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Aditya Hrudaya Stotram

The Aditya Hrudayam - the hymn to Surya (the Sun god) taught by sage Agastya to Lord Rama before his battle with Ravana, from the Ramayana.

नमस्सवित्रे जगदेकचक्षुषे जगत्प्रसूतिस्थितिनाशहेतवे।
त्रयीमयाय त्रिगुणात्मधारिणे विरिञ्चिनारायणशङ्करात्मने॥

ततो युद्धपरिश्रान्तं समरे चिन्तया स्थितम्।
रावणं चाग्रतो दृष्ट्वा युद्धाय समुपस्थितम्॥१॥

दैवतैश्च समागम्य द्रष्टुमभ्यागतो रणम्।
उपागम्याब्रवीद्राममगस्त्यो भगवानृषिः॥२॥

राम राम महाबाहो शृणु गुह्यं सनातनम्।
येन सर्वानरीन् वत्स समरे विजयिष्यसि॥३॥

आदित्यहृदयं पुण्यं सर्वशत्रुविनाशनम्।
जयावहं जपेन्नित्यमक्षय्यं परमं शिवम्॥४॥

सर्वमङ्गलमाङ्गल्यं सर्वपापप्रणाशनम्।
चिन्ताशोकप्रशमनमायुर्वर्धनमुत्तमम्॥५॥

रश्मिमन्तं समुद्यन्तं देवासुरनमस्कृतम्।
पूजयस्व विवस्वन्तं भास्करं भुवनेश्वरम्॥६॥

सर्वदेवात्मको ह्येष तेजस्वी रश्मिभावनः।
एष देवासुरगणाँल्लोकान् पाति गभस्तिभिः॥७॥

एष ब्रह्मा च विष्णुश्च शिवः स्कन्दः प्रजापतिः।
महेन्द्रो धनदः कालो यमः सोमो ह्यपां पतिः॥८॥

पितरो वसवः साध्या ह्यश्विनौ मरुतो मनुः।
वायुर्वह्निः प्रजाप्राण ऋतुकर्ता प्रभाकरः॥९॥

आदित्यः सविता सूर्यः खगः पूषा गभस्तिमान्।
सुवर्णसदृशो भानुर्हिरण्यरेता दिवाकरः॥१०॥

हरिदश्वः सहस्रार्चिः सप्तसप्तिर्मरीचिमान्।
तिमिरोन्मथनः शम्भुस्त्वष्टा मार्ताण्डोंऽशुमान्॥११॥

हिरण्यगर्भः शिशिरस्तपनो भास्करो रविः।
अग्निगर्भोऽदितेः पुत्रः शङ्खः शिशिरनाशनः॥१२॥

व्योमनाथस्तमोभेदी ऋग्यजुःसामपारगः।
घनवृष्टिरपां मित्रो विन्ध्यवीथीप्लवङ्गमः॥१३॥

आतपी मण्डली मृत्युः पिङ्गलः सर्वतापनः।
कविर्विश्वो महातेजा रक्तः सर्वभवोद्भवः॥१४॥

नक्षत्रग्रहताराणामधिपो विश्वभावनः।
तेजसामपि तेजस्वी द्वादशात्मन्नमोऽस्तु ते॥१५॥

नमः पूर्वाय गिरये पश्चिमायाद्रये नमः।
ज्योतिर्गणानां पतये दिनाधिपतये नमः॥१६॥

जयाय जयभद्राय हर्यश्वाय नमो नमः।
नमो नमः सहस्रांशो आदित्याय नमो नमः॥१७॥

नम उग्राय वीराय सारङ्गाय नमो नमः।
नमः पद्मप्रबोधाय मार्ताण्डाय नमो नमः॥१८॥

ब्रह्मेशानाच्युतेशाय सूर्यायादित्यवर्चसे।
भास्वते सर्वभक्षाय रौद्राय वपुषे नमः॥१९॥

