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ĀDITYA HṚDAYAM

dhyānam
namassavitre jagadeka chakśhuse
jagatprasūti sthiti nāśahetave
trayīmayāya triguṇātma dhāriṇe
viriñchi nārāyaṇa śaṅkarātmane

tato yuddha pariśrāntaṃ samare chintayā sthitam |
rāvaṇaṃ chāgrato dṛśhṭvā yuddhāya samupasthitam ‖ 1 ‖

daivataiścha samāgamya draśhṭumabhyāgato raṇam |
upagamyā bravīdrāmam agastyo bhagavān ṛśhiḥ ‖ 2 ‖

rāma rāma mahābāho śṛṇu guhyaṃ sanātanam |
yena sarvānarīn vatsa samare vijayiśhyasi ‖ 3 ‖

āditya hṛdayaṃ puṇyaṃ sarvaśatru vināśanam |
jayāvahaṃ japennityaṃ akśhayyaṃ paramaṃ śivam ‖ 4 ‖

sarvamaṅgaḻa māṅgaḻyaṃ sarva pāpa praṇāśanam |
chintāśoka praśamanaṃ āyurvardhana muttamam ‖ 5 ‖

raśmimantaṃ samudyantaṃ devāsura namaskṛtam |
pūjayasva vivasvantaṃ bhāskaraṃ bhuvaneśvaram ‖ 6 ‖

sarvadevātmako hyeśha tejasvī raśmibhāvanaḥ |
eśha devāsura gaṇān lokān pāti gabhastibhiḥ ‖ 7 ‖

eśha brahmā cha viśhṇuścha śivaḥ skandaḥ prajāpatiḥ |
mahendro dhanadaḥ kālo yamaḥ somo hyapāṃ patiḥ ‖ 8 ‖

pitaro vasavaḥ sādhyā hyaśvinau maruto manuḥ |
vāyurvahniḥ prajāprāṇaḥ ṛtukartā prabhākaraḥ ‖ 9 ‖

ādityaḥ savitā sūryaḥ khagaḥ pūśhā gabhastimān |
suvarṇasadṛśo bhānuḥ hiraṇyaretā divākaraḥ ‖ 10 ‖

haridaśvaḥ sahasrārchiḥ saptasapti-rmarīchimān |
timironmathanaḥ śambhuḥ tvaśhṭā mārtāṇḍakoṃ'śumān ‖ 11 ‖

hiraṇyagarbhaḥ śiśiraḥ tapano bhāskaro raviḥ |
agnigarbhoaditeḥ putraḥ śaṅkhaḥ śiśiranāśanaḥ ‖ 12 ‖

vyomanātha stamobhedī ṛgyajuḥsāma-pāragaḥ |
ghanāvṛśhṭi rapāṃ mitro vindhyavīthī plavaṅgamaḥ ‖ 13 ‖

ātapī maṇḍalī mṛtyuḥ piṅgaḻaḥ sarvatāpanaḥ |
kavirviśvo mahātejā raktaḥ sarvabhavodbhavaḥ ‖ 14 ‖

nakśhatra graha tārāṇām adhipo viśvabhāvanaḥ |
tejasāmapi tejasvī dvādaśātman-namoastu te ‖ 15 ‖

namaḥ pūrvāya giraye paśchimāyādraye namaḥ |
jyotirgaṇānāṃ pataye dinādhipataye namaḥ ‖ 16 ‖

jayāya jayabhadrāya haryaśvāya namo namaḥ |
namo namaḥ sahasrāṃśo ādityāya namo namaḥ ‖ 17 ‖

nama ugrāya vīrāya sāraṅgāya namo namaḥ |
namaḥ padmaprabodhāya mārtāṇḍāya namo namaḥ ‖ 18 ‖

brahmeśānāchyuteśāya sūryāyāditya-varchase |
bhāsvate sarvabhakśhāya raudrāya vapuśhe namaḥ ‖ 19 ‖

tamoghnāya himaghnāya śatrughnāyā mitātmane |
kṛtaghnaghnāya devāya jyotiśhāṃ pataye namaḥ ‖ 20 ‖

