Dedicated to the Sun God (or Surya Dev), the Aditya Hridaya Stotra is one of the most powerful hymns that humans can recite, especially during tough times.
Aditya Hridaya Stotra
Aditya Hridaya Stotra, the powerful stotra finds a mention in the Yuddha Kanda of Ramayana, written by Sage Valmiki.
It is said that Sage Agastya recited this hymn to Lord Rama just before he waged a war against Ravana for having abducted his beloved wife, Goddess Sita.
Before the war started between Lord Rama and Ravana, Shri Rama was restless and spent many nights worrying about Sita.
Therefore, there was a need to calm Lord Rama and make him physically and mentally prepared to take on the enemy on the battlefield.
Aditya Hridaya Stotra Lyrics
Tato yuddha parishrantam samare chintaya sthitam |
Ravanam chagrato drishtva yuddhaya samupasthitam || 1
ततो युद्धपरिश्रान्तं समरे चिन्तया स्थितम् ।
रावणं चाग्रतो दृष्टवा युद्धाय समुपस्थितम् ॥1॥
Daiva taishcha samagamya drashtu mabhya gato ranam |
Upagamyabravid ramamgartyo bhagavanstda || 2
दैवतैश्च समागम्य द्रष्टुमभ्यागतो रणम् ।
उपगम्याब्रवीद् राममगरत्यो भगवांस्तदा ॥2॥
Rama rama mahabaho shrinu guhyam sanatanam |
Yen sarvanarin vatsa samare vijayishyase || 3
राम राम महाबाहो श्रृणु गुह्यं सनातनम् ।
येन सर्वानरीन् वत्स समरे विजयिष्यसे ॥3॥
Aditya-hridayam punyam sarva shatru-vinashanam |
Jayavaham japam nityamakshayyam paramam shivam || 4
आदित्यहृदयं पुण्यं सर्वशत्रुविनाशनम् ।
जयावहं जपं नित्यमक्षयं परमं शिवम् ॥4॥
Sarvamangala-mangalayam sarva papa pranashanam |
Chintashoka-prashamanam ayurvardhana-muttamam || 5
सर्वमंगलमांगल्यं सर्वपापप्रणाशनम् ।
चिन्ताशोकप्रशमनमायुर्वधैनमुत्तमम् ॥5॥
Rashmi mantam samudyantam devasura-namaskritam |
Pujayasya vivasvantam bhaskaram bhuvaneshvaram || 6
रश्मिमन्तं समुद्यन्तं देवासुरनमस्कृतम् ।
पूजयस्व विवस्वन्तं भास्करं भुवनेश्वरम् ॥6॥
Sarva devatmako hyesha tejasvi rashmi-bhavanah |
Esha devasura gananlokan paati gabhastibhih || 7
सर्वदेवतामको ह्येष तेजस्वी रश्मिभावनः ।
एष देवासुरगणाँल्लोकान् पाति गभस्तिभिः ॥7॥
Esha brahma cha vishnush cha shivah skandah prajapatihi |
Mahendro dhanadah kalo yamah somo hyapam patihi || 8
एष ब्रह्मा च विष्णुश्च शिवः स्कन्दः प्रजापतिः ।
महेन्द्रो धनदः कालो यमः सोमो ह्यपां पतिः ॥8॥
Pitaro vasavah Sadhya ashvinau maruto manuh |
Vayurvahnih prajah-prana ritukarta prabhakarah || 9
पितरो वसवः साध्या अश्विनौ मरुतो मनुः ।
वायुर्वन्हिः प्रजाः प्राण ऋतुकर्ता प्रभाकरः ॥9॥
Adityah savita suryah khagah pusha gabhastiman |
Suvarnasadrisho bhanu-hiranyareta divakarah || 10
आदित्यः सविता सूर्यः खगः पूषा गर्भास्तिमान् ।
सुवर्णसदृशो भानुहिरण्यरेता दिवाकरः ॥10॥
Haridashvah sahasrarchih saptasapti-marichiman |
Timironmathanah shambhu-stvashta martandkon ashuman || 11
हरिदश्वः सहस्रार्चिः सप्तसप्तिर्मरीचिमान् ।
तिमिरोन्मथनः शम्भूस्त्ष्टा मार्तण्डकोंऽशुमान् ॥11॥
Hiranyagarbhah shishira stapano aharkaro ravih |
Agni garbho’diteh putrah shankhah shishira nashanaha || 12
हिरण्यगर्भः शिशिरस्तपनोऽहरकरो रविः ।
अग्निगर्भोऽदितेः पुत्रः शंखः शिशिरनाशनः ॥12॥
Vyomanathastamobhedi rigyajussamaparagaha |
Ghanavrishtirapam mitro vindhya-vithiplavangamaha || 13
व्योमनाथस्तमोभेदी ऋम्यजुःसामपारगः ।
घनवृष्टिरपां मित्रो विन्ध्यवीथीप्लवंगमः ॥13॥
Atapi mandali mrityuh pingalah sarvatapanaha |
Kavirvishvo mahatejah raktah sarva bhavodbhavaha || 14
आतपी मण्डली मृत्युः पिंगलः सर्वतापनः ।
कविर्विश्वो महातेजा रक्तः सर्वभवोदभवः ॥14॥
