1.50.1
उदु॒ त्यं जा॒तवे॑दसं दे॒वं व॑हन्ति के॒तव॑: |
दृ॒शे विश्वा॑य॒ सूर्य॑म् ||
HIS bright rays bear him up aloft, the God who knoweth all that lives, Sūrya, that all may look on him.
His bright rays bear aloft the god who knows all that is born—Sūrya—so that all may behold him.
Sūrya as Jātavedas—knower of all born beings—raised by 'ketavaḥ' (banner-rays) for 'viśvāya dṛśe'. Solar darśana as universal right and cosmic revelation in Sanātana thought.
Make truth visible. Leadership and science serve when knowledge is lifted into shared view, not hoarded.
1.50.2
अप॒ त्ये ता॒यवो॑ यथा॒ नक्ष॑त्रा यन्त्य॒क्तुभि॑: |
सूरा॑य वि॒श्वच॑क्षसे ||
The constellations pass away, like thieves, together with their beams, Before the all-beholding Sun.
The constellations pass away with their nights like thieves before the all-seeing Sun.
Nakṣatras depart 'tāyava iva' before 'viśvacakṣas' Sūrya—poetic hierarchy of lights. Greater awareness displaces lesser glitter without hatred; day-ṛta prevails.
When clearer awareness arrives, distracting noise fades. Grow the stronger light rather than only chasing shadows.
1.50.3
अदृ॑श्रमस्य के॒तवो॒ वि र॒श्मयो॒ जनाँ॒ अनु॑ |
भ्राज॑न्तो अ॒ग्नयो॑ यथा ||
His herald rays are seen afar refulgent o’er the world of men, Like flames of fire that burn and blaze.
His herald rays are seen afar, shining among the peoples, blazing like fires.
Ketavaḥ and raśmayaḥ as āgni-like 'bhrājantaḥ' among janān—Sūrya-Agni kinship. Solar rays as messengers preparing human worlds for full presence.
Early signals matter. Let preparatory communications travel widely before major change arrives.
1.50.4
त॒रणि॑र्वि॒श्वद॑र्शतो ज्योति॒ष्कृद॑सि सूर्य |
विश्व॒मा भा॑सि रोच॒नम् ||
Swift and all beautiful art thou, O Sūrya, maker of the light, Illuming all the radiant realm.
You are the swift one visible to all, O Sūrya, maker of light; you illumine the entire radiant realm.
'Taraṇi', 'viśvadarśata', 'jyotiṣkṛt'—solar theology in three strokes: motion, universality, creativity of light. Rocana wholly lit by one conscious Āditya.
Be a maker of clarity at speed: illuminate systems so everyone can navigate them.
1.50.5
प्र॒त्यङ् दे॒वानां॒ विश॑: प्र॒त्यङ्ङुदे॑षि॒ मानु॑षान् |
प्र॒त्यङ् विश्वं॒ स्व॑र्दृ॒शे ||
Thou goest to the hosts of Gods, thou comest hither to mankind, Hither all light to be beheld.
You rise facing the hosts of the Gods, facing humankind, facing all that is to be seen as light.
Triple 'pratyaṅ': toward Devas, toward mānuṣa, toward viśvaṁ svar dṛśe. Sūrya mediates divine and human visibility—same light for both realms.
Orient energy both upward (ideals) and outward (people) so vision serves the whole field of concern.
1.50.6
येना॑ पावक॒ चक्ष॑सा भुर॒ण्यन्तं॒ जनाँ॒ अनु॑ |
त्वं व॑रुण॒ पश्य॑सि ||
With that same eye of thine wherewith thou lookest brilliant Varuṇa, Upon the busy race of men,
With that pure eye with which you, O brilliant one, look upon the busy peoples—you who are also Varuṇa—
Sūrya's 'pāvaka cakṣas' linked to Varuṇa—solar sight as moral witness. Busy humanity ('bhuraṇyantam') is beheld by purifying vision, seed of later Sūrya-Varuṇa ethics.
Cultivate clean attention: observe human busyness without contamination by cynicism or voyeurism.
1.50.7
वि द्यामे॑षि॒ रज॑स्पृ॒थ्वहा॒ मिमा॑नो अ॒क्तुभि॑: |
पश्य॒ञ्जन्मा॑नि सूर्य ||
Traversing sky and wide mid-air, thou metest with thy beams our days, Sun, seeing all things that have birth.
You traverse heaven and the wide mid-air, measuring the days with your beams, O Sūrya, seeing all that is born.
Vyoma and rajas crossed; 'ahā mimānaḥ'—time measured by light. Sūrya as seer of 'janmāni' grounds karmic and cosmic accountability in visible day-cycles.
