इत्यार्षे श्रीमद्रामायणे वाल्मिकीये आदिकाव्ये युद्दकाण्डे पञ्चाधिक शततम सर्गः ॥
Adithya Hrudayam
(The heart o the Sun God)
Translated By
Sri.P.R.Ramachander
This prayer is possibly the greatest one addressed to
the Sun and occurs in Yudha Kanda of Ramayana. Lord Rama after ceaseless battle
with Ravand is not able to kill him and is perplexed.At that time the devas who
have assembled in the sky advice him to ask the advice from Sage Agasthya and
he does it. Sage Agasthya teaches him about this great prayer and Lord Rama
subsequently was able to kill Ravana.
Asya sree adithya hrudaya sthothra maha manthasya Agasthyo
bhagawan rishi, anushtup chanda, Sree Adithyathma Soorya narayano devatha=
sarva jaya sidhyarthe jape viniyoga
The sage for Adithya Hrudaya stotras is Sage Agasthya, the
meter is anushtup and the presiding deity is Soorya Narayana who is the heart
of Adithya.
Jayathu jayathu soorya
saptha lokaika deepam,
Kirana samitha papam
klesa dukhasya nasam,
Aruna nigama gamyam
chadhi adithya moorthim,
Sakala bhuvana
vandhyam, bhaskaram tham namami
Now prayer:-
Victory, Oh victory to the Sun god,
Who is the lamp to the seven worlds,
Who by his rays destroys sin,
Who destroys aches and sorrow,
Who is lead to by the path of Vedas,
Who is the Sun God to the universe,
And Who is saluted by all the worlds,
And also my salutations to Him who makes the
day.
Thatho yudha parisrantham samare
chinthaya sthitham,
Ravanam chagratho drushtwa yudhaya
samupasthitham.
Daivathischa samagamya drushtu
mabhya gatho ranam,
Upagamyabraveed ramam Agasthyo
Bhagawan rishi.
The great God like sage Agasthya,
Who has come along with other Gods to see the war,
Seeing the tired and thought filled Ravana,
Approached Lord Rama , who is ready for the war and told.
Rama rama maha baho srunu guhyam
sanathanam,
Yena sarvaanareen vatsa samare
vijayishyasi.
Hey rama, Hey dear Rama, , be pleased to hear,
That which is secret and perennial,
By reciting which , son,
You would be victorious in war.
Adithya hrudayam punyam, sarva
sathru vinasanam,
Jayavaham japen nithyam akshayyam
paramam shubham.
This is the prayer called “the heart of the sun”.
Which is holy , destroys all enemies,
Which leads to victory,
And by reciting which daily,
Leads you to perennial state of good.
Sarva mangala mangalyam, sarva papa
pranasanam,
Chinthasoka prasamanam, ayur
vardhanamuthamam.
This prayer great gives all that is good,
Destroys all sins committed,
Acts as an antidote for sorrow and thought,
And also leads to very long life.
Rasmi mantham samudhyantham devasura
namaskrutham,
Poojayaswa vivaswantham bhaskaram
bhuvaneshwaram.
Offer prayers to the Great Sun God,
Who is the owner of rays,
Who rises up from below,
Who is worshipped by devas and asuras,
And who is worshipped by every one of the universe.
Sarva devathmako hyesha tejaswai
rasmi bhavana,
Esha devasura ganan lokan pathi
gabasthibhi.
He has within him all the devas,
He is the brightest among the bright,
He runs the whole world by his rays,
And protects all the worlds of Devas and Asuras,
By his great Rays.
Esha brahma cha Vishnuscha shiva
skanda prajapathi,
Mahendro, dhandha kalo yama somo
hyapam pathi.
He is Brhama, He is Vishnu,
He is Shiva, He is Skanda,
He is the progenitor of human race,
He is the king of devas,
He is Kubhera, the lord of all riches.
He is Kala, the God of death,
And He is the moon also He is Varuna
Pitharo vasava sadhya hyaswinou
marutho, manu,
Vayur vahni praja prana ruthu
hartha prabhakara.
He is the manes, He is the Gods called Vasus,
He is the gods called sadhya,
He is the Aswini devathas, the doctors of Gods,
He is the maruths who are responsible for breeze,
He is the wind God, He is the fire God,
He is the soul of all beings,
He is the creator of seasons,
And he is the giver of light.
