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|| dityahdayam ||
from the Ramayana
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tato yuddhaparirnta samare cintay sthitam |
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rvaa cgrato dv yuddhya samupasthitam || 1||
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daivataica samgamya draumabhygato raam |
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upgamybravdrmamagastyo bhagavn i || 2||
1, 2. Beholding Sri Rama, standing absorbed in thought on the
battle-field, exhausted by the fight, and Ravana facing him, duly
prepared for an encounter, and approaching Sri Rama, the glorious
sage Agastya, who had come in the company of gods to witness the
encounter now spoke as follows:
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rma rma mahbho u guhya santanam |
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yena sarvnarnvatsa samare vijayiyasi || 3||
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dityahdaya puya sarvaatruvinanam |
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jayvaha japennityam akayya parama ivam || 4||
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sarvamagalamgalya sarvappapraanam |
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cintokapraamanam yurvardhanamuttamam || 5||
3, 4, 5. Rama, O mighty-armed Sri Rama, hearken to the following
eternal secret, in the form of a holy, eternal, immortal and supremely
blessed and excellent encomium, entitled the Aditya Hridaya, the
blessing of all blessings, by means of which, my child, you will
conquer once for all your adversaries on the battle-field, and which is
calculated to bring victory, root out all sins, allay all anxiety and grief
once for all and prolong life.
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ramimanta samudyanta devsuranamasktam |
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pjayasva vivasvanta bhskara bhuvanevaram || 6||
6. Worship the sun-god, the ruler of the worlds, who is crowned with
rays, who appears at the horizon, who is greeted by gods and
demons, and brings light.
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sarvadevtmako hyea tejasv ramibhvana |
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ea devsuragallokn pti gabhastibhi || 7||
7. Indeed he is the embodiment of all gods and full of glory and
creates and sustains the gods and the demons as well as their worlds
by his rays.
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ea brahm ca viuca iva skanda prajpati |
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mahendro dhanada klo yama somo hyap pati || 8||
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pitaro vasava sdhy hyavinau maruto manu |
4l4 4|@- 9=l9lH 6T6l 9lT-+ +
vyurvahni prajpra tukart prabhkara || 9||
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ditya savit srya khaga p gabhastimn |
B4HBHl l+|("46l |(4lT-+ {+
suvarasado bhnurhirayaret divkara || 10||
8, 9, 10. Indeed he is the same as Brahma as well as Vishnu, Lord
Shiva, Skanda, Prajapati, the mighty Indra, Kubera, Kala, Yama,
Soma, Varuna, the Pitris, the Vasus, the Sadyhas, the Ashwins, the
Maruts, Manu, Vayu, and the god of Fire. He constitutes created
beings, he is the life-breath, the source of the seasons, the store-
house of light, an offspring of Aditi, the progenitor, the sun-god, the
courser in the heavens, the nourisher, the possessor of rays, the
golden, the brilliant, the one whose energy constitutes the seed of the
universe and the maker of day.
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haridava sahasrrci saptasaptirmarcimn |
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timironmathana ambhustva mrta aumn || 11||
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hirayagarbha iirastapano bhskaro ravi |
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agnigarbho'dite putra akha iiranana || 12||
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vyomanthastamobhed gyajusmapraga |
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ghanavirap mitro vindhyavthplavagama || 13||
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tap maal mtyu pigala sarvatpana |
T|4|4Hl P(l6=l- - B4 4l 4-+ {v+
kavirvivo mahtej rakta sarvabhavodbhava || 14||
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nakatragrahatrmadhipo vivabhvana |
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tejasmapi tejasv dvdatman namo'stu te || 15||
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11, 12, 13, 14, 15. He has seven green horses, is myriad-rayed, full of
rays, the destroyer of darkness, the source of happiness, the mitigator of
suffering of his devotees, the infuser of life in the lifeless cosmic egg, all
pervading and the cause of the creation, preservation and destruction of
the universe. He is blissful by nature, the ruler of all, the bringer of day and
the Teacher. A son of Aditi, he bears the fire of dissolution in his womb, is
bliss personified and all-enveloping, the destroyer of cold, the lord of the
heavens, the disperser of darkness, a master of the three Vedas, the
sender of thick showers and the friend of water. He courses swiftly along
his own orbit, carries in him the resolve to evolve the universe and is
adorned with a circle of rays. He is death, tawny and the destroyer of all.
His is omniscient, all-formed, endowed with extraordinary brilliance,
coppery, the source of all evolutes, the controller of lunar mansions,
planets and stars, the creator of all, the resplendent among the splendid. O
god appearing in twelve forms, hail to you!
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nama prvya giraye pacimydraye nama |
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jyotirgan pataye dindhipataye nama || 16||
16. Hail to the eastern mountain and hail to the western mountain.
Hail to the lord of hosts of luminaries, the lord of the day.
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jayya jayabhadrya haryavya namo nama |
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namo nama sahasro dityya namo nama || 17||
17. Hail to the giver of victory, hail to the joy born of victory! Hail to
the god having green horses. Hail, hail to you with thousands of rays!
