He is the Pitṛs, the Vasus, the Sādhyas, the two Aśvins, the Maruts, Manu; Vāyu, Agni, the life-breath of creatures, maker of the seasons, giver of light.
Lord of the sky, piercer of darkness, master of the Ṛg, Yajur and Sāma Vedas; sender of abundant rain, friend of the waters, coursing swiftly across the Vindhya’s path.
The heat-giver, the orbed one, death itself, the tawny-hued, scorcher of all; the seer, the all-pervading, of great splendour, ruddy, the origin of all that is.
nakṣatragrahatārāṇāmadhipo viśvabhāvanaḥ| tejasāmapi tejasvī dvādaśātman namo'stu te
Lord of the constellations, planets and stars, creator of the universe, splendour of all splendours — O twelve-formed one (Dvādaśātman), salutations to you.
Salutations to the eastern mount of sunrise and to the western mount of sunset; salutations to the lord of the hosts of light, the lord of the day.
Verse 18 — jayāya jayabhadrāya haryaśvāya namo namaḥ| namo…
jayāya jayabhadrāya haryaśvāya namo namaḥ| namo namaḥ sahasrāṃśo ādityāya namo namaḥ
Salutations again and again to the giver of victory, the auspiciously victorious, the green-horsed; salutations, salutations to the thousand-rayed Āditya.
Verse 19 — nama ugrāya vīrāya sāraṅgāya namo namaḥ| namaḥ…
nama ugrāya vīrāya sāraṅgāya namo namaḥ| namaḥ padmaprabodhāya mārtāṇḍāya namo namaḥ
Salutations to the fierce, the heroic, to Sāraṅga; salutations again and again to the awakener of the lotus, to Mārtaṇḍa.
Salutations to the one gleaming like molten gold, to the fire, to Viśvakarman the maker of all; to the destroyer of darkness, to radiance, to the witness of the world.
Verse 23 — nāśayatyeṣa vai bhūtaṃ tadeva sṛjati prabhuḥ|…
nāśayatyeṣa vai bhūtaṃ tadeva sṛjati prabhuḥ| pāyatyeṣa tapatyeṣa varṣatyeṣa gabhastibhiḥ
This lord destroys all that exists and creates it anew; with his rays he protects, he heats, and he sends down the rain.
Then the Sun, gazing upon Rāma with gladdened, exultant heart and knowing the destruction of the night-wanderers’ lord to be near, stood amid the host of gods and said: “Make haste!”
About Āditya Hṛdayam
Āditya Hṛdayam is a Sanskrit stotra, composed by Vālmīki, addressed to Surya — a Stotra. It is presented here in Devanagari, Roman (IAST), Kannada, each verse with its English meaning. Source text: Sanskrit Wikisource.
Also known as: Aditya Hrudayam, Aditya Hridaya Stotram.
The Āditya Hṛdayam appears in the Yuddha Kāṇḍa of Vālmīki’s Rāmāyaṇa — the hymn to the Sun taught by the sage Agastya to Śrī Rāma before his battle with Rāvaṇa.
Āditya Hṛdayam is a 31-verse hymn to Sūrya, the sun god, from the Yuddha Kāṇḍa of the Rāmāyaṇa. In the epic, the sage Agastya teaches it to Rāma on the eve of his final battle against Rāvaṇa.
When and where is the Aditya Hridayam recited?
The traditional time is at sunrise, facing the east, after bathing — a daily practice for many. In the Rāmāyaṇa it is recited before battle: Agastya gives it to Rāma at the moment he despairs, and its recitation restores his clarity and strength.
What are the 12 names of the Sun in the Aditya Hridayam?
The middle verses of Āditya Hṛdayam list the twelve names of the sun god — Mitra, Ravi, Sūrya, Bhānu, Khaga, Pūṣā, Hiraṇyagarbha, Marīci, Āditya, Savitṛ, Arka and Bhāskara — the twelve forms of Sūrya praised in the hymn.
How do I read the Aditya Hridayam on Avabodhak?
Every verse of Āditya Hṛdayam is shown in Devanagari, Roman (IAST) and English meaning. Free to read, no login required; the practice view lets you chant along verse by verse.