Chhath Puja

CHHATH PUJA

Know Sanatan Dharma and know Bharat.... 

Chhath Puja is a festival devoted to Bhagwan Surya and his wives Usha, who is also known as Chhathi Maiya and Pratyusha (Sandhya) During Chhath Puja, people thank Bhagwan Surya, the god of vibrant energy and life-force for sustaining the our life on Earth. It is celebrated during the month of Kartik (October-November) after 6 days of Deepawali — mainly in Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Chandigarh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Mauritius, Fiji, South Africa, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Suriname,Jamaica, United States, United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Macau, Japan, and Indonesia and other places by Bihari aboriginal migrant and settlers.

It’s the only festival that is dedicated to Bhagwan Surya, who is supposed to be the source of all powers and energy. The God of new hope as light, life force and energy is worshipped in order to promote well-being, development and the prosperity of human beings and nature. The devotees express their respect and gratitude towards Bhagwan Surya and his wives by worshipping and performing  important rituals over a for a span of four days. People who observe the fast during this festival are called Vrati- on fast. It is rigorous and strict manners which teaches the importance of discipline . During the fasting period the devotees (those who practice) remain separate from the main family for maintaining chastity as well as purity. The prasadam is cooked without salt, onions or garlic or other 'tamsic' ingredients.

How is it celebrated...

The people wear clean or new clothes. They do not drink alcohol or smoke and abstain themselves from drugs as it is sinful to use during puja days. The positive energy gains from the Chhath Puja brings purity of soul and reverence towards the nature, brings prosperity and good health, wealth and moksha to the family and dearers.

The 4-day rituals of Chhath Puja include taking holy morning and evening baths in the river, ponds, lakes or other water bodies, fasting, and offering Prasad and 'Arghya' to the Surya during Usha kaal- Sunrise and  Pratusha kaal-Sunset while offering and recititing vedic prayers and Rig Veda's mantras, performing sacred religious rituals. The sages used to perform the puja by exposing themselves to direct chilly winter winds and surviving through natural sunlight, gaining strength from Sun rays and avoid eating or consuming any eatables for life.

*History of Festival*..

Chhath puja is one of ancient festival, part of our vedic life as well as in later yuga and mentioned in both Treta Yuga-Ramayana and Dwapar Yuga-Mahabharata. In Ramayana, Sita performed Surya Shashthi or Chhath Puja after Ramrajya was established. In Mahabharata, the puja was performed by Kunti after Pandavas were escaped from Lakshagrih fire conspiracy. During exile, Draupadi and the Pandavas celebrated Chhath in order to solve their issues and gain their lost respect and kingdom again. 

According to another legend, Chhath Puja was first performed by Karna, who is considered to be an offspring of Lord Surya and Kunti. He ruled over the Anga Pradesh which is now the modern-day Bhagalpur area in Bihar.

*Importance*..

Chhath Puja is completed in 4 stages of purity of soul, mind and body to understand  'Atman'. First- detoxification of Body by bearing hunger and second winter harsh weather by remaining in the water at riverside during araghya and third meditating on Sun to awaken kundalini so that cosmic solar energy may penetrate in the body and reach to soul to make you an infinite island of cosmic purity and fourth and final connecting you to Param Braham - Sat Chit Anand.

*Science behind Sanatan Dharma Festival*...

Chhath Puja also has roots in science as it helps the human body get rid of seasonal sickness, negative bacterias and virus. The water works as connector to make Sun enrgy to go through your whole body and passes positive enrgy in your whole system. #Arunaksarun

Best wishes to all on Chhath Puja festival...

-Arun Rise Sharma

God Helps Those Who Help Themselves - "Aditya Hridaya Stotram" – Sri Agastya Rishi

 God Helps Those Who Help Themselves

Yes!  I am the strongest one

Who has come so far to conquer!

