We salute the sage Valmiki, who perches like a cuckoo on the tree of

poetry, singing "Rama! Rama!" and who, though forever drinking

from the ocean of the stories of Rama, is never sated

Koojantam Rama Rameti Madhuram Madhuraaksharam |

Aaruhya Kavitaa Shakhaam Vandae Valmiki Kokilam ||

“As long as the mountains

stand and the rivers flow so

long shall the Ramaayana be

cherished among men and

women and save them from sin”

Sree Raama Raama Raameti

Ramae Raamae Manorame |

Sahasra Naama tathulyam

Raama Naama Varaanane ||

ADITYA HRIDAYAM

Tato yuddha parisraantham Samrae chinthayaa sthitam |

Raavanham cha agrato drustvaa Yuddhaaya samupasthitam ||

Thus, at the fag end of the battle,

Sri Rama, stable and thinking of

the victorious strategies , on

seeing Raavana, the Vice in front

of HIM, equipiosed, yet

preparing for the final onslaught.

Daivathais'cha sama-(a)gamya Drastum abhyaagato ranham |

Upaagamyaa braveed Raamam Agasthyo bhagavaan rrishihi ||

Along with the multitude of

Godly men, who arrived on their

own, to witness the victory of

virtue over vice, the divinely

and brilliant sage, Agasthya

approached Sri Raama and

infused the following.

Raama Raama mahaa baaho Srunhu guhyam sanaatanam|

Yaena sarvaan-areen, vatsa Samarae vijayishyasi ||

O! handsome and mighty armed

Raama, please listen to the

profound and time -honoured

prayer. O! Son, by the power of

this, all your challenges will be

won over, in the battle of life.

Aaditya Hridayam punhyam, Sarwa sathru vinaasanam |

Jaya-(a)vaham japae-nithyam Akshayyam Paramam Sivam ||

The 'Aditya Hridayam' (essence

of SUN) is sacred, it completely

eliminates all your foes (the six

internal foes). It is immutable,

supreme and blissful. Also, it

ensures victory in all walks. So,

It is essential, you ever meditate

upon this.

Sarva mangalha maangalhyam Sarva paapa praNaasanam |

Chintaa-soka prasamanam Aayur-vardhanam uttamam ||

Prosperous than all prosperity,

it eradicates all infamy and sin,

rids one of mental and physical

illnesses, increases the life

span, and is the most excellent.

Rashmi-mantam Sam(a)-udyantam Deva-asura namaskritam |

Poojaya swa vivaswantam Bhaaskaram bhuvanaeswaram ||

O! Lord, Surya Bhagavaan, You are endow-

ed with perfect circular rising and very

brilliant are your rays. Men of virtue and of

vice alike, bow to you. You, the shadow-

less, being the source of illumination, the

lord of this world, are to be worshiped ever.

O! SUPREME PARAMAATMAN, Thou art

the head of the cosmic systems, an equal

promoter of all activities. Being formless,

and the source of Supreme Knowledge,

mortal and immortal beings alike,

surrender to Thee. O! lord of all worlds, we

ever, meditate upon Thee.

Sarvadeva-athmako(h)-yaesha Tejaswee rasmi bhaavanah |

Yaesha deva-asura ganhaan Lokaan paati gabhasthibhi ||

You are conceived in all that is divine,

Being effulgent, your light is essential

for all perception. You protect both

the good and the sinful in the world,

by your dynamic radiance.

All divinity is personified in Thy SELF.

All power and vigour, Thou art. Thy

KNOWLEDGE is the essence of any

perception, and that alone protects,

people of all walks of life, always.

Yaesha Brahmaa cha, Vishnu-scha Siva, Skandah, Prajaapathihi |

Mahendrah, Dhanadah, Kaalo, Yamas'somoh, Apaam pathihi ||

You are symbolic of any of the many

divine forms of worship such as the

Brahma, Vishnu, Siva, Kumara, Praja-

pathi, Indra, Kubera, Time, Time-

keeper and also Water.

Men may worship with different faiths,

invoking different presiding deities of

their chosen path. Yet, the secret is, only

in YOU all of them are represented.

Therefore, YOU art the supreme SELF.

Pitharo Vasavah Saadhyoh Aswinau Marutho Manuhu |

Vaayurh Vahnih prajaa praanha Rruthukarthaa prabhaa karah ||

The fore-fathers, Vasus, Saadhyas,

Aswini devatas, Maruth ganas, Manu,

Vaayu and Fire are heavenly beings

and you are symbolic of them too.

You are the cause of light. Hence, you

are the principle of life.

The host of evolved and the heavenly

beings are represented in YOU

because YOU are the all pervasive

sarva vyapaka. You are the spark of

life within all matter. You are the

immutable Knowledge.

Aadityah savithaa sooryah Khagah pooshaa Gabhasthimaan |

Suvarna sadruso bhaanuhu Hiranya raetha diwaakarah ||

O! The son of Aditi, promoter of life,

patronizer of all actions, You are sky

bound but feed the world.Your

dynamic brilliance is of golden hue,

O! donor of golden light, you are the

cause of every day.

