Tato Yuddhaparisrantaṃ Samare Chintaya Sthitam
Ravaṇaṃ Jagrato Dṛuṣṭva Yuddhaya Samupasthitam || 1 ||
Daivataisca Samagamya Draṣṭumabhyagato Raṇam
Upagamya Bravīdramam Agastyo Bhagavan Ṛṣiḥ || 2 ||
Rama Rama Mahabaho Sṛuṇu Guhyaṃ Sanatanam
Yena Sarvanarīn Vatsa Samare Vijayiṣyasi || 3 ||
Adityahṛdayaṃ Puṇyaṃ Sarvasatruvinasanam
Jayavahaṃ Japennityam Akṣayyaṃ Paramaṃ Sivam || 4 ||
Sarvamaṅgala Maṅgalyaṃ Sarvapapapraṇasanam
Chintasokaprasamanam Ayurvardhanamuttamam || 5 ||
Rasmimaṃtaṃ Samudyantaṃ Devasuranamaskṛutam
Pūjayasva Vivasvantaṃ Bhaskaraṃ Bhuvanesvaram || 6 ||
Sarvadevatmako Hyeṣa Tejasvī Rasmibhavanaḥa
Eṣa Devasuragaṇam̐Llokan Pati Gabhastibhiḥ || 7 ||“
Eṣa Brahma Ca Viṣṇusca Sivaḥ Skandaḥ Prajapatiḥi
Mahendro Dhanadaḥ Kalo Yamaḥ Somo Hyapaṃ Patiḥ || 8 ||
Pitaro Vasavaḥ Sadhya Hyasvinau Maruto Manuḥu
Vayurvahniḥ Prajapraṇa Ṛutukarta Prabhakaraḥ || 9 ||
Adityaḥ Savita Sūryaḥ Khagaḥ Pūṣa Gabhastiman
Suvarṇasadṛuso Bhanurhiraṇyareta Divakaraḥ ||10 ||
Haridasvaḥ Sahasrarciḥ Saptasaptirmarīciman
Timironmathanaḥ Sambhustvaṣṭa Martaṇḍa Aṃsuman || 11 ||
Hiraṇyagarbhaḥ Sisiraha Tapano Bhaskaro Raviḥ
Agnigarbho’diteḥ Putraḥ Saṅkhaḥ Sisirasanaḥ || 12 ||
Vyomanathastamobhedī Ṛgyajuḥsamaparagaḥ
Ghanavṛṣṭirapaṃ Mitro Vindhyavīthīplavaṅgamaḥ || 13 ||
Atapī Maṇḍalī Mṛutyuḥ Piṅgalaḥ Sarvatapanaḥ
Kavirvisvo Mahatejaḥa Raktaḥ Sarvabhavodbhavaḥa || 14 ||
Nakṣatragrahataraṇam Adhipo Visvabhavanaḥa
Tejasamapi Tejasvī Dvadasatman Namo’stu Te || 15 ||
Namaḥ Pūrvaya Giraye Pascimayadraye Namaḥa
Jyotirgaṇanaṃ Pataye Dinadhipataye Namaḥa || 16 ||
Jayaya Jayabhadraya Haryasvaya Namo Namaḥa
Namo Namaḥ Sahasraṃso Adityaya Namo Namaḥa || 17 ||
Nama Ugraya Vīraya Saraṅgaya Namo Namaḥa
Namaḥ Padmaprabodhaya Martaṇḍaya Namo Namaḥa || 18 ||
Brahmesanacyutesaya Sūryayadityavarchase
Bhasvate Sarvabhakṣaya Raudraya Vapuṣe Namaḥa || 19 ||
Rudra Tamoghnaya Himaghnaya Satrughnayamitatmane
Kṛtaghnaghnaya Devaya Jyotiṣaṃ Pataye Namaḥa || 20 ||
Taptachamīkarabhaya Vahnaye Visvakarmaṇe
Namastamo’bhinighnaya Ruchaye Lokasakṣhiṇe || 21 ||
Nasayatyeṣa Vai Bhūtaṃ Tadeva Sṛjati Prabhuḥu
Payatyeṣa Tapatyeṣa Varṣatyeṣa Gabhastibhiḥ || 22 ||
Eṣa Supteṣu Jagarti Bhūteṣu Pariniṣṭhitaḥ
Eṣa Evagnihotraṃ Cha Phalaṃ Chaivagnihotriṇam || 23 ||
Vedasca Kratavaschaiva Kratūnaṃ Phalameva Cha
Yani Kṛtyani Lokeṣu Sarva Eṣa Raviḥ Prabhuḥ || 24 ||
Enamapatsu Kṛucchreṣu Kantareṣu Bhayeṣu Cha
Kīrtayan Puruṣaḥ Kaschinnavasīdati Raghava || 25 ||
Pūjayasvainamekagro Devadevaṃ Jagatpatim
Etat Triguṇitaṃ Japtva Yuddheṣu Vijayiṣyasi || 26 ||
Asmin Kṣaṇe Mahabaho Ravaṇaṃ Tvaṃ Vadhiṣyasi
Evamuktva Tadagastyo Jagama Cha Yathagatam || 27 ||
Etacchrutva Mahateja Naṣṭasoko’bhavattada
Dharayamasa Suprīto Raghavaḥ Prayatatmavan || 28 ||
Adityaṃ Prekṣya Japtva Tu Paraṃ Harṣamavaptavan
Trirachamya Sucirbhūtva Dhanuradaya Vīryavan || 29 ||
Ravaṇaṃ Prekṣya Hṛuṣṭatma Yuddhaya Samupagamat
Sarvayatnena Mahata Vadhe Tasya Dhṛto’bhavat || 30 ||
Atha Raviravadannirīkṣhya Ramaṃ
Muditamanaḥa Paramaṃ Prahṛṣyamaṇaḥa
Nisicharapatisaṃkṣayaṃ Viditva
Suragaṇamadhyagato Vachastvareti || 31 ||
