Surya Namaskar Mantra And their Meaning

Surya Namaskar means salutations to Lord Surya(The Sun), the giver of energy to the world, for self vitalization. Surya Namaskar is a combination of few Yogasana postures. Surya Namaskar is useful in achieving concentration. It is a wonderful regular routine of exercise, prayer and worship given in the scriptures. Surya Namaskar must be performed before the sunrise. Surya Namaskar Mantra is for worshipping the Sun God. Surya Namaskar involves twelve yoga postures or asanas signifying the sun’s cycles, which run at approximately twelve and a quarter years. Doing Surya Namaskar helps create this harmony between your physical cycle and that of the sun. Chants called Surya Namaskar Mantra or Sun Salutation Mantras may accompany the Surya Namaskar. These chants bring harmony in body, breath and the mind. Stand facing the east at dawn and recite the mantras to pray Lord Surya and offer sandals, flowers, rice grains with water or simply offer water and perform Surya Namaskar. There are 12 mantras which are different names of Sun God. With each posture, a particular mantra is chanted.

Surya Namaskar Mantras are :

1. Aum Mitraya Namah
2. Aum Ravayre Namah
3. Aum Suryaya Namah
4. Aum Bhanave Namah
5. Aum Khagaya Namah
6. Aum Pushne Namah
7. Aum Hiranyagarbhaya Namah
8. Aum Marichaye Namah
9. Aum Adityaya Namah
10. Aum Savitre Namah
11. Aum Arkaya Namah
12. Aum Bhaskaraya Namah

Meaning of Surya Namaskar Mantra:

1. Who is friendly to all
2. The shining one, the radiant one
3. Who is the dispeller of darkness and responsible for bringing activity
4. One who illumines, the bright one
5. Who is all-pervading, one who moves through the sky
6. Giver of nourishment and fulfillment
7. Who has golden color brilliance
8. The giver of light with infinite number of rays
9. The son of Aditi, the cosmic divine Mother
10. One who is responsible for life
11. Worthy of praise and glory
12. Giver of wisdom and cosmic illumination

Surya Namaskar Mantra in Hindi – श्री सूर्य नमस्कार मंत्र 

ॐ ध्यायेस्सदा सवितृमण्डलमध्यवर्ती
नारायणस्सरसिजासन सन्निविष्टः |
केयूरवान् मकरकुण्डलवान् किरीटी
हारी हिरण्मयवपुः धृतशङ्खचक्रः ‖

ॐ मित्राय नमः | 1
ॐ रवये नमः | 2
ॐ सूर्याय नमः | 3
ॐ भानवे नमः | 4
ॐ खगाय नमः | 5
ॐ पूष्णे नमः | 6
ॐ हिरण्यगर्भाय नमः | 7
ॐ मरीचये नमः | 8
ॐ आदित्याय नमः | 9
ॐ सवित्रे नमः | 10
ॐ अर्काय नमः | 11
ॐ भास्कराय नमः | 12

आदित्यस्य नमस्कारान् ये कुर्वन्ति दिने दिने |
आयुः प्रज्ञां बलं वीर्यं तेजस्तेषां च जायते ||

इति श्री सूर्य नमस्कार मंत्र पूर्ण ||

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