आदित्य हृदयम्
Aditya Hṛdayam
Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Yuddha Kāṇḍa 105 · 1:35 · Sanskrit chant · English captions
मन्त्रThe mantra
आदित्यस्य नमस्कारं ये कुर्वन्ति दिने दिने ।
जन्मान्तरसहस्रेषु दारिद्र्यं नोपजायते ॥
ādityasya namaskāraṃ ye kurvanti dine dine · janmāntara-sahasreṣu dāridryaṃ nopajāyate
Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Yuddha Kāṇḍa 105
अर्थPada-by-pada
oṃ sūryāya namaḥ
ॐ सूर्याय नमः
Salutation to the Sun.
dvādaśa ādityāḥ
द्वादश आदित्याः
The twelve forms of the Sun across the year.
sarva-śatru-vināśanam
सर्व-शत्रु-विनाशनम्
Destroyer of all sorrows, all enemies.
How to sit with it
Play at dawn, facing east if possible.
Once during the chant, look toward (not at) the rising sun.
About the chant
Sanskrit chant from YouTube (Ancient Sun Mantra). Visuals + composition by DhyanHQ.