Hail hail to you, son of Aditi!
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nama ugrya vrya sragya namo nama |
+P- 9T94ll4 Pl6l"7l4 +Pl +P-+ {<+
nama padmaprabodhya mrtya namo nama || 18||
18. Hail to the subduer of the senses, the valiant one! Hail to you as
denoted by the mystic syllable OM! Hail to the awakener of the lotus!
Hail to you, the fierce one!
O Hl+l4 6 Hl4 B 4l 4l|(t44 B
brahmencyuteya sryydityavarcase |
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bhsvate sarvabhakya raudrya vapue nama || 19||
19. Hail to the ruler of Brahma, Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu! Hail to
the sun-god, the light indwelling the solar orb, the resplendent one,
the devourer of all, appearing in the form of Rudra.
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tamoghnya himaghnya atrughnymittmane |
T 6l4 ( 4l4 74l |69l 964 +P-+ -+
ktaghnaghnya devya jyoti pataye nama || 20||
20. Hail to the dispeller of darkness, the destroyer of cold, the
exterminator of foes, the one whose extent is immeasurable, the
destroyer of the ungrateful, the god who is the ruler of lights!
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taptacmkarbhya vahnaye vivakarmae |
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namastamo'bhinighnya rucaye lokaskie || 21||
21. Hail to you, possessing the luster of refined gold, the dispeller of
ignorance, the architect of the universe, the uprooter of darkness,
splendor incarnate, the onlooker of the world!
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nayatyea vai bhta tadeva sjati prabhu |
9l4t4 9 69t4 9 49 t4 9 |F6|-+ --+
pyatyea tapatyea varatyea gabhastibhi || 22||
22. The aforesaid Lord alone actually destroys, brings into existence
and sustains all that has come into being. He radiates heat by his
rays and sends showers.
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ea supteu jgarti bhteu parinihita |
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ea evgnihotra ca phala caivgnihotrim || 23||
23. Planted in created beings, he remains awake when they have
fallen asleep. Nay, he himself is the act of pouring oblations into the
sacred fire as well as the fruit attained by those who pour such
oblations.
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vedca kratavacaiva kratn phalameva ca |
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yni ktyni lokeu sarva ea ravi prabhu || 24||
24. Nay, he comprises the gods as well as the sacrifices as also the
fruit of sacrifices. Again, he is the Supreme Controller of activities
which are found in all living beings.
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enampatsu kcchreu kntreu bhayeu ca |
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krtayan purua kacinnvasdati rghava || 25||
25. No individual celebrating the aforesaid Lord in strait, in
difficulties, in the woods as well as in times of peril comes to grief, O
scion of Raghu!
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pjayasvainamekgro devadeva jagatpatim |
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etat triguita japtv yuddheu vijayiyasi || 26||
V|FP+ HH P(l4l(l l4H t4 4|!4|B
asmin kae mahbho rvaa tva vadhiyasi |
94P4l 6(lFt4l =lP 4l6P + -+
evamuktv tadgastyo jagma ca yathgatam || 27||
26, 27. Worship the aforesaid Lord of the universe, the adored of
gods, with a concentrated mind. Muttering this praise three times, one
will come out victorious in combats. You will make short work of
Ravana this moment, O mighty-armed one! Saying so, the celebrated
Sage Agastya thereupon left in the same way as he had come.
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etacchrutv mahtej naaoko'bhavattad |
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dhraymsa suprto rghava prayattmavn || 28||
28. Hearing this advice, Sri Rama, who was endowed with
extraordinary energy and had a subdued mind, found his grief
immediately dissipated. Nay, feeling greatly delighted, he retained the
alleluia in his memory.
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ditya prekya japtv tu para haramavptavn |
|l4 H | t4l +l(l4 4l4 4l+ + -+
trircamya ucirbhtv dhanurdya vryavn || 29||
l4H 9 t4 7ltPl 4 &l4 BP 9lP6
rvaa prekya htm yuddhya samupgamat |
B4 4 + P(6l 4 6F4 6l 546 + (+
sarvayatnena mahat vadhe tasya dhto'bhavat || 30||
29, 30. Sipping water thrice and getting purified, looking intently on
the sun and repeating this prayer, the valiant one experienced
supreme felicity. Seizing hold of his bow and fixing his eyes on
Ravana, the hero advanced with a view to attaining victory. He stood
vowed to kill Ravana with an intense and all sided effort.
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atha raviravadannirkya rma
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muditaman parama prahyama |
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niicarapatisakaya viditv
BHP\46l 4Ft4|6+ ({+
suragaamadhyagato vacastvareti || 31||
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31. Delighted in mind to gaze on Sri Rama feeling supremely
exhilarated on perceiving the destruction of Ravana at hand, the sun-
god, standing in the midst of a host of gods, exclaimed: "Make haste!"
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|| iti dityahdayam mantrasya ||