Mantra
Devanagari:
ॐ सुमतये विद्महे
कृताभिख्यविशेषकाय धीमहि
तन्नो भास्करः प्रचोदयात्
Transliteration:
Om Sumataye Vidmahe
Kritabhikhyavisheshakaya Dhimahi
Tanno Bhaskarah Prachodayat
Translation:
Om, may we know Lord Surya, revered in the sacred epithet Sumataye,
And meditate deeply upon Lord Surya, revered in the sacred epithet Kritabhikhyavisheshakaya;
May radiant Lord Bhaskara vitalize and enlighten our intellect.