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YUDDHAKANDA
 
रामचन्द्रमसं दृष्ट्वा ग्रस्तं रावणराहुणा ।

उपगम्या ब्रवीद्रामम् अगस्त्यो भगवानृषिः ॥
 

Looking at the moon of a Rama in the

grip of the Rahu of a Ravana, the blessed

seer Agastya came near and said to

Rama.
 

 
राम राम महाबाहो शृणु गृह्यं सनातनम् ।

येन सर्वानरीन् वत्स समरे विजयिष्यसि ॥
 
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"O mighty-armed Rama, darling Rama,

hear this a traditional secret by which you

will be able to conquer in battle all your
 

enemies.
 

 
आदित्यहृदयं पुण्यं सर्वशत्रुविनाशनम् ।

जयावहं जपेन्नित्यम् अक्षय्यं परमं शिवम् ।

सर्वमङ्गलमाङ्गल्यं सर्वपापप्रणाशनम् ।

चिन्ताशोकप्रशमनम् आयुर्वर्धनमुत्तमम् ॥
 

One should constantly mutter the

Aditya-Hridaya mantra which is holy,

capable of destroying all foes, bringer of

victory, indestructible and highly auspi-
cious, the most beneficent of beneficent
things, the destroyer of all sins, the

cious, the most beneficent of beneficent
things, the destroyer of all sins, the
extinguisher of anxiety and sorrow and

the best prolonger of life.