𑌆𑌦𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯 𑌹𑍃𑌦𑌯 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰
Aditya Hridaya Stotra in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥
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Valmiki Ramayana, Yuddha Kanda (Book of War), Chapter 107 · Sage Valmiki (recorded); taught by Sage Agastya · Ancient (Treta Yuga traditionally; c. 500 BCE scholarly)
On the battlefield of Lanka, Lord Rama faced the mighty Ravana for the final confrontation. Exhausted from prolonged combat and seeing Ravana's seemingly invincible power, Rama stood deep in thought. At that critical moment, Sage Agastya descended from among the watching gods and revealed this ancient secret hymn — the Heart of the Sun (Aditya Hridayam). After Rama chanted it three times, he was filled with radiant energy, picked up his bow, and slew Ravana. The stotra thus represents the moment when divine knowledge transforms despair into certain victory.
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The central miracle of the Aditya Hridaya Stotra is its immediate effect on the battlefield. Lord Rama, who was exhausted, dispirited, and seemingly overpowered by Ravana, was completely transformed after chanting this hymn just three times. He radiated with the energy of the Sun itself and defeated the previously invincible Ravana. In modern times, devotees report remarkable recoveries from chronic illnesses, success in seemingly impossible situations, and the overcoming of deep depression through regular recitation of this stotra — mirroring Rama's transformation from despair to victory.
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𑌤𑌤𑍋 𑌯𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌸𑌮𑌰𑍇 𑌚𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌯𑌾 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍍 । 𑌰𑌾𑌵𑌣𑌂 𑌚𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍋 𑌦𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌯𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌾𑌯 𑌸𑌮𑍁𑌪𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍍 ॥
Tato yuddhaparishrantam samare chintaya sthitam Ravanam chagrato drishtva yuddhaya samupasthitam
Meaning:Then, beholding Rama exhausted by the fight, standing absorbed in worry in the battle, with Ravana come before him ready for war —
𑌦𑍈𑌵𑌤𑍈𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌗𑌮𑍍𑌯 𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍁𑌮𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌗𑌤𑍋 𑌰𑌣𑌮𑍍 । 𑌉𑌪𑌾𑌗𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌵𑍀𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌮𑌗𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍋 𑌭𑌗𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍃𑌷𑌿𑌃 ॥
Daivataishcha samagamya drashtumabhyagato ranam Upagamyabravidramamagastyo bhagavanrishih
Meaning:— the blessed sage Agastya, who had come with the gods to witness the battle, approached Rama and spoke:
𑌰𑌾𑌮 𑌰𑌾𑌮 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌬𑌾𑌹𑍋 𑌶𑍃𑌣𑍁 𑌗𑍁𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌸𑌨𑌾𑌤𑌨𑌮𑍍 । 𑌯𑍇𑌨 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌨𑌰𑍀𑌨𑍍 𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌸 𑌸𑌮𑌰𑍇 𑌵𑌿𑌜𑌯𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌸𑌿 ॥
Rama rama mahabaho shrinu guhyam sanatanam Yena sarvanarin vatsa samare vijayishyasi
Meaning:O Rama, mighty-armed Rama, hear this eternal secret by which, my child, you shall conquer all your foes in battle.
𑌆𑌦𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌹𑍃𑌦𑌯𑌂 𑌪𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌶𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌨𑌮𑍍 । 𑌜𑌯𑌾𑌵𑌹𑌂 𑌜𑌪𑍇𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌯𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌂 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌮𑍍 ॥
Adityahridayam punyam sarvashatruvinashanam Jayavaham japennityamakshayyam paramam shivam
Meaning:The holy Aditya-Hridaya, destroyer of all enemies, bringer of victory — chant it ever; it is imperishable, supreme and auspicious.
𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌲𑌮𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌲𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌪𑌾𑌪𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌣𑌾𑌶𑌨𑌮𑍍 । 𑌚𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌶𑍋𑌕𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌶𑌮𑌨𑌮𑌾𑌯𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌧𑌨𑌮𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌮𑌮𑍍 ॥
Sarvamangalamangalyam sarvapapapranashanam Chintashokaprashamanamayurvardhanamuttamam
Meaning:It is the highest good of all that is good, the destroyer of all sin, the queller of anxiety and grief, the bestower of long life.