And only victory rules my soul

But somewhere in my heart

I know I am the weakest one

Who despite all good luck

Need courageous words to sing

 Just to remind me my strength

And that could only possible

 Through the blessings of my elders

And sacred souls.

Remember, o Shiva,

 I always need you

And one day

When my victory tale would be shared,

Your blessings over my head and motivating words

Would rule the world.

..-Arun Sharma

This is the story of Rama, a super soul with scratched heart. He had only one objective in his mind when Ravana forcefully abducted his love of life-Sita. To get back his love from his clutch and to stand back on his feet with courage and brevity.  

Was it asking too much from almighty ‘Shiv’? 

or was it wrongly prayed? 

No! it was not and that is why when he decided to stand against the powerful king Ravana, he was not lonely. He was supported and encouraged by all and treated as super soul.

In this story, while fighting against Ravana’s army, Rama had ultimately reached to climax of the war after killing all those evil forces who were blindly supporting the evil king. In the last phase when Rama came to know that tomorrow morning Ravana would come in the battle ground to fight against him. Rama, who was fighting without a fear or weakness, suddenly had cold feet. He who knew that sooner this stage had to come was not ready enough to stand against his enemy.  He was lacking a will to defeat him and thinking unforeseen consequences about the war to be fought. The ray of hope was diminishing under his own emotions. At that stage he needed guidance from wise men.

We all have this happen in our life when we go through such situation when we are struggling and surviving through all odds and suddenly start feeling weak without cogent reason. When a new problem arises out from the existing circumstances and started taking over us a weak and ephemeral being. At that moment of life only the courage gather in our soul can play a positive role and that is possible through gathering all our strength and will power.

God helps those who help themselves. Always understand this and never surrender before the circumstances. A good fight is better than living alive on enemy’s mercy.

Whenever you would strive for success and victory, the only person who would stand between yourself and victory is you and without making yourself strong, no success can be achieved. 

Again back to story, Sage Agastya on knowing this condition, went to Rama and assured, reminded him about his strength and told him this strot- a prayer to Sun God, asking and requesting to show him the path of victory and bless him with confidence and boosting of  strength .  Rama regained his consciousness and got ready to fight with Ravana. Ravana was not only defeated but was eliminated for good. This victory of Rama did not belong to him but to all those who stood by him in his troublesome period.

Now I am sharing that strot-hymn while translating it in Hindi and English for easy understanding. I have shared trance meaning of the hymn for those  with positive mind if they still recite it while feeling weak, helpless and can regain their hidden strength at first stance. Here the hymn goes like this:

ॐ अस्य आदित्यह्रदय स्तोत्रस्य अगस्त्यऋषि: अनुष्टुप्छन्दः आदित्यह्रदयभूतो

भगवान् ब्रह्मा देवता निरस्ताशेषविघ्नतया ब्रह्माविद्यासिद्धौ सर्वत्र जयसिद्धौ च विनियोगः

