Aditya hrudhaya- the benefits of surya worship-sun god

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1. thatho yuddha parishrantham samare chinthayaa sthitham

ravanam chagratho drushtva yuddhaaya samupasthitham

Seeing (Sri Rama) standing absorbed in the thought of the battle

field, exhausted by the fight and Ravana facing him, duly prepared

for the fight

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2. deivyatheishcha samaagamya drushtabhyaagatho ranam

* upaagamya abraveeth *raamam* agastyo bhagavaan rishihi

The blessed sage Agastya, who had come with Gods to witness the

battle,

approaching Sri Rama spoke thus..

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3. rama rama mahaabaaho shrunu guhyam sanaathanam

yena sarvaan arren vatsa samare vijayeeshyasi

Rama, O might armed Sri Raama, listen to the eternal secret by knowing

which, O! my child you will conquer all your enemies in the battle

field.

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4. aadtiyahrudayam punyam sarva shatru vinashanam

* *jayavaham* japey nityam akshayam paramam shivam

It is called Aaditya hridayam, which is holy, destroyer enemies,

bestower

of victory, eternal and supereme blessed. One should recite it...

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5. sarva mangala mangalyam sarva paapa pranashanam

chintha shoka prashamanam aayurvardhana uttamam

It is the blessing of all blessings the best means to destroy all

sins,

remove anxiety and grief and promote longivity.

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6. rashmimatham samudyantham devaasuraanamaskrutham

pujayasva vivasvantham bhaskaram bhuvaneshwaram

You worship the rising Sun-god, the ruler of the worlds, who is

crowned

with rays, who is greeted by gods and demons alike and who illumines

(the

world).

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7. sarva devathmako heysha tejasvi rashmibhavanaha

* yesha *devaasuraganaan* lokaan paathi gabhasthibhihi

Indeed He is the embodiement of all gods, He is bright and He creates

and sustains the hosts of gods, demons and their world by his rays.

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*8. yesha brahmacha *vishnu*scha shivas skandah prajaapathihi

mahendro dhandhah kaalo yamaha somo hyapaam pathihi

Indeed he is brahma, vishnu, siva, skand, prajapathi (lord of

creation),

the might Indira, Kuber (god of wealth), Kaala, Yama, Soma and

varuna..

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9. pitharoh vasava saadhyo hyashivanou maruthu manuhu

vayur ahnihi prajaaprana rithukartha prabhaakaraha

Indeed he is Pitrs (manes), the eight Vasus (ashta Vasus), twelve

sandyas, two ashwiniis, marut-s manu, the wind-god, the god of fire,

the life-breath of the universe, the source of the seasons, and the

store house of light.

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10. aadityaha savithaa suryva khagah poosha gabhasthimaan

suvarna sadrusho bhaanur-vishvaretha diwaakaraha

He is the son of Aaditi, the progenitor of all, the sun-god, the

courser

in the heavens, the nourisher (of all), the possessor of rays, the

golden,

the brilliant, the seed of the universe and the makeer of the day..

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11. haridashavah sahasrarshihi sapta sapta marichamaan

timiromanthanaha shambhusthuthva maarthanda anshumaan

He has seven green horses, (yoked to his chariot), is the myriad-

rayed,

full of rays, the destroyer of darkness, the source of auspiciousness,

the mitigator of the suffering (of his devotees) and is the infuser

of life

in the cosmis egg.

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12. hiranya garbhah shishira sthapano bhaskaro ravihi

agnigarbho aditey putrah shankah shishira naashanaha

He is the Hiranyagrabha, the Lord, shishirastapan, bhaaskara, ravi,

bearer of fire in his womb, he is the son of aditi and the destroyer

of

cold.

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13. vyomanaathas-thamobedhi rugyajuhu saama paragaha

ganavrushtirapaam mitroh vindyavithi plavamgamaha

He is the lord of the heavens, the disperser of darkness, a master of

Rg, yajur, saama vedas, the sender of thick showers, friend of water,

he courses swiftly along his own orbit...

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14. aatapi mandali mruthyuhu pingalah sarvataapamaan

kavir vishvo mahaatejaa rakhta sarva bhavodhbhavaha

He is adorned with a circle of rays, he is death itself, tawny and

the destroyer of all. he is omniscient, all formed, extremely

brilliant,

coppery and the source of all evolutes.

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15. nakshatra grahataranaam adipo vishva bhavanaha

tejasaamapi tejasvi dwaadashaatma namostuthey

He is the controller of the house of planets and stars, the creator

of all and the replendent among the splendid. O god, appearing in

twelve forms (in the shape of twelve months pf the year), hail to u.

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16. namah purvaaya giraye paschimaadraye namaha

jyotirganaanaam pathaye dinaadhipathaye namaha

Salutations to (you in the form of) the eastern mountain and the

western

mountain. Hail to the lord of hosts of luminaries and the lord of

the day.

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17. jayaya jayabhdraaya harya shvaaya namo namaha

namo namaha sahasraamsha aadityaaya namo namaha

Salutations, to (you) the giver of victory. Salutations

to u the joy born of victory. Salutations to you the god having

green

horses (yoked to your chariot), the son of Aditi and the one with

thousands of rays.

