Mantra
Devanagari:
भजेहं शीघ्रगतये नित्यं
स्मरामि गतिमते सदा
नमामि गोपतये भक्त्या
ॐ ग्रहदेवेशाय नमो नमः
Transliteration:
Bhajeham Shighragataye Nityam
Smarami Gatimate Sada
Namami Gopataye Bhaktya
Om Grahadeveshaya Namo Namaha
Translation:
I worship eternally Lord Surya, revered in the sacred epithet Shighragataye,
I meditate always upon Lord Surya, revered in the sacred epithet Gatimate,
I bow with devotion unto Lord Surya, the Lord of supreme grace and protection,
Om, salutations again and again to Lord Surya, revered in the sacred epithet Grahadeveshaya.