Aditya Hridayam

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Aditya Hridayam, is a hymn associated with the Sun or Surya and was recited by the great sage Agastya to Rama on the battlefield before fighting with Ravana. This historic hymn starts at the beginning of the duel between Shri Rama with Ravana himself. Sage Agastya teaches Lord Rama, who is fatigued after the long battle with various fighters of Lanka, this procedure of worshiping Surya for strength to defeat the enemy. These verses belong to Yuddha Khanda (Book 6) Canto 105 (or 106), in the Ramayan written by Valmiki.

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[edit] Significance of Slokas

In Aditya hridayam there are thirty Slokas in total. The significance of the verses is as follows:

1,2  : Approach of Sage Agastya to Shri Rama.

3, 4, 5 : Greatness of the Aditya Hridayam and advantages of reciting it.

6 – 15  : Surya as a means of self evident consciousness, conveying that the One pervading outside and inside is the same.

16 – 20 : Mantra Japa.

21 – 24 : Mantra Slokas extolling Sun God.

25 – 30 : The fruits of this prayer, the method of recital and the procedure followed by Shri Rama, invoking God to bless him with the requisite strength for the victory in the battle field.

[edit] Transliterated text (using Yudit's transliteration scheme)

tato yuddhaparishrAnta.n samare cintayA sthitam .

ravaNa.n cAgrato dRRiShTvA yuddhAya samupasthitam ..


daivataishca samAgamya draShTumabhyAgato raNam .

upAgamyAbravIdrAmamagastyo bhagavAn R^iShiH ..


rAma rAma mahAbAho shRRiNu guhya.n sanAtanam .

yena sarvAnanIn vatsa samare vijayiShyasi ..


AdityahRRidaya.n puNya.n sarvashatruvinAshanam .

jayAvaha.n japennityam axayya.n parama.n shivam ..


sarvamaN^galamAN^galya.n sarvapApapraNAshanam .

cintAshokaprashamanam Ayurvardhanamuttamam ..


rashmima.nta.n samudyanta.n devAsuranamaskRRitam .

pUjayasva vivasvanta.n bhAskara.n bhuvaneshvaram ..


sarvadevAtmako hyeSha tejasvI rashmibhAvanaH .

eSha devAsuragaNA.NllokAn pAti gabhastibhiH ..


eSha brahmA ca viShNushca shivaH skandaH prajApatiH .

mahendro dhanadaH kAlo yamaH somo hyapA.n patiH ..


pitaro vasavaH sAdhyA hyashvinau maruto manuH .

vAyurvahniH prajAprANa R^itukartA prabhAkaraH ..


AdityaH savitA sUryaH khagaH pUShA gabhastimAn .

suvarNasadRRisho bhAnurhiraNyaretA divAkaraH ..


haridashvaH sahasrArciH saptasaptirmarIcimAn .

timironmathanaH shambhustvaShTA mArtANDa a.nshumAn ..


hiraNyagarbhaH shishirastapano bhAskaro raviH .

agnigarbho'diteH putraH shaN^khaH shishiranAshanaH ..


vyomanAthastamobhedI R^igyajuHsAmapAragaH .

ghanavRRiShTirapA.n mitro vindhyavIthIplavaN^gamaH ..


AtapI maNDalI mRRityuH piN^galaH sarvatApanaH .

kavirvishvo mahAtejAH raktaH sarvabhavodbhavaH ..


naxatragrahatArANAmadhipo vishvabhAvanaH .

tejasAmapi tejasvI dvAdashAtman namo'stu te ..


namaH pUrvAya giraye pashcimAyAdraye namaH .

jyotirgaNAnA.n pataye dinAdhipataye namaH ..


jayAya jayabhadrAya haryashvAya namo namaH .

namo namaH sahasrA.nsho AdityAya namo namaH ..


nama ugrAya vIrAya sAraN^gAya namo namaH .

namaH padmaprabodhAya mArtANDAya namo namaH ..


brahmeshAnAcyuteshAya sUryAyAdityavarcase .

bhAsvate sarvabhaxAya raudrAya vapuShe namaH ..


tamoghnAya himaghnAya shatrughnAyAmitAtmane .

kRRitaghnaghnAya devAya jyotiShA.n pataye namaH ..


taptacAmIkarAbhAya vahnaye vishvakarmaNe .

namastamo'bhinighnAya rucaye lokasAxiNe ..


nAshayatyeSha vai bhUta.n tadeva sRRijati prabhuH .

pAyatyeSha tapatyeSha varShatyeSha gabhastibhiH ..


eSha supteShu jAgarti bhUteShu pariniShThitaH .

eSha evAgnihotra.n ca phala.n caivAgnihotriNAm ..


vedAshca kratavashcaiva kratUnA.n phalameva ca .

yAni kRRityAni lokeShu sarva eSha raviH prabhuH ..


.. phalashrutiH ..


enamApatsu kRRicChreShu kAntAteShu bhayeShu ca .

kIrtayan puruShaH kashcinnAvasIdati rAghava ..


pUjayasvainamekAgro devadeva.n jagatpatim .

etat triguNita.n japtvA yuddheShu vijayiShyasi ..


asmin xaNe mahAbAho rAvaNa.n tva.n vadhiShyasi .

evamuktvA tadAgastyo jagAma ca yathAgatam ..


etacChrutvA mahAtejA naShTashoko'bhavattadA .

dhArayAmAsa suprIto rAghavaH prayatAtmavAn ..


Aditya.n prexya japtvA tu para.n harShamavAptavAn .

trirAcamya shucirbhUtvA dhanurAdAya vIryavAn ..


rAvaNa.n prexya hRRiShTAtmA yuddhAya samupAgamat .

sarvayatnena mahatA vadhe tasya dhRRito'bhavat ..


atha raviravadannirIxya rAma.n

muditamanAH parama.n prahRRiShyamANaH .

nishicarapatisa.nxaya.n viditvA

suragaNamadhyagato vacastvareti ..


.. iti AdityahRRidayam mantrasya ..

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