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THE SŪRYASATAKA OF MAYURA
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yat pracyām prāk cakāsti prabhavati ca yataḥ pracy asāv
ujjihānād
iddham madhye yad ahno bhavati tatarucā yena cotpadyate
'haḥ
yat paryāyeṇa lokān avati ca jagatām jīvitam yac ca tad vo
viśvānugrāhi viśvam sṛjad api ca raver maṇḍalam muktaye
'stu
The disk of Ravi (Sürya) first shines in the east, and that east
attains pre-eminence because of the [disk's] rising out of it;
In the middle of the day it is blazing, and by it, through the
diffusion of its splendor, day is produced;
It also protects mortals by its regular recurrence, and is the life
of the worlds¹;
And shows favor to the universe, which it also creates.²
May that disk of Ravi (Sürya) bring about your emancipation !
Notes. 1. Bühler (Die indischen Inschriften, cf. stanza 6, note 8), has
noticed the expression of a like sentiment, viz. that the Sun is the life
of the world, in the Prasasti of Vatsabhatti. A similar idea is expressed
also in stanza 87 (note 1). In this connection the commentary quotes from
an unnamed source the following verse: adityaj jayate vrstir vrster annam
tataḥ prajaḥ prajāsäukhyac ca devanam para trptir iti frutiḥ, 'From
Aditya (Sürya) rain is produced; from rain, food; from that (food),
creatures; and the chief satisfaction of the gods [arises] from the com-
fort of their creatures; so says revealed tradition.' The first half of
this śloka is found in Mahabharata, 12. 263. 11; I have failed to locate the
source of the second half. The first three words of the floka-adityaj
jayate vrstih-are quoted in the commentaries on stanzas 30 and 93; cf.
those stanzas, notes 4 and 5, respectively. 2. Lit. May that disk of
Ravi (Sürya), which, besides creating the universe, shows favor to the
universe, bring about your emancipation.' 3. The commentary quotes
the Veda (Satapatha Brahmana, 10. 5. 2. 3) as follows: vede: etasmin
mandale puruso 'py etad amrtam yad etad arcir dipyate iti śrutiḥ. This
is rendered by J. Eggeling in his translation of books 8-10 of the Satapatha
Brahmana (pub. in Sacred Books of the East, vol. 43, p. 366, Oxford,
1897) as follows: 'and that man in yonder (sun's) orb [is no other than
Death]; and that glowing light is that immortal element.' For the idea
that the way to emancipation is through Sürya, cf. stanza 9, note 7.
V.L. (b) B digdham madhye yad ahno. (c) This third pada is found,
in B, between padas (b) and (c) of stanza 76; see note in V.L. of stanza 76.
THE SŪRYASATAKA OF MAYURA
rayray
yat pracyām prāk cakāsti prabhavati ca yataḥ pracy asāv
ujjihānād
iddham madhye yad ahno bhavati tatarucā yena cotpadyate
'haḥ
yat paryāyeṇa lokān avati ca jagatām jīvitam yac ca tad vo
viśvānugrāhi viśvam sṛjad api ca raver maṇḍalam muktaye
'stu
The disk of Ravi (Sürya) first shines in the east, and that east
attains pre-eminence because of the [disk's] rising out of it;
In the middle of the day it is blazing, and by it, through the
diffusion of its splendor, day is produced;
It also protects mortals by its regular recurrence, and is the life
of the worlds¹;
And shows favor to the universe, which it also creates.²
May that disk of Ravi (Sürya) bring about your emancipation !
Notes. 1. Bühler (Die indischen Inschriften, cf. stanza 6, note 8), has
noticed the expression of a like sentiment, viz. that the Sun is the life
of the world, in the Prasasti of Vatsabhatti. A similar idea is expressed
also in stanza 87 (note 1). In this connection the commentary quotes from
an unnamed source the following verse: adityaj jayate vrstir vrster annam
tataḥ prajaḥ prajāsäukhyac ca devanam para trptir iti frutiḥ, 'From
Aditya (Sürya) rain is produced; from rain, food; from that (food),
creatures; and the chief satisfaction of the gods [arises] from the com-
fort of their creatures; so says revealed tradition.' The first half of
this śloka is found in Mahabharata, 12. 263. 11; I have failed to locate the
source of the second half. The first three words of the floka-adityaj
jayate vrstih-are quoted in the commentaries on stanzas 30 and 93; cf.
those stanzas, notes 4 and 5, respectively. 2. Lit. May that disk of
Ravi (Sürya), which, besides creating the universe, shows favor to the
universe, bring about your emancipation.' 3. The commentary quotes
the Veda (Satapatha Brahmana, 10. 5. 2. 3) as follows: vede: etasmin
mandale puruso 'py etad amrtam yad etad arcir dipyate iti śrutiḥ. This
is rendered by J. Eggeling in his translation of books 8-10 of the Satapatha
Brahmana (pub. in Sacred Books of the East, vol. 43, p. 366, Oxford,
1897) as follows: 'and that man in yonder (sun's) orb [is no other than
Death]; and that glowing light is that immortal element.' For the idea
that the way to emancipation is through Sürya, cf. stanza 9, note 7.
V.L. (b) B digdham madhye yad ahno. (c) This third pada is found,
in B, between padas (b) and (c) of stanza 76; see note in V.L. of stanza 76.