Aditya Hrudayam in Kannada, a powerful and revered hymn dedicated to Lord Surya (the Sun God), holds a special place in Hindu spirituality. Originating from the epic Ramayana, this sacred chant is attributed to Sage Agastya and was recited by him to Lord Rama during his battle against the demon king Ravana. The hymn is known for its potent ability to bestow strength, victory, and dispel negative energies. In this blog, we will explore the significance, meaning, and benefits of Aditya Hrudayam, with a special focus on its rendition in the Kannada language.
ಆದಿತ್ಯ ಹೃದಯಂ | Aditya Hrudayam in Kannada
ಧ್ಯಾನಂ
ನಮಸ್ಸವಿತ್ರೇ ಜಗದೇಕ ಚಕ್ಷುಸೇ
ಜಗತ್ಪ್ರಸೂತಿ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ ನಾಶಹೇತವೇ
ತ್ರಯೀಮಯಾಯ ತ್ರಿಗುಣಾತ್ಮ ಧಾರಿಣೇ
ವಿರಿಂಚಿ ನಾರಾಯಣ ಶಂಕರಾತ್ಮನೇ
ತತೋ ಯುದ್ಧ ಪರಿಶ್ರಾಂತಂ ಸಮರೇ ಚಿಂತಯಾಸ್ಥಿತಮ್ ।
ರಾವಣಂ ಚಾಗ್ರತೋ ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ಯುದ್ಧಾಯ ಸಮುಪಸ್ಥಿತಮ್ ॥ 1 ॥
ದೈವತೈಶ್ಚ ಸಮಾಗಮ್ಯ ದ್ರಷ್ಟುಮಭ್ಯಾಗತೋ ರಣಮ್ ।
ಉಪಾಗಮ್ಯಾಬ್ರವೀದ್ರಾಮಂ ಅಗಸ್ತ್ಯೋ ಭಗವಾನ್ ಋಷಿಃ ॥ 2 ॥
ರಾಮ ರಾಮ ಮಹಾಬಾಹೋ ಶೃಣು ಗುಹ್ಯಂ ಸನಾತನಮ್ ।
ಯೇನ ಸರ್ವಾನರೀನ್ ವತ್ಸ ಸಮರೇ ವಿಜಯಿಷ್ಯಸಿ ॥ 3 ॥
ಆದಿತ್ಯಹೃದಯಂ ಪುಣ್ಯಂ ಸರ್ವಶತ್ರು-ವಿನಾಶನಮ್ ।
ಜಯಾವಹಂ ಜಪೇನ್ನಿತ್ಯಂ ಅಕ್ಷಯ್ಯಂ ಪರಮಂ ಶಿವಮ್ ॥ 4 ॥
ಸರ್ವಮಂಗಳ-ಮಾಂಗಳ್ಯಂ ಸರ್ವಪಾಪ-ಪ್ರಣಾಶನಮ್ ।
ಚಿಂತಾಶೋಕ-ಪ್ರಶಮನಂ ಆಯುರ್ವರ್ಧನಮುತ್ತಮಮ್ ॥ 5 ॥
ರಶ್ಮಿಮಂತಂ ಸಮುದ್ಯಂತಂ ದೇವಾಸುರ ನಮಸ್ಕೃತಮ್ ।
ಪೂಜಯಸ್ವ ವಿವಸ್ವಂತಂ ಭಾಸ್ಕರಂ ಭುವನೇಶ್ವರಮ್ ॥ 6 ॥
ಸರ್ವದೇವಾತ್ಮಕೋ ಹ್ಯೇಷ ತೇಜಸ್ವೀ ರಶ್ಮಿಭಾವನಃ ।
ಏಷ ದೇವಾಸುರ-ಗಣಾನ್ ಲೋಕಾನ್ ಪಾತಿ ಗಭಸ್ತಿಭಿಃ ॥ 7 ॥