Let measurable rhythms (days, deadlines tied to real light) structure work; seeing what is born includes owning consequences.
1.50.8
स॒प्त त्वा॑ ह॒रितो॒ रथे॒ वह॑न्ति देव सूर्य |
शो॒चिष्के॑शं विचक्षण ||
Seven Bay Steeds harnessed to thy car bear thee, O thou farseeing One, God, Sūrya, with the radiant hair.
Seven bay mares draw you in the chariot, O far-seeing god Sūrya of radiant hair.
Sapta haritaḥ—seven steeds—classic solar symbolism (rays, meters, days). 'Śociṣkeśa vicakṣaṇa'—flame-haired, discerning—Sūrya as conscious charioteer of light.
Complex missions need coordinated multiple drives; align several capacities to one clear direction.
1.50.9
अयु॑क्त स॒प्त शु॒न्ध्युव॒: सूरो॒ रथ॑स्य न॒प्त्य॑: |
ताभि॑र्याति॒ स्वयु॑क्तिभिः ||
Sūrya hath yoked the pure bright Seven, the daughters of the car; with these, His own dear team, he goeth forth.
Sūrya has yoked the pure bright Seven, daughters of the chariot; with these, his own team, he goes forth.
'Śundhyuvaḥ' and 'naptyaḥ'—pure feminine powers of the ratha as Sūrya's 'svayuktibhiḥ'. Solar motion as self-yoked harmony of luminous principles.
Own your instruments. Tools and talents work best when consciously yoked as 'your own team,' not borrowed chaos.
1.50.10
उद्व॒यं तम॑स॒स्परि॒ ज्योति॒ष्पश्य॑न्त॒ उत्त॑रम् |
दे॒वं दे॑व॒त्रा सूर्य॒मग॑न्म॒ ज्योति॑रुत्त॒मम् ||
Looking upon the loftier light above the darkness we have come To Sūrya, God among the Gods, the light that is most excellent.
Beholding the higher light beyond darkness, we have come to Sūrya, god among gods—the most excellent light.
Upaniṣadic seed in ṛk form: 'tamasas pari jyotiḥ ... jyotir uttamam'. Movement from darkness to Sūrya as spiritual itinerary—jyotir yoga of the Kaṇva hymn.
Choose the higher clarity over comforting gloom—education, therapy, and ethics as deliberate approach to better light.
1.50.11
उ॒द्यन्न॒द्य मि॑त्रमह आ॒रोह॒न्नुत्त॑रां॒ दिव॑म् |
हृ॒द्रो॒गं मम॑ सूर्य हरि॒माणं॑ च नाशय ||
Rising this day, O rich in friends, ascending to the loftier heaven, Sūrya remove my heart's disease, take from me this my yellow hue.
Rising today, O friend-rich one, ascending the higher heaven, destroy my heart-disease, O Sūrya, and my yellow pallor.
Famous rogaghna petition: 'hṛdrogam' and 'harimāṇam' (jaundice/pallor) removed by rising Sūrya. Vedic healing links solar ascent, mitra-quality, and bodily restoration—basis of later Āditya-hṛdaya faith.
Pair medical care with circadian and light therapy wisdom: morning light supports mood and metabolic health.
1.50.12
शुके॑षु मे हरि॒माणं॑ रोप॒णाका॑सु दध्मसि |
अथो॑ हारिद्र॒वेषु॑ मे हरि॒माणं॒ नि द॑ध्मसि ||
To parrots and to starlings let us give away my yellowness, Or this my yellowness let us transfer to Haritāla trees.
We place my yellowness upon parrots and starlings, or we set my yellowness down upon the haritāla trees.
Ritual transfer of harimāṇa to śuka, ropaṇākā, and hāridrava—symbolic expulsion of disease into yellow-associated beings/plants. Vedic healing imagination using correspondence without cruelty as literal mandate—intent of release.
Use symbolic release practices (journaling, ritual letting-go) alongside real treatment to externalize and reduce identification with illness.
1.50.13
उद॑गाद॒यमा॑दि॒त्यो विश्वे॑न॒ सह॑सा स॒ह |
द्वि॒षन्तं॒ मह्यं॑ र॒न्धय॒न् मो अ॒हं द्वि॑ष॒ते र॑धम् ||
With all his conquering vigour this Āditya hath gone up on high, Giving my foe into mine hand: let me not be my foeman's prey.
This Āditya has risen with all conquering force; making my foe subject to me—may I not fall prey to the hater.
Closing Āditya rise 'viśvena sahasā saha'—with universal heroic force. Prayer for mastery over dveṣa without becoming prey—sattvic self-protection under solar dharma.
Rise with integrity and strength; set boundaries so hostility does not define or devour you.