Adithya savitha soorya khaga poosha
gabasthiman,
Suvarna sadrusa bhanu , hiranya
retha divakara.
He is the son of Adithi,
He is the creator of the world,
He makes us do things,
He travels on the sky,
He feeds the world by rain,
He is the one with rays,
He is the colour of Gold,
He is always shining,
He is responsible for creation,
And he is the maker of the day.
Haridaswa sahasrarchi saptha sapthir
mareechiman,
Thimironmadhana shambhu thwashtwa
marthanda amsuman.
He has green horses,
He has thousands of rays,
He rides on seven horses,
He dispels darkness,
He gives a pleasant life,
He kills all life,
He gives rebirth to those killed,
He removes darkness,
And he is resplendent in his glory.
Hiranya garbha shisira thapano
bhaskaro ravi,
Agni garbha adithe puthra sanka
shisira nasana.
He who keeps the golden source,
He who cools down minds of devotees,
He who bestows heat,
He who is the source of light,
He who is praised by every one,
He who has fire within himself,
He who is the son of adhithi,
He who travels in the sky with pleasure,
And he who melts cold.
Vyomanadha sthamobhedi rig yajur
sama paraga,
Ghana
vrushtirapam mithro vindhya veedhi
plavangama.
He who is the lord of the sky,
He who dispels darkness,
He who is a master of Rig, Yajur and Sama veda,
He who is the cause of heavy rains,
He who is the friend of water,
And he who travels over the Vindhyas swiftly.
Aathapee mandali mruthyu pingala
sarva thapana,
Kavir viswo maha thejaa raktha
sarvodbhava.
He who gives heat,
He who is of the global shape,
He who is of the form of death,
He who is of the colour of gold,
He who heats everything,
He who is in expert in knowledge,
He who manages the universe,
He who is of great brilliance,
He who is dear to every one,
And he who manages every event.
Nakshtra gruha tharanam adhipo ,
viswa bhaavana,
Thejasam aphi thejaswi dwadasathman
namosththe.
Salutations to him who is the Lord of stars, planets and
zodiac,
To him who looks after the universe,
To him who gives light to all that shines,
And To him who has twelve forms.
Nama poorvaya giraye,
paschimayadraye nama,
Jyothirgananam pathaye
dhinadhipathaye
nama.
Salutations to him who rises from the mounts of east,
Salutations to him who sets on mounts of west,
Salutations to the lord of objects that shine,
And the Lord of the day.
Jayaya jaya bhadraya haryaswaya namo
nama,
Namo nama sahasramso adithyaya namo
nama.
Salutations to him who is the cause of victories,
Salutations to him who has green horses,
Salutations and salutations to him who has thousand rays,
Salutations and salutations to the son of Adhithi.
Nama ugraya veeraya sarangaya namo
nama,
Nama padma prabhodaya , marthandaya
namo nama.
Salutations and salutations,
To him who is fearful to the sinners,
To him who is the hero,
And to him who travels swiftly.
Salutations to him who opens the lotus,
And salutations and salutations,
To him who makes men live.
Brhamesanachuthesaya sooryadhithya
varchase,
Bhaswathe sarva bhakshaya roudraya
vapushe nama
Salutations to Him,
Who is God to Brahma, Achyutha and Shiva,
Who is the giver of light,
Who is the son of Adhithi,
Who is ever shining,
Who eats everything,
And to him who has a fearsome body,
Thmognaya himagnaya sathrugnaya
amithathmane,
Kruthagnagnaya devaya jyothisham
pathaye nama.
Salutations to him,
Who destroys darkness,
Who destroys, snow,
Who destroys his enemies,
Who has an immeasurable body,
Who destroys those who are not grateful,
And to him who is the Lord of those who shine.
Taptha chamikarabhaya vahnaye viswa
karmane,
Namasthomabhinignaya ruchaye loka
sakshine.
Salutations to Him,
Who is of the colour of molten gold,
Who is of the form of fire,
Who has created the world,
Who destroys ignorance,
Who is the subject of all that is loved,
And to him who is the witness of the world.