𑌰𑌶𑍍𑌮𑌿𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌸𑌮𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌮𑍍 । 𑌪𑍂𑌜𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌵 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌭𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌕𑌰𑌂 𑌭𑍁𑌵𑌨𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌮𑍍 ॥
Rashmimantam samudyantam devasuranamaskritam Pujayasva vivasvantam bhaskaram bhuvaneshvaram
Meaning:Worship the radiant one rising on high, honoured by gods and demons alike, the brilliant Vivasvan, the Bhaskara, the nourisher of the worlds.
𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌕𑍋 𑌹𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌷 𑌤𑍇𑌜𑌸𑍍𑌵𑍀 𑌰𑌶𑍍𑌮𑌿𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌨𑌃 । 𑌏𑌷 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌗𑌣𑌾𑌂𑌲𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌪𑌾𑌤𑌿 𑌗𑌭𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌭𑌿𑌃 ॥
Sarvadevatmako hyesha tejasvi rashmibhavanah Esha devasuragananllokan pati gabhastibhih
Meaning:He is the very soul of all the gods, self-luminous, sustaining all by his rays; with his beams he protects the hosts of gods and demons and all the worlds.
𑌏𑌷 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌾 𑌚 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍁𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌕𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌜𑌾𑌪𑌤𑌿𑌃 । 𑌮𑌹𑍇𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍋 𑌧𑌨𑌦𑌃 𑌕𑌾𑌲𑍋 𑌯𑌮𑌃 𑌸𑍋𑌮𑍋 𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌪𑌾𑌂 𑌪𑌤𑌿𑌃 ॥
Esha brahma cha vishnushcha shivah skandah prajapatih Mahendro dhanadah kalo yamah somo hyapam patih
Meaning:He is Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, Skanda and Prajapati; the great Indra, Kubera, Kala (Time), Yama, the moon (Soma) and Varuna.
𑌪𑌿𑌤𑌰𑍋 𑌵𑌸𑌵𑌃 𑌸𑌾𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌨𑍗 𑌮𑌰𑍁𑌤𑍋 𑌮𑌨𑍁𑌃 । 𑌵𑌾𑌯𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌹𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌜𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣 𑌋𑌤𑍁𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌾 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌭𑌾𑌕𑌰𑌃 ॥
Pitaro vasavah sadhya hyashvinau maruto manuh Vayurvahnih prajaprana ritukarta prabhakarah
Meaning:He is the Pitris, the Vasus, the Sadhyas, the two Ashvins, the Maruts and Manu; Vayu, Agni, the breath of beings, the maker of the seasons, the lord of light.
𑌆𑌦𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌃 𑌸𑌵𑌿𑌤𑌾 𑌸𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌃 𑌖𑌗𑌃 𑌪𑍂𑌷𑌾 𑌗𑌭𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍍 । 𑌸𑍁𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌸𑌦𑍃𑌶𑍋 𑌭𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌹𑌿𑌰𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌰𑍇𑌤𑌾 𑌦𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌕𑌰𑌃 ॥
Adityah savita suryah khagah pusha gabhastiman Suvarnasadrisho bhanurhiranyareta divakarah
Meaning:He is Aditya, Savitr, Surya, Khaga, Pushan and the rayed Gabhastiman; golden-hued Bhanu, of golden seed (Hiranyareta), the maker of day.
𑌹𑌰𑌿𑌦𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌃 𑌸𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌃 𑌸𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌸𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌰𑍀𑌚𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍍 । 𑌤𑌿𑌮𑌿𑌰𑍋𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌥𑌨𑌃 𑌶𑌮𑍍𑌭𑍁𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌾 𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌣𑍍𑌡 𑌅𑌂𑌶𑍁𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍍 ॥
Haridashvah sahasrarchih saptasaptirmarichiman Timironmathanah shambhustvashta martanda amshuman
Meaning:Of tawny steeds, of a thousand rays, drawn by seven horses, of brilliant beams; dispeller of darkness, source of joy, Tvashta, Martanda, of immense splendour.
