A Glorification Of The Sun As The Only Deity
heaven.
2. To misty cloud filled with his rays Mahendra goes encompassed
round.
3. Creator and Ordainer, he is Vāyu, he is lifted cloud.
4. Rudra, and Mahādeva, he is Aryaman and Varuna.
5. Agni is he, and Siirya, he is verily Mahāyama.
6. Calves, joined, stand close beside him, ten in number, with one
single head.
7. From west to east they bend their way: when he mounts up he
shines afar.
8. His are these banded Maruts: they move gathered close like
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9. To misty cloud filled with his rays Mahendra goes encompassed
round,
10. His are the nine supports, the casks set in nine several places
here.
11. He keeppeth watch o'er creatures, all that breatheth and that
breatheth not.
12. This conquering might hath entered him, He is the sole the
simple One, the One alone.
13. In him these Deities become simple and One
14. Renown and glory, and force and cloud, the Brāhman's
splendour, and food, and nourishment,
15. To him who knoweth this God as simple and one.
16. Neither second, nor third, nor yet fourth is he called;
17. He is called neither fifth, nor sixth, nor yet seventh
18. He is called neither eighth, nor ninth, nor yet tenth.
19. He watcheth over creatures, all that breatheth and that breatheth
not.
20. This conquering might hath entered him. He is the sole, the
simple One, the One alone,
21. In him these Deities become simple and One
22. Devotion and Religious Fervour, and renown and glory, and
force and cloud, the Brāhman's splendour, and food and
nourishment.
23. And past and future, and Faith and lustre, and heaven and sweet
oblation,
24. To him who knoweth this God as simple and One.
25. He, verily, is death, he is immortality, he is the monster, he is
the fiend.
26. He is Rudra, winner of wealth in the giving of wealth; in uttering
homage he is the sacrificial exclamation Vashat duly employed.
27. All sorcerers on earth obey with reverence his high behest.
28. All constellations yonder, with the Moon, are subject to his will.
29. He was brought forth from Day: and Day derives his origin.
from him.
30. He was brought forth from Night: and Night derives her origins
from him.
31. He was produced from Air: and Air derives its origin from him.
32. He was produced from Wind: and Wind derives his origin from.
him. p. 126
33. From Heaven was he produced: and Heaven derives his origin
from him.
34. He sprang from regions of the sky: from him the heavenly
regions sprang.
35. He is the offspring of the Earth: Earth hath her origin from
him.
36. He was produced from fire: and fire derives its origin from
him.
37. He is the waters' offspring: and from him the waters were
produced.
38. From holy verses was he born: from him the holy verses
sprang.
39. He is the son of sacrifice: and sacrifice was born from him.
40. Sacrifice, sacrifice's Lord, he was made head of sacrifice.
41. He thundereth, he lighteneth, he casteth down the thunder-stone
42. For misery or happiness, for mortal man or Asura.
43. Whether thou formest growing plants, or sendest rain for
happiness, or hast increased the race of man,
44. Such is thy greatness, liberal Lord! A hundred bodily forms are
thine.
45. Millions are in thy million, or thou art a billion in thyself.
46. Stronger than immortality is Indra: stronger thou than deaths;
47. Yea, stronger than Malignity art thou, O Indra, Lord of Might.
Calling thee Master, Sovran Chief, we pay our reverence to
thee.
48. Worship to thee whom all behold! Regard me, thou whom all
regard,
49. With food, and fame, and vigour, with the splendour of a
Brāhman's rank
50. We pay thee reverence calling thee strength, power, and might,
and conquering force.
51. We pay thee reverence calling thee red power, the silvery
expanse.
52. We pay thee reverence calling thee vast, wide, the good, the
universe.
53. We pay thee reverence, calling thee extension, compass, width,
and world.
54. We pay thee reverence, calling thee rich, opulent in this and that,
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55. Worship to thee whom all behold! Regard me, thou whom all
regard.
56. With food, and fame, and vigour, with the splendour of a
Brāhman's rank. p. 128