तमोघ्नाय हिमघ्नाय शत्रुघ्नायामितात्मने।
कृतघ्नघ्नाय देवाय ज्योतिषां पतये नमः॥२०॥

तप्तचामीकराभाय वह्नये विश्वकर्मणे।
नमस्तमोऽभिनिघ्नाय रुचये लोकसाक्षिणे॥२१॥

नाशयत्येष वै भूतं तदेव सृजति प्रभुः।
पायत्येष तपत्येष वर्षत्येष गभस्तिभिः॥२२॥

एष सुप्तेषु जागर्ति भूतेषु परिनिष्ठितः।
एष एवाग्निहोत्रं च फलं चैवाग्निहोत्रिणाम्॥२३॥

वेदाश्च क्रतवश्चैव क्रतूनां फलमेव च।
यानि कृत्यानि लोकेषु सर्व एष रविः प्रभुः॥२४॥

एनमापत्सु कृच्छ्रेषु कान्तारेषु भयेषु च।
कीर्तयन् पुरुषः कश्चिन्नावसीदति राघव॥२५॥

पूजयस्वैनमेकाग्रो देवदेवं जगत्पतिम्।
एतत्त्रिगुणितं जप्त्वा युद्धेषु विजयिष्यसि॥२६॥

अस्मिन् क्षणे महाबाहो रावणं त्वं वधिष्यसि।
एवमुक्त्वा तदाऽगस्त्यो जगाम च यथागतम्॥२७॥

एतच्छ्रुत्वा महातेजा नष्टशोकोऽभवत्तदा।
धारयामास सुप्रीतो राघवः प्रयतात्मवान्॥२८॥

आदित्यं प्रेक्ष्य जप्त्वा तु परं हर्षमवाप्तवान्।
त्रिराचम्य शुचिर्भूत्वा धनुरादाय वीर्यवान्॥२९॥

रावणं प्रेक्ष्य हृष्टात्मा युद्धाय समुपागमत्।
सर्वयत्नेन महता वधे तस्य धृतोऽभवत्॥३०॥

अथ रविरवदन्निरीक्ष्य रामं मुदितमनाः परमं प्रहृष्यमाणः।
निशिचरपतिसङ्क्षयं विदित्वा सुरगणमध्यगतो वचस्त्वरेति॥३१॥

इति आदित्यहृदयं सम्पूर्णम्॥

namassavitre jagadekachakshushe jagatprasutisthitinashahetave।
trayimayaya trigunatmadharine virinchinarayanashankaratmane॥

tato yuddhaparishrantam samare chintaya sthitam।
ravanam chagrato drishtva yuddhaya samupasthitam॥1॥

daivataishcha samagamya drashtumabhyagato ranam।
upagamyabravidramamagastyo bhagavanrishih॥2॥

rama rama mahabaho shrinu guhyam sanatanam।
yena sarvanarin vatsa samare vijayishyasi॥3॥

adityahridayam punyam sarvashatruvinashanam।
jayavaham japennityamakshayyam paramam shivam॥4॥

sarvamangalamangalyam sarvapapapranashanam।
chintashokaprashamanamayurvardhanamuttamam॥5॥

rashmimantam samudyantam devasuranamaskritam।
pujayasva vivasvantam bhaskaram bhuvaneshvaram॥6॥

sarvadevatmako hyesha tejasvi rashmibhavanah।
esha devasuraganamllokan pati gabhastibhih॥7॥

esha brahma cha vishnushcha shivah skandah prajapatih।
mahendro dhanadah kalo yamah somo hyapam patih॥8॥

pitaro vasavah sadhya hyashvinau maruto manuh।
vayurvahnih prajaprana ritukarta prabhakarah॥9॥

adityah savita suryah khagah pusha gabhastiman।
suvarnasadrisho bhanurhiranyareta divakarah॥10॥

haridashvah sahasrarchih saptasaptirmarichiman।
timironmathanah shambhustvashta martandom'shuman॥11॥

hiranyagarbhah shishirastapano bhaskaro ravih।
agnigarbho'diteh putrah shankhah shishiranashanah॥12॥

vyomanathastamobhedi rigyajuhsamaparagah।
ghanavrishtirapam mitro vindhyavithiplavangamah॥13॥

atapi mandali mrityuh pingalah sarvatapanah।
kavirvishvo mahateja raktah sarvabhavodbhavah॥14॥

nakshatragrahataranamadhipo vishvabhavanah।
tejasamapi tejasvi dvadashatmannamo'stu te॥15॥