𑌹𑌿𑌰𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌗𑌰𑍍𑌭𑌃 𑌶𑌿𑌶𑌿𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌪𑌨𑍋 𑌭𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌕𑌰𑍋 𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌃 । 𑌅𑌗𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌗𑌰𑍍𑌭𑍋𑌽𑌦𑌿𑌤𑍇𑌃 𑌪𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌃 𑌶𑌙𑍍𑌖𑌃 𑌶𑌿𑌶𑌿𑌰𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌨𑌃 ॥
Hiranyagarbhah shishirastapano bhaskaro ravih Agnigarbhoditeh putrah shankhah shishiranashanah
Meaning:Hiranyagarbha, the cooling and the burning, Bhaskara, Ravi; fire-wombed, son of Aditi, the conch-bright, the gentle.
𑌵𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌮𑌨𑌾𑌥𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍋𑌭𑍇𑌦𑍀 𑌋𑌗𑍍𑌯𑌜𑍁𑌃𑌸𑌾𑌮𑌪𑌾𑌰𑌗𑌃 । 𑌘𑌨𑌵𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌿𑌰𑌪𑌾𑌂 𑌮𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍋 𑌵𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌵𑍀𑌥𑍀𑌪𑍍𑌲𑌵𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌮𑌃 ॥
Vyomanathastamobhedi rigyajuhsamaparagah Ghanavrishtirapam mitro vindhyavithiplavangamah
Meaning:Lord of the firmament, render of darkness, master of the Rig, Yajus and Sama; sender of abundant rain, friend of the waters, who courses swiftly over the Vindhya path.
𑌆𑌤𑌪𑍀 𑌮𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌲𑍀 𑌮𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌃 𑌪𑌿𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌲𑌃 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌤𑌾𑌪𑌨𑌃 । 𑌕𑌵𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑍋 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌤𑍇𑌜𑌾 𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌃 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌭𑌵𑍋𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌵𑌃 ॥
Atapi mandali mrityuh pingalah sarvatapanah Kavirvishvo mahateja raktah sarvabhavodbhavah
Meaning:The hot-rayed, the disc-formed, Death itself, the tawny Pingala, the all-scorcher; the seer, the universe, of great splendour, the red one, the source of all beings.
𑌨𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌹𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌾𑌮𑌧𑌿𑌪𑍋 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌨𑌃 । 𑌤𑍇𑌜𑌸𑌾𑌮𑌪𑌿 𑌤𑍇𑌜𑌸𑍍𑌵𑍀 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌦𑌶𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌤𑍇 ॥
Nakshatragrahataranamadhipo vishvabhavanah Tejasamapi tejasvi dvadashatmannamostu te
Meaning:Lord of the stars, planets and constellations, the origin of all; the splendour of all splendours — O twelve-formed one (Dvadashatman), salutations to you!
𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌯 𑌗𑌿𑌰𑌯𑍇 𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌯𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃 । 𑌜𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌣𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌪𑌤𑌯𑍇 𑌦𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌪𑌤𑌯𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃 ॥
Namah purvaya giraye pashchimayadraye namah Jyotirgananam pataye dinadhipataye namah
Meaning:Salutations to the eastern mountain of rising and to the western mountain of setting; salutations to the lord of the host of lights, the lord of day.
𑌜𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌜𑌯𑌭𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌹𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑍋 𑌨𑌮𑌃 । 𑌨𑌮𑍋 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌸𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌂𑌶𑍋 𑌆𑌦𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑍋 𑌨𑌮𑌃 ॥
Jayaya jayabhadraya haryashvaya namo namah Namo namah sahasramsho adityaya namo namah
Meaning:Salutations to the victorious, to the giver of auspicious victory, to him of tawny steeds; salutations again and again, O thousand-rayed Aditya, salutations!
𑌨𑌮 𑌉𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌵𑍀𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌸𑌾𑌰𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑍋 𑌨𑌮𑌃 । 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌮𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌬𑍋𑌧𑌾𑌯 𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑍋 𑌨𑌮𑌃 ॥
Nama ugraya viraya sarangaya namo namah Namah padmaprabodhaya martandaya namo namah
Meaning:Salutations to the fierce, the heroic, the far-reaching; salutations to the awakener of the lotus, to Martanda — salutations again and again!
𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑍇𑌶𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌚𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌤𑍇𑌶𑌾𑌯 𑌸𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌚𑌸𑍇 । 𑌭𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍇 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌯 𑌰𑍗𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌵𑌪𑍁𑌷𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃 ॥
Brahmeshanachyuteshaya suryayadityavarchase Bhasvate sarvabhakshaya raudraya vapushe namah
Meaning:To Brahma, Ishana and Achyuta in one, to Surya of Aditya's splendour, to the luminous, the all-consuming, to the awesome (Raudra) form — salutations!
𑌤𑌮𑍋𑌘𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌯 𑌹𑌿𑌮𑌘𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌯 𑌶𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌘𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑍇 । 𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌘𑍍𑌨𑌘𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌯 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌯 𑌜𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌤𑌿𑌷𑌾𑌂 𑌪𑌤𑌯𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃 ॥
Tamoghnaya himaghnaya shatrughnayamitatmane Kritaghnaghnaya devaya jyotisham pataye namah
Meaning:To the slayer of darkness, of cold and of foes, of immeasurable soul; to the destroyer of the ungrateful, to the God, the lord of lights — salutations!
𑌤𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌚𑌾𑌮𑍀𑌕𑌰𑌾𑌭𑌾𑌯 𑌵𑌹𑍍𑌨𑌯𑍇 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌣𑍇 । 𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌭𑌿𑌨𑌿𑌘𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌯 𑌰𑍁𑌚𑌯𑍇 𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌸𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌣𑍇 ॥
Taptachamikarabhaya vahnaye vishvakarmane Namastamobhinighnaya ruchaye lokasakshine
Meaning:Of the hue of molten gold, the fire, the cosmic architect (Vishvakarma); to the dispeller of darkness, to radiance, to the witness of the world — salutations!
𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌷 𑌵𑍈 𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌂 𑌤𑌦𑍇𑌵 𑌸𑍃𑌜𑌤𑌿 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌭𑍁𑌃 । 𑌪𑌾𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌷 𑌤𑌪𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌷 𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌷𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌷 𑌗𑌭𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌭𑌿𑌃 ॥
Nashayatyesha vai bhutam tadeva srijati prabhuh Payatyesha tapatyesha varshatyesha gabhastibhih
Meaning:This Lord destroys all that exists and alone creates it again; he draws up the waters, he scorches, and with his rays he sends down the rain.
𑌏𑌷 𑌸𑍁𑌪𑍍𑌤𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌜𑌾𑌗𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌭𑍂𑌤𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌨𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌿𑌤𑌃 । 𑌏𑌷 𑌏𑌵𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌹𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌚 𑌫𑌲𑌂 𑌚𑍈𑌵𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌹𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌾𑌮𑍍 ॥
Esha supteshu jagarti bhuteshu parinishthitah Esha evagnihotram cha phalam chaivagnihotrinam
Meaning:He stays awake within beings while they sleep, established in all; he is the Agnihotra, its fruit, and the very fire-sacrifice itself.
𑌵𑍇𑌦𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌵𑌶𑍍𑌚𑍈𑌵 𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍂𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌫𑌲𑌮𑍇𑌵 𑌚 । 𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌲𑍋𑌕𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵 𑌏𑌷 𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌭𑍁𑌃 ॥
Vedashcha kratavashchaiva kratunam phalameva cha Yani krityani lokeshu sarva esha ravih prabhuh
Meaning:He is the Vedas and the sacrifices, and the fruit of the sacrifices; he is the lord of all the rites performed in the worlds — this Sun is all.
𑌏𑌨𑌮𑌾𑌪𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍁 𑌕𑍃𑌚𑍍𑌛𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌕𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌰𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌭𑌯𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌚 । 𑌕𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌯𑌨𑍍 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌃 𑌕𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌵𑌸𑍀𑌦𑌤𑌿 𑌰𑌾𑌘𑌵 ॥
Enamapatsu krichchhreshu kantareshu bhayeshu cha Kirtayan purushah kashchinnavasidati raghava
Meaning:Whoever, in distress, in hardship, in the wilderness or in fear, glorifies this Sun — no such person ever comes to ruin.
𑌪𑍂𑌜𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌵𑍈𑌨𑌮𑍇𑌕𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌰𑍋 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌂 𑌜𑌗𑌤𑍍𑌪𑌤𑌿𑌮𑍍 । 𑌏𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌜𑌪𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌯𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌵𑌿𑌜𑌯𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌸𑌿 ॥
Pujayasvainamekagro devadevam jagatpatim Etattrigunitam japtva yuddheshu vijayishyasi
Meaning:Worship with one-pointed mind this God of gods, the Lord of the universe; chanting this thrice, you will be victorious in the battle.
𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌿𑌨𑍍 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌣𑍇 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌬𑌾𑌹𑍋 𑌰𑌾𑌵𑌣𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌵𑌧𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌸𑌿 । 𑌏𑌵𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌤𑌦𑌾𑌽𑌗𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍋 𑌜𑌗𑌾𑌮 𑌚 𑌯𑌥𑌾𑌗𑌤𑌮𑍍 ॥
Asmin kshane mahabaho ravanam tvam vadhishyasi Evamuktva tadagastyo jagama cha yathagatam
Meaning:In this very moment, O mighty-armed one, you shall slay Ravana. Having thus spoken, Agastya then departed as he had come.
𑌏𑌤𑌚𑍍𑌛𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌤𑍇𑌜𑌾 𑌨𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌶𑍋𑌕𑍋𑌽𑌭𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌦𑌾 । 𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌸 𑌸𑍁𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌤𑍋 𑌰𑌾𑌘𑌵𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌤𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍 ॥
Etachchhrutva mahateja nashtashokobhavattada Dharayamasa suprito raghavah prayatatmavan
Meaning:Hearing this, the greatly-radiant Raghava became free of grief; well-pleased and self-composed, he held it firmly in his mind.
𑌆𑌦𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯 𑌜𑌪𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌤𑍁 𑌪𑌰𑌂 𑌹𑌰𑍍𑌷𑌮𑌵𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍 । 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌚𑌮𑍍𑌯 𑌶𑍁𑌚𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌭𑍂𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌧𑌨𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌦𑌾𑌯 𑌵𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍 ॥
Adityam prekshya japtva tu param harshamavaptavan Trirachamya shuchirbhutva dhanuradaya viryavan
Meaning:Gazing upon the Sun and chanting it, he attained supreme joy; thrice sipping water and becoming pure, he took up his bow.
𑌰𑌾𑌵𑌣𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯 𑌹𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾 𑌯𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌾𑌯 𑌸𑌮𑍁𑌪𑌾𑌗𑌮𑌤𑍍 । 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌨𑍇𑌨 𑌮𑌹𑌤𑌾 𑌵𑌧𑍇 𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌧𑍃𑌤𑍋𑌽𑌭𑌵𑌤𑍍 ॥
Ravanam prekshya hrishtatma yuddhaya samupagamat Sarvayatnena mahata vadhe tasya dhritobhavat
Meaning:Beholding Ravana with a gladdened heart, he advanced for battle, and with all his great effort resolved upon his slaying.
𑌅𑌥 𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌰𑌵𑌦𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍀𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯 𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌂 𑌮𑍁𑌦𑌿𑌤𑌮𑌨𑌾𑌃 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌾𑌣𑌃 । 𑌨𑌿𑌶𑌿𑌚𑌰𑌪𑌤𑌿𑌸𑌙𑍍𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌯𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌗𑌣𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌗𑌤𑍋 𑌵𑌚𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍇𑌤𑌿 ॥
Atha raviravadannirikshya ramam Muditamanah paramam prahrishyamanah Nishicharapatisankshayam viditva Suraganamadhyagato vachastvareti
Meaning:Then the Sun, gazing upon Rama with a gladdened and supremely delighted heart, knowing the destruction of the demon-king to be near, said to him: 'Make haste!'
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Benefits of Chanting Aditya Hridaya Stotra
Destroys all enemies and obstacles as promised by Sage Agastya to Lord Rama
Grants victory in all endeavors and competitions
Removes worry, grief, and mental anxiety
Increases life span and promotes physical health
Purifies the mind and destroys all sins
Provides courage and strength in times of fear and danger
Cures diseases related to the Sun — eyes, heart, and bones
Brings fame, success, and leadership qualities
How to Chant Aditya Hridaya Stotra
Stand facing the rising Sun with folded hands. Recite the stotra with devotion and concentration. Ideally offer water (arghya) to the Sun before beginning. The stotra can be recited three times for maximum benefit. It is especially recommended before any major challenge, examination, or difficult situation — just as Agastya taught it to Rama before his final battle.
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