21. Tapta camee karabhaya haraye Visvakar mane |
      Namastamo bhinighnaya rucaye lokasakshine ||

Tapta Camikarabhaya = Having the colour of the burning gold; Haraye = This world; Visvakarmane = In charge of the world and the conceptual Creator, Rucaye = having all brilliance, Tamobhinighnaya = Destroyer of darkness, Loka Sakshine = Spectator of the universe Aditya; Namah = Salutation.

Salutations to you, possessor of the lustre of refined gold, destoryer of ignorance, the architect of the universe. Salutations to the destroyer of darkness, Splendour incarnate; the witness of the world.

22. Nasayatyesa Vai bhutam tadeva Srujati prabhuh |
      Payatyesa tapatyesa Varsatyesa gabhastibhih ||

Esah = This Aditya, prabhuh = Lord; Bhutam = Jeevals (living (beeings), Nasayati = Destroys; Tadeva = That Jeevas only; Srujati = Again Created; Esah = He; Gabhastabhih = By his brilliant rays; payati = protects; Esah = He; Tapati = Causes heat; Esah = he; Varsati = Gives rain.

This Sun God, destroys all that has come into being, he alone creates them all and sustains. He alone radiates heat by his rays and sends rain.

23. Esa suptesu jagarti bhutesu parinistatah |
      Esa Evagni hotram ca phalam caivagni hotrinam ||

Esah = he; Bhutesu – Jeevas (Pranis); Suptesu = while sleeping; jagarti = aakens; Agnihotranca = personification of fire; Esah = He alone; Agni hotrinam = For the persons performing fire ritual; Phalanca = Beneficiary; Esa Eva = he himself.

Seated in all created beings (as their inner controller) he remains awake when they are asleep. He is both Sacrificial fire as well as the fruit attained by the worshippers there of.

24. Vedasca kratavascaiva kratunam phalameva ca |
      Yani krutyani lokesu sarva Esa Ravih prabhuh ||

Vedasca = Vedas; Kratavascaiva = Rituals; Kratunam = Belonging to the ritual functions; Phalamevaca = Benefits also; Sah = he alone; Lokesu = The fourteen worlds; Yanikrutyani = Whatever works; Sarvah = All those; Esah = These; Prabhuh = Ruler; Ravih = Surya only.

Sun is verify the vedas, the sacrifice and also the fruit of sacrifices. He is in deed the Lord of all actions in this universe.

25. Ena mapatsu krucchresu kantaresu bhayesu ca |
      Keerttayena purusah Kascinna vasidati Raghavah ||

He! Raghava = Oh! Rama! Kascinnavasidati Raghava Any Man; Enam = This Surya; Krucchresu = All types; Apatsu = Dangers; Kantaresu = From the Jungles; Bhayesuca = From frightful conditions; Kritiyam = When prayed; Navasidati = will not leave you (will protect you)

Oh! Raghava, an individual, singing the glories of the Sun Lord in great difficulties, during affliction, while (lost) in the wilderness, and when beset with fear, will not come to grief (or loose heart)

26. Pujayasvaina mekagro Deva Devam Jagat patitam |
      Etat Trigunitam Japtva Yuddhesu Vijayisyasi ||

Deva Devam = The Lord of Gods; Jagat patitam = The ruler of the universe; Enam = This Aditya; Ekagrah = with single attention; Pujayasva = worship, Etat = This Aditya hrudayam; Trigunitam = Three times; japtva = If meditated; yuddhesu = In this battle (at all crisis); Vijayisyasi = Gets victory.

You worship this lord of the universe, the God of all Gods, with concentrated mind. Reciting this hymn thrice, you will emerge victorious in the battle.

27. Asminkshane mahabaho Ravanam tvam Vadhisyasi |
      Eva muktva tada gastyo Jagama ca yathagatam ||

He! Maha baho = Oh! Elegant shouldered Rama; Tvam = You; Ravanam = Ravana; Asmin Ravanam = Ravana; Asmin kshane = At this moment only; Vadhisyasi = Can be killed; Evam = In this way; uktva = Declared; Tatha Agasthyah = Then Sage Agastya; Yatha gatam Jagamaca = Left in the Same way of his arrival.

28. Etaschrutva mahateja Nasta Soko bhavattada |
      Dharayamasa Suupreeto Raghavah Prayatatmavan ||

Maha Tejah = The great Warrior; Raghavah = Rama; Etat Srutva = having heard; Aditya hrdaya Stotra; Supritah = Being satisfied; prayatatmavan = with pious heart; Dharayamasa = Meditated; Nasta sokah = With sorrow disappeared; Abhavat = Taken place.

Having heard this, Raghava, endowed with extraordinary energy, became free from grief, feeling greatly delighted, with a composed mind retained (this hymn) in his memory.

29. Adityam prekshaya japtva tu param harsa mavaptavan |
      Triracamya sucirbhutva dhanuradaya Viryavan ||

Triracamya = performing three times; Acamya = taking water with the hand and three times and sipping; Sucorbnhutva = Having purified; Adityam prekshva = perceiving Lord Surya incessently; Japtyatu = after meditating; Param = Supreme; Harsam Avaptavan = with great pleasure; Viryavan = The chivalrous Rama; Dhanuradaya = lifting his bow.

Gazing intently at Sun and reciting the hymn, he experienced the Supreme Joy purifying himself after sipping water thrice Valiantly holding the bow.

30. Ravanam prekshya hrustatma yuddhaya samupagatam |
      Sarvayatnena Mahata Vadhe tasya dhruto bhavet ||

Hrustatma = Having satisfied Rama; Ravanam = Ravana; prekshya = particularly seen him; yuddhaya = for waging war; Samupagamati = Approaching nearly; Mahata Sarva yatnena = with all the efforts worth the name; Tasya = to that Ravana; Vadhe = To kill; Dhrutah = with great determination; Abhavat = Prepared.

Seeing Ravana (in front of him) he was delighted and came forth to fight with great efforts, stood there vowed to kill him (Ravana) 

31. Atha Raviravadana Nirikshya Ramam Muditamanah paramam
      Prahrushya manah |
      Nisicara pati samkshayam viditva Suragana madhyagato 
      Vacastvareti ||

          Atha = Afterwords; Suragana Madhya gatah = In the middle of the groups of Devas; Ravih = Surya; Muditamanah = With a mind full of pleasures; Nisicara Samkshayam = to destroy the king of Rakshasas; Viditva = Having known decidedly; Ramam = Rama; Nirikshya = Seeing; paramamprahrusyamanah = Very much pleased; Tvara = Do quickly; Iti vacah = These words; Avadat = said.

          Then knowing that the destruction of Ravana (the ruler of the night wonderers) at hand, the Sun God. Standing in the midst of a host of gods, looked at Rama with delighted mind and exclaimed “Be quick”.

End of Aditya Hrudayam Cantos meaning.

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