O ! The Spirit within the matter, you

manifest, through matter, all actions.

O! Creator and sustainer of life,

enveloping the space, enthralling in

colour, Thou art the Absolute and the

Gold Standard.

Haridh asvah, sahasra'archi Sapta saptir mareechi maan |

Thimiroan madhanah Sambhu stwastaa maarthaanda amsumaan ||

Riding on a green horse, with multitude

of rays, your chariot being drawn by

seven horses, You provide happiness,

drive away darkness, wipe out name and

form and also regenerate all.

Symbolic of prosperity, worshiped by

multitudes, You, the inner core of the

Sun, shattering Ignorance, are the

eternal bliss personified. You

discriminate not any name or form.

You are the creator after dissolution.

Hiranya-garbhah Sisirah tapano Bhaaskaro, Ravihi |

Agni garbho, Aditae putrah Sankhah, sisira naasanah ||

This pleasant and illuminated universe

is yours.You are the Illuminator of the

Moon, you are the source of light,

admired in Vedas. Brilliant is your core,

O! Son of Aditi, Thy warmth soothes in

the winter.

All the invaluable nature is thy

embodiment. O! the alleviator of misery,

you are knowledge personified, knowable

by means of Vedas. Eternal Brilliance is

Thyne, the saviour of Indra, Thy warm

embrace melts the false perceptions.

Vyomanatha'(s)tamobhaedee Rrig-yajus(h)-sama paaragah |

Ghana vristir apaam mithro Vindhya veedhi plavangamah ||

You are the chieftain of the azure,

disperser of gloom, the singsong of

the three Vedas, the determinant of

torrent & companion of ‘aqua pura’.

Fast, You march in the firmament.

YOU, pervader of infinite, thy grace

dispels ignorance, YOU are compre-

hensible by the highest erudition of

Vedas. The torrent of thy grace is the

elixir of life. With Thee, we tread the

formidable orbits.

Aatapee mandalee mrutyuhu Pingalhah sarva taapanah |

Kavir-viswo, mahaa taejaa, Raktah sarva bhavo-dhbhavah ||

Apollo you are, and annular. You are

the cause of decay, of delightful colour,

the scorcher of all matter.The author of

the universe, of grand luminescence &

rubor, You are the cause of all effects.

The great luminary, perfect You are,

the cause of dissolution. Thy mercy

parches all misery. The universally

Knowable, of splendour, with love to

devotees, You are the determinant and

prime mover of all.

Nakshtra-graha-taaraanhaam Adhipo, viswa-bhaavanah |

Taejasaam-api-taejaswee Dwaadasa-atman namostute ||

The commander of the zodiac,

the sustainer of creation, You

are the light of the lights and

you, one of the 12 Aadityas,

I bow to Thee.

O! sovereign Almighty, supreme

is your celestial constellation,

the vital spirit of all beings, the

splendour of the splendid, You

are the core of the 12 Suns. My

obeisance to Thee.

O! chief of the luminosities and

master of the eastern range, I bow

to you. O! the head of all daily

activity and master of the western

range, I bow to you.

Namah poorvaaya girayae Paschime girayae namah |

Jyothir ganhaanaam pathaye Dinaadhi-pathayae namah ||

To thee, who is in front of me, behind

me, beyond and every where, is due

my reverence. The fountain-head of

wisdom, my veneration to thee. O!

the power-head of liveliness, my

homage to Thee !

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Jayaaya, jayabhadraaya Harya'swaaya namo namah |

Namo namah sahasraamso Aadityaaya namo namah ||

O! Bestower of victory, triumph and

security, Green are your horses. I bow

to you. Manifold are your plentiful

rays, I bow to you, O! Aaditya, my

many adorations to you.

Thy grace alone, endows us with

conquest and safety. Ever Green are

the paths treaded by Thee, I adore.

Multitude are Thy components, I

venerate Thee. Thou art the nucleus of

the Sun, once more my deference.

Nama ugraaya veeraya, Saarangaaya namo namah |

Namah padma prabhodhaaya Maarthandaaya namo namah ||

O! terrible and brave, I bow to you.

Fast, is your movement, my salutations

again & again. O! lover of the lotus, I

bow to you. O! regenerator of the

world, many a time I bow to you.

Ardent but inspiring Thou art, I adore

thee. Om is Thy form, I revere thee once

more. Thou instill the confidence in to

the hearts, I venerate. O! recreator of all,

countless are my adorations to Thee!

Brahm-aesaana-atchuta-esaaya Surya-aditya varchasae |

Bhaaswatae sarva-bhakshaaya Roudraaya vapushe namah ||

You are symbolic of the holy

trinity. Radiance is your repute.

Your fluorescence engulfs all

over. You are of intense

disposition, I bow to thee.

Thou art the creator, sustainer

and terminator. Brilliant and

resplendent, Thou art, over -

whelming all. Ferocious is thy

cosmic forme, I worship thee.

Tamo-aghnaaya hima-ghnaaya Sathru-ghnaaya amita-atmanae

Krithaghna-ghnaaya devaaya Jyothishaam pathayae namah ||

O! dissipater of darkness and frigidity,

Your Self-luminescence annuls anta-

gonism. O! Lord, eliminator of the

ungrateful, You are the head of the

luminaries, I bow to thee.

