Ādityahṛdayam

Ādityahṛdayam (Sanskrit: आदित्यहृदयम्, Sanskrit pronunciation: [aːdɪtjɐɦɽɪdɐjɐm]) is a Hindu devotional hymn, dedicated to Āditya or Sūrya (the Sun God), found in the Yuddha Kānda (6.105) of Vālmīki's Rāmāyana.

[1] It was recited by the sage Agastya to Rāma in the battlefield before fighting with the Rakshasa king Rāvaṇa.

In it, Agastya teaches Rāma the procedure of worshiping Āditya for strength to defeat the enemy.

"son of Aditi") refers to the Sun.

The Ādityahṛdayam is made up of thirty ślokas which can be divided into six sections:

Surya, Sun God to whom the hymn is dedicated