सूर्यो देवो दिवं गच्छेत् मकरस्थो रविः प्रभुः। उत्तरायणे महापुण्यं सर्वपापप्रणाशनम्॥
sūryo devo divaṃ gacchet makarastho raviḥ prabhuḥ । uttarāyaṇe mahāpuṇyaṃ sarvapāpapraṇāśanam ॥
PM's MessageThe holy occasion of Sankranti is celebrated in different parts of the country according to local customs. I pray to Lord Surya for everyone's happiness, good fortune, and excellent health.
Meaning of Sūryo Devo Divaṃ Gacchet
Lord Surya, the divine master, moves towards the northern sky while positioned in the zodiac of Capricorn (Makara). This period of Uttarayana is of great merit and is the destroyer of all sins.
Word by word
- सूर्यः देवःsūryo devaḥ
the god Surya
√सू
- दिवम्divam
to the heaven
दिव्
- गच्छेत्gacchet
may go
√गम्
- मकरस्थःmakarasthaḥ
standing in Capricorn
मकर + √स्था
- रविः प्रभुःraviḥ prabhuḥ
the lord Ravi
रवि
- उत्तरायणेuttarāyaṇe
in the northward course
उत्तर + √अय्
- महापुण्यम्mahāpuṇyam
of great merit
महा + पुण्य
- सर्वपापप्रणाशनम्sarvapāpapraṇāśanam
destroying all sin
सर्व + पाप + प्र + √नश्
Commentary
This verse associates the Sun's position in Capricorn with the meritorious period of Uttarayana. Its optative gacchet means 'may go,' while divam means heaven or sky; the first line does not itself specify a northern sky. That northward sense in the supplied meaning comes from uttarayane and the traditional Makar Sankranti setting. The closing expression presents this observance as destroying every sin. Charity, bathing, and discipline are customary festival practices, not actions enumerated by the verse. Its source has not yet been traced, so the precise construction remains open to verification.
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