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18. namah ugraaya veeraaya saarangaaya namo namaha

namah padmoprabhodhaya maarthaandaaya namo namaha

Hail to (u) the subduer of the senses, the valiant one; Hail to you

as denoted by the mystic syllable om! Hail to you the awakener of the

lotus, Hail to you the fierce one

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19. brahmashaanachutheshaaya suryaaya aaditya varchasey

bhaasvatey sarvabhakshaaya roudraya vapushey namaha

Salutations to the ruler of Brahma. lord shiva and Lord vishnu,

salutations

to you, the sun god, the spiritual light indwelling the solar orb, the

resplendent one, devourer of all, the one appearing in the form of

Rudra

(who drives away ignorance)

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20. tamognaya himagnaaya shatrugnaaya amitaathmaney

krutgna hanaaya devaaya jyotishaam pathaye namaha

Salutations to you the dispeller of darkness the destroyer of cold,

the

exterminator of foes, the one whose extent is immeasurable, the

destroyer

of the ungrateful, the God who is ruler of all lights.

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21. taptachaamikaaraabhaya haraye vishvakarmaney

namasto tamo abhinignaaya ruchaye sarvaa saakshiney

Salutations to you, possessing the lusture of refined gold, the

dispeller

of ignorance, the architect of the universe, the uprooter of

darkness,

splendour incarnate, the witness of the world.

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22. naashayatyesha vay bhootam tadeva srujathi prabhuhu

paayathyesha tapathyesha varshatyesha gabhasthibhi

(O Raama) The aforesaid lord alone actually destroys, brings into

existence and sustains (all) that has come into existence. he alone

radiates heat by his rays and sends showers.

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23. yesha suptheshu jaagarthi bhooteshu parinishtithaha

yesha yevaaganihotram cha falam cheyvaagnihotraanaam

seated in all created beings (as their inner controller), he remains

awake when they have fallen asleep. He himself is the act of pouring

oblation into the sacred fire as well as the fruit attained by those

who

pour such oblation.

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24. vedaascha kruthavascha yeva kruthunaam falameva cha

yaani kruthyaani lokeshu sarva yesha ravi prabhuhu

He himself is the scriptures, as well as the sacrfices as also the

fruit of sacrifices. He (the sun-god) alone is the supreme

controller

of all activities which are found in all living being.

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25. yenamaapatsu kruchyeshu kaanthareshu bhayeshu cha

kirthiyan purushaha kaschith na avaseedhathi raghava

No individual, singing the glories of the lord in great difficulties,

in the woods as well as in the times of peril comes to grief, oh!

scion of

raghu.

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26. pujayasva yainam yekaagroh devadevam jagathpathim

yethath trigunitham japtva yuddheshu vijayayeshyasi

Worship this lord of the universe, the god of all gods, with a

concentrated

mind, chanting this praise three times one will be victorious in

combats/

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27. asmin kshaney mahaabaaho ravanam tvam vadiyishyasi

yevum ukthva tadha agastyo jagaama yathaagatham

Oh-mighty-armed (raama)! this very moment you will be able to kill

ravana.

saying so the sage agastya, thereupon left in the same way as he had

come.

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28. yethath shruthva mahaateja nashtoshoko abhavadh tadha

daarayamaasa suprito raghavah prayataathmavaan

Hearing this advice Sri raama, who was endowed with extraordinary

energy

and had a subdued mind, found his grief immediately dispelled.

Feeling

greatly delighted he retained (this hymn aaditya hridayam) in his

memory.

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29. aadityam preshya japtva tu param harsham avaaptavaan

trirachamya shuchir bhootva dhanuraadhaya veeryavaan

Sipping water thrice (with the name of the lord on his lips) and

getting

purified looking intently on the orb of the sun and repeating this

prayer,

the valiant one (Raama) experienced supreme joy, seizing hold of his

bow..

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30. ravanam preshya hrushtaatma yuddya samupaagatham

sarva yatnena mahata vadhe tasya drutho abhavath

Fixing his eyes on Raavana, (sri Raama) who felt delighted in mind

advanced

in the battle-field and stood vowed to kill Raavana with an intense

and all

sided effort.

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31. atha ravi avadan nirishya ramam

mudithamaanaha paramam prahashymaanah

nishicharapathi samshayam vidhitva

suraganamadhyagatho vachaha tvara ithi ||

Delighted in mind seeing Sri Raama feeling supremely exhilarated on

perceiving the destruction of Raavana, the ruler of the night stalker

at hand, the sun-god standing (in person) in the midst of a host of

gods,exclaimed: ``Make haste''.

 

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sage agastya asked shri ramachandra to recite these verses before

undertaking the great war with ravana. as shri rama belonged to the

ishvaku race, sage agastya asked shri rama to invoke the family deity

surya with these prayers. after reciting these prayers, shri rama

felt energized and was able to defeat demon ravana. it is always

beneficial to recite these verses on subday, a day dedicated to

worship of sun god.

 

our devi bhakta might like to hear a rendering of this ebtire verse

by karnatic music expert sree nityashree - in raga 'surya.' at

sangeetham.com

 

 

in all tantrik . before starting meditation, one first

does 'surya' namaskar...

 

may be our ompremji can write something about the benefits of surya

namaskar in this satsangha.

 

MAY THE LIGHT OF THOUSAND SUNS SHINE ON THIS SATSANGHA!!!!