Aditya Hrudayam

Aditya Hrudayam

Aditya hrudayam is a Stotra by Sage Agastya to Lord Sri Rama at the battle field between Ravana and Rama. Lord Rama went to exile at the behest of his father King Dasaradha. In the forest Ravana adducted Sita the wife of Rama who waged a righteous war against Ravana to bring back his wife Sita from the control of Rakshasa Ravana. Sage Agastya came there at that time to initiate this Aditya hrudayam to Sri Rama in the irreconceivable situation in the battle for his victory. Sage Agasthya teaches him about this great prayer and Lord Rama subsequently was able to kill Ravana.Thus forms part of the yuddha Kanda of Ramayana by Sage Valmiki said to be written.

In Aditya hrudayam there are thirty Slokas in total. In this the first and second sloka depicts the arrival of sage Agastya to Sri Rama. The third stated the greatness of the Stotra, the fourth sloka explained about happiness, liberation and knowledge. The fifth will remove the related sins and with hold sorrows. From Sixth to fifteenth the description pertains to self effulgence and impresses that one pervading out side and inside is same. From Sixteenth to twentieth slokas are very important for mantra Japa. The Slokas from Twenty to twenty four are Mantra Slokas extolling Sun God. From twenty fifth to thirtieth the method of recital by Sri Rama and invoking God to bless him with the requisite strength for the victory in the battle field is stated.

Asya sree adithya hrudaya sthothra maha manthasya agasthyo bhagawan rishi anushtup chanda sree adithyathma soorya narayano devatha sarva jaya sidhyarthe jape viniyoga

Adithya dyanam:

jayathu jayathu soorya saptha lokaika deepam

kirana samitha papam klesa dukhasya nasam

aruna nigama gamyam chadhi adithya moorthim

sakala bhuvana vandhyam, bhaskaram tham namami

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

Aditya is derived from “ad” meaning “to enjoy” or to perceive all sense objects like sound, touch, form, taste and smell, after entering the heart. So by the Heart of Aditya is meant the inner and unchanging witness of all thoughts, words and deeds, whose nature is the all-pervading Light of Consciousness. By the repetition of this holy hymn daily, one attains imperishableness, the highest good, all blissfulness, the end of all sins, troubles and sorrows, and a long life

Gayatri Mantra

Gayatri Mantra

One of the oldest and most powerful of Hindu hymns that has its origin in the Rig Vedas the Gayatri Mantra which was written in Sanskrit about 2500 to 3500 years ago, The word mantra is Sanskrit and it means: syllable(s) or sacred word(s). Mantras are vibrational formulas that are recited silently within, or spoken, or sung outwardly.The Vedas are widely considered to be the source of all true knowledge, the word "Veda" itself meaning "Knowledge".

The Gayathri manthra takes the form of the four vedas.It contains the essence of vedic teachings and the universal prayer enshrined in the Vedas,This Mantra is a highly revered mantra in Hinduism, second only to the mantra Om.. The deva invoked in this mantra is Savitr, and hence the mantra is also called Savitri.

Gayatri Devi also gave to mankind the "Gayatri Mantra", also known as the "Guru Mantra" or the "Savitri Mantra". It is one of the oldest mantras, and generally thought of as being amongst the highest and most powerful mantras of all. This mantra is therefore often referred to as "the Mother of the Vedas". In the Bhagavad Gita, Lord Krishna had proclaimed to Arjuna - "Among all the mantras, I am the Gayatri.

Gayatri is typically portrayed as seated on a red lotus, signifying wealth. She appears in either of these forms:

Having five heads with the ten eyes looking in the eight directions plus the earth and sky, and ten arms holding all the weapons of Vishnu, symbolizing all her reincarnations.

Accompanied by a white swan, holding a book to portray knowledge in one hand and a cure in the other, as the goddess of Education.

The Gayathri divinises the five elements; it represents the presiding deities of all the five. Gayathri is worshipped as a five faced goddess;

Om is the first,

Bhoor – bhuvahssuvah is the second,

Thath savitur varnyam is the third,

Bhargo Devasya Dheemahi is the fourth, and

Dhiyo yonah Prachodayath is the fifth face

The Gayatri Mantra:

Aum Bhur Bhuvah Swah, Tat Savitur Varenyam

Bhargo Devasya Dhimahi, Dhiyo Yo Nah Prachodayat

ॐ भूर्भुव: स्व: तत्सवितुर्वरेण्यं । भर्गो देवस्य धीमहि, धीयो यो न: प्रचोदयात् ।।

[Word Meaning: Aum: The primeval sound (from which all sounds emerge); Dheemahi: We meditate upon; Varenyam: the most adorable, most desirable or most enchanting; Bhargo: luster or effulgence; Tat: of that; Devasya: supreme (Lord); Savitur: from whom all creations emerge (also means the Sun God who is our life source); Bhur: who is our inspirer; Bhuvah: who is our creator; Suvaha: who is the abode of supreme joy; [Bhur, Bhuvah and Suvaha are also considered to mean three lokaas or worlds namely Heaven, earth and lower worlds]. Yo: May this light; Prachodayaat: inspire/illumine; Naha: our; Dhiyo: intellect (activities of the intellect)]

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Gayathri Manthra : Long Invocation points to the seven worlds or lokas.

The seven lokas, may be briefly described as:

bhuhu - earth, the physical world

bhuvaha - astral/desire/breath, the world of becoming

suvaha - mental, the world of thinking

mahaha - causal, silent mind, the world of emotion

janaha - world of creative generation

tapaha - world of intuition

satyaM - world of Absolute Truth

The most popular is the mantra chanted during Sandhyavandhanam, and it invokes the resplendant being in the sun - Surya Narayana. This is revealed in the Sandhya Vandanam literally means either “Salutation to the goddess of Dawn and dusk” or the prayers done during dawn and dusk.”

To know more about Gayathri Mantra & its significance visit:

http://www.eaglespace.com/spirit/gayatribywords.php#savitur

http://www.sathyasai.org/devotion/prayers/gayatri.html#whatitis