Benefits of Aditya Hrudayam

The Aditya Hridayam, is a hymn in glorification of the Sun or Surya and was recited by the great sage Agastya to Lord Rama on the battlefield before fighting with Ravana. This historic hymn starts at the beginning of the Battle with Ravana, when Lord Rama is fatigued and getting ready to fight. The mystical hymn is directed to the Sun God, the illustrious lord of all victories.
 

Significance of slokas

In Ādityahṛdayam there are thirty slokas in total. The significance of the verses is as follows:

1 - 2 : Approach of Agastya to Rama

3 - 5 : Greatness of the Aditya Hridayam and advantages of reciting it 

6 - 15 : Surya as a means of self evident consciousness, conveying that the One pervading outside and inside is the same

16 – 20 : Mantra Japa 

21 – 24 : Mantra slokas extolling the Sun God25 – 30 : The fruits of this prayer, the method of recital and the procedure followed by Shri Rama, invoking God to bless him with the requisite strength for the victory in the battle field

25 – 30 : The fruits of this prayer, the method of recital and the procedure followed by Shri Rama, invoking God to bless him with the requisite strength for the victory in the battle field

  

Benefits of the Aditya Hridayam

Having extolled the Sun as the very Supreme Being that all aspirants, Devas, Asuras and Rishis strive to know, Maharishi Agastya provides a long list of benefits:

• Destruction of your sins
• Victory in battle/destruction of enemies
• Alleviate worry, anxiety and self-doubt
• Instills determination and confidence
• Long life
• Prosperity
• The Sun is effectively the universal illuminator. When chanted, the Aditya Hridayam illuminates one’s soul (destroys sins), one’s mind (instils clarity of thought),  one’s heart (determination and confidence), and one’s body (a long disease free life)
• By reciting Aditya Hridaya Stotra lord Sri Rama killed Ravana and achieved Victory.
• "Tejaskamo Vibhavasum" people desirous of Tejas-Aura around them, have to recite Aditya Hridaya Stotra. This is stated in Bhagavata.  
• By the grace of Bhagavan Surya Kunti Devi was blessed with Karna and the Monkey Rurajasa with Sugreeva, as sons. 
• Satrajit obtained Syamantaka-mani by worshipping Surya.
• Dharma Raja obtained Akshaya patra by worshipping Lord Surya and he used to entertain his guests with this wish yielding bowl.
•  "Dinesam Sukhardham" It is stated in Skanda purana that one has to pray to Surya Bhagavan for happiness and welfare.
•  The Samba purana declared that Samba the son of Jambavati could get himself cured of his leprosy by worshipping Lord Surya.
•  Mayurabhatta could make his body a diamond wise and became free from disease. 

 
Worshipping Lord Surya:

• Sunday is very dearer to Aditya
• One must avoid keeping mundane Company, liquor and Meat on that day
• One should observe Celibacy on Sunday
• One must get up in the early morning and offer oblations to Sun God. It is desirable to take bath in any lake or pond or river.  
•  Stand opposite to Sun God and offer the Arghya. Then the Cosmic rays covering the flowing water in Arghya pradana will emanate the power received from the rays of Sun and they project on our body. Hence the infective germs in our body will die due to that and our body receive the vital energy (pranic sakti)

Lyrics of Aditya Hrudayam

 

tato yuddha parishrantam samare chintaya sthitam |
ravanam chagrato drishtva yuddhaya samupasthitam || 1

daiva taishcha samagamya drashtu mabhya gato ranam |
upagamya bravidramam agastyo bhagavan rishihi || 2

rama rama mahabaho shrinu guhyam sanatanam |
yena sarvanarin vatsa samare vijayishyasi || 3

aditya-hridayam punyam sarva shatru-vinashanam |
jayavaham japen-nityam akshayyam paramam shivam || 4

sarvamangala-mangalyam sarva papa pranashanam |
chintashoka-prashamanam ayurvardhana-muttamam || 5

rashmi mantam samudyantam devasura-namaskritam |
pujayasva vivasvantam bhaskaram bhuvaneshvaram || 6

sarva devatmako hyesha tejasvi rashmi-bhavanah |
esha devasura gananlokan pati gabhastibhih || 7

esha brahma cha vishnush cha shivah skandah prajapatihi |
mahendro dhanadah kalo yamah somo hyapam patihi || 8

pitaro vasavah sadhya hyashvinau maruto manuh |
vayurvahnih praja-prana ritukarta prabhakarah || 9 

adityah savita suryah khagah pusha gabhastiman |
suvarnasadrisho bhanur-hiranyareta divakarah || 10

haridashvah sahasrarchih saptasapti-marichiman |
timironmathanah shambhu-stvashta martanda amshuman || 11

hiranyagarbhah shishira stapano bhaskaro ravihi |
agni garbho'diteh putrah shankhah shishira nashanaha || 12

vyomanathastamobhedi rigyajussamaparagaha |
ghanavrishtirapam mitro vindhya-vithiplavangamaha || 13

atapi mandali mrityuh pingalah sarvatapanaha |
kavirvishvo mahatejah raktah sarva bhavodbhavaha || 14 

nakshatra grahataranam-adhipo vishva-bhavanah |
tejasamapi tejasvi dvadashatman namo'stu te || 15

namah purvaya giraye pashchimayadraye namah|
jyotirgananam pataye dinaadhipataye namah || 16

Jayaya jaya bhadraya haryashvaya namo namah |
namo namah sahasramsho adityaya namo namah || 17 

nama ugraya viraya sarangaya namo namah |
namah padma prabodhaya martandaya namo namah || 18

brahmeshanachyuteshaya suryayadityavarchase |
bhasvate sarva bhakshaya raudraya vapushe namaha || 19

tamoghnaya himaghnaya shatrughnayamitatmane |
kritaghnaghnaya devaya jyotisham pataye namaha || 20

taptacami karabhaya vahnaye vishvakarmane |
namastamo'bhinighnaya ravaye (rucaye) lokasakshine || 21

nashayat yesha vai bhutam tadeva srijati prabhuh|
payatyesha tapatyesha varshatyesha gabhastibhih || 22

esha supteshu jagarti bhuteshu parinishthitaha |
esha evagnihotram cha phalam chaivagnihotrinam || 23 

vedashcha kratavashcaiva kratunam phalam eva cha |
yani krityani lokeshu sarva esha ravih prabhuh || 24

ena-mapatsu krichchreshu kantareshu bhayeshu cha |
kirtayan purushah kashchinnavasidati raghava || 25

pujayasvaina-mekagro devadevam jagatpatim |
etat trigunitam japtva yuddheshu vijayishyasi || 26

asmin kshane mahabaho ravanam tvam vadhishyasi |
evamuktva tada'gastyo jagama cha yathagatam || 27

etachchrutva mahateja nashtashoko'bhavattada |
dharayamasa suprito raghavah prayatatmavan || 28 

adityam prekshya japtva tu param harshamavaptavan |
trirachamya shuchirbhutva dhanuradaya viryavan || 29 

ravanam prekshya hrishtatma yuddhaya samupagamat |
sarvayatnena mahata vadhe tasya dhrito'bhavat || 30

atha ravi-ravadan-nirikshya ramam
mudita manah paramam prahrishyamanaha |
nishicharapati-sankshayam viditva
suragana-madhyagato vachastvareti || 31