Nakshatra grahataranam-adhipo vishva-bhavanah |
Tejasamapi tejasvi dvadashatman namo’stu te || 15
नक्षत्रग्रहताराणामधिपो विश्वभावनः ।
तेजसामपि तेजस्वी द्वादशात्मन् नमोऽस्तु ते ॥15॥
Namah purvaya giraye pashchimayadraye namah|
Jyotirgananam pataye dinaadhipataye namah || 16
नमः पूर्वाय गिरये पश्चिमायाद्रये नमः ।
ज्योतिर्गणानां पतये दिनाधिपतये नमः ॥16॥
Jayaya jaya bhadraya haryashvaya namo namah |
Namo namah sahasramsho adityaya namo namah || 17
जयाय जयभद्राय हर्यश्वाय नमो नमः ।
नमो नमः सहस्रांशो आदित्याय नमो नमः ॥17॥
Nama ugraya viraya sarangaya namo namah |
Namah padma prabodhaya prachanday namo-astu te || 18
नम उग्राय वीराय सारंगाय नमो नमः ।
नमः पद्मप्रबोधाय प्रचण्डाय नमोऽस्तु ते ॥18॥
Brahmeshanachyuteshaya suryayadityavarchase |
Bhasvate sarva bhakshaya raudraya vapushe namaha || 19
ब्रह्मेशानाच्युतेशाय सूरायदित्यवर्चसे ।
भास्वते सर्वभक्षाय रौद्राय वपुषे नमः ॥19॥
Tamoghnaya himaghnaya shatrughnayamitatmane |
Kritaghnaghnaya devaya jyotisham pataye namaha || 20
तमोघ्नाय हिमघ्नाय शत्रुघ्नायामितात्मने ।
कृतघ्नघ्नाय देवाय ज्योतिषां पतये नमः ॥20॥
Taptachami karabhaya hasye vishvakarmane |
Namastamo’bhinighnaya ravaye (ruchaye) lokasakshine || 21
तप्तचामीकराभाय हस्ये विश्वकर्मणे ।
नमस्तमोऽभिनिघ्नाय रुचये लोकसाक्षिणे ॥21॥
Nashayat yesha vai bhutam tadeva srijati prabhuh|
Payatyesha tapatyesha varshatyesha gabhastibhih || 22
नाशयत्येष वै भूतं तमेव सृजति प्रभुः ।
पायत्येष तपत्येष वर्षत्येष गभस्तिभिः ॥22॥
Esha supteshu jagarti bhuteshu parinishthitaha |
Esha chaivagnihotram cha phalam chaivagnihotrinam || 23
एष सुप्तेषु जागर्ति भूतेषु परिनिष्ठितः ।
एष चैवाग्निहोत्रं च फलं चैवाग्निहोत्रिणाम् ॥23 ॥
Devashcha kratavashcaiva kratunam phalam eva cha |
Yani krityani lokeshu sarveshu param prabhuh || 24
देवाश्च क्रतवश्चैव क्रतूनां फलमेव च ।
यानि कृत्यानि लोकेषु सर्वेषु परमप्रभुः ॥24॥
Ena-mapatsu krichchreshu kantareshu bhayeshu cha |
Kirtayan purushah kashchinnavasidati raghava || 25
एनमापत्सु कृच्छ्रेषु कान्तारेषु भयेषु च ।
कीर्तयन् पुरुषः कश्चिन्नावसीदति राघव ॥25॥
Pujayasvaina-mekagro devadevam jagatpatim |
Etat trigunitam japtva yuddheshu vijayishyasi || 26
पूजयस्वैनमेकाग्रो देवदेवं जगत्पतिम् ।
एतत् त्रिगुणितं जप्तवा युद्धेषु विजयिष्ति ॥26॥
Asmin kshane mahabaho ravanam tvam vadhishyasi |
Evamuktva tato-a’gastyo jagama sha yathagatam || 27
अस्मिन् क्षणे महाबाहो रावणं त्वं जहिष्यसि ।
एवमुक्त्वा ततोऽगस्त्यो जगाम स यथागतम् ॥27॥
Etachchrutva mahateja nashtashoko’bhavattada |
Dharayamasa suprito raghavah prayatatmavan || 28
एतच्छ्रुत्वा महातेजा, नष्टशोकोऽभवत् तदा ।
धारयामास सुप्रीतो राघवः प्रयतात्मवान् ॥28॥
Adityam prekshya japtvedam param harshamavaptavan |
Trirachamya shuchirbhutva dhanuradaya viryavan || 29
आदित्यं प्रेक्ष्य जप्त्वेदं परं हर्षमवाप्तवान् ।
त्रिराचम्य शुचिर्भूत्वा धनुरादाय वीर्यवान् ॥29॥
Ravanam prekshya hrishtatma jayarthe samupagamat |
Sarvayatnena mahata vritastasya vadhe-a-bhavat || 30
रावणं प्रेक्ष्य हृष्टात्मा जयार्थे समुपागमत् ।
सर्वयत्नेन महता वृतस्तस्य वधेऽभवत् ॥30॥
Atha ravi-ravadan-nirikshya ramam
Mudita-nah paramam prahrishyamanaha |
Nishicharapati-sankshayam viditva
Suragana-madhyagato vachastvareti || 31
अथ रविरवदन्निरीक्ष्य रामं मुदितनाः परमं प्रहृष्यमाणः ।
निशिचरपतिसंक्षयं विदित्वा सुरगणमध्यगतो वचस्त्वरेति ॥31 ॥
Aditya Hridaya Stotra in Hindi
The Aditya Hridaya Stotra is available in many languages, including Hindi.
