आदित्यानामहं विष्णुर्ज्योतिषां रविरंशुमान् ।मरीचिर्मरुतामस्मि नक्षत्राणामहं शशी ॥
ādityānām ahaṃ viṣṇur jyotiṣāṃ ravir aṃśumān | marīcir marutām asmi nakṣatrāṇām ahaṃ śaśī ||
- आदित्यानाम् · ādityānām
- among the Adityas
- विष्णुः · viṣṇuḥ
- Vishnu
- ज्योतिषाम् · jyotiṣām
- among lights
- रविः अंशुमान् · raviḥ aṃśumān
- the radiant sun
- मरीचिः · marīciḥ
- Marichi
- मरुताम् · marutām
- among the Maruts, winds
- नक्षत्राणाम् · nakṣatrāṇām
- among stars
- शशी · śaśī
- the moon
“Among the Adityas I am Vishnu; among lights, the radiant sun. Among the Maruts I am Marichi, and among stars I am the moon.”
— Original plain-language translation
Heaven's brightest in each order are named: chief Aditya, chief light, chief wind, chief star. The pattern is set — the best of each class signals him. Worshippers may begin with the sun and moon overhead.
— Reader's notes (original)