Aditya Hridayam आदित्य हृदय स्तोत्र
The hymn to the Sun that the sage Agastya teaches Rama on the battlefield before his final combat with Ravana.
- Deity Surya
- Type Stotra
- Language Sanskrit
- Tradition Common to many traditions
- Source Brihat Stotra Ratnakara, vol. 1 (1953) — Vol. 1, scan pages 391–395
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Shloka 1
ततो युद्धपरिश्रान्तं समरे चिन्तया स्थितम् ।tato yuddhapariśrāntaṃ samare cintayā sthitam |
रावणं चाग्रतो दृष्ट्वा युद्धाय समुपस्थितम् ॥ १ ॥rāvaṇaṃ cāgrato dṛṣṭvā yuddhāya samupasthitam || 1 ||
Meaning of this verse
Then, seeing Rama worn out by the fighting and standing lost in thought on the battlefield, with Ravana before him ready for battle,
Shloka 2
दैवतैश्च समागम्य द्रष्टुमभ्यागतो रणम् ।daivataiśca samāgamya draṣṭumabhyāgato raṇam |
उपागम्याब्रवीद्राममगस्त्यो भगवानृषिः ॥ २ ॥upāgamyābravīdrāmamagastyo bhagavānṛṣiḥ || 2 ||
Meaning of this verse
the revered sage Agastya, who had come with the gods to watch the battle, went up to Rama and spoke.
Shloka 3
राम राम महाबाहो शृणु गुह्यं सनातनम् ।rāma rāma mahābāho śṛṇu guhyaṃ sanātanam |
येन सर्वानरीन्वत्स समरे विजयिष्यसि ॥ ३ ॥yena sarvānarīnvatsa samare vijayiṣyasi || 3 ||
Meaning of this verse
Rama, mighty-armed Rama, my child, listen to this eternal secret, by which you will conquer all your enemies in battle.
Shloka 4
आदित्यहृदयं पुण्यं सर्वशत्रुविनाशनम् ।ādityahṛdayaṃ puṇyaṃ sarvaśatruvināśanam |
जयावहं जपेन्नित्यमक्षय्यं परमं शिवम् ॥ ४ ॥jayāvahaṃ japennityamakṣayyaṃ paramaṃ śivam || 4 ||
Meaning of this verse
The Aditya Hridayam is holy and destroys all enemies; it brings victory, should be recited always, and is imperishable, supreme and auspicious.
Shloka 5
सर्वमङ्गलमाङ्गल्यं सर्वपापप्रणाशनम्।sarvamaṅgalamāṅgalyaṃ sarvapāpapraṇāśanam|
चिन्ताशोकप्रशमनम् आयुर्वर्धनमुत्तमम्॥ ५ ॥cintāśokapraśamanam āyurvardhanamuttamam|| 5 ||
Meaning of this verse
It is the most auspicious of all auspicious things and destroys all sins; it calms worry and grief and is excellent for lengthening life (the text's traditional statement of benefit).
Shloka 6
रश्मिमन्तं समुद्यन्तं देवासुरनमस्कृतम् ।raśmimantaṃ samudyantaṃ devāsuranamaskṛtam |
पूजयस्व विवस्वन्तं भास्करं भुवनेश्वरम् ॥ ६ ॥pūjayasva vivasvantaṃ bhāskaraṃ bhuvaneśvaram || 6 ||
Meaning of this verse
Worship Vivasvan, the Sun, full of rays, rising, honoured by gods and demons alike, Bhaskara, the lord of the worlds.
Shloka 7
सर्वदेवात्मको ह्येष तेजस्वी रश्मिभावनः ।sarvadevātmako hyeṣa tejasvī raśmibhāvanaḥ |
एष देवासुरगणाँल्लोकान् पाति गभस्तिभिः॥ ७ ॥eṣa devāsuragaṇām̐llokān pāti gabhastibhiḥ|| 7 ||
Meaning of this verse
He holds all the gods within himself; he is radiant and sustains all by his rays. With his rays he protects the worlds and the hosts of gods and demons.
Shloka 8
एष ब्रह्मा च विष्णुश्च शिवः स्कन्दः प्रजापतिः।eṣa brahmā ca viṣṇuśca śivaḥ skandaḥ prajāpatiḥ|
महेन्द्रो धनदः कालो यमः सोमो ह्यपां पतिः॥ ८ ॥mahendro dhanadaḥ kālo yamaḥ somo hyapāṃ patiḥ|| 8 ||
Meaning of this verse
He is Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, Skanda and Prajapati; he is great Indra, Kubera the giver of wealth, Time, Yama, Soma the moon, and Varuna, lord of the waters.
Shloka 9
पितरो वसवः साध्या ह्यश्विनौ मरुतो मनुः।pitaro vasavaḥ sādhyā hyaśvinau maruto manuḥ|
वायुर्वह्निः प्रजाप्राण ऋतुकर्ता प्रभाकरः॥ ९ ॥vāyurvahniḥ prajāprāṇa ṛtukartā prabhākaraḥ|| 9 ||
Meaning of this verse
He is the ancestors, the Vasus, the Sadhyas, the two Ashvins, the Maruts and Manu; he is wind and fire, the breath of all creatures, the maker of the seasons, the giver of light.
Shloka 10
आदित्यः सविता सूर्यः खगः पूषा गभस्तिमान्।ādityaḥ savitā sūryaḥ khagaḥ pūṣā gabhastimān|
सुवर्णसदृशो भानुर्हिरण्यरेता दिवाकरः ॥ १० ॥suvarṇasadṛśo bhānurhiraṇyaretā divākaraḥ || 10 ||
Meaning of this verse
He is Aditya, Savita, Surya, the sky-traveller, Pusha the nourisher, the one with rays, golden-hued Bhanu, the one of golden seed, Divakara the maker of day.
Shloka 11
हरिदश्वः सहस्रार्चिः सप्तसप्तिर्मरीचिमान्।haridaśvaḥ sahasrārciḥ saptasaptirmarīcimān|
तिमिरोन्मथनः शम्भुस्त्वष्टा मार्ताण्ड अंशुमान्॥ ११ ॥timironmathanaḥ śambhustvaṣṭā mārtāṇḍa aṃśumān|| 11 ||
Meaning of this verse
He has green horses and a thousand flames, a team of seven horses and bright beams; he destroys darkness; he is Shambhu, Tvashta, Martanda and Anshuman, the rayed one.
Shloka 12
हिरण्यगर्भः शिशिरस्तपनो भास्करो रविः।hiraṇyagarbhaḥ śiśirastapano bhāskaro raviḥ|
अग्निगर्भोऽदितेः पुत्रः शङ्खः शिशिरनाशनः॥ १२ ॥agnigarbho'diteḥ putraḥ śaṅkhaḥ śiśiranāśanaḥ|| 12 ||
Meaning of this verse
He is Hiranyagarbha, the cool one and the burning one, Bhaskara and Ravi; he holds fire within, he is Aditi's son, Shankha, and the destroyer of cold.
Shloka 13
व्योमनाथस्तमोभेदी ऋग्यजुःसामपारगः।vyomanāthastamobhedī ṛgyajuḥsāmapāragaḥ|
घनवृष्टिरपांमित्रो विन्ध्यवीथी प्लवङ्गमः ॥ १३ ॥ghanavṛṣṭirapāṃmitro vindhyavīthī plavaṅgamaḥ || 13 ||
Meaning of this verse
He is lord of the sky and piercer of darkness, master of the Rig, Yajur and Sama Vedas; he brings heavy rain, is friend of the waters, and moves swiftly along his path across the sky.
Shloka 14
आतपी मण्डली मृत्युः पिङ्गलः सर्वतापनः।ātapī maṇḍalī mṛtyuḥ piṅgalaḥ sarvatāpanaḥ|
कविर्विश्वो महातेजाः रक्तः सर्वभवोद्भवः॥ १४ ॥kavirviśvo mahātejāḥ raktaḥ sarvabhavodbhavaḥ|| 14 ||
Meaning of this verse
He gives heat, is circular in form, is death itself, tawny, scorching all; he is the seer, the universe, of great brilliance, red, the origin of all that comes to be.
Shloka 15
नक्षत्रग्रहताराणामधिपो विश्वभावनः ।nakṣatragrahatārāṇāmadhipo viśvabhāvanaḥ |
तेजसामपि तेजस्वी द्वादशात्मन्नमोऽस्तु ते ॥ १५ ॥tejasāmapi tejasvī dvādaśātmannamo'stu te || 15 ||
Meaning of this verse
Lord of the lunar mansions, planets and stars, creator of the universe, most brilliant even among the brilliant: O you of twelve forms, salutation to you.
Shloka 16
नमः पूर्वाय गिरये पश्चिमायाद्रये नमः।namaḥ pūrvāya giraye paścimāyādraye namaḥ|
ज्योतिर्गणानां पतये दिनाधिपतये नमः ॥ १६ ॥jyotirgaṇānāṃ pataye dinādhipataye namaḥ || 16 ||
Meaning of this verse
Salutation to the eastern mountain and to the western mountain; salutation to the lord of the hosts of lights, the lord of the day.
Shloka 17
जयाय जयभद्राय हर्यश्वाय नमो नमः।jayāya jayabhadrāya haryaśvāya namo namaḥ|
नमो नमः सहस्रांशो आदित्याय नमो नमः॥ १७ ॥namo namaḥ sahasrāṃśo ādityāya namo namaḥ|| 17 ||
Meaning of this verse
Salutation again and again to the victorious one, to the blessing of victory, to the one with green horses; salutation again and again to the thousand-rayed one, to Aditya.
Shloka 18
नम उग्राय वीराय सारङ्गाय नमो नमः ।nama ugrāya vīrāya sāraṅgāya namo namaḥ |
नमः पद्मप्रबोधाय मार्ताण्डाय नमो नमः॥ १८ ॥namaḥ padmaprabodhāya mārtāṇḍāya namo namaḥ|| 18 ||
Meaning of this verse
Salutation to the fierce one, the hero, the swift one; salutation to the one who wakes the lotus, to Martanda, again and again.
Shloka 19
ब्रह्मेशानाच्युतेशाय सूर्यायादित्यवर्चसे।brahmeśānācyuteśāya sūryāyādityavarcase|
भास्वते सर्वभक्षाय रौद्राय वपुषे नमः ॥ १९ ॥bhāsvate sarvabhakṣāya raudrāya vapuṣe namaḥ || 19 ||
Meaning of this verse
Salutation to the lord of Brahma, Shiva and Vishnu, to Surya with the radiance of Aditya, the shining one, the devourer of all, whose form is fierce.
Shloka 20
तमोघ्नाय हिमघ्नाय शत्रुघ्नायाऽमितात्मने ।tamoghnāya himaghnāya śatrughnāyā'mitātmane |
कृतघ्नघ्नाय देवाय ज्योतिषां पतये नमः ॥ २० ॥kṛtaghnaghnāya devāya jyotiṣāṃ pataye namaḥ || 20 ||
Meaning of this verse
Salutation to the destroyer of darkness, of cold and of enemies, whose being is beyond measure; to the destroyer of the ungrateful, the god who is lord of all lights.
Shloka 21
तप्तचामीकराभाय वह्नये विश्वकर्मणे ।taptacāmīkarābhāya vahnaye viśvakarmaṇe |
नमस्तमोभिनिघ्नाय रुचये लोकसाक्षिणे॥ २१ ॥namastamobhinighnāya rucaye lokasākṣiṇe|| 21 ||
Meaning of this verse
Salutation to the one who shines like molten gold, who is fire and the maker of all, who drives away darkness, who is brilliance itself and witness of the world.
Shloka 22
नाशयत्येष वै भूतं तदेव सृजति प्रभुः।nāśayatyeṣa vai bhūtaṃ tadeva sṛjati prabhuḥ|
पायत्येष तपत्येष वर्षत्येष गभस्तिभिः ॥ २२ ॥pāyatyeṣa tapatyeṣa varṣatyeṣa gabhastibhiḥ || 22 ||
Meaning of this verse
This lord destroys all beings and creates them again; with his rays he sustains, he heats, and he sends the rain.
Shloka 23
एष सुप्तेषु जागर्ति भूतेषु परिनिष्ठितः ।eṣa supteṣu jāgarti bhūteṣu pariniṣṭhitaḥ |
एष एवाग्निहोत्रं च फलं चैवाग्निहोत्रिणाम्॥ २३ ॥eṣa evāgnihotraṃ ca phalaṃ caivāgnihotriṇām|| 23 ||
Meaning of this verse
He stays awake in those who sleep, dwelling within all beings; he is the fire offering itself, and the fruit gained by those who offer it.
Shloka 24
वेदाश्च क्रतवश्चैव क्रतूनां फलमेव च।vedāśca kratavaścaiva kratūnāṃ phalameva ca|
यानि कृत्यानि लोकेषु सर्व एष रविः प्रभुः ॥ २४ ॥yāni kṛtyāni lokeṣu sarva eṣa raviḥ prabhuḥ || 24 ||
Meaning of this verse
The Vedas, the sacrifices and the fruit of sacrifices, and all the actions done in the worlds: all of this is the lord Ravi.
Shloka 25
एनमापत्सु कृच्छ्रेषु कान्तारेषु भयेषु च ।enamāpatsu kṛcchreṣu kāntāreṣu bhayeṣu ca |
कीर्तयन् पुरुषः कश्चिन्नावसीदति राघव॥ २५ ॥kīrtayan puruṣaḥ kaścinnāvasīdati rāghava|| 25 ||
Meaning of this verse
O Raghava, whoever sings his praise in calamity, in hardship, in the wilderness or in fear does not lose heart (the text's traditional statement of benefit).
Shloka 26
पूजयस्वैनमेकाग्रो देवदेवं जगत्पतिम् ।pūjayasvainamekāgro devadevaṃ jagatpatim |
एतत्त्रिगुणितं जप्त्वा युद्धेषु विजयिष्यसि ॥ २६ ॥etattriguṇitaṃ japtvā yuddheṣu vijayiṣyasi || 26 ||
Meaning of this verse
Worship him with a collected mind, the god of gods, lord of the world; reciting this three times, you will be victorious in battle.
Shloka 27
अस्मिन्क्षणे महाबाहो रावणं त्वं वधिष्यसि ।asminkṣaṇe mahābāho rāvaṇaṃ tvaṃ vadhiṣyasi |
एवमुक्त्वा तदाऽगस्त्यो जगाम च यथागतम् ॥ २७ ॥evamuktvā tadā'gastyo jagāma ca yathāgatam || 27 ||
Meaning of this verse
Mighty-armed one, in this very moment you will slay Ravana. Having said this, Agastya went away as he had come.
Shloka 28
एतच्छ्रुत्वा महातेजा नष्टशोकोऽभवत्तदा ।etacchrutvā mahātejā naṣṭaśoko'bhavattadā |
धारयामास सुप्रीतो राघवः प्रयतात्मवान् ॥ २८ ॥dhārayāmāsa suprīto rāghavaḥ prayatātmavān || 28 ||
Meaning of this verse
Hearing this, Raghava of great brilliance was freed from grief; greatly pleased and self-controlled, he held it in his mind.
Shloka 29
आदित्यं प्रेक्ष्य जप्त्वा तु परं हर्षमवाप्तवान् ।ādityaṃ prekṣya japtvā tu paraṃ harṣamavāptavān |
त्रिराचम्य शुचिर्भूत्वा धनुरादाय वीर्यवान् ॥ २९ ॥trirācamya śucirbhūtvā dhanurādāya vīryavān || 29 ||
Meaning of this verse
Looking at the Sun and reciting it, he felt the highest joy; sipping water three times and becoming pure, the valiant one took up his bow.
Shloka 30
रावणं प्रेक्ष्य हृष्टात्मा युद्धाय समुपागमत् ।rāvaṇaṃ prekṣya hṛṣṭātmā yuddhāya samupāgamat |
सर्वयत्नेन महता वधे तस्य धृतोऽभवत् ॥ ३० ॥sarvayatnena mahatā vadhe tasya dhṛto'bhavat || 30 ||
Meaning of this verse
Seeing Ravana, he came forward for battle with a glad heart, resolved with all his great effort on Ravana's destruction.
Shloka 31
अथ रविरवदन्निरीक्ष्य रामंatha raviravadannirīkṣya rāmaṃ
मुदितमनाः परमं प्रहृष्यमाणः ।muditamanāḥ paramaṃ prahṛṣyamāṇaḥ |
निशिचरपतिसङ्क्षयं विदित्वाniśicarapatisaṅkṣayaṃ viditvā
सुरगणमध्यगतो वचस्त्वरेति ॥ ३१ ॥suragaṇamadhyagato vacastvareti || 31 ||
Meaning of this verse
Then the Sun, standing amid the gods, glad at heart and rejoicing greatly, looked at Rama and, knowing the end of the lord of the night-wanderers was near, said: Make haste.
Read in another script: ગુજરાતી বাংলা தமிழ் తెలుగు ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ
Text: Brihat Stotra Ratnakara, vol. 1 (1953), pages 391–395 of the scanned edition, as transcribed and proofread on Sanskrit Wikisource (https://sa.wikisource.org/wiki/पृष्ठम्:बृहत्स्तोत्ररत्नाकरः_(प्रथमः_भागः).pdf/३९१). Verified on 27 September 2026 by comparing every line with an independent transcription (sanskritdocuments.org, used only for comparison) and a second free transcription (Sanskrit Wikisource, "आदित्यहृदयम्"). Lines agreeing: 43; corrected from the second free transcription: 20; word-level majority readings: 1; small slips corrected after comparison: 0; edition readings kept where sources differ: 0. Editorial decisions: majority: शिवम् (cross-check and second free transcription) against शुभम् (edition). Verse-by-verse meanings: an in-house paraphrase by the Udyog Jyotish editorial team, not a translation.
The Roman line is IAST transliteration derived from the Devanagari (ā = long a, ṃ = anusvara, ḥ = visarga, ś/ṣ = sh sounds, c = ch as in “church”). In Hindi, Awadhi and Braj texts the silent final “a” is dropped. Transliteration does not show Vedic accents.
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Questions
What is Aditya Hridayam?
The hymn to the Sun that the sage Agastya teaches Rama on the battlefield before his final combat with Ravana.
Who is Aditya Hridayam associated with?
Aditya Hridayam is associated with Surya. The Sun, worshipped with arghya (water offering) at sunrise; also the first of the Navagrahas. Sunday, Makar Sankranti and Chhath are associated with him.
What does Aditya Hridayam mean?
Seeing Rama weary before battle, Agastya teaches him this "heart of the Sun". The Sun is praised as the form of all the gods, sustainer and destroyer of the worlds, and is saluted by many names. Agastya says that one who recites it in danger does not despair, tells Rama to recite it three times, and Rama does so and goes on to victory.
What is the source of Aditya Hridayam?
Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda (the sarga number differs between editions). Tradition: Common to many traditions.
Are there different versions of Aditya Hridayam?
Printed editions differ in some words, in verse numbering and in which preliminary and closing verses they include. This version follows the edition named in the notes; readings were changed only where the sources show a transcription error.