Shloka 26

आदित्यहृदयम्

Aditya Hridayam Upadeśa — Agastya’s Instruction to Rāma

Devanagari script

पूजयस्वैनमेकाग्रोदेवदेवंजगत्पतिम् ।एतत्त्रिगुणितंजप्त्वायुद्धेषुविजयिष्यसि ।।6.107.26।।

Transliteration

pūjayasvainam ekāgro devadevaṃ jagatpatim |

etat triguṇitaṃ japtvā yuddheṣu vijayiṣyasi ||6.107.26||

Translation

心を一つに定めて彼を礼拝せよ――神々の神、世界の主を。これを三度誦すれば、戦において勝利する。

Word by Word

• asmin: in this
• asmin: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• kṣaṇe: moment
• kṣaṇe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• mahābāho: O mighty-armed one
• mahābāho: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + bāhu (प्रातिपदिक-द्वय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (mahā-bāhuḥ yasya)

• rāvaṇam: Rāvaṇa
• rāvaṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāvaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुषार्थे (2nd person pronoun), प्रथमा, एकवचन

• vadhiṣyasi: will kill
• vadhiṣyasi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vadh (वध्, धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपदम्, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb of manner)

• uktvā: having said
• uktvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (वच्, धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपादान/क्रम (then/from there)

• agastyaḥ: Agastya
• agastyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agastya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• jagāma: went
• jagāma: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (गम्, धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• yathāgatam: as he had come; in the same manner
• yathāgatam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā + āgata (अव्यय + कृदन्त)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः; अव्ययवत् प्रयोग (indeclinable adverbial compound)

Context

"Worship the Lord of the universe, the Lord of Lords. Worship him alone with concentration of mind, three times of the day by chanting his name. You will attain victory in war."

Characters & Entities

• Agastya
• Rāma
• Sūrya/Āditya

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma is disciplined focus: right worship is not mere words but one-pointed attention that steadies the mind for righteous action.

What is the narrative situation?

Agastya gives Rāma a practical instruction—recite the Āditya-hṛdaya thrice with concentration—to secure victory against Rāvaṇa.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Concentration (ekāgratā) and faith aligned with duty—inner mastery supporting outer justice.