Guest guest Posted December 5, 1995 Report Share Posted December 5, 1995 I found this on the net along time back. The person whose name appears below posted this. I think Sri Sadagopan has already posted the translation. ** ADITYAHRUDAYAM ** --------------------- 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 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.. 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. 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... 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. 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). 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. *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.. 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. 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.. 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. 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. 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... 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. 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. 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. 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. 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 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) 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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/ 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. 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. 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.. 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. 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''. -- Ravichandran Mahalingam, MS (Civil). ravicndn P.O. 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