Sri Hari Only Makes the Sun to Rise and Shine
यः प्राणतो निमिषतो महित्वैव इन्द्राजा जगतो बभूव
य ईशे अस्य द्विपदश्चतुष्पदः कस्मै देवाय हविषा विधेम
This single God who breathes and winks his eyelids, both indicating the life force in him – he became the king of the universe. He is keen on the welfare of all beings. Him we worship.
यस्येमे हिमवन्तो महित्वा यस्य समुद्रं रसया सहाहुः
यस्येमा प्रदिशो यस्य बाहू कस्मै देवाय हविषा विधेम
These mountains, rivers, and oceans – they are all his greatness, his greatness as the creator. All the directions starting from east are his arms. Him we worship.
येन द्यौरुग्रा पृथिवी च हळ्हा येन स्वः स्तमितं येन नाकः
यो अन्तरिक्षे रजसो विमानः कस्मै देवाय हविषा विधेम
He has held the earth firm. He has held the heaven up so that it doesn’t fall. He has suspended the atmosphere in between. He is holding the Sun in his place and has kept the rain clouds in their place. Him we worship.
यं क्रन्दसी अवसा तस्तभाने अभ्यैक्षेतां मनसा रेजमाने
यत्राधि सूर उदितो विभाति कस्मै देवाय हविषा विधेम
When Prajapati started creating, it was all water first. He was not able to create anything else. Out of frustration, he started crying. When his tears fell upon that water, it solidified into earth. He started making the surface of earth even – without ups and downs – with his hands. That created space called atmosphere, antariksha. And when he lifted his hands up and rubbed his chest, heaven was formed. Since the earth and heaven were created after he cried, they are collectively called रोदसी. By the term क्रन्दसी, this crying is referred. The heaven and earth were created for the protection of the beings – अवसा तस्तभाने.
Look at these earth and heaven – brilliant. Know his greatness from the fact that he created them. It is because of him the Sun rises and shines. Him we worship.
आपो ह यद्बृहतीर्विश्वमायन् गर्भं दधाना जनयन्तीरग्निं
ततो देवानां समवर्ततासुरेकः कस्मै देवाय हविषा विधेम
The golden egg was in the womb of the primordial waters, and this one and only God became the life force of everything that was created – like heaven and earth and devas. Him we worship.
यश्चिदापो महिना पर्यपश्यद्दक्षं दधाना जनयन्तीर्यज्ञम्
यो देवेष्वधिदेव एक आसीत् कस्मै देवाय हविषा विधेम
Those primordial waters held Prajapati in the womb. He created yajna, and he is the greatest among devas. There is no other one like him.
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