“We meditate upon the supreme effulgence of the Divine creative Sun, that he may give impulse to our intelligence.” Rig Veda III 62.10
The Sun (Surya) is the visible presence, the vision of the Divine, the cosmic symbol for the Supreme. He is the Divine light and presence that fills all the worlds. ..
Surya is possibly the most Vedic God. In the Rg Veda, he is worshiped as Savitr. As the source of life, light and warmth. He is also the source of inner enlightenment as the famous Gayatri mantra suggests…”
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