Shloka 22
आदित्यहृदयम्
Aditya Hridayam Upadeśa — Agastya’s Instruction to Rāma
नाशयत्येषवैभूतंतदेवसृजतिप्रभुः ।पायत्येषतपत्येषवर्षत्येष गभस्तिभिः ।1.107.22।।
nāśayaty eṣa vai bhūtaṃ tad eva sṛjati prabhuḥ |
pāyaty eṣa tapaty eṣa varṣaty eṣa gabhastibhiḥ ||6.107.22||
Tuhan inilah yang benar-benar memusnahkan makhluk—dan Tuhan inilah juga yang menciptakannya. Dialah yang membuat mereka minum (membangkitkan dahaga), Dialah yang membakar, dan Dialah yang menurunkan hujan dengan sinar-sinar-Nya.
"Being a creator and destroyer of the world, this Sun god alone radiates, creates thirst by heat and rains to relieve.
FAQs
Dharma recognizes balance: the same power sustains and withdraws; righteous action respects this order and avoids arrogance in success or despair in hardship.
Agastya describes the Sun’s cosmic functions—creation, destruction, heat, and rain—to frame the battle within a larger moral universe.
Equanimity—understanding that change and struggle occur within a lawful cosmic rhythm.