ಏಷ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾ ಚ ವಿಷ್ಣುಶ್ಚ ಶಿವಃ ಸ್ಕಂದಃ ಪ್ರಜಾಪತಿಃ ।
ಮಹೇಂದ್ರೋ ಧನದಃ ಕಾಲೋ ಯಮಃ ಸೋಮೋ ಹ್ಯಪಾಂ ಪತಿಃ ॥ 8 ॥
ಪಿತರೋ ವಸವಃ ಸಾಧ್ಯಾ ಹ್ಯಶ್ವಿನೌ ಮರುತೋ ಮನುಃ ।
ವಾಯುರ್ವಹ್ನಿಃ ಪ್ರಜಾಪ್ರಾಣಃ ಋತುಕರ್ತಾ ಪ್ರಭಾಕರಃ ॥ 9 ॥
ಆದಿತ್ಯಃ ಸವಿತಾ ಸೂರ್ಯಃ ಖಗಃ ಪೂಷಾ ಗಭಸ್ತಿಮಾನ್ ।
ಸುವರ್ಣಸದೃಶೋ ಭಾನುಃ ಹಿರಣ್ಯರೇತಾ ದಿವಾಕರಃ ॥ 10 ॥
ಹರಿದಶ್ವಃ ಸಹಸ್ರಾರ್ಚಿಃ ಸಪ್ತಸಪ್ತಿ-ರ್ಮರೀಚಿಮಾನ್ ।
ತಿಮಿರೋನ್ಮಥನಃ ಶಂಭುಃ ತ್ವಷ್ಟಾ ಮಾರ್ತಾಂಡಕೋಂಽಶುಮಾನ್ ॥ 11 ॥
ಹಿರಣ್ಯಗರ್ಭಃ ಶಿಶಿರಃ ತಪನೋ ಭಾಸ್ಕರೋ ರವಿಃ ।
ಅಗ್ನಿಗರ್ಭೋಽದಿತೇಃ ಪುತ್ರಃ ಶಂಖಃ ಶಿಶಿರನಾಶನಃ ॥ 12 ॥
ವ್ಯೋಮನಾಥ-ಸ್ತಮೋಭೇದೀ ಋಗ್ಯಜುಃಸಾಮ-ಪಾರಗಃ ।
ಘನಾವೃಷ್ಟಿರಪಾಂ ಮಿತ್ರಃ ವಿಂಧ್ಯವೀಥೀ ಪ್ಲವಂಗಮಃ ॥ 13 ॥
ಆತಪೀ ಮಂಡಲೀ ಮೃತ್ಯುಃ ಪಿಂಗಳಃ ಸರ್ವತಾಪನಃ ।
ಕವಿರ್ವಿಶ್ವೋ ಮಹಾತೇಜಾ ರಕ್ತಃ ಸರ್ವಭವೋದ್ಭವಃ ॥ 14 ॥
ನಕ್ಷತ್ರ ಗ್ರಹ ತಾರಾಣಾಂ ಅಧಿಪೋ ವಿಶ್ವಭಾವನಃ ।
ತೇಜಸಾಮಪಿ ತೇಜಸ್ವೀ ದ್ವಾದಶಾತ್ಮ-ನ್ನಮೋಽಸ್ತು ತೇ ॥ 15 ॥
ನಮಃ ಪೂರ್ವಾಯ ಗಿರಯೇ ಪಶ್ಚಿಮಾಯಾದ್ರಯೇ ನಮಃ ।
ಜ್ಯೋತಿರ್ಗಣಾನಾಂ ಪತಯೇ ದಿನಾಧಿಪತಯೇ ನಮಃ ॥ 16 ॥
ಜಯಾಯ ಜಯಭದ್ರಾಯ ಹರ್ಯಶ್ವಾಯ ನಮೋ ನಮಃ ।
ನಮೋ ನಮಃ ಸಹಸ್ರಾಂಶೋ ಆದಿತ್ಯಾಯ ನಮೋ ನಮಃ ॥ 17 ॥
ನಮ ಉಗ್ರಾಯ ವೀರಾಯ ಸಾರಂಗಾಯ ನಮೋ ನಮಃ ।
ನಮಃ ಪದ್ಮಪ್ರಬೋಧಾಯ ಮಾರ್ತಾಂಡಾಯ ನಮೋ ನಮಃ ॥ 18 ॥
ಬ್ರಹ್ಮೇಶಾನಾಚ್ಯುತೇಶಾಯ ಸೂರ್ಯಾಯಾದಿತ್ಯ-ವರ್ಚಸೇ ।
ಭಾಸ್ವತೇ ಸರ್ವಭಕ್ಷಾಯ ರೌದ್ರಾಯ ವಪುಷೇ ನಮಃ ॥ 19 ॥
ತಮೋಘ್ನಾಯ ಹಿಮಘ್ನಾಯ ಶತ್ರುಘ್ನಾಯಾ ಮಿತಾತ್ಮನೇ ।
ಕೃತಘ್ನಘ್ನಾಯ ದೇವಾಯ ಜ್ಯೋತಿಷಾಂ ಪತಯೇ ನಮಃ ॥ 20 ॥
ತಪ್ತ ಚಾಮೀಕರಾಭಾಯ ವಹ್ನಯೇ ವಿಶ್ವಕರ್ಮಣೇ ।
ನಮಸ್ತಮೋಽಭಿ ನಿಘ್ನಾಯ ರವಯೇ ಲೋಕಸಾಕ್ಷಿಣೇ ॥ 21 ॥
ನಾಶಯತ್ಯೇಷ ವೈ ಭೂತಂ ತದೇವ ಸೃಜತಿ ಪ್ರಭುಃ ।
ಪಾಯತ್ಯೇಷ ತಪತ್ಯೇಷ ವರ್ಷತ್ಯೇಷ ಗಭಸ್ತಿಭಿಃ ॥ 22 ॥
ಏಷ ಸುಪ್ತೇಷು ಜಾಗರ್ತಿ ಭೂತೇಷು ಪರಿನಿಷ್ಠಿತಃ ।
ಏಷ ಏವಾಗ್ನಿಹೋತ್ರಂ ಚ ಫಲಂ ಚೈವಾಗ್ನಿ ಹೋತ್ರಿಣಾಮ್ ॥ 23 ॥
ವೇದಾಶ್ಚ ಕ್ರತವಶ್ಚೈವ ಕ್ರತೂನಾಂ ಫಲಮೇವ ಚ ।
ಯಾನಿ ಕೃತ್ಯಾನಿ ಲೋಕೇಷು ಸರ್ವ ಏಷ ರವಿಃ ಪ್ರಭುಃ ॥ 24 ॥
