Āditya is one of the names of the Sun, as the Sun is considered to be the son of the noble goddess Aditi and her husband Kaśyapa. It is a beautiful name that not only highlights the sun through the feminine energy of his mother Aditi but also refers to the gentle first (Ādi) rays of the sun.

The Bhāgavata-purāṇa lists a total of twelve Āditya-s as Sun-gods. In each month of the year, a different Āditya is said to shine. According to the Vaiśṇava tradition, each of these Āditya-s is a different expression of the Supreme God Viṣṇu in the form of the Sun-God.

Kindly listen or chant this mantra 12-24 times at dawn time to benefit from this gentle feminine manifesting energy of Sūrya.

oṁ ādityāya namaḥ