Naasa yatyesha vai bhootham tadeva
srujathi prabha,
Payathyesha thapathyesha
varshatyesha gabhasthibhi.
This our lord helps beings to grow,
And also destroys them.
He with his awesome rays,
Looks after every being,
Gives intense heat to them,
And also causes rains to shower
Yesha suptheshu jagarthi bhootheshu
parinishtitha,
Yesha evagnihothram cha phalam
chaivagnihothrinam.
This our Lord is awake,
When all the world is asleep,
Without anyone being aware,
And he is the fire sacrifice,
And also the one who performs fire sacrifice.
Vedascha kradavaschaiva krathoonam
phalameva cha,
Yani kruthyani lokeshu sarva yesha
ravi prabhu.
All the Vedas,
All the yagas,
Result of all yagas.
And all the actions,
That happen in this world,
Are this Lord Surya himself.
Yena mapathsu kruchreshu kanthareshu
bhayeshu cha,
Keerthayan Purusha kaschin
aavaseedhathi raghava.
Hey Lord Raghava,
Any one who sings the praise of the Sun,
In time of danger,
In time of suffering,
In wild forests.
And in times of fear,
Is able to cross the problem for sure.
Poojaswaikegro deva devam jagat
pathim,
Ethath trigunitham japthwa yudeshu
vijayishyasi.
Please worship Him.
Who is God of Gods,
And who is the lord of the universe,
With single minded devotion.
If you chant this thrice,
You would win in the war.
Asmin kshane maha baaho ravanam
thwam vadhishyasi,
Evamukthwaa agasthyo jagam yada
gatham.
“Oh hero of heroes,
You would kill Ravana within a second,”
Saying this the sage Agasthya,
Went back his way.
Edath sruthwa maha theja nashta
shoka abhavath thada,
Dharayamasa supreetho raghava
prayathathmavaan.
Hearing this, the resplendent one,
Became devoid of sorrow,
And with utmost devotion,
Wore this prayer within himself.
Adhithya prekshya japthwa thu param
harsha mavapthavan,
Thrirachamya suchir bhoothwa
dhanuradhaaya veeryavaan.
Cleansing himself,
By doing Aachamana
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thrice,
And facing the Sun God,
Lifting his bow
The great hero Rama became very happy
Ravanam preshya hrushtathma yudhaya
samupagamath,
Sarva yathnena mahatha vadhe thasya
drutho bhavath.
Came he facing Ravana,
For starting the war again,
With all preparations great,
With an intention of killing him.
Adharavira vadha nireekshya ramam,
Mudhithamana paramam
prahrushyamana,
Nisicharapathi samkshyam vidhithwa,
Sura gana Madhya gatho
vachasthwarethi.
Immediately then Lord Sun,
Who is the king of the skies
Arose from the middle of the bevy of Gods,
With mind full of happiness,
And asked Rama to kill Ravana forthwith.
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Sooryam sundara loka nadham amrutham
vedantha saram shivam,
Gnanam brahma mayam suresha mamalam
lokaika chitham swayam.
I bow and salute always before the great Sun God,
Who is ever shining,
Who is the Lord of the universe,
Who is forever living,
Who is the essence of Veda,
Who is forever peaceful,
Who is store house of knowledge,
Who is God personified,
Who is the king of gods,
Who is purity personified,
And who has the mind of all the world under his control.
Bhano bhaskara marthanda, chanda
rasmai, divakara,
Ayur arogyam aiswaryam vidhyam dehi
namosthuthe.
Oh God of gods,
Who is source of light,
Who makes the day,
Who removes darkness,
Who has fearful rays,
And who is the creator of the morn,
Please give me long life,
Health, wealth, knowledge
And I salute you.
Anyadha saranam nasthi thwameva
saranam mama,
Thasmath karunya bhavena raksha
raksha maha prabho.
I don’t have anybody to seek refuge,
Except thee , Oh great God,
So please have mercy upon me,
And protect me again and again.
Ithi srimad
Valmeekhi Ramayane Yudha Kande,
Sapthothara sathathama sargathmakam,
Adhithya
hrudaya sthothram samaptham,
Thus ends the great prayer called Adithya
Hrudhayam,
Which occurs in the 107th chapter
of the section of war,
In Ramayana composed by Sage Valmikhi.