ಫಲಶ್ರುತಿಃ
ಏನ ಮಾಪತ್ಸು ಕೃಚ್ಛ್ರೇಷು ಕಾಂತಾರೇಷು ಭಯೇಷು ಚ ।
ಕೀರ್ತಯನ್ ಪುರುಷಃ ಕಶ್ಚಿನ್ನಾವಶೀದತಿ ರಾಘವ ॥ 25 ॥
ಪೂಜಯಸ್ವೈನ ಮೇಕಾಗ್ರಃ ದೇವದೇವಂ ಜಗತ್ಪತಿಮ್ ।
ಏತತ್ ತ್ರಿಗುಣಿತಂ ಜಪ್ತ್ವಾ ಯುದ್ಧೇಷು ವಿಜಯಿಷ್ಯಸಿ ॥ 26 ॥
ಅಸ್ಮಿನ್ ಕ್ಷಣೇ ಮಹಾಬಾಹೋ ರಾವಣಂ ತ್ವಂ ವಧಿಷ್ಯಸಿ ।
ಏವಮುಕ್ತ್ವಾ ತದಾಗಸ್ತ್ಯೋ ಜಗಾಮ ಚ ಯಥಾಗತಮ್ ॥ 27 ॥
ಏತಚ್ಛ್ರುತ್ವಾ ಮಹಾತೇಜಾಃ ನಷ್ಟಶೋಕೋಽಭವತ್ತದಾ ।
ಧಾರಯಾಮಾಸ ಸುಪ್ರೀತಃ ರಾಘವಃ ಪ್ರಯತಾತ್ಮವಾನ್ ॥ 28 ॥
ಆದಿತ್ಯಂ ಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷ್ಯ ಜಪ್ತ್ವಾ ತು ಪರಂ ಹರ್ಷಮವಾಪ್ತವಾನ್ ।
ತ್ರಿರಾಚಮ್ಯ ಶುಚಿರ್ಭೂತ್ವಾ ಧನುರಾದಾಯ ವೀರ್ಯವಾನ್ ॥ 29 ॥
ರಾವಣಂ ಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷ್ಯ ಹೃಷ್ಟಾತ್ಮಾ ಯುದ್ಧಾಯ ಸಮುಪಾಗಮತ್ ।
ಸರ್ವಯತ್ನೇನ ಮಹತಾ ವಧೇ ತಸ್ಯ ಧೃತೋಽಭವತ್ ॥ 30 ॥
ಅಧ ರವಿರವದನ್ನಿರೀಕ್ಷ್ಯ ರಾಮಂ ಮುದಿತಮನಾಃ ಪರಮಂ ಪ್ರಹೃಷ್ಯಮಾಣಃ ।
ನಿಶಿಚರಪತಿ ಸಂಕ್ಷಯಂ ವಿದಿತ್ವಾ ಸುರಗಣ ಮಧ್ಯಗತೋ ವಚಸ್ತ್ವರೇತಿ ॥ 31 ॥
ಇತ್ಯಾರ್ಷೇ ಶ್ರೀಮದ್ರಾಮಾಯಣೇ ವಾಲ್ಮಿಕೀಯೇ ಆದಿಕಾವ್ಯೇ ಯುದ್ಧಕಾಂಡೇ ಪಂಚಾಧಿಕ ಶತತಮಃ ಸರ್ಗಃ ॥
Significance of Aditya Hrudayam in Kannada
Aditya Hrudayam is more than just a prayer; it is a source of immense spiritual power. The hymn is composed of 30 shlokas (verses) that praise the Sun God, describing his glory and invincible strength. Chanting these verses is believed to invoke the blessings of Surya, granting the devotee vitality, courage, and success in their endeavors.
Aditya Hrudayam in Kannada
For those who speak Kannada, reciting Aditya Hrudayam in their native language can enhance their connection to the hymn, making the experience more profound and personal.
