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📜 About Aditya Hridaya Stotra
The Aditya Hridaya Stotra is a hymn in praise of Surya, the Sun God. It appears in the Yuddha Kanda of the Valmiki Ramayana.
Before the final battle, Sage Agastya teaches it to a weary Shri Rama on the battlefield; Rama recites it and goes on to defeat Ravana.
'Aditya Hridaya' means 'the heart of the Sun'. In about thirty-one verses the hymn praises Surya as the source of light, life and all the gods.
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