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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 8, Ch. 5]
TEXT 36
यच्चक्षुरासीत् तरणिर्देवयानं 
  त्रयीमयो ब्रह्मण एष धिष्ण्यम् । 
  द्वारं च मुक्तेरमृतं च मृत्युः 
  प्रसीदतां नः स महाविभूतिः ॥३६॥
yac-cakṣur āsīt taraṇir deva-yānaṁ 
  trayīmayo brahmaṇa eṣa dhiṣṇyam 
  dvāraṁ ca mukter amṛtaṁ ca mṛtyuḥ 
  prasīdatāṁ naḥ sa mahā-vibhūtiḥ
yat—that which; cakṣuḥ—eye; āsīt—became; taraṇiḥ—the sun-god; deva-yānaṁ—the predominating deity for the path of deliverance for the demigods; trayī-mayaḥ—for the sake of guidance in karma-kāṇḍa Vedic knowledge; brahmaṇaḥ—of the supreme truth; eṣaḥ—this; dhiṣṇyam—the place for realization; dvāraṁ ca—as well as the gateway; mukteḥ—for liberation; amṛtaṁ—the path of eternal life; ca—as well as; mṛtyuḥ—the cause of death; prasīdatāṁ—may He be pleased; naḥ—upon us; saḥ—that Supreme Personality of Godhead; mahā-vibhūtiḥ—the all-powerful.
TRANSLATION
The sun-god marks the path of liberation, which is called arcirādi-vartma. He is the chief source for understanding of the Vedas, he is the abode where the Absolute Truth can be worshiped, He is the gateway to liberation, and he is the source of eternal life as well as the cause of death. The sun-god is the eye of the Lord. May that Supreme Lord, who is supremely opulent, be pleased with us.
PURPORT
The sun-god is considered to be the chief of the demigods. He is also considered to be the demigod who watches the northern side of the universe. He gives help for understanding the  Vedas . As confirmed in  Brahma-saṁhitā  (5.52):