Approaching Rama Standing Absorbed In Deep Thought In The Battle-Field
Exhausted By The Fight And Facing Ravana Who Was Duly Prepared For The War
The Glorious Sage Agastya Who Had Come In The Company Of The Gods
To Witness The Battle Then Spoke As Follows
QuotO Rama The Mighty Armed! Hear The Following Eternal Secret
By Which You Can Conquer All The Enemies In Battle My Child!&Quot
“This Supreme Prayer Adityahrudayam Is The Best Amongst Auspicious Verses
It Will Destroy All Sins Dispel All Doubts Allay All Worry And Sorrow
Anxiety And Anguish And Increase The Longevity Of Life
It Gives Complete Prosperity
“Worship The Sun-God The Ruler Of The Worlds And Lord Of The Universe
Who Is Crowned With Effulgent Rays Who Appears At The Horizon And Brings Light
Who Is Greeted By The Gods And The Demons Alike
“Indeed He Is The Very Embodiment Of All Gods He Is Self-Luminous And A Reflector Of All The
Rays
He Nourishes And Energises The Inhabitants Of All The Worlds As Well As The Host Of Gods And
Demons By His Rays
“Indeed He Is Brahma (The Creator) Viṣṇu (The Protector) Siva (The God Of Destruction) Skanda
(Son Of Siva)Prajapati (The Ten Lords Of Beings) Indra (The Ruler Of Gods) Kubera (The Bestower Of Riches) Kala
Yama (God Of Retribution) Soma (The Moon God) Varuṇa (Ruler Of Waters) The Pitṛs (Ancestors)
The Eight VasusThe Twelve Sadhyas The Two Asvinas (Physicians Of God) The Forty Nine Maruts (Wind Gods) Manu (Progenitor Of The Human Race) Vayu (The Wind God) The Fire God The Created Beings The Life Breath (Of All Human Beings) The Maker Of The Seasons And The Giver Of Light
He Is The Son Of Aditi Savitha (Bright) Soorya (Supreme Light) Khaga
(Bird Travels On The Sky) Feeds The World By Rain Gabhastiman
(Possessed Of Rays) Golden Colored (Beautiful Wise) Always Shining He Is
The Creator The Day Starts With Him)
Thousands Of Light Rays Come Out Of Him Like Reddish-Yellow Horses His
Seven Horses (Seven Colours Of Light) Producing The Light He Removes
The Darkness And Makes Us Joyful He Floats In The Sky Like A Huge Bird
(Martanda) The Bird Of Light The Bird Which Emits Light
His Golden Womb (Hiranya Garbha) Burns The Dew And Making Light
(Bhaskara) Shines In The Sky As The Sun (Ravi) The Womb Of Fire (Agni
Garbha) Of The Son Of Aditi Sounds His Conch Which Awakens Us And
Destroys Our Frigidity (Inertness)
He Is The Lord Of The Space And Ruler Of The Sky Dispeller Of Darkness The
Knower Of Rig Yajur And Sama (Vedas) He Is The Cause Of Heavy Rains
And Is The Friend Of The Water He Crosses The Vindhya Mountains By
Jumps (IE Moves Speedily Across The Sky)
He Is A Producer Of Heat His Form Is Circular He Is Like An Incarnation Of
Death (Mrityu) Having Reddish Brown Color And Burning Everything
Within It He Is A Poet Who Creates The World By Supplying Energy For
Activities His Great Fiery Energy Red In Color Gives Rise To This Entire
Worldly Existence
He Is The Presiding Deity Of Constellations (Nakshatras) Planets (Graha)
And Stars (Tara) And Conceives The Whole Universe In His Mind He Has
More Energy Of Splendour (Tejas) Than Even The Most Energetic