namah purvaya giraye pashchimayadraye namah।
jyotirgananam pataye dinadhipataye namah॥16॥

jayaya jayabhadraya haryashvaya namo namah।
namo namah sahasramsho adityaya namo namah॥17॥

nama ugraya viraya sarangaya namo namah।
namah padmaprabodhaya martandaya namo namah॥18॥

brahmeshanachyuteshaya suryayadityavarchase।
bhasvate sarvabhakshaya raudraya vapushe namah॥19॥

tamoghnaya himaghnaya shatrughnayamitatmane।
kritaghnaghnaya devaya jyotisham pataye namah॥20॥

taptachamikarabhaya vahnaye vishvakarmane।
namastamo'bhinighnaya ruchaye lokasakshine॥21॥

nashayatyesha vai bhutam tadeva srijati prabhuh।
payatyesha tapatyesha varshatyesha gabhastibhih॥22॥

esha supteshu jagarti bhuteshu parinishthitah।
esha evagnihotram cha phalam chaivagnihotrinam॥23॥

vedashcha kratavashchaiva kratunam phalameva cha।
yani krityani lokeshu sarva esha ravih prabhuh॥24॥

enamapatsu krichchhreshu kantareshu bhayeshu cha।
kirtayan purushah kashchinnavasidati raghava॥25॥

pujayasvainamekagro devadevam jagatpatim।
etattrigunitam japtva yuddheshu vijayishyasi॥26॥

asmin kshane mahabaho ravanam tvam vadhishyasi।
evamuktva tada'gastyo jagama cha yathagatam॥27॥

etachchhrutva mahateja nashtashoko'bhavattada।
dharayamasa suprito raghavah prayatatmavan॥28॥

adityam prekshya japtva tu param harshamavaptavan।
trirachamya shuchirbhutva dhanuradaya viryavan॥29॥

ravanam prekshya hrishtatma yuddhaya samupagamat।
sarvayatnena mahata vadhe tasya dhrito'bhavat॥30॥

atha raviravadannirikshya ramam muditamanah paramam prahrishyamanah।
nishicharapatisankshayam viditva suraganamadhyagato vachastvareti॥31॥

iti adityahridayam sampurnam॥

Frequently asked questions about Aditya Hrudaya Stotram

Where does the Aditya Hrudayam come from?

The Yuddha Kanda of Valmiki's Ramayana. Rama is exhausted on the battlefield facing Ravana when the sage Agastya comes to him and gives him this hymn to the Sun - so it was first spoken to someone at the end of his strength.

What is it recited for?

Vigour, courage and victory - and health, since Surya governs vitality. Devotees recite it before a difficult contest, an examination, an operation or a long illness, following the setting it comes from.

When is it recited?

At sunrise facing east, after the arghya of water, and on Sundays particularly. Makar Sankranti, Rath Saptami and the four days of Chhath are the year's occasions.

How is arghya offered?

Standing before the rising Sun with a copper vessel of water in both hands, roli, akshat and a red flower in it, poured in a thin stream so the light comes through it. The hymn follows.

Does it strengthen a weak Sun?

Surya upasana is the first remedy the tradition names, with the Sunday vrat and red daan. Whether your Sun is actually weak is a chart matter - the remedy tool reads it from your placements, and the Surya beej mantra is the japa form.

About the Aditya Hrudaya Stotram

The Aditya Hrudayam - the hymn to Surya (the Sun god) taught by sage Agastya to Lord Rama before his battle with Ravana, from the Ramayana.

Meaning

Agastya reveals the "heart of the Sun" - praising Surya as the soul of all, dispeller of darkness and the supreme light - and urges Rama to worship him for victory.

Benefits

Recited for victory, courage, health, vitality and the removal of fear and obstacles; a powerful Sunday prayer to strengthen the Sun and overcome adversity.

The Aditya Hrudaya Stotram above is given in both Devanagari (Sanskrit) and Roman transliteration so you can read it in whichever script you are comfortable with - switch between the two using the buttons above, share the link, or download a PDF.

A stotram is a longer Sanskrit hymn of praise, not a forty-verse chalisa and not the lamp-song of an aarti. Browse every stotra on the Stotram index. For japa of a short formula use a mantra. The steps of worship around the recitation are in Puja Vidhi.