39 - Worship of the Sun 

Rudra said: 

1. O Janardana, please expound again succinetly the worship of the Sun-god who is identical with Vishnu. The worship that affords enjoyment in this world and salvation here after. 

Vasudeva said: 

2. O Rudra, listen, I shall again expound the mode of worship of sun. Om obeisance unto Ucchaishravas.3 Om obeisance unto Aruna. Om obeisance unto Dandin. Om obeisance unto Pingala. O Vrushadhwaja with these mantras they are to be worshipped at the door. 

3. The horse obtained at the churning of the ocean. 

3. Om Am obeisance unto Bhuta, the devotee shall worship him in the middle, him whose name is Prabhutamala, 

Om Am obeisance unto Vimala. Om Am obeisance unto Sara. Om Am obeisance unto Adhara. Om Am obeisance unto Parama- mukha Vimala and others are to be worshipped in the south-east and other corners. 

4. Om obeisance to Padma. Om obeisance to the Karnika the pericarp. A devotee shall worship these inside the mystical diagram. Dipta and others are to be worshipped in the east and other directions and Sarvatomukhi is to be worshipped in the middle. Om Vam obeisance unto Dipta. Om Vin obeisance unto Sūkshma. Om Vüm obeisance unto Bhadra. Om Vaim obeisance unto Jaya. Om Vim obeisance unto Vibhūti. Om Vam obeisance unto Aghora. Om Vam obeisance unto Vidyuta. Om Vah obeisance unto Vijaya. Om obeisance unto Sarvatomukhi. 

5. Om obeisance unto the seat of Sun, Om Hram obeisance to the idol of the Sun. These are to be worshipped in the middle. O Shankara, listen to the Hrunmantras. Om Ham Sam Kham Khakholkāya Kräm Krim Saḥ Sväha. Obeisance unto the idol of the Sun. With this the Avahana (invocation), Sthapana (installation) and Sannidhanaka (bringing near) are to be performed. Sakalikarana (summing up) is to be with the mantra for Sannirodhana (warding off). 

6. Mudras are to be shown likewise. O Rudra, let him worship with the Mulamantra, the sun brilliant in form, crimson in colour, seated in a white lotus, in a chariot with a single wheel, having two arms, holding a lotus. 

7. The sun shall be meditated upon this. Listen to the Mulamantra: - Om Hram Hrim Sah obeisance unto the sun. 

8. The devotee shall show Padmamudra and Bimba Mudra three times, Om Am obeisance to the heart. Om Svähå to the sun, to the head. Om Ah Bhurbhuvah Svah Vasat to Jvalini to tuft. Om Hum Hum to Kavacha. Om Bham Vaushat to the two eyes. Om Vah Phat to the weapon. 

9. The devotee shall worship the heart, etc. in the south-east, north-east, south-west or north-west and the eye in the middle. 

10. In the directions he shall worship the weapon and the white-hued Moon. In the eastern petal, O Rudra, he shall worship the gold-coloured Budha (mercury). 

11. O Rudra, in the south he shall worship yellow. coloured Jupiter. He shall worship Bhatesa (the lord of spirits) in the north and the white-hued Venus. 

12. In the south-east, O Hara, he shall worship the redhued Angaraka(Mars). He shall worship black-hued Saturn in the south-west. 

13. In the north-west, O Hara, he shall worship Rahu of the colour of the flower Nandyavarta and in the north-east he shall worship Ketu the smoke-coloured. 

14. These are the mantras O Shankara, listen: 

15. Om Som obeisance to the moon. Om Bum obeisance to Budha (Mercury). Om Brum obeisance to Bruhaspati (Jupiter). Om Bham obeisance to Bhargava (Venus). Om Am obeisance to Ang- araka (Mars). Om Sam obeisance to Sanaishchara (Saturn). Om Ram obeisance to Rahu. Om Kam obeisance to Ketu. 

16. O Shankara, after giving Padya, etc. with the Müla mantra, the best of devotees (the aspirant) shall show the Dhenumudra at the end of offering food. 

17. After repeating the mantra eight thousand times, he must dedicate the same to the deity; O Bhutesha (Shiva), he shall worship the Tejaśhchanda (the fierce splendour) in the north-east, etc. 

18-19. Om Hun Phat Svadha Svaha Vauşhat to Tejashchanda. He shall dedicate unto him the Nirmalya and Arghya consisting of gingelly seeds and rice grains, mixed with red sandal ground into a paste with unguent water accompanied by flowers and incense. 

20. He shall place that vessel above the head and kneeling on the earth, O Vrushadhvaja, he shall give Arghya to the Sun with the Hrunmantra. 

21. After worshipping the Gana and the preceptors, he shall worship all deities. Om Gam obeisance to Ganapati. Om Am obeisance to the preceptors. 

22. Thus the worship of Sun has been described. Performing this, the devotee shall attain the world of Vişhnu.