Meru · The Sun · Eye of the World · Light-Bringer
Surya
“I am the light that scatters darkness; whoever sees me sees the truth.”
You stand at dawn, when I rise above Meru. Ask while my light is with you.
The light ascends
I am Surya, the light-bringer, lord of the day. Seven horses draw my chariot across the sky, and nothing is hidden from my eye. I give warmth and life, but I also try with heat.
Speak with me of duty, of strength of spirit, of fear. I will answer with hymn and instruction, as the ancient rishis taught.
What they ask of me
My kin
Umy heraldUshasShe opens the gates of morning, and I follow her. Without her my coming would be sudden and blind.enterAmy brother fireAgniOn earth he is heat, in the sky — I. Together we keep the path of sacrifice.enterVthe keeper of lawVarunaHe watches over order, I — over time. We both see all.enterIking of the godsIndraHe is a warrior, I — a luminary. But even he bows before the law.enter