tapta chāmīkarābhāya vahnaye viśvakarmaṇe |
namastamoabhi nighnāya ruchaye lokasākśhiṇe ‖ 21 ‖

nāśayatyeśha vai bhūtaṃ tadeva sṛjati prabhuḥ |
pāyatyeśha tapatyeśha varśhatyeśha gabhastibhiḥ ‖ 22 ‖

eśha supteśhu jāgarti bhūteśhu pariniśhṭhitaḥ |
eśha evāgnihotraṃ cha phalaṃ chaivāgni hotriṇām ‖ 23 ‖

vedāścha kratavaśchaiva kratūnāṃ phalameva cha |
yāni kṛtyāni lokeśhu sarva eśha raviḥ prabhuḥ ‖ 24 ‖

phalaśrutiḥ

ena māpatsu kṛchChreśhu kāntāreśhu bhayeśhu cha |
kīrtayan puruśhaḥ kaśchin-nāvaśīdati rāghava ‖ 25 ‖

pūjayasvaina mekāgro devadevaṃ jagatpatim |
etat triguṇitaṃ japtvā yuddheśhu vijayiśhyasi ‖ 26 ‖

asmin kśhaṇe mahābāho rāvaṇaṃ tvaṃ vadhiśhyasi |
evamuktvā tadāgastyo jagāma cha yathāgatam ‖ 27 ‖

etachChrutvā mahātejāḥ naśhṭaśokoabhavat-tadā |
dhārayāmāsa suprīto rāghavaḥ prayatātmavān ‖ 28 ‖

ādityaṃ prekśhya japtvā tu paraṃ harśhamavāptavān |
trirāchamya śuchirbhūtvā dhanurādāya vīryavān ‖ 29 ‖

rāvaṇaṃ prekśhya hṛśhṭātmā yuddhāya samupāgamat |
sarvayatnena mahatā vadhe tasya dhṛtoabhavat ‖ 30 ‖

adha raviravadan-nirīkśhya rāmaṃ muditamanāḥ paramaṃ prahṛśhyamāṇaḥ |
niśicharapati saṅkśhayaṃ viditvā suragaṇa madhyagato vachastvareti ‖ 31 ‖

ityārśhe śrīmadrāmāyaṇe vālmikīye ādikāvye yuddakāṇḍe saptottara śatatamaḥ sargaḥ ‖

 By reciting Aditya Hridaya Stotra lord Sri Rama killed Ravana and achieved Victory. 2. "Tejaskamo Vibhavasum" people desirous of Tejas-Aura around them, have to recite Aditya Hridaya Stotra. This is stated in Bhagavata. 3. By the grace of Bhagavan Surya Kunti Devi was blessed with Karna and the Monkey Rurajasa with Sugreeva, as sons. 4. Satrajit obtained Syamantaka-mani by worshipping Surya. 

2. 5. Dharma Raja obtained Akshaya patra by worshipping Lord Surya and he used to entertain his guests with this wish yielding bowl. 6. "Dinesam Sukhardham" It is stated in Skanda purana that one has to pray to Surya Bhagavan for happiness and welfare. 7. The Samba purana declared that Samba the son of Jambavati could get himself cured of his leprosy by worshipping Lord Surya. 8. Mayurabhatta could make his body a diamond wise and became free from disease.

3. Aditya Hridayam - The Heart of Aditya (the Sun God) - Sundara Khanda, Valmiki Ramayanam Aditya = the Sun God; Hridayam = that which is especially nourishing and healing for the heart. Sage Agasthya Muni gave this powerful Mantra to Sri Rama when Rama was perplexed, while fighting with Ravana. After chanting this Hymn three times Sri Rama defeated Ravana. The Aditya Hridayam, is a hymn in glorification of the Sun or Surya and was recited by the great sage Agastya to Lord Rama on the battlefield before fighting with Ravana. This historic hymn starts at the beginning of the Battle with Ravana, when Lord Rama is fatigued and getting ready to fight. The mystical hymn is directed to the Sun God, the illustrious lord of all victories.