O! 'the cure all’ for Ignorance and

algidity, O! annihilator of the terminal

enemies by thy iridescence, O! God,

thou art the antidote for infamy. O!

the fountain-head of all brilliance, I

dedicate to Thee.

Tapta chaamee-kara-abhaaya Vahnayae viswakarmanhae

Nama-(s)thamo-abhi nighnaaya Ruchayae loka saakshinhae ||

Akin to molten gold is your brilliant

light. Fire is, but thy form - You are

the cause of the world, I revere you,

O! the dismisser of gloom.

Colourful you are, the witness of all

action.

O! Thou art the 'Gold standard'

for all ! The basis of all creation -

thy form so scintillating, To thee, I

pray. O! the healer of Nescience

and stupidity, vivid and rich, thou

art, of impartial nature to all.

Naasayat yaeshavai bhootam Tadaeva srujati prabhuhu

Paayat yaesha, tapat yaesha Varshat yaesha gabhasthibhi ||

You are the cause of decay and

dissolution also. You are the cause

of new life. You distill the waters

for us by your very heat and give

us forth rains - by all your photo-

energy.

O! annihilator of the creation, and

also the creator of the created !

The eternal fulfillment of all mortal

needs is verily through thy

radiance and mercy.

Yaeva suptaeshu jaagarti Bhootaeshu pari nishtitaha |

Yaesha chaiva agnihotram-cha Phalam chaivaa agnihotrinaam ||

While every one is asleep, you are

vigilant, seated in side this world of

beings. You are verily, the purity of

fire, the fruit of all offerings to fire

and the offerer too!

Thou art the 'Consciousness within'

the slumber of ignorance, invading

the spirit of all beings. Verily, thou art,

the absolute purity, the fruition of the

purity and the spirit of such purity.

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Vedas-cha kratava-scha-yaeva Kratoonaam phalam-yaeva-cha

Yaani krityaani lokaeshu Sarva yaesha ravihi prabhuhu ||

You are symbolic of scriptures &

rituals and the consequence of such

rituals, undertaken by the world. O!

Lord, YOU are the GLOW of what so

ever !

Thou art the Knowledge Absolute and

Actions Absolute. Attaining thy abode

is the Absolute Achievement, what so

ever way one contemplates on Thee.

O! Almighty, Thou art the Grandeur of

What NOT ?

Yaenam-aapatsu krichchryaeshu Kaantaaraeshu bhayaeshu-cha

Keertayan purushah kaschin Na vaseedati, Raaghava ||

O! Raaghava, who so ever

chants this hymn at times of

deep peril, jeopardy,

adversity and panic or when

entangled in the web of

misery, grieves not, but

overcomes them with ease.

Poojayasyaenam yaekaagro Deva daevam jagat patim

Yaetat trigunhitam japtwaa Yudhdhaeshu vijayishyasi ||

One who worships, thus, with

single pointed devotion, The

God of the Gods, the

benefactor of this macrocosm,

may he be meditated upon

thrice with dedication, will, for

sure, be triumphant in all

endeavours of life.

Asmin kshanhae mahaa baaho Raavanam tvam vadhishyasi

Yaevam-uktwaa tada Agastyo Jagaama cha yathaagatam ||

O! all powerful Raama ! in this

very instant You, by this SELF

realization will bring down the

Raavana, the vice.

Thus concluding, the great

sage, Agastya walked on his

way.

Yaetachchrutwaa mahaa teja Nasta-soko-bhavat tadaa

Dhaarayamaasa supreeto Raaghavah prayata-atmavaan ||

On realizing this message, the

illustrious Raaghava, leaving

behind his brainstorm, pledged

himself gladly to meditate upon

the SUPREME with rapturous

delight.

Aadityam prokshya japtwaa-tu Param harsham-avaaptavaan

Trir-aachamya suchir-bhootwa Dhanuraadaaya veeryavaan ||

Whence forth, Sri Rama, observing

all rituals of a sacred prayer, with

sanctified mind and thought,

thrice meditated upon the

SUPREME power and possessed

his bow with valour and

determination.

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Raavanam praekshya hristaatmaa Yudhdhaaya samupaagatam

Sarva yatnaena mahataa vadhae tasya dhruto bhavat ||

With elevated spirits and elated

mind, Sri Raama beheld Raavana

and moved closer to him, with

firm decision to annihilate him,

the wicked by his imposing power

and complete effort.

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Adha ravir-vadanan-nireekshya Raamam,

mudita manaah paramam Prahrishyamaanhah,

nisacharapati Sam-kshayam viditwaa,

Suraganha Madhyagato vachas-tvareti ||

Thereupon, The SUN God appeared

before Raama, with very pleasant and

supreme composure, being very

elated at the prospective victory of

Virtue, he announced, from among the

group of celestials, that the moment to

vanquish the Demon is imminent.

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Om

Shaantihi Shaantihi Shantihi

May Peace Prevail Ever

Sarvae Janaa Sukhino

Bhavantu