Radha Sapthami - The Main Festival of Lord Sri Suryanarayana Swamy Varu

This is the main festival of Lord Sri Suryanarayana Swamy Varu. Lord Sri Suryanarayanaswamy vari temples are two in India one is at Arasavalli 1 km away from Srikakulam in Andhra Pradesh and another one at Konark. This is the main festival of Sri Suryanarayana Swamy varu.


In the universe, there may be people who do not believe in God but the God, which can be seen by every one, is Lord Sri Suryanarayana Swamy (Sun) who showers light on the entire living beings. Sun God is known as Aditya and showers his blessings on the entire world irrespective of the caste, color and creed. He energies the living beings with his rays. There are many names to Lord Viz., Savita, Ravi, Arkudu, Bhaskarudu, Banudu, Divakarudu.


Each name has its own effects. Over all Sun God is known as Aditya Hrudayam. It is a belief that our country goes into light from darkness from this day every year. The winter season ceases & spring season starts. Our bodies will have a chemical reaction with the sun rays & we become healthy. Mythologically, it is said to be Sun Gods birthday. Special rays & vibrations are supposed to be present in the temple premises & it is also said that devotees taking Teertha Prasadams will be blessed with wealth & health.

Lord Surya Narayana Swamy has a chariot with one wheel & there are seven horses representing the seven VIBGYOR colors of light. History says that Lord Rama worshipped Surya before killing Ravana.

On this auspicious day devotees in huge number have the Darshan of Lord Sri Suryanarayana Swamy and will be allowed to have Nija Rupa Darshan from 6am - 5pm.

“Harshavilli purivasam, Chayosha Padminiyutham
Suryanarayana Devam Nowni Sarvatha Dayakam”

The famous Sun God Temple is one of the ancient and all among two Sun God temples in our country. According to Padmapuranam, Sage Kasyapa installed the idol of Surya at Arasavalli for the welfare of mankind. Therefore, the Surya is of Kasyapasa Gotra. He is also termed as planetary Kind. The ‘Sthalapuranam’ of the temple narrates that lord Devendra had founded this temple and installed the existing idol of the Sun God commonly known as Lord Suryanarayana Swamy Varu under the following circumstances.



Once Lord Devendra, ignoring the words of Dwarapalaka Nandi, attempted to force his entry for Darshan of Sri Rudrakoteswara Swamy Varu at an untimely hour when Lord Siva was along with his consort. The Dwarapalaka Nandi in the discharge of his duties kicked the intruder. Thus kicked and injured by the Devine attendant Indra fell down senseless. And in his unconscious state Indra dreamt that he would be relieved of his pain of injury in his chest caused by Nandi if he built a temple and installed an idol of the Sun God. After regaining his consciousness, he remembered what he dreamt. Following his dream he picked up handfuls of earth three times at a place where he lay, and there he found this beautiful idol of Sun God with three consorts Usha, Chaya and Padmini At the base of the idols are the figures of Mathara and Pingala the Dwarapalakas and high up are the two divine saints, Sankara and Sanadana holding ‘Chatrams’. The Sun God is depicted as riding over a chariot drawn by Anura, the Rathasaradhy. All these figures are exquisitely carved out of a single black finely polished granite stone.

Aditya Hrudayam

Aditya Hridayam Stotra, also spelled Aditya Hrudaya or Aditya Hrudayam, is the powerful Vedic hymns addressed to Lord Surya (the Sun God). Aditya Hridayam verses are found in 107th chapter of Yudha Kanda in the great epic The Ramayana, written by Valmiki.

Lord Rama (Ramachander) becomes exhausted after the long battle with various fighters in order to rescue Sita Devi, who was earlier kidnapped from Ravana. At this time Sage Agastya (Agasthya) approaches to Lord Sri Ram and teaches the greatness and advantages of worshiping Lord Surya for strength and defeating the enemies. Sage Agasthya teaches Lord Rama the great Aditya Hridayam and Shri Rama was capable of easily defeating Ravana after reciting the stotra.

It can be read anywhere and anytime.

Here is the Aditya Hridayam Stotra Lyrics in Devanagiri Script and its English Traslation. The devotional video song of Aditya Hridayam is provided after the lyrics. Make sure to play the Video Song and read the lyrics while hearing it. This helps you to pronounce each verses correctly.

Aditya Hridayam Stotra Lyrics - Adithya Hrudaya Stotram

Thatho yudha parisrantham samare chinthaya sthitham,
Ravanam chagratho drushtwa yudhaya samupasthitham. 1

Daivathischa samagamya drushtu mabhya gatho ranam,
Upagamyabraveed ramam Agasthyo Bhagawan rishi. 2

Rama rama maha baho srunu guhyam sanathanam,
Yena sarvaanareen vatsa samare vijayishyasi. 3

Adithya hrudayam punyam, sarva sathru vinasanam,
Jayavaham japen nithyam akshayyam paramam shubham. 4

Sarva mangala mangalyam, sarva papa pranasanam,
Chinthasoka prasamanam, ayur vardhanamuthamam. 5

Rasmi mantham samudhyantham devasura namaskrutham,
Poojayaswa vivaswantham bhaskaram bhuvaneshwaram. 6

Sarva devathmako hyesha tejaswai rasmi bhavana,
Esha devasura ganan lokan pathi gabasthibhi. 7

Esha brahma cha Vishnuscha Shiva skanda prajapathi,
Mahendro, dhandha kalo yama somo hyapam pathi. 8

Pitharo vasava sadhya hyaswinou marutho, manu,
Vayur vahni praja prana ruthu hartha prabhakara. 9

Adithya savitha soorya khaga poosha gabasthiman,
Suvarna sadrusa bhanu, hiranya retha divakara. 10

Haridaswa sahasrarchi saptha sapthir mareechiman,
Thimironmadhana shambhu thwashtwa marthanda amsuman. 11

Hiranya garbha shisira thapano bhaskaro ravi,
Agni garbha adithe puthra sanka shisira nasana. 12

Vyomanadha sthamobhedi rig yajur sama paraga,
Ghana vrushtirapam mithro vindhya veedhi plavangama. 13

Aathapee mandali mruthyu pingala sarva thapana,
Kavir viswo maha thejaa raktha sarvodbhava. 14

Nakshtra gruha tharanam adhipo, viswa bhaavana,
Thejasam aphi thejaswi dwadasathman namosththe. 15

Nama poorvaya giraye, paschimaya draye nama,
Jyothirgananam pathaye dhinadhipathaye nama. 16

Jayaya jaya bhadraya haryaswaya namo nama,
Namo nama sahasramso Adithyaya namo nama. 17

Nama ugraya veeraya sarangaya namo nama,
Nama padma prabhodaya, marthandaya namo nama. 18

Brhamesanachuthesaya sooryadhithya varchase,
Bhaswathe sarva bhakshaya roudraya vapushe nama 19

Thmognaya himagnaya sathrugnaya amithathmane,
Kruthagnagnaya devaya jyothisham pathaye nama. 20

Taptha chamikarabhaya vahnaye viswa karmane,
Namasthomabhinignaya ruchaye loka sakshine. 21

Naasa yatyesha vai bhootham tadeva srujathi prabha,
Payathyesha thapathyesha varshatyesha gabhasthibhi. 22

Yesha suptheshu jagarthi bhootheshu parinishtitha,
Yesha evagnihothram cha phalam chaivagnihothrinam. 23.

Vedascha kradavaschaiva krathoonam phalameva cha,
Yani kruthyani lokeshu sarva yesha ravi prabhu. 24

Yena mapathsu kruchreshu kanthareshu bhayeshu cha,
Keerthayan Purusha kaschin aavaseedhathi raghava. 25

Poojaswaikegro deva devam jagat pathim,
Ethath trigunitham japthwa yudeshu vijayishyasi. 26

Asmin kshane maha baaho ravanam thwam vadhishyasi,
Evamukthwaa agasthyo jagam yada gatham. 27

Edath sruthwa maha theja nashta shoka abhavath thada,
Dharayamasa supreetho raghava prayathathmavaan. 28

Adhithya prekshya japthwa thu param harsha mavapthavan,
Thrirachamya suchir bhoothwa dhanuradhaaya veeryavaan. 29

Ravanam preshya hrushtathma yudhaya samupagamath,
Sarva yathnena mahatha vadhe thasya drutho bhavath. 30

Adharavira vadha nireekshya ramam,
Mudhithamana paramam prahrushyamana,
Nisicharapathi samkshyam vidhithwa,
Sura gana Madhya gatho vachasthwarethi. 31

Aditya Hridayam Stotra Lyrics in Devanagari Script

ततो युद्धपरिश्रान्तं समरे चिन्तया स्थितम्
रावणं चाग्रतो दृष्ट्वा युद्धाय समुपस्थितम्

दैवतैश्च समागम्य द्रष्टुमभ्यागतो रणम्
उपागम्याब्रवीद्राममगस्त्यो भगवानृषिः

राम राम महाबाहो शृणु गुह्यं सनातनम्
येन सर्वानरीन्वत्स समरे विजयिष्यसि

आदित्यहृदयं पुण्यं सर्वशत्रुविनाशनम्
जयावहं जपेन्नित्यं अक्ष्य्यं परमं शिवम्

सर्वमङ्गलमाङ्गल्यं सर्वपापप्रणाशनम्
चिंताशोकप्रशमनं आयुर्वर्धनमुत्तमम्

रश्मिमंतं समुद्यन्तं देवासुरनमस्कृतम्
पूजयस्व विवस्वन्तं भास्करं भुवनेश्वरम्

सर्वदेवात्मको ह्येष तेजस्वी रश्मिभावनः
एष देवासुरगणाँल्लोकां पाति गभस्तिभिः

एष ब्रह्मा च विष्णुश्च शिवः स्कन्दः प्रजापतिः
महेन्द्रो धनदः कालो यमः सोमोह्यपां पतिः

पितरो वसवः साध्या ह्यश्विनौ मरुतो मनुः
वायुर्वह्निः प्रजाप्राण ऋतुकर्ता प्रभाकरः

आदित्यः सविता सूर्यः खगः पूषा गभस्तिमान्
सुवर्णसदृशो भानुर्हिरण्यरेता दिवाकरः

हरिदश्वः सहस्रार्चिः सप्तसप्तिर्मरीचिमान्
तिमिरोन्मथनः शंभुस्त्वष्टा मार्ताण्ड अंशुमान्

हिरण्यगर्भः शिशिरस्तपनो भास्करो रविः
अग्निगर्भोऽदितेः पुत्रः शङ्खः शिशिरनाशनः

व्योमनाथस्तमोभेदी ऋग्यजुस्सामपारगः
घनवृष्टिरपां मित्रो विन्ध्यवीथीप्लवङ्गमः

आतपी मण्डली मृत्युः पिङ्गलः सर्वतापनः
कविर्विश्वो महातेजाः रक्तः सर्वभवोद्भवः

नक्ष्त्रग्रहताराणामधिपो विश्वभावनः
तेजसामपि तेजस्वी द्वादशात्मन्नमोऽस्तु ते

नमः पूर्वाय गिरये पश्चिमायाद्रये नमः
ज्योतिर्गणानां पतये दिनाधिपतये नमः

जयाय जयभद्राय हर्यश्वाय नमो नमः
नमो नमः सहस्रांशो आदित्याय नमो नमः

नमः उग्राय वीराय सारङ्गाय नमो नमः
नमः पद्मप्रबोधाय मार्ताण्डाय नमो नमः

ब्रह्मेशानाच्युतेशाय सूर्यायादित्यवर्चसे
भास्वते सर्वभक्षय रौद्राय वपुषे नमः

तमोघ्नाय हिमघ्नाय शत्रुघ्नायामितात्मने
कृतघ्नघ्नाय देवाय ज्योतिषां पतये नमः

तप्तचामीकराभाय वह्नये विश्वकर्मणे
नमस्तमोऽभिनिघ्नाय रुचये लोकसाक्षिणे

नाशयत्येष वै भूतं तदेव सृजति प्रभुः
पायत्येष तपत्येष वर्षत्येष गभस्तिभिः

एष सुप्तेषु जागर्ति भूतेषु परिनिष्ठितः
एष एवाग्निहोत्रं च फलं चैवाग्निहोत्रिणाम्

वेदाश्च क्रतवश्चैव क्रतूनां फलमेव च
यानि कृत्यानि लोकेषु सर्व एष रविः प्रभुः

एनमापत्सु कृच्छ्रेषु कान्तारेषु भयेषु च
कीर्तयन् पुरुषः कश्चिन्नावसीदति राघव

पूजयस्वैनमेकाग्रो देवदेवं जगत्पतिम्
एतत् त्रिगुणितं जप्त्वा युद्धेषु विजयिष्यसि

अस्मिन्क्शणे महाबाहो रावणं त्वं वधिष्यसि
एवमुक्त्वा तदाऽगस्त्यो जगाम च यथागतम्

एतच्छ्रुत्वा महातेजा नष्टशोकोऽभवत्तदा
धारयामास सुप्रीतो राघवः प्रयतात्मवान्

आदित्यं प्रेक्श्य जप्त्वा तु परं हर्षमवाप्तवां
त्रिराचम्य शुचिर्भूत्वा धनुरादाय वीर्यवान्

रावणं प्रेक्श्य हृष्टात्मा युद्धाय समुपागमत्
सर्व यत्नेन महता वधे तस्य धृतोऽभवत्

अथ रविरवदन्निरीक्श्य रामं
मुदितमनाः परमं प्रहृष्यमाणः
निशिचरपतिसंक्शयं विदित्वा
सुरगणमध्यगतो वचस्त्वरेति

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