Sanskrit verses with English translation from Maharishi Parasara. Read the full classical treatise on AstroFusion Learning.
आदित्यहृदयं पुण्यं सर्वशत्रुविनाशनम् । जयं विजयमावहति दिव्यं परममङ्गलम् ॥
ādityahṛdayaṃ puṇyaṃ sarvaśatruvināśanam | jayaṃ vijayam āvahati divyaṃ paramamaṅgalam ||
The heart of Aditya (the Sun) is sacred and destroys all enemies; it brings victory, triumph, and supreme auspiciousness.
उदयादौ हि सूर्यस्य अर्घ्यं दद्यात् सुधीर्जलम् । ताम्रदानं प्रदायैव भानोर्दोषो विशाम्यति ॥
udayādau hi sūryasya arghyaṃ dadyāt sudhīr jalam | tāmradānaṃ pradāyaiva bhānordoṣo viśāmyati ||
At the rising of the Sun the wise should offer water as arghya; by giving copper in charity, the affliction of the Sun is fully pacified.
आदित्यहृदयं नित्यं पठेत्प्रातः सुभक्तितः । पापघ्नं पुण्यवर्धनमायुरारोग्यमाप्नुयात् ॥
ādityahṛdayaṃ nityaṃ paṭhet prātaḥ subhaktitaḥ | pāpaghnaṃ puṇyavardhanaṃ āyurārogyam āpnuyāt ||
One who recites the Aditya Hridaya daily at dawn with devotion destroys sin, increases merit, and obtains long life and freedom from disease.