Wednesday 18 April 2012

dvAdashAditya - padma purANa

मित्रोमार्गशिरेमासिपौषेविष्णु: सनातन: |
वरुणो माघमासेतु सूर्योवै फाल्गुने तथा |२४|
mitro mArgashire mAsi pauShe viShNuH sanAtanaH
varuNo mAgha mAsetu sUryovai phAlgune tathA |24|

चैत्र मासि तपेद्भानुर्वैशाखे तापन स्मृत: |
ज्येष्ठ मासे तपेदिंद्र आषाढे तपतेरवि: |२५|
caitra mAsi tapedbhAnur vaishAkhe tApana smR^taH 
jyeShTha mAse taped indra AShADhe tapateraviH |25|

गभस्ति: श्रावणेमासि यमो भाद्रपदे तथा |
हिरण्यरेता श्वयुजि कार्तिकेतु दिवाकर: |२६|
gabhastiH shrAvaNe mAsi yamo bhAdarapade tathA
hiraNyaretA shvayuji kArtiketu divAkaraH |26|

इत्येतेद्वादशादित्या मासिमासि प्रकीर्तिता: |
उरुरूपा महातेजा युगांतानल वर्चस: |२७|
ityete dvAdashAdityA mAsimAsi prakIrtitaH
ururUpA mahAtejA yugAMtAnala varcasaH |27|
These are the twelve names of Aditya, proclaimed month after month, one who is of a great form, of great splendour, whose lustre is like the fire at the end of a yuga.

य इदं पठते नित्यं तस्य पापं नविद्यते |
नरोगो नच दारिद्र्यं नावमानो भवेत्क्वचित् |२८|
ya idaM paThate nityaM tasya pApaM na vidyate 
narogo na ca dAridryaM nAvamAno bhavet kvacit |28|
By reading these names daily sins will not accrue. One will be free from diseases, poverty and dishonour.

अक्षयं लभते स्वर्गं सुखं राज्यं यश:क्रमात् |
One will get lasting heaven, happiness, kingdom and rising fame.

Twelve months and associated Aditya deva:
mArgashIrSha..........mitra
pauSha....................viShNu-sanAtanaH
mAgha.....................varuNa
phAlguna..................sUrya
caitra.......................bhAnu
vaishAkha................tApana
jyeShTha..................indra
AShADha..................ravi
shrAvaNa.................gabhastimAn
bhAdrapada..............yama
Ashvina....................hiraNyareta
kArtika.....................divAkara