant reds, yellows, greens with temple-wall symmetry.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: Central golden sun-disc above lotus motifs; devotee offering arghya; intricate floral borders and repeating lotus patterns; peacocks at the edges; deep indigo background with gold highlights, emphasizing nāma as a radiant garland around the sun."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["soft temple bells","distant conch shell","morning birds","gentle wind","silence between phrases"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: mardayanto 25 (visarga restored); 01dityocc01ra 47ena = 01ditya + ucc01ra 47ena; sarva 25 (contextual plural) taken as sarve.
FAQs
It teaches the purificatory and protective power of Āditya (the Sun) remembrance—stating that even severe, pain-filled diseases are subdued and destroyed by the utterance of Āditya’s name.
It specifically highlights “āditya-uccāraṇa” (uttering/reciting Āditya’s name). The verse itself does not specify a longer mantra, count, or ritual details.
Beyond bodily relief, it implies faith-driven discipline (regular recitation) and reliance on sacred remembrance (nāma) as a means to overcome suffering and adversity.