Benefits of chanting Aditya Hridayam Stotram. Pic credit: Pixabay
The Aditya Hridayam Stotram dedicated to Surya Dev (Sun God) is one of the most powerful hymns that humanity can put into use in times of need. These sacred verses find a mention in the Yuddha Kanda of Sage Valmiki's Ramayana. And the Stotram was recited by Sage Agastya to Shri Ram just before the war against Ravana. Before the fateful day, Shri Ram had spent sleepless nights and restless days as he was relentlessly searching for his beloved wife Sita, who was abducted by Ravana. Therefore, a need arose to calm him and provide him with the much needed mental and physical strength to face the enemy on the battlefield.
Check out the full lyrics of the Aditya Hridayam Stotram below
Tato yuddha parishrantam samare chintaya sthitam |
Ravanam chagrato drishtva yuddhaya samupasthitam || 1
Daiva taishcha samagamya drashtu mabhya gato ranam |
Upagamya bravidramam agastyo bhagavan rishihi || 2
Rama rama mahabaho shrinu guhyam sanatanam |
Yena sarvanarin vatsa samare vijayishyasi || 3
Aditya-hridayam punyam sarva shatru-vinashanam |
Jayavaham japen-nityam akshayyam paramam shivam || 4
Sarvamangala-mangalyam sarva papa pranashanam |
Chintashoka-prashamanam ayurvardhana-muttamam || 5
Rashmi mantam samudyantam devasura-namaskritam |
Pujayasva vivasvantam bhaskaram bhuvaneshvaram || 6
Sarva devatmako hyesha tejasvi rashmi-bhavanah |
Esha devasura gananlokan pati gabhastibhih || 7
Esha brahma cha vishnush cha shivah skandah prajapatihi |
Mahendro dhanadah kalo yamah somo hyapam patihi || 8
Pitaro vasavah sadhya hyashvinau maruto manuh |
Vayurvahnih praja-prana ritukarta prabhakarah || 9
Adityah savita suryah khagah pusha gabhastiman |
Suvarnasadrisho bhanur-hiranyareta divakarah || 10
Haridashvah sahasrarchih saptasapti-marichiman |
Timironmathanah shambhu-stvashta martanda amshuman || 11
Hiranyagarbhah shishira stapano bhaskaro ravihi |
Agni garbho'diteh putrah shankhah shishira nashanaha || 12
Vyomanathastamobhedi rigyajussamaparagaha |
Ghanavrishtirapam mitro vindhya-vithiplavangamaha || 13
Atapi mandali mrityuh pingalah sarvatapanaha |
Kavirvishvo mahatejah raktah sarva bhavodbhavaha || 14
Nakshatra grahataranam-adhipo vishva-bhavanah |
Tejasamapi tejasvi dvadashatman namo'stu te || 15
Namah purvaya giraye pashchimayadraye namah|
Jyotirgananam pataye dinaadhipataye namah || 16
Jayaya jaya bhadraya haryashvaya namo namah |
Namo namah sahasramsho adityaya namo namah || 17
Nama ugraya viraya sarangaya namo namah |
Namah padma prabodhaya martandaya namo namah || 18
Brahmeshanachyuteshaya suryayadityavarchase |
Bhasvate sarva bhakshaya raudraya vapushe namaha || 19
Tamoghnaya himaghnaya shatrughnayamitatmane |
Kritaghnaghnaya devaya jyotisham pataye namaha || 20
Taptacami karabhaya vahnaye vishvakarmane |
Namastamo'bhinighnaya ravaye (rucaye) lokasakshine || 21
Nashayat yesha vai bhutam tadeva srijati prabhuh|
Payatyesha tapatyesha varshatyesha gabhastibhih || 22
Esha supteshu jagarti bhuteshu parinishthitaha |
Esha evagnihotram cha phalam chaivagnihotrinam || 23
Vedashcha kratavashcaiva kratunam phalam eva cha |
Yani krityani lokeshu sarva esha ravih prabhuh || 24
Ena-mapatsu krichchreshu kantareshu bhayeshu cha |
Kirtayan purushah kashchinnavasidati raghava || 25
Pujayasvaina-mekagro devadevam jagatpatim |
Etat trigunitam japtva yuddheshu vijayishyasi || 26
Asmin kshane mahabaho ravanam tvam vadhishyasi |
Evamuktva tada'gastyo jagama cha yathagatam || 27
Etachchrutva 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 ravi-ravadan-nirikshya ramam
Mudita manah paramam prahrishyamanaha |
Nishicharapati-sankshayam viditva
Suragana-madhyagato vachastvareti || 31
Benefits of chanting the Aditya Hridayam Stotram
1) The hymns pay tribute to the Sun God, who showers the Earth with light and heat, both that are essential for sustaining life on the planet. And since Ravi Var (Sunday) is dedicated to the worship of the Sun God, you can seek his benevolent grace and get showered with his choicest blessings. Thus, you may thank him for nurturing all kinds of life on earth.
2) Since both light and heat are inherent characteristics of the Sun God, you can energise yourself mentally and physically by reciting this sacred Stotram.
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3) Mainly during testing times, this Stotram acts as an immune and morale booster for the body and the mind, respectively. And since we in India are in the middle of a lockdown owing to the novel coronavirus pandemic, we genuinely need to uplift our spirits.
4) Like Shri Ram defeated Ravana and achieved victory over evil, you too can overcome the challenges in your life. This Stotram helps a person regain lost confidence, and helps him/her focus on her goal to triumph.
5) It is believed that exposure to the Sun during day time (approximately between 10 am to 2 PM) helps the body generate Vitamin D. Apart from this, we wouldn't be able to sustain on earth without the Sun. Therefore, the recitation of the Aditya Hridayam is a thanksgiving gesture. By expressing gratitude, we can seek the blessings of the all-encompassing Surya Dev.
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