सप्ताश्व रथमारूढम् प्रचंडम् कश्यपात्मजम्
श्वेत पद्मधरम् देवम् तम् सूर्यम् प्रणमाम्यहम्
श्वेत पद्मधरम् देवम् तम् सूर्यम् प्रणमाम्यहम्
saptāśva rathamārūḍham pracaṁḍam kaśyapātmajam
śvēta padmadharam dēvam tam sūryam praṇamāmyaham
Sapthaashva Rathamaarudham
śvēta padmadharam dēvam tam sūryam praṇamāmyaham
Sapthaashva Rathamaarudham
Prachandam Kashyapaathmajam
Shvetha Padma Dharam Devam
Tam Surayam Pranamamyaham
Meanings:
sapta = seven; ashva = horse; ratham = chariot; arudham = riding; prachandam = very hot (intense); *Kashyapa = Sage Kashyapa; aatmajam = son; sveta = white; padma = lotus; dharam = beholding (wearing); devam = God; tam = I/me; Suryam = To Lord Surya; pranamaam (pranaam) = salute; aham = me.
I salute to Lord Surya, who is the son of Sage Kashyapa, who is intese and who is holding the white lotus.
*Sage Kashyapa also known as Kashyapa prajapati.
Gayatri, Brhati, Usnik, Jagati, Tristup, Anustup and Pankti
The seven horses pulling the chariot of the Sun God are named after the vedic meters (chandas) viz., Gayatri, Bruyati, Usnik, Jagati, Tristup, Anustup and Pankti. Vishnu Sahasranama Stotram is in Anustup chandas. Surya, the Sun God, also known as Suryanarayana, is the pratyaksha daiva (God who is in front of you or you can see everyday). His chariot is drawan by 7 horses. The name of his charioteer is Aruna, also called as Anura. Aruna, means redness which comes before the sunrise. The word Anura means, one without thighs. uru, in sanskrit means thighs; anura means without thighs. There is a story behind this name. Vinata is one of the wives of Sage Kasyapa. Kadruva is another wife. Kadruva had children (snakes) before Vinata got. So Vinata was restless. Finally Vinata laid two eggs and waiting them to hatch. But out of curiosity she tried to break one egg and see. When she opened the shell she found an incompletely formed kid with head and body but without having his thighs formed, hence called anuru. Anuru, also called as Arun was made the charioteer of the Sun God Surya. The other egg was allowed to take its time to hatch which gave rise to the big bird Garuda or Garutmanta, also called as Vainateya.
Gayatri, Brhati, Usnik, Jagati, Tristup, Anustup and Pankti
The seven horses pulling the chariot of the Sun God are named after the vedic meters (chandas) viz., Gayatri, Bruyati, Usnik, Jagati, Tristup, Anustup and Pankti. Vishnu Sahasranama Stotram is in Anustup chandas. Surya, the Sun God, also known as Suryanarayana, is the pratyaksha daiva (God who is in front of you or you can see everyday). His chariot is drawan by 7 horses. The name of his charioteer is Aruna, also called as Anura. Aruna, means redness which comes before the sunrise. The word Anura means, one without thighs. uru, in sanskrit means thighs; anura means without thighs. There is a story behind this name. Vinata is one of the wives of Sage Kasyapa. Kadruva is another wife. Kadruva had children (snakes) before Vinata got. So Vinata was restless. Finally Vinata laid two eggs and waiting them to hatch. But out of curiosity she tried to break one egg and see. When she opened the shell she found an incompletely formed kid with head and body but without having his thighs formed, hence called anuru. Anuru, also called as Arun was made the charioteer of the Sun God Surya. The other egg was allowed to take its time to hatch which gave rise to the big bird Garuda or Garutmanta, also called as Vainateya.
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