Aditya Hridayam
Surya
Mantra
Agastya Maharishi
Sanskrit
आदित्यहृदयंādityahṛdayam:
Aditya's heart (ditya:Aditya | hdayam:heart) पुण्यंpuṇyam:
holy सर्वशत्रुविनाशनम्।sarvaśatruvināśanam:
destroyer of all enemies (sarva:all | atru:enemies | vinanam:destroyer) जयावहंjayāvaham:
brings victory (jaya:victory | vaham:brings) जपेन्नित्यम्japennityam:
should chant; always अक्षय्यंakṣayyam:
imperishable परमंparamam:
supreme शिवम्॥Auspicious, benevolent, divine:
Śivam
Aditya's heart (ditya:Aditya | hdayam:heart) पुण्यंpuṇyam:
holy सर्वशत्रुविनाशनम्।sarvaśatruvināśanam:
destroyer of all enemies (sarva:all | atru:enemies | vinanam:destroyer) जयावहंjayāvaham:
brings victory (jaya:victory | vaham:brings) जपेन्नित्यम्japennityam:
should chant; always अक्षय्यंakṣayyam:
imperishable परमंparamam:
supreme शिवम्॥Auspicious, benevolent, divine:
Śivam
The Aditya Hridayam mantra is said to destroy all enemies. Chanting this stotram continually, can bring victory of doubt, and give you supreme happiness,
In yoga, Aditya Hridayam is also a variation of Surya Namaskar, taught to Raama by Sage Agastya, before his fight with Raavana. It is described in the "Yuddha Kaanda" (Ramayana: Canto 107)
ādityahṛdayaṃ puṇyaṃ sarvaśatruvināśanam.
jayāvahaṃ japennityam akṣayyaṃ paramaṃ śivam..
Translations
| Sanskrit | English | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| आदित्य | Sun God | Āditya |
| हृदयम् | Heart | Hṛdayam |
| पुण्यम् | Sacred, holy, meritorious | Puṇyam |
| सर्व | All | Sarva |
| शत्रु | Enemy | Śatru |
| विनाशनम् | Destroyer, destruction | Vināśanam |
| जयावहम् | Bringer of victory | Jayāvaham |
| जपेत् | Chanted, recited | Japam |
| नित्यम् | Always | Nityam |
| अक्षयम् | Imperishable, eternal | Akṣayam |
| परमम् | Supreme, highest | Paramam |
| शिवम् | Śivam | Auspicious, benevolent, divine |