AADITYA HRIDAYA STOTRAM - VERY DIVINE AND POWERFUL MANTRAS FOR LORD SUN BY PROF.P.K.ARYA

AADITYA HRIDAYA STOTRAM - VERY DIVINE AND POWERFUL MANTRAS FOR LORD SUN BY PROF.P.K.ARYA Aditya hridya stotram is a hymn to the Sun god and forms part of the canto 107 of the Valmiki ramayana. The setting is the battle field and the fight between Ravana and Lord Rama has just been suspended. The latter enters into a contemplative mood and is instructed by the sage Agastya on the glory of Aditya, the Sun God. The great acharya without any equal, Shankaracharya, established the worship of five deities : Ganesha, Vishnu, Shakti, Shiva and Aditya. The worship establishes the unique function of each deity while remembering the unity between Them. The unity between all of us is Brahman. Established in the space-time domain, the mind mistakes that the sun rises and sets. In reality, the sun is ever-present. Similarly, we mistake ourselves to be the body-mind complex and suffer, while in reality, we are Satchitananda, one without a second. To become aware of this Truth, one has to destroy all the enemies within (like kama, krodha, lobha, mada matsar etc.) and establish our minds at the lotus feet of the divine at all times. And recitation of this hymn will accomplish this seemingly impossible feat. Though this hymn is said to Rama, who appears to be in a state of distress, Rama is well aware of His divinity. As Sita says, 'Know Rama to be the Supreme Brahman - the existence knowledge bliss (Satchitananda) absolute, the one without a second. He is pure consciousness devoid of all adjuncts, whom the senses can not perceive as their object.' But Rama behaved very much like a human to set an example to all of us humans. By His grace, we have the teachings of Yoga Vasistha since Rama pretended to be ignorant and asked questions to Vasistha. Similarly, here we obtain an hymn capable of destroying all our internal enemies and which will bestow supreme felicity upon us, because Rama pretends to be distressed. Rama's behavior is also to set an example on how outwardly we may act our roles and pretend to be happy or sad, while inwardly understanding that the world is merely a mirage and the only reality is the Self, Brahman. Before we begin, let us bow to Aditya, the Sun god, who bestows upon us all prosperity and who is capable of destroying all our enemies. translation of mantras by M.Giridhar and Voice Prof.P.K.Arya @ ethnicsindia@gmail.com