Composed by Sage Agastya, when you recite the Aditya Hridaya Stotra in Hindi, you can be sure of reaping rewards almost instantly. You should recite this stotra in the morning, especially on Sundays.
Aditya Hridaya Stotra in Sanskrit
The Aditya Hridaya Stotra in Sanskrit is a hymn dedicated to the Sun god and can be seen in the sarga 105 of Valmiki Ramayana.
According to Sage Valmiki, the stotra in Sanskrit is older than the epic itself. The stotra which is a part of the Yuddha Khanda comprises 31 shlokas.
Surya Aditya Hridaya Stotra
The Aditya Hridaya Stotra is also referred to as Surya Aditya Hridaya Stotra as the hymn is dedicated to the Sun God.
It is believed that one who recites this hymn regularly, he/she will be blessed by the Sun god and all the wishes will come true.
Aditya Hridaya Stotra Benefits
There are plenty of benefits one can look forward to in reciting the Aditya Hridaya Stotra regularly. Some of them include:
- The stotra is dedicated to Surya Dev, who showers us with light and heat. Both these elements are essential for the sustenance of life on earth.
- And since Sunday is considered as the day belonging to the Sun God, reciting this stotra on that day invites the choicest blessings and grace from him.
- Reciting this stotra during the testing times provides us with immunity and improves our morale, physically and mentally.
- You can energize and rejuvenate yourself physically and mentally by reciting this mantra as the inherent characteristics of Surya Dev are light and heat.
- Exposing your body to the Sun during day time, especially between 10 am and 2 pm helps it soak in Vitamin D.
- Without Sun’s light and heat, life will cease to exist on earth. Therefore, reciting the Aditya Hridaya Stotra will be seen as a thanksgiving gesture.
- When you recite this mantra, you are seeking blessings from the Sun God.
- Just as Lord Rama defeated Ravana in the battle, you too can overcome all the challenges and hardships in life by reciting the Aditya Hridaya Stotra.
- This powerful mantra helps you regain your confidence whilst letting you focus on your important goals.
How to Read Aditya Hridaya Stotra?
Ideally, the Aditya Hridaya Stotra can be read daily in the morning, during sunrise. However, make sure that you do not consume meat and liquor on the day you recite this stotra.
Also, make sure you do not have any salt and grains on Sunday, especially when you decide to recite this mantra.
If you decide to recite the Stotra on Sundays, then observe celibacy on those days. This is extremely important for one to follow.
Also, it is a good idea to wake up early in the morning and offer water to the Sun God or Surya Dev and recite the holy Stotra.
While you are offering water to God, make sure you are standing in the opposite direction. This should be followed while you are reciting the hymn and offering the Arghya.
When you are done with the recitation, continue to pray to the Sun God for a few more minutes with a calm mind.
Who Wrote Aditya Hridaya Stotra?
The Aditya Hridaya Stotra was composed and written by Sage Valmiki in Ramayana.
However, the stotra was first recited by Sage Agastya to Lord Rama just before the war broke out between the Lord and Ravana.
When to Read Aditya Hridaya Stotra?
Though there is no right time to read this holy Stotra, it is suggested that you read it on Sunday as it is the day dedicated to the Surya Dev.
When you recite the stotra on this day in the morning, it is believed that you will get his blessings. The preferable time is at sunrise or within a few minutes of sunrise.
Who Sang Aditya Hridayam?
The song Aditya Hridayam was sung by Sage Agastya, just before the war between Lord Rama and Ravana broke out.
Is Aditya Hridayam part of Ramayana?
The Aditya Hridayam stotra is a part of Ramayana. It can be seen in the sarga 105 of Yuddha Kanda of this Hindu epic, written by Sage Valmiki.