आदित्य हृदय स्तोत्र” - अगस्त्यऋषि:	श्री आदित्य हृदय स्त्रोत - महृषि आग्स्तय
ततो युद्धपरिश्रान्तं समरे चिन्तया स्थितम्‌ । रावणं चाग्रतो दृष्ट्वा युद्धाय समुपस्थितम्‌ ॥1॥ दैवतैश्च समागम्य द्रष्टुमभ्यागतो रणम्‌ । उपगम्याब्रवीद् राममगस्त्यो भगवांस्तदा ॥2॥	1&2:  अंतिम युद्ध से पहले जब राम को ये ज्ञात हुआ कि उसे अब रावण से आमने सामने का युद्ध करना है तो वह व्याकुल, आत्मविश्वास हीन होकर चिंताग्रस्त हो गए। समूचा युद्ध दृश्य, सीता की र्मामिक स्थिति, अपने साथियों का संहार, मूर्च्छित लक्ष्मण, शत्रुओं की दुस्साहसी वीरता और युद्ध कौशल बारम्बार उनकी स्मृति में चलचित्र की भाँति घूमने लगा और वह विजय भावना से हार-जीत मे डाँवाडोल होने लगे। यह देखकर पवित्र शुभ आत्मायें जो युद्ध देखने के लिए विराजमान थी, भी चिंतित हो उठी तब ऋषि अगस्तय ने राम की दुविधा समझते हुए व ईश कार्य सिद्ध करने हेतु आगे बढ़़कर राम का मार्गदर्शन करने का निर्णय लिया ।।
राम राम महाबाहो श्रृणु गुह्मं सनातनम्‌ । येन सर्वानरीन्‌ वत्स समरे विजयिष्यसे ॥3॥ आदित्यहृदयं पुण्यं सर्वशत्रुविनाशनम्‌ । जयावहं जपं नित्यमक्षयं परमं शिवम्‌ ॥4॥	3&4:  हे समर्थवान, महावीर, शांत चित्त, सत्य प्रतीक राम अपनी आत्मशक्ति पर घ्यान केंद्रित करो। आप कमजोर निरीह लोगों की आशा ज्योति हो व अपने सम्मान की रक्षा करते हुए ढृढ़ निश्चय से यहाँ तक पहुंचे हो। आप रावण द्वारा अपमानित, दुत्कारे लोगों का सुप्वित श्वास प्राण हो। मैं तुम्हें वह स्त्रोत बताता हूँ जिसे उच्चारण करने से तुम्हारे हृदय में त्यागवान सूर्य की भांति तेज उत्पन्न होगा और तुम शत्रुओं का नाश करते हुए अन्तत आंनदमयी विजय प्राप्त कर सकते हो।।
सर्वमंगलमागल्यं सर्वपापप्रणाशनम्‌ । चिन्ताशोकप्रशमनमायुर्वर्धनमुत्तमम्‌ ॥5॥ रश्मिमन्तं समुद्यन्तं देवासुरनमस्कृतम्‌ । पुजयस्व विवस्वन्तं भास्करं भुवनेश्वरम्‌ ॥6॥	5&6: यह स्त्रोत उच्च प्रकृति का है और श्रद्धार्पूण करने से बैचेनी, व्याकुलता, र्निबलता, क्रोध, चिंता और अपराध बोध को दूर कर प्रसन्नता, उन्नति, स्वास्थ्य व आयु वृद्धि, शांत चित्त और आंतरिक शक्ति प्रदान करता है। इसके नित्य पाठ करने से मानव जीवन को ज्ञानवान, तेजस्वी व प्रकाशवान करके प्रतिदिन आरम्भ कर सकते हैं।।
सर्वदेवात्मको ह्येष तेजस्वी रश्मिभावन: । एष देवासुरगणांल्लोकान्‌ पाति गभस्तिभि: ॥7॥ एष ब्रह्मा च विष्णुश्च शिव: स्कन्द: प्रजापति: । महेन्द्रो धनद: कालो यम: सोमो ह्यापां पतिः ॥8॥	[27/03 18:19] Arun Rise Sharma: 7&8:  तेजस्वी भगवान सूर्य ब्रहृम मूहुर्त मे अपनी सकारात्मक ऊर्जा से आशामय प्रकाश और ऊर्जा उत्पन्न करके हमें ज्ञान, बल, उन्नति, आंनदमय जीवन शक्ति और अमृतमय वातावरण प्रदान करते हैं।
पितरो वसव: साध्या अश्विनौ मरुतो मनु: । वायुर्वहिन: प्रजा प्राण ऋतुकर्ता प्रभाकर: ॥9॥ आदित्य: सविता सूर्य: खग: पूषा गभस्तिमान्‌ । सुवर्णसदृशो भानुर्हिरण्यरेता दिवाकर: ॥10॥	9&10:  भगवान सूर्य हमारे माता पिता समान संरक्षक है और जीवन प्रदाता अष्ट तत्वों मे से एक है। यह तत्व पृथ्वी - सहारादाता, अग्नि - जीवनदाता, वायु - श्वासदाता, अंतरिक्ष - र्सवदाता, आकाश - अंनतता द्वारा, चंद्रमा - आंनददाता, नक्षत्र, तारे, ग्रह, ब्रह्मांड - स्थिरता द्वारा और स्वयं जीवन प्रदाता परमात्मक सृजन शक्ति बिंदु बनकर, छह प्रकार की ऋतु देकर विश्व को स्वर्ग बनाते हैं व समस्त कार्य व दिशाओं में प्रतीत होते हैं।
हरिदश्व: सहस्त्रार्चि: सप्तसप्तिर्मरीचिमान्‌ । तिमिरोन्मथन: शम्भुस्त्वष्टा मार्तण्डकोंऽशुमान्‌ ॥11॥ हिरण्यगर्भ: शिशिरस्तपनोऽहस्करो रवि: । अग्निगर्भोऽदिते: पुत्रः शंखः शिशिरनाशन: ॥12॥	11&12: माँ आदिति पुत्र भगवान सूर्य र्सव व्यापक और विघमान होकर अग्नि मे तेज रूपी सृजक, प्रकाश रूपी ज्ञान , प्रसन्नता और उन्नति प्रतीक हमारे र्दुगुणौ और अज्ञानता को नष्ट करके नवीन आशाओं का संचार द्वारा सुप्त आत्मा को जाग्रत व शक्तिशाली करके हमें अपने आप पर विश्वास करना सिखाते हैं ।
व्योमनाथस्तमोभेदी ऋग्यजु:सामपारग: । घनवृष्टिरपां मित्रो विन्ध्यवीथीप्लवंगमः ॥13॥ आतपी मण्डली मृत्यु: पिगंल: सर्वतापन:। कविर्विश्वो महातेजा: रक्त:सर्वभवोद् भव: ॥14॥	13&14: यह आकाश भगवान सूर्य के लिए क्रीड़ा स्थल है जहाँ वह अज्ञानता रूपी अंघकार का नाश करते हैं और कर्म, पुर्नजन्म और ब्रहृम शक्ति का चिरस्थायी संकेत हैं। वह जाग्रत ज्ञान, जीवन स्त्रोत, प्रगति, स्थायित्व और तेजस्वी आत्मा के गूरू होकर अवरोधों को दूर करते हैं ।।
नक्षत्रग्रहताराणामधिपो विश्वभावन: । तेजसामपि तेजस्वी द्वादशात्मन्‌ नमोऽस्तु ते ॥15॥ नम: पूर्वाय गिरये पश्चिमायाद्रये नम: । ज्योतिर्गणानां पतये दिनाधिपतये नम: ॥16॥	15&16: भगवान सूर्य समस्त ब्रह्माण्ड के स्वामी, आरम्भ का भी अंतत आरम्भ और अंर्तप्रकाशमय, विभिन्न अवस्थागत होकर प्रकृति और ब्रह्मांड द्वारा सम्मानित है।।
जयाय जयभद्राय हर्यश्वाय नमो नम: । नमो नम: सहस्त्रांशो आदित्याय नमो नम: ॥17॥ नम उग्राय वीराय सारंगाय नमो नम: । नम: पद्मप्रबोधाय प्रचण्डाय नमोऽस्तु ते ॥18॥	17&18: भगवान सूर्य जो र्सवत्र र्सव व्यापि पवित्र सप्त अश्व आरोहित को हम श्रद्धा सुमन अर्पित कर और युद्ध कौशल से चिंरजीवी विजय और उन्नति  की अभिलाषा रखते हैं।।
ब्रह्मेशानाच्युतेशाय सुरायादित्यवर्चसे । भास्वते सर्वभक्षाय रौद्राय वपुषे नम: ॥19॥ तमोघ्नाय हिमघ्नाय शत्रुघ्नायामितात्मने । कृतघ्नघ्नाय देवाय ज्योतिषां पतये नम: ॥20॥	19 & 20: हम सब भगवान सूर्य को नमम करते हैं जो शत्रु नाशक, र्सवशकिवान, तेजस्वी, सृजक देव जो प्रगति, पुर्ननिर्माण और पालक प्रतीक हमारी अज्ञानता, भय, शीत, तूफान और कृतध्न  का नाश करते हैं।।
तप्तचामीकराभाय हरये विश्वकर्मणे । नमस्तमोऽभिनिघ्नाय रुचये लोकसाक्षिणे ॥21॥ नाशयत्येष वै भूतं तमेष सृजति प्रभु: । पायत्येष तपत्येष वर्षत्येष गभस्तिभि: ॥22॥	21&22: हम सब संचित, जीवन्त, सीमाहीन, अंधकार नाशक, ऋतु सृजक, परम स्वामी, उष्मा, तेजस्वी और सुनहरे भविष्य युक्त प्रकाशवान को प्रणाम करते हैं।।
एष सुप्तेषु जागर्ति भूतेषु परिनिष्ठित: । एष चैवाग्निहोत्रं च फलं चैवाग्निहोत्रिणाम्‌ ॥23॥ देवाश्च क्रतवश्चैव क्रतुनां फलमेव च । यानि कृत्यानि लोकेषु सर्वेषु परमं प्रभु: ॥24॥	23&24:  भगवान सूर्य हमें गहन निद्रा रुपी मृत्यु से जगाकर, बारम्बार विनाश से निर्माण का अर्थ बताकर, जीवन चक्र को सुचारित कर कर्म निर्माण और सुखद भविष्य का परिणाम देते हैं।।
एनमापत्सु कृच्छ्रेषु कान्तारेषु भयेषु च । कीर्तयन्‌ पुरुष: कश्चिन्नावसीदति राघव ॥25॥ पूजयस्वैनमेकाग्रो देवदेवं जगप्ततिम्‌ । एतत्त्रिगुणितं जप्त्वा युद्धेषु विजयिष्यसि ॥26॥	[06/04 19:50] Arun Rise Sharma: 25&26: भगवान सूर्य प्रत्येक कर्मज्ञान, दयालुता, त्याग ,जाग्रति द्वारा उत्पन्न परिणामों में साकार हो गए हैं। हे राम, जो कोई भी उन्हें स्मरण करता है उसके भय, विषाद और बलहीनता दूर हो जाती हैं और वह आत्मविश्वास, जोश और शक्ति युक्त होकर निराशाजनक हालातों का सामना कर विजय प्राप्त कर सबसे आदर प्राप्त करता है।।
अस्मिन्‌ क्षणे महाबाहो रावणं त्वं जहिष्यसि । एवमुक्ता ततोऽगस्त्यो जगाम स यथागतम्‌ ॥27॥ एतच्छ्रुत्वा महातेजा नष्टशोकोऽभवत्‌ तदा ॥ धारयामास सुप्रीतो राघव प्रयतात्मवान्‌ ॥28॥	27&28: उपरोक्त वचनों को सुनकर राम प्रेरणा से ओतप्रोत होकर, शांत, भय व चिंता मुक्त हो कर्मयोगी बन ईश्वर द्वारा सौपे गए कार्य की महिमा समझ गए और महृषि आग्स्तय भी ईश कार्य को सिद्ध होता देखकर अपने गंतव्य को प्रस्थान कर गए।।
आदित्यं प्रेक्ष्य जप्त्वेदं परं हर्षमवाप्तवान्‌ । त्रिराचम्य शूचिर्भूत्वा धनुरादाय वीर्यवान्‌ ॥29॥ रावणं प्रेक्ष्य हृष्टात्मा जयार्थं समुपागतम्‌ । सर्वयत्नेन महता वृतस्तस्य वधेऽभवत्‌ ॥30॥	29&30: तत्पश्चात राम तीन बार जल द्वारा आत्म शुद्धि आचमन कर श्री आदित्य हृदय स्त्रोत का पाठ किया और रावण को युद्ध स्थल मे आते देखकर उसे नष्ट करने हेतु अपना धनुष संभाल लिया ।।
अथ रविरवदन्निरीक्ष्य रामं मुदितमना: परमं प्रहृष्यमाण: । निशिचरपतिसंक्षयं विदित्वा सुरगणमध्यगतो वचस्त्वरेति ॥31॥ ।।सम्पूर्ण ।।	31: यह भावपूर्ण दृश्य देखकर सकरात्मक शक्ति का संचार अनुभव कर भगवान सूर्य व अन्य शुभ शक्तियाँ रावण का अंत निकट जानकर प्रसन्नता और उल्लास से हषोल्लास प्रगट करने लगी।           ।।सम्पूर्ण ।।

Aditya Hridaya Stotram  – Sri Agastya Rishi	Aditya Hridaya Stotram /   Rememebering praise worthy Sun in my heart  - Sage Agastya
Tato yuddha pariśrāntaṃ samare cintayā sthitam | Rāvaṇaṃ cāgrato dṛṣṭvā yuddhāya samupasthitam || 1 || Daivataiśca samāgamya draṣṭumabhyāgato raṇam | Upagamyā bravīdrāmam agastyo bhagavān ṛṣiḥ || 2 ||	1-2: Just before the final battle with Ravana, Rama had got cold feet, performance-anxious and lost confidence. The whole battle scene started had started knocking his head. The ill condition of Sita, death of greatest warriors by Ravana’s army, knocking and coma of Lakshmana, the warful bravery shown by Indrajeet-Meghnaad, Kumbhakaran and others are flashing in his memory. He himself was driven in the situation of win-lose from win-win. Being a greatest war between a man of surviving nature and a monster of evil, many sages, kings and wisest persons including of Sage Agastya were witnessing the dilemma faced by Rama. All of them had sympathy and moral support for Rama and continuing praying for his victory. Therefore in that crisis Sage Agastya decided to play a menter’s role for Rama.
Rāma rāma mahābāho śṛṇu guhyaṃ sanātanam | Yena sarvānarīn vatsa samare vijayiṣyasi || 3 || Aditya hṛdayaṃ puṇyaṃ sarvaśatru vināśanam | Jayāvahaṃ japennityam akṣayyaṃ paramaṃ śivam || 4 ||	3-4: Hey Rama- the strongest, the great warrior, the face of calmness and courage, just focus on your strength, you have come a long way to save honor of down trodden and weak. You are the hope of all those who have lost their respect by humiliating and insulted by Ravana. None of any of them has reached to this stage where you are are placed now. Just listen the beautiful encouraging facts and truthful hymn dedicated to ‘Surya Bhagwan’ – Sun Diety he who only gives and never believes in getting back from any one. It will help you to know the power of good deeds, brings blissful victory and will destroy all your enemies in battle.
Sarvamaṅgaḷa māṅgaḷyaṃ sarva pāpa praṇāśanam | Cintāśoka praśamanam āyurvardhana muttamam || 5 || Raśmimantaṃ samudyantaṃ devāsura namaskṛtam | Pūjayasva vivasvantaṃ bhāskaraṃ bhuvaneśvaram || 6 ||	5-6: This hymn is supreme in nature and if pray with reverence is a source of boosting inner strength, calmness, happiness, prosperity and permanent health with longevity besides forever destroying sins, stress, negativity, anxiety, anguish and coward attitude. Therefore we all shall worship ‘Surya Bhagwan’- the lord of universe, he who every morning brings brightness to our life and enlighten us with new beginning of the life.
Sarvadevātmako hyeṣa tejasvī raśmibhāvanaḥ | Eṣa devāsura gaṇān lokān pāti gabhastibhiḥ || 7 || Eṣa brahmā ca viṣṇuśca śivaḥ skandaḥ prajāpatiḥ | Mahendro dhanadaḥ kālo yamaḥ somo hyapāṃ patiḥ || 8 ||	7-8: ‘Surya Bhagwan’ has a glowing and shinning positive aura which flows through his rays of hopes, positive vibrations thus spreading the creative energies to one and all. In the dawn he takes the appearance of great Trinity gifting us with knowledge, courage, prosperity, vigor, bliss and pure nectar like environment.
Pitaro vasavaḥ sādhyā hyaśvinau maruto manuḥ | Vāyurvahniḥ prajāprāṇaḥ ṛtukartā prabhākaraḥ || 9 || Adityaḥ savitā sūryaḥ khagaḥ pūṣā gabhastimān | Suvarṇasadṛśo bhānuḥ hiraṇyaretā divākaraḥ || 10 ||	9-10: He is our savior like parent, one of the source of (8) basic but most important elements of human life ie. Prithvi- Earth for support, Agni-Fire for living, Vayu- Air for breath, Antariksh- Space as pervading (Sarva vyapi), Surya-Sun for life, Akash- Sky as limitless (Anant), Moon- Som as bliss, Nakshtar- stars and constellations as stillness, Truth beyond doubt, life giver, inspirer, soulful, creator of all energies, universe and auras, gifts us different shades of weather and making every day this world heavenly beautiful. He is visible in all actions, directions and brilliance.
Haridaśvaḥ sahasrārciḥ saptasapti-rmarīcimān | Timironmathanaḥ śambhuḥ tvaṣṭā mārtāṇḍako‌ ṃśumān || 11 || Hiraṇyagarbhaḥ śiśiraḥ tapano bhāskaro raviḥ | Agnigarbho‌ diteḥ putraḥ śaṅkhaḥ śiśiranāśanaḥ || 12 ||	11-12: ‘Bhagwan Surya’ – the son of maa Aditi is omnipresent, existing since beginning, the initiator of fire, sign of awareness and knowledge, brings happiness and prosperity, removes misfortunes, ignorance, spreads his aura through bright rays of hopes, realizes us to understand our strength and awakes life in nearly dead sleeping souls.
Vyomanātha stamobhedī ṛgyajuḥsāma-pāragaḥ | Ghanāvṛṣṭi rapāṃ mitro vindhyavīthī plavaṅgamaḥ || 13 || Atapī maṇḍalī mṛtyuḥ piṅgaḷaḥ sarvatāpanaḥ | Kavirviśvo mahātejā raktaḥ sarvabhavodbhavaḥ || 14 ||	13-14: The sky - knowledge belongs to him, destroys darkness - ignorance and is his playground. He, who is symbol of actions, reincarnation and universal energy, is master of knowledge awakening, source of life and progress, removes hurdles and remain steady and luminous in soul.
Nakṣatra graha tārāṇām adhipo viśvabhāvanaḥ | Tejasāmapi tejasvī dvādaśātman-namo‌ stu te || 15 || Namaḥ pūrvāya giraye paścimāyādraye namaḥ | Jyotirgaṇānāṃ pataye dinādhipataye namaḥ || 16 ||	15-16: The whole universe belongs to him, the originator of primordial beginning and enlightenment shows his different forms and shapes and respected by nature and universe.
Jayāya jayabhadrāya haryaśvāya namo namaḥ | Namo namaḥ sahasrāṃśo ādityāya namo namaḥ || 17 || Nama ugrāya vīrāya sāraṅgāya namo namaḥ | Namaḥ padmaprabodhāya mārtāṇḍāya namo namaḥ || 18 ||	17-18: He is omnipotent and the one who stabilizes victory and prosperity in life, the bearer of sacred warrior horses taking him everywhere, bringing life to flowers and revered ones.
Brahmeśānācyuteśāya sūryāyāditya-varcase | Bhāsvate sarvabhakṣāya raudrāya vapuṣe namaḥ || 19 || Tamoghnāya himaghnāya śatrughnāyā mitātmane | Kṛtaghnaghnāya devāya jyotiṣāṃ pataye namaḥ || 20 ||	19-20: We pay respect to enemy destroyer powerful radiant divine lord of creation, progress and destruction for recreation. Only he can remove fear, ignorance, severe ice storms and eliminates ungrateful.
Tapta cāmīkarābhāya vahnaye viśvakarmaṇe | namastamo‌ bhi nighnāya Rucaye lokasākṣiṇe || 21 || Nāśayatyeṣa vai bhūtaṃ tadeva sṛjati prabhuḥ | Pāyatyeṣa tapatyeṣa varṣatyeṣa gabhastibhiḥ || 22 ||	21-22: We pay respect to lively, limitless, darkness destroyer, weather designer and crafter of universe, our savior lord of lords, warm, radiant and  vibrating as gold.
Eṣa supteṣu jāgarti bhūteṣu pariniṣṭhitaḥ | Eṣa evāgnihotraṃ ca phalaṃ caivāgni hotriṇām || 23 || Vedāśca kratavaścaiva kratūnāṃ phalameva ca | Yāni kṛtyāni lokeṣu sarva eṣa raviḥ prabhuḥ || 24 ||	23-24: Many salutations to the lord of destruction to recreation that circulate this life cycle lively by keeping us alive in deep sleep. He is the formation of actions and its fruitful consequent.
Ena māpatsu kṛcchreṣu kāntāreṣu bhayeṣu ca | Kīrtayan puruṣaḥ kaścin-nāvaśīdati rāghava || 25 || Pūjayasvaina mekāgro devadevaṃ jagatpatim | Etat triguṇitaṃ japtvā yuddheṣu vijayiṣyasi || 26 ||	25-26: He is visible in all actions, knowledge, kindness, sacrifices and awakening and subsequently its consequents. Hey Rama, whosoever recites and remembers him with devotion in grave, fearful and severe difficult situation, he would enthusiastic, gain confidence and can face direct/indirect challenges without failure, become a victor and respected by one and all.
Asmin kṣaṇe mahābāho rāvaṇaṃ tvaṃ vadhiṣyasi | Evamuktvā tadāgastyo jagāma ca yathāgatam || 27 || Etacchrutvā mahātejāḥ naṣṭaśoko‌ bhavat-tadā | Dhārayāmāsa suprīto rāghavaḥ prayatātmavān || 28 ||	27-28: On hearing this Rama became highly motivated, calm, free from all fears, worries and unseen consequences and thereafter on realizing the purpose assigned by god is fulfilled, Sage Agastya returned to his place.
Adityaṃ prekṣya japtvā tu paraṃ harṣamavāptavān | Trirācamya śucirbhūtvā dhanurādāya vīryavān || 29 || Rāvaṇaṃ prekṣya hṛṣṭātmā yuddhāya samupāgamat | Sarvayatnena mahatā vadhe tasya dhṛto‌ bhavat || 30 ||	29.30: Rama recited and repeated the sloka( Aditya Hridam Strota) thrice times while purifying himself through sacred water sprinkling and drinking. He saw Ravana approaching the battleground, confidently took his bow in his arms with determination to eliminate and destroy him completely.
Adha raviravadan-nirīkṣya rāmaṃ muditamanāḥ paramaṃ prahṛṣyamāṇaḥ | Niśicarapati saṅkṣayaṃ viditvā suragaṇa madhyagato vacastvareti || 31 ||	31: As that moment ‘Bhagwan Surya’ along with other pious souls witnessed the positive aura of Rama, exclaimed joyfully and delighted on knowing Ravana’s death nearby.