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అర్థం:Then, beholding Rama exhausted by the fight, standing absorbed in worry in the battle, with Ravana come before him ready for war —

అర్థం:— the blessed sage Agastya, who had come with the gods to witness the battle, approached Rama and spoke:

అర్థం:O Rama, mighty-armed Rama, hear this eternal secret by which, my child, you shall conquer all your foes in battle.

అర్థం:The holy Aditya-Hridaya, destroyer of all enemies, bringer of victory — chant it ever; it is imperishable, supreme and auspicious.

అర్థం: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.

అర్థం:Worship the radiant one rising on high, honoured by gods and demons alike, the brilliant Vivasvan, the Bhaskara, the nourisher of the worlds.

అర్థం: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.

అర్థం:He is Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, Skanda and Prajapati; the great Indra, Kubera, Kala (Time), Yama, the moon (Soma) and Varuna.

అర్థం: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.

అర్థం:He is Aditya, Savitr, Surya, Khaga, Pushan and the rayed Gabhastiman; golden-hued Bhanu, of golden seed (Hiranyareta), the maker of day.

అర్థం: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.

అర్థం:Hiranyagarbha, the cooling and the burning, Bhaskara, Ravi; fire-wombed, son of Aditi, the conch-bright, the gentle.

అర్థం: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.

అర్థం: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.

అర్థం:Lord of the stars, planets and constellations, the origin of all; the splendour of all splendours — O twelve-formed one (Dvadashatman), salutations to you!

అర్థం: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.

అర్థం:Salutations to the victorious, to the giver of auspicious victory, to him of tawny steeds; salutations again and again, O thousand-rayed Aditya, salutations!

అర్థం:Salutations to the fierce, the heroic, the far-reaching; salutations to the awakener of the lotus, to Martanda — salutations again and again!

అర్థం: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!

అర్థం: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!

అర్థం: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!

అర్థం: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.

అర్థం:He stays awake within beings while they sleep, established in all; he is the Agnihotra, its fruit, and the very fire-sacrifice itself.

అర్థం: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.

అర్థం:Whoever, in distress, in hardship, in the wilderness or in fear, glorifies this Sun — no such person ever comes to ruin.

అర్థం:Worship with one-pointed mind this God of gods, the Lord of the universe; chanting this thrice, you will be victorious in the battle.

అర్థం:In this very moment, O mighty-armed one, you shall slay Ravana. Having thus spoken, Agastya then departed as he had come.

అర్థం:Hearing this, the greatly-radiant Raghava became free of grief; well-pleased and self-composed, he held it firmly in his mind.

అర్థం:Gazing upon the Sun and chanting it, he attained supreme joy; thrice sipping water and becoming pure, he took up his bow.

అర్థం:Beholding Ravana with a gladdened heart, he advanced for battle, and with all his great effort resolved upon his slaying.

అర్థం: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!'