Sri Surya Namaskara Mantram
శ్రీ సూర్య నమస్కార మన్త్రమ్
Sri Surya Namaskara Mantram
శ్రీ సూర్య నమస్కార మన్త్రమ్
ధ్యేయః సదా సవితృమణ్డలమధ్యవర్తీ
నారాయణః సరసిజాసన సన్నివిష్టః ।
కేయూరవాన్ మకరకుణ్డలవాన్ కిరీటీ
హారీ హిరణ్మయవపుః ధృతశఙ్ఖచక్రః ॥
ఓం మిత్రాయ నమః । 1
ఓం రవయే నమః । 2
ఓం సూర్యాయ నమః । 3
ఓం భానవే నమః । 4
ఓం ఖగాయ నమః । 5
ఓం పూష్ణే నమః । 6
ఓం హిరణ్యగర్భాయ నమః । 7
ఓం మరీచయే నమః । 8
ఓం ఆదిత్యాయ నమః । 9
ఓం సవిత్రే నమః । 10
ఓం అర్కాయ నమః । 11
ఓం భాస్కరాయ నమః । 12
ఆదిత్యస్య నమస్కారాన్ యే కుర్వన్తి దినే దినే ।
ఆయుః ప్రజ్ఞాం బలం వీర్యం తేజస్తేషాం చ జాయతే ॥
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About This Stotram
Overview
Sri Surya Namaskara Mantram is a collection of mantras recited during the Surya Namaskara (sun salutation) practice. The text includes a dhyana shloka for meditation on Surya's form and 12 Namaha mantras corresponding to Surya's twelve names. Each name invokes a different solar aspect. The text belongs to the Vedic tradition of Surya worship and is widely used in yoga and devotional practice.
What are the benefits of chanting Sri Surya Namaskara Mantram?
- Recitation is said to invoke Surya's blessings for health and vitality.
- The 12 names correlate with the 12 physical postures of Surya Namaskara.
- Devotees chant it for prosperity, clarity, and success.
- Regular recitation is associated with protection from illness.
- It supports physical and spiritual discipline together.
When is the best time to recite this?
Sri Surya Namaskara Mantram is recited at sunrise during the Surya Namaskara practice. It is particularly associated with Makar Sankranti (Pongal) and Ratha Saptami. Sunday is the weekly day associated with Surya worship.
Historical and traditional background
Surya worship is one of the oldest forms of Vedic religion, with hymns to the Sun god found throughout the Rigveda. The twelve names of Surya and their association with solar aspects are drawn from Vedic and Puranic solar traditions. The specific compilation of this mantram as a liturgy for Surya Namaskara practice reflects a synthesis of Vedic mantra, Puranic narrative, and physical discipline. The composer is not recorded.
Available scripts
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Related Texts
- Aditya Hridayam — a long Puranic hymn to Surya from the Valmiki Ramayana, recited alongside this mantram on solar occasions.
- Sri Surya Upanishad — a minor Upanishad that presents Surya as the supreme Brahman, