Introduction
▾Vālmīki Uvacha — Setting
Before the great battle with Ravana, Rama stood exhausted on the battlefield. The divine sage Agastya descended from heaven, accompanied by the gods, and approached Rama to reveal this supreme secret.
| # | Shloka | Meaning |
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| VERSE 1 | tato yuddhapari-shrantam samare cintaya sthitam |ravanam cagrato drishtva yuddha-ya samupasthitam || 1 || | Then seeing Rama tired in battle and standing lost in thought, and Ravana in front ready for the fight, Agastya, who had come with the gods to witness the battle, approached Rama and spoke these words. |
| VERSE 2 | daivataishca samagamya drashtumabhyagato ranam |upagamya abravid ramam agastyo bhagavan rishih || 2 || | The divine sage Agastya, who had come with the gods to witness the battle, approached Rama and spoke to him thus. |
| VERSE 3 | rama rama mahabaho shrinu guhyam sanatanam |yena sarvan arin vatsa samere vijayishyase || 3 || | O Rama, O Rama, O mighty-armed one, listen to this eternal secret, by which, O dear one, you shall conquer all your enemies in battle. |
Stotram — 31 Verses
▾आदित्यं हृदयं पुण्यं — Adityam hridayam punyam
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Phala Srutih — Benefits & Conclusion
▾Agastya Uvacha — Instruction to Rama
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| VERSE 29 | etat tri-gunitam japtvaa yudhyasva vigata-jvarah |asmin ksane mahavaho ravana-m tvam vadishyasi || 29 || | Having chanted this thrice, O mighty-armed one, fight free from fever. In this very moment you shall slay Ravana. |
| VERSE 30 | evam uktva tato agastyah jagama sa yathagatam |ramasca dharitva mahatma divya-stram vicintayan || 30 || | Having spoken thus, Agastya went back as he had come. Rama, the great soul, after holding himself together and pondering the divine weapon, felt joyful. |
| VERSE 31 | aditta hridayam punyam sarva papa pranas-hanam |chinta shoka prashomanam ayurvardhana-muttamam || 31 || | This Aditya Hridayam is supremely holy, it destroys all sins, dispels all worry and grief, and is the best means for prolonging life. |
|| Iti Aditya Hridayam Sampurnam ||
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