Benefits of Reciting Aditya Hrudayam in Kannada
- Strength and Courage: Regular chanting of Aditya Hrudayam infuses the devotee with physical and mental strength, helping them face challenges with renewed vigor.
- Victory and Success: The hymn is known to bring success in endeavors, both personal and professional. It is especially beneficial during times of conflict or competition.
- Dispelling Negativity: Aditya Hrudayam acts as a shield against negative energies, ensuring peace and harmony in the devotee’s life.
- Health and Well-being: Surya, the Sun God, is a symbol of health and vitality. Reciting his hymn promotes overall well-being and helps in overcoming health issues.
- Spiritual Growth: Chanting Aditya Hrudayam enhances one’s spiritual journey, fostering a deeper connection with the divine and promoting inner peace.
How to Recite Aditya Hrudayam
To gain the maximum benefits from Aditya Hrudayam in Kannada , it is important to recite it with devotion and proper pronunciation. Here are some tips:
- Find a Quiet Space: Choose a calm and serene environment for chanting.
- Morning Ritual: Recite the hymn at sunrise, the time when the Sun God is most potent.
- Regular Practice: Consistency is key. Make it a part of your daily routine.
- Understand the Meaning: Knowing the meaning of the verses enhances the spiritual experience.
- Devotion: Recite with a pure heart and sincere devotion, focusing on the divine attributes of Surya.
Also Read:
How to Read or Chant Aditya Hrudayam
Aditya Hrudayam is a powerful hymn dedicated to Lord Surya (the Sun God) and is known for its ability to grant strength, victory, and dispel negative energies. Proper recitation of this sacred text can enhance its benefits. Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to read or chant Aditya Hrudayam effectively:
1. Preparation
- Cleanse Yourself: Take a bath to purify your body. Wear clean, comfortable clothes.
- Choose a Quiet Space: Find a serene and clean place where you can sit undisturbed.
- Morning Ritual: The best time to recite Aditya Hrudayam is at sunrise, as the Sun God’s energy is most potent then.
2. Setting Up the Space
- Altar Setup: If possible, set up an altar with an image or idol of Lord Surya.
- Lighting: Light a lamp or diya and some incense sticks to create a sacred atmosphere.
- Offerings: Offer water, flowers, or fruits to Lord Surya as a mark of respect and devotion.
3. Posture and Focus
- Sit Comfortably: Sit in a comfortable position, preferably on a mat or a cushion. You can sit cross-legged or in any meditative posture.
- Focus on Breathing: Take a few deep breaths to calm your mind and focus your attention.
- Concentration: Close your eyes and visualize the radiant form of Lord Surya. Focus on his divine attributes.
4. Invocation and Prayer
Invocation: Begin with a short invocation or prayer to Lord Ganesha to remove obstacles.
Om Gan Ganapataye Namah
Salutation: Offer a salutation to Lord Surya.
Om Suryaya Namah
5. Chanting Aditya Hrudayam
Start with the Dhyana Shloka: This is a meditative verse to invoke the presence of Lord Surya.
Aadityaaya cha Somaya Mangalaya Budhaaya cha | Guru Shukra Shani byascha Raahave Ketave Namah ||
Recite the Main Verses: Aditya Hrudayam consists of 30 shlokas. Here are the first few lines to get you started:
Tato yuddha parishrantam samare chintayaa sthitam | Raavanam chaagrato drishtvaa yuddhaya samupasthitam || Daiva taishcha samaagamya drashtu mabhyaagato ranam | Upagamyaabraveed raamam agastyo bhagavaan rishih ||
Translation:arduinoThen, seeing Rama, exhausted and contemplating the battle, and Ravana ready for the fight, the sage Agastya approached and spoke to Rama.
Continue with Full Hymn: Recite each verse clearly and with devotion. If possible, understand the meaning of each verse to deepen your connection with the hymn.
6. Concluding the Chant
Closing Prayers: After completing Aditya Hrudayam, offer a closing prayer thanking Lord Surya for his blessings.
Om Sarve Bhavantu Sukhinah, Sarve Santu Niraamayaah | Sarve Bhadraani Pashyantu, Maa Kashchit Dukhbhaagbhavet ||
Aarti: If you have a small lamp, perform aarti (waving the lamp in circular motions) to Lord Surya.
7. Post-Chant Reflection
- Meditate: Spend a few moments in silent meditation, absorbing the energy and blessings from the chant.
- Offer Prayers: End with a personal prayer or any specific requests to Lord Surya.
8. Regular Practice
- Daily Recitation: Incorporate the chanting of Aditya Hrudayam into your daily routine, especially in the morning.
- Consistency: Regular and sincere practice enhances the benefits and strengthens your spiritual discipline.
By following these steps, you can effectively read or chant Aditya Hrudayam and invoke the divine blessings of Lord Surya. May his radiant energy fill your life with strength, success, and positivity.
Conclusion
Aditya Hrudayam is a timeless hymn that continues to inspire and empower devotees across generations. Its profound verses not only glorify the Sun God but also imbue the chanter with strength, courage, and divine blessings. By incorporating this powerful prayer into your daily routine, especially in your native language of Kannada, you can unlock its full potential and experience a transformative journey towards success, health, and spiritual enlightenment.
Embrace the divine power of Aditya Hrudayam and let the blessings of Lord Surya illuminate your life