Aditya Hrudayam
Aditya Hrudayam
Aditya hRdayam
dhyAnam
namassavitre jagadeka cakSuse
jagatprasUti sthiti nAzahetave
trayImayAya triguNAtma dhAriNe
viriJci nArAyaNa zaGkarAtmane
tato yuddha parizrAntaM samare cintayAsthitam |
rAvaNaM cAgrato dRSTvA yuddhAya samupasthitam || 1 ||
daivataizca samAgamya draSTumabhyAgato raNam |
upAgamyAbravIdrAmaM agastyo bhagavAn RSiH || 2 ||
rAma rAma mahAbAho zRNu guhyaM sanAtanam |
yena sarvAnarIn vatsa samare vijayiSyasi || 3 ||
AdityahRdayaM puNyaM sarvazatru-vinAzanam |
jayAvahaM japennityaM akSayyaM paramaM zivam || 4 ||
sarvamaGgala-mAGgalyaM sarvapApa-praNAzanam |
cintAzoka-prazamanaM Ayurvardhanamuttamam || 5 ||
razmimantaM samudyantaM devAsura namaskRtam |
pUjayasva vivasvantaM bhAskaraM bhuvanezvaram || 6 ||
sarvadevAtmako hyeSa tejasvI razmibhAvanaH |
eSa devAsura-gaNAn lokAn pAti gabhastibhiH || 7 ||
eSa brahmA ca viSNuzca zivaH skandaH prajApatiH |
mahendro dhanadaH kAlo yamaH somo hyapAM patiH || 8 ||
pitaro vasavaH sAdhyA hyazvinau maruto manuH |
vAyurvahniH prajAprANaH RtukartA prabhAkaraH || 9 ||
AdityaH savitA sUryaH khagaH pUSA gabhastimAn |
suvarNasadRzo bhAnuH hiraNyaretA divAkaraH || 10 || [svaraNaretA divAkaraH]
haridazvaH sahasrArciH saptasapti-rmarIcimAn |
timironmathanaH zambhuH tvaSTA mArtANDakoM'zumAn || 11 ||
hiraNyagarbhaH ziziraH tapano bhAskaro raviH |
agnigarbho'diteH putraH zaGkhaH ziziranAzanaH || 12 ||
vyomanAtha-stamobhedI RgyajuHsAma-pAragaH |
ghanAvRSTirapAM mitraH vindhyavIthI plavaGgamaH || 13 ||
AtapI maNDalI mRtyuH piGgalaH sarvatApanaH |
kavirvizvo mahAtejA raktaH sarvabhavodbhavaH || 14 ||
nakSatra graha tArANAM adhipo vizvabhAvanaH |
tejasAmapi tejasvI dvAdazAtma-nnamo'stu te || 15 ||
namaH pUrvAya giraye pazcimAyAdraye namaH |
jyotirgaNAnAM pataye dinAdhipataye namaH || 16 ||
jayAya jayabhadrAya haryazvAya namo namaH |
namo namaH sahasrAMzo AdityAya namo namaH || 17 ||
nama ugrAya vIrAya sAraGgAya namo namaH |
namaH padmaprabodhAya mArtANDAya namo namaH || 18 ||
brahmezAnAcyutezAya sUryAyAditya-varcase |
bhAsvate sarvabhakSAya raudrAya vapuSe namaH || 19 ||
tamoghnAya himaghnAya zatrughnAyA mitAtmane |
kRtaghnaghnAya devAya jyotiSAM pataye namaH || 20 ||
tapta cAmIkarAbhAya vahnaye vizvakarmaNe |
namastamo'bhi nighnAya ravaye lokasAkSiNe || 21 ||
nAzayatyeSa vai bhUtaM tadeva sRjati prabhuH |
pAyatyeSa tapatyeSa varSatyeSa gabhastibhiH || 22 ||
eSa supteSu jAgarti bhUteSu pariniSThitaH |
eSa evAgnihotraM ca phalaM caivAgni hotriNAm || 23 ||
vedAzca kratavazcaiva kratUnAM phalameva ca |
yAni kRtyAni lokeSu sarva eSa raviH prabhuH || 24 ||
phalazrutiH
ena mApatsu kRcchreSu kAntAreSu bhayeSu ca |
kIrtayan puruSaH kazcinnAvazIdati rAghava || 25 ||
pUjayasvaina mekAgraH devadevaM jagatpatim |
etat triguNitaM japtvA yuddheSu vijayiSyasi || 26 ||
asmin kSaNe mahAbAho rAvaNaM tvaM vadhiSyasi |
evamuktvA tadAgastyo jagAma ca yathAgatam || 27 ||
etacchrutvA mahAtejAH naSTazoko'bhavattadA |
dhArayAmAsa suprItaH rAghavaH prayatAtmavAn || 28 ||
AdityaM prekSya japtvA tu paraM harSamavAptavAn |
trirAcamya zucirbhUtvA dhanurAdAya vIryavAn || 29 ||
rAvaNaM prekSya hRSTAtmA yuddhAya samupAgamat |
sarvayatnena mahatA vadhe tasya dhRto'bhavat || 30 ||
adha raviravadannirIkSya rAmaM muditamanAH paramaM prahRSyamANaH |
nizicarapati saGkSayaM viditvA suragaNa madhyagato vacastvareti || 31 ||
ityArSe zrImadrAmAyaNe vAlmikIye AdikAvye yuddhakANDe paJcAdhika zatatamaH sargaH ||
About This Stotram
Overview
Aditya Hrudayam is a 31-verse Sanskrit hymn dedicated to Surya, the Sun God, found in the Yuddha Kanda of Valmiki's Ramayana. The sage Agastya teaches it to Lord Rama before his battle with Ravana. It is one of the most recited Vedic and Puranic solar hymns in Hindu worship.
What are the benefits of chanting Aditya Hrudayam?
- Recitation is said to grant strength and victory over enemies.
- Devotees chant it for protection from fear and danger.
- The hymn is associated with good health, vitality, and longevity.
- It is recited to remove ignorance and gain mental clarity.
- Chanting is believed to fulfil worldly desires and bring success.
When is the best time to recite this?
Aditya Hrudayam is traditionally recited at sunrise, facing east. Sundays and solar festivals such as Makar Sankranti and Ratha Saptami are considered especially appropriate. Devotees also recite it before undertaking difficult tasks.
Historical and traditional background
The hymn is part of Valmiki's Ramayana, composed in Sanskrit and traditionally dated to the Treta Yuga in the epic's own chronology. Agastya, a prominent Vedic sage, is its speaker within the narrative. The text belongs to the Puranic tradition of solar worship (Saura sampradaya) and is cited across multiple commentarial traditions for its use in daily ritual.
Available scripts
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Related Texts
- Surya Ashtakam — an eight-verse hymn to Surya used in the same solar worship tradition.
- Gayatri Mantra — the Vedic solar mantra from the Rigveda, closely associated with Surya worship.