Salutations To You Who Has Twelve Forms (12 Adityas)
Salutations To Him In The Eastern Mountains Salutations To Him In The
Western Mountains Salutations To The Lord Of The Group Of Luminaries
(Jyotirgana) And The Lord Of The Day
Pray Him Who Has Green Horses And The Bestower Of Victory
Auspiciousness And Prosperity He Has Thousand Rays And Who Has Power
To Attract All Towards Him)
Salutations To Him Who Is Terrible And Fierce One To The Sinners To Him
Who Is The Hero (Controlled Senses) One Who Travels Fast Salutations To
The One Whose Appearance Makes The Lotus Blossom Salutations To The
Son Of Mrukanda Maharshi
Meaning: Salutations To The Lord Of Brahma Shiva And Vishnu
Salutations To Surya The Sun God Who (By His Power And Effulgence) Is
Both The Illuminator And Devourer Of All And Is Of A Form That Is Fierce Like
Meaning: Salutations To The Dispeller Of Darkness The Destroyer Of Cold
Fog And Snow The Exterminator Of Foes The One Whose Extent Is
Immeasurable Salutations Also To The Annihilator Of The Ungrateful And
To The Lord Of All The Stellar Bodies Who Is The First Amongst All The Lights
Of The Universe
Meaning: He Who Has The Splendor Of Molten Gold Who Is The Fire
Giving Energy For All The Activities Of The World Salutations To Him Who
Subdues The Darkness Who Has A Beautiful Splendour And Who Is The
Witness Of The World
Meaning: He Indeed Is The Lord Destroying The Beings And He Indeed Is
The Lord Creating The Beings He Drinks The Waters With His Rays Heats
Them Up And Sends Them Down As Rain Again
Meaning: He Who Abides In The Heart Of All Beings Keeping Awake When
They Are Asleep Verily He Is The Fruit Of The Agnihotra Which Is Sought
After By The Agnihotrins (Performers Of The Agnihotra)
Meaning: He Indeed Is The Vedic Sacrifice And He Indeed Is The Fruit Of
Those Sacrifices Whatever Works Are To Be Performed In The World He
The Ravi (Sun God) Is The Lord Of All Those (Being The Power Behind)
Meaning: Listen Oh Oh Raghava Scion Of The Raghu Dynasty Any Person
Singing The Glories Of Surya In Great Difficulties During Affliction While
Lost In The Wilderness And When Beset With Fear Will Not Come To Grief
(Or Loose Heart)
Meaning: By Worshipping Him With One-Pointed Devotion By
Worshipping That Lord Of The Devas Who Is The Master Of The Universe By
Repeating Aditya Hridayam Three Times You Will Be Victorious In This
Battle (O Rama)
Meaning: O Mighty-Armed One You Shall Triumph Over Ravana This Very
Moment Having Said Thus Sage Agastya Then Went Back In The Manner
He Came
Meaning: Hearing Aditya Hridayam The Great Warrior Sri Rama Became
Free From All Worries Raghava Of Pious Heart Then Assumed A Delightful
Appearance
Meaning: Looking At The Sun With Devotion And Reciting Aditya
Hridayam Lord Rama Became Very Happy Sipping Water Three Times
And Becoming Purified The Valiant One Took Up His Bow
Meaning: Lord Rama Thus Cheered Seeing Ravana Coming To Fight Put
Forth All His Effort With A Determination To Defeat Him
Then Aditya Surrounded With All Gods Appears And Blesses Rama With
Great Mental And Physical Strength And Ordered To Kill Ravana
