Aditya Hrudayam
Aditya Hrudayam
Aditya Hrudayam
āditya hṛdayam
dhyānam
namassavitre jagadeka cakṣuse
jagatprasūti sthiti nāśahetave
trayīmayāya triguṇātma dhāriṇe
viriñci nārāyaṇa śaṅkarātmane
tato yuddha pariśrāntaṃ samare cintayāsthitam |
rāvaṇaṃ cāgrato dṛṣṭvā yuddhāya samupasthitam || 1 ||
daivataiśca samāgamya draṣṭumabhyāgato raṇam |
upāgamyābravīdrāmaṃ agastyo bhagavān ṛṣiḥ || 2 ||
rāma rāma mahābāho śṛṇu guhyaṃ sanātanam |
yena sarvānarīn vatsa samare vijayiṣyasi || 3 ||
ādityahṛdayaṃ puṇyaṃ sarvaśatru-vināśanam |
jayāvahaṃ japennityaṃ akṣayyaṃ paramaṃ śivam || 4 ||
sarvamaṅgala-māṅgalyaṃ sarvapāpa-praṇāśanam |
cintāśoka-praśamanaṃ āyurvardhanamuttamam || 5 ||
raśmimantaṃ samudyantaṃ devāsura namaskṛtam |
pūjayasva vivasvantaṃ bhāskaraṃ bhuvaneśvaram || 6 ||
sarvadevātmako hyeṣa tejasvī raśmibhāvanaḥ |
eṣa devāsura-gaṇān lokān pāti gabhastibhiḥ || 7 ||
eṣa brahmā ca viṣṇuśca 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 pūṣā gabhastimān |
suvarṇasadṛśo bhānuḥ hiraṇyaretā divākaraḥ || 10 || [svaraṇaretā divākaraḥ]
haridaśvaḥ sahasrārciḥ saptasapti-rmarīcimān |
timironmathanaḥ śambhuḥ tvaṣṭā mārtāṇḍakoṃ'śumān || 11 ||
hiraṇyagarbhaḥ śiśiraḥ tapano bhāskaro raviḥ |
agnigarbho'diteḥ putraḥ śaṅkhaḥ śiśiranāśanaḥ || 12 ||
vyomanātha-stamobhedī ṛgyajuḥsāma-pāragaḥ |
ghanāvṛṣṭirapāṃ mitraḥ vindhyavīthī plavaṅgamaḥ || 13 ||
ātapī maṇḍalī mṛtyuḥ piṅgalaḥ sarvatāpanaḥ |
kavirviśvo mahātejā raktaḥ sarvabhavodbhavaḥ || 14 ||
nakṣatra graha tārāṇāṃ adhipo viśvabhāvanaḥ |
tejasāmapi tejasvī dvādaśātma-nnamo'stu te || 15 ||
namaḥ pūrvāya giraye paścimāyādraye 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 ||
brahmeśānācyuteśāya sūryāyāditya-varcase |
bhāsvate sarvabhakṣāya raudrāya vapuṣe namaḥ || 19 ||
tamoghnāya himaghnāya śatrughnāyā mitātmane |
kṛtaghnaghnāya devāya jyotiṣāṃ pataye namaḥ || 20 ||
tapta cāmīkarābhāya vahnaye viśvakarmaṇe |
namastamo'bhi nighnāya ravaye lokasākṣiṇe || 21 ||
nāśayatyeṣa vai bhūtaṃ tadeva sṛjati prabhuḥ |
pāyatyeṣa tapatyeṣa varṣatyeṣa gabhastibhiḥ || 22 ||
eṣa supteṣu jāgarti bhūteṣu pariniṣṭhitaḥ |
eṣa evāgnihotraṃ ca phalaṃ caivāgni hotriṇām || 23 ||
vedāśca kratavaścaiva kratūnāṃ phalameva ca |
yāni kṛtyāni lokeṣu sarva eṣa raviḥ prabhuḥ || 24 ||
phalaśrutiḥ
ena māpatsu kṛcchreṣu kāntāreṣu bhayeṣu ca |
kīrtayan puruṣaḥ kaścinnāvaśīdati rāghava || 25 ||
pūjayasvaina mekāgraḥ devadevaṃ jagatpatim |
etat triguṇitaṃ japtvā yuddheṣu vijayiṣyasi || 26 ||
asmin kṣaṇe mahābāho rāvaṇaṃ tvaṃ vadhiṣyasi |
evamuktvā tadāgastyo jagāma ca yathāgatam || 27 ||
etacchrutvā mahātejāḥ naṣṭaśoko'bhavattadā |
dhārayāmāsa suprītaḥ rāghavaḥ prayatātmavān || 28 ||
ādityaṃ prekṣya japtvā tu paraṃ harṣamavāptavān |
trirācamya śucirbhūtvā dhanurādāya vīryavān || 29 ||
rāvaṇaṃ prekṣya hṛṣṭātmā yuddhāya samupāgamat |
sarvayatnena mahatā vadhe tasya dhṛto'bhavat || 30 ||
adha raviravadannirīkṣya rāmaṃ muditamanāḥ paramaṃ prahṛṣyamāṇaḥ |
niśicarapati saṅkṣayaṃ viditvā suragaṇa madhyagato vacastvareti || 31 ||
ityārṣe śrīmadrāmāyaṇe vālmikīye ādikāvye yuddhakāṇḍe pañcādhika śatatamaḥ sargaḥ ||
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.