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Sri Surya Panjara Stotram

Sri Surya Panjara Stotram

Sri Surya Panjara Stotram

Stotram
Surya
22 Verses
110%

shrI sUrya pa~njara stotram

OM udayagirimupetaM bhAskaraM padmahastaM

sakalabhuvananetraM ratnarajjUpameyam |

timirakarimRRigendraM bodhakaM padminInAM

suravaramabhivandyaM sundaraM vishvadIpam || 1 ||

OM shikhAyAM bhAskarAya namaH |

lalATe sUryAya namaH |

bhrUmadhye bhAnave namaH |

karNayoH divAkarAya namaH |

nAsikAyAM bhAnave namaH |

netrayoH savitre namaH |

mukhe bhAskarAya namaH |

oShThayoH parjanyAya namaH |

pAdayoH prabhAkarAya namaH || 2 ||

OM hrAM hrIM hrUM hraiM hrauM hraH |

OM haMsAM haMsIM haMsUM haMsaiM haMsauM haMsaH || 3 ||

OM satyatejojjvalajvAlAmAline maNikumbhAya huM phaT svAhA |

OM sthitirUpakakAraNAya pUrvAdigbhAge mAM rakShatu || 4 ||

OM brahmatejojjvalajvAlAmAline maNikumbhAya huM phaT svAhA |

OM tArakabrahmarUpAya parayantra-paratantra-paramantra-sarvopadravanAshanArthaM dakShiNadigbhAge mAM rakShatu || 5 ||

OM viShNutejojjvalajvAlAmAline maNikumbhAya huM phaT svAhA |

OM prachaNDamArtANDa ugratejorUpiNe mukuravarNAya tejovarNAya mama sarvarAjastrIpuruSha-vashIkaraNArthaM pashchimadigbhAge mAM rakShatu || 6 ||

OM rudratejojjvalajvAlAmAline maNikumbhAya huM phaT svAhA |

OM bhavAya rudrarUpiNe uttaradigbhAge sarvamRRityopashamanArthaM mAM rakShatu || 7 ||

OM agnitejojjvalajvAlAmAline maNikumbhAya huM phaT svAhA |

OM timiratejase sarvaroganivAraNAya UrdhvadigbhAge mAM rakShatu || 8 ||

OM sarvatejojjvalajvAlAmAline maNikumbhAya huM phaT svAhA |

OM namaskArapriyAya shrIsUryanArAyaNAya adhodigbhAge sarvAbhIShTasiddhyarthaM mAM rakShatu || 9 ||

mArtANDAya namaH bhAnave namaH

haMsAya namaH sUryAya namaH

divAkarAya namaH tapanAya namaH

bhAskarAya namaH mAM rakShatu || 10 ||

mitra-ravi-sUrya-bhAnu-khagapUSha-hiraNyagarbha-

marIchyAditya-savitrarka-bhAskarebhyo namaH shirasthAne mAM rakShatu || 11 ||

sUryAdi navagrahebhyo namaH lalATasthAne mAM rakShatu || 12 ||

dharAya namaH dhRRivAya namaH

somAya namaH atharvAya namaH

anilAya namaH analAya namaH

pratyUShAya namaH pratApAya namaH

mUrdhnisthAne mAM rakShatu || 13 ||

vIrabhadrAya namaH girIshAya namaH

shambhave namaH ajaikapade namaH

ahirbudhne namaH pinAkine namaH

bhuvanAdhIshvarAya namaH dishAntapataye namaH

pashupataye namaH sthANave namaH

bhavAya namaH lalATasthAne mAM rakShatu || 14 ||

dhAtre namaH aMshumate namaH

pUShNe namaH parjanyAya namaH

viShNave namaH netrasthAne mAM rakShatu || 15 ||

aruNAya namaH sUryAya namaH

indrAya namaH ravaye namaH

suvarNaretase namaH yamAya namaH

divAkarAya namaH karNasthAne mAM rakShatu || 16 ||

asitA~NgabhairavAya namaH rurubhairavAya namaH

chaNDabhairavAya namaH krodhabhairavAya namaH

unmattabhairavAya namaH bhIShaNabhairavAya namaH

kAlabhairavAya namaH saMhArabhairavAya namaH

mukhasthAne mAM rakShatu || 17 ||

brAhmyai namaH maheshvaryai namaH

kaumAryai namaH vaiShNavyai namaH

varAhyai namaH indrANyai namaH

chAmuNDAyai namaH kaNThasthAne mAM rakShatu || 18 ||

indrAya namaH agnaye namaH

yamAya namaH nir{}RRitaye namaH

varuNAya namaH vAyave namaH

kuberAya namaH IshAnAya namaH

bAhusthAne mAM rakShatu || 19 ||

meShAdidvAdasharAshibhyo namaH hRRidayasthAne mAM rakShatu || 20 ||

vajrAyudhAya namaH shaktyAyudhAya namaH

daNDAyudhAya namaH khaDgAyudhAya namaH

pAshAyudhAya namaH a~NkushAyudhAya namaH

gadAyudhAya namaH trishUlAyudhAya namaH

padmAyudhAya namaH chakrAyudhAya namaH

kaTisthAne mAM rakShatu || 21 ||

mitrAya namaH dakShiNahaste mAM rakShatu |

ravaye namaH vAmahaste mAM rakShatu |

sUryAya namaH hRRidaye mAM rakShatu |

bhAnave namaH mUrdhnisthAne mAM rakShatu |

khagAya namaH dakShiNapAde mAM rakShatu |

pUShNe namaH vAmapAde mAM rakShatu |

hiraNyagarbhAya namaH nAbhisthAne mAM rakShatu |

marIchaye namaH kaNThasthAne mAM rakShatu |

AdityAya namaH dakShiNachakShUShi mAM rakShatu |

savitre namaH vAmachakShuShi mAM rakShatu |

bhAskarAya namaH haste mAM rakShatu |

arkAya namaH kavache mAM rakShatu || 22

OM bhAskarAya vidmahe mahAdyutikarAya dhImahi | tanno AdityaH prachodayAt || 23 ||

iti shrI sUrya pa~njara stotram ||

About This Stotram

Overview

Sri Surya Panjara Stotram is a Sanskrit stotram of 22 verses dedicated to Lord Surya, the Sun God. Panjara means "cage" or "armor," indicating this is a protective hymn that invokes Surya's divine shield around the devotee. The text describes Surya's attributes and his role as the dispeller of darkness and disease. It belongs to the Saura (Surya worship) tradition within Hinduism.

What are the benefits of chanting Sri Surya Panjara Stotram?

  • Recitation is said to protect from negative energies and obstacles.
  • Devotees chant it for good health and vitality.
  • It is used to seek success and removal of karmic afflictions.
  • Regular chanting is associated with spiritual clarity and illumination.

When is the best time to recite this?

Sri Surya Panjara Stotram is recited at sunrise and on Sundays dedicated to Surya. It is recited during solar festivals such as Makar Sankranti. Devotees also chant it when seeking protection or recovery from illness.

Historical and traditional background

The Saura tradition — worship of Surya as a supreme deity — has ancient roots in Vedic religion and gained further elaboration in Puranic and Tantric literature. Panjara stotrams (armor hymns) are a recognized genre in Sanskrit devotional poetry. This text belongs to the body of Surya devotional literature that developed across North and South India over many centuries. The author is not recorded, and the specific origin scripture is not established.

Available scripts

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Related Texts

  • Aditya Hridayam — the major Puranic Surya hymn from the Valmiki Ramayana, recited in the same Surya worship context.
  • Sri Surya Shatakam — a hundred-verse hymn to Surya attributed to Mahakavi Mayura, recited on the same solar festival occasions.