atha sUryamaNDalAshhTakam.h namaH savitre jagadekachakshushhe jagatprasUtI sthiti nAsha hetave | trayImayAya triguNAtma dhAriNe viraJNchi nArAyaNa shaN^karAtman.h || 1|| yanmaNDalaM dIptikaraM vishAlaM ratnaprabhaM tIvramanAdi rUpam.h | dAridrya dukhakshayakAraNaM cha punAtu mAM tatsaviturvareNyam.h || 2|| yanmaNDalaM deva gaNaiH supUjitaM vipraiH stutaM bhAvanamukti kovidam.h | taM devadevaM praNamAmi sUryaM punAtu mAM tatsaviturvareNyam.h || 3|| yanmaNDalaM GYAna ghanaM tvagamyaM trailokya pUjyaM triguNAtma rUpam.h | samasta tejomaya divyarUpaM punAtu mAM tatsaviturvareNyam.h || 4|| yanmaNDalaM gu.Dhamati prabodhaM dharmasya vR^iddhiM kurute janAnAm.h | yatsarva pApa kshayakAraNaM cha punAtu mAM tatsaviturvareNyam.h || 5|| yanmaNDalaM vyAdhi vinAsha dakshaM yadR^igyajuH sAmasu saMpragItam.h | prakAshitaM yena bhUrbhuvaH svaH punAtu mAM tatsaviturvareNyam.h || 6|| yanmaNDalaM vedavido vadanti gAyanti yachchAraNa siddha saN^ghAH | yadyogino yogajushhAM cha saN^ghAH punAtu mAM tatsaviturvareNyam.h || 7|| yanmaNDalaM sarvajaneshhu pUjitaM jyotishchakuryAdiha martyaloke | yatkAlakalpa kshayakAraNaM cha punAtu mAM tatsaviturvareNyam.h || 8|| yanmaNDalaM vishvasR^ijaM prasIdamutpattirakshA pralaya pragalbham.h | yasmiJNjagatsaMharate.akhilaM cha punAtu mAM tatsaviturvareNyam.h || 9|| yanmaNDalaM sarvagatasya vishhNorAtmA paraM dhAma vishuddhatattvam.h | sUkshmAntarairyogapathAnugamye punAtu mAM tatsaviturvareNyam.h || 10|| yanmaNDalaM vedavido vidanti gAyanti tachchAraNasiddha saN^ghAH | yanmaNDalaM vedavido smaranti punAtu mAM tatsaviturvareNyam.h || 11|| yanmaNDalaM vedavidopagItaM yadyoginAM yoga pathAnugamyam.h | tatsarva vedaM praNamAmi sUryaM punAtu mAM tatsaviturvareNyam.h || 12|| The metre structure of each shloka is: 11 - 11 | -- 11 - 11 || --- where the numbers indicate the number of syllables and the dashes the relative pause required; a rather straightforward metre. Also note the recurring `tatsaviturvareNyam.h' of the gAyatri mantra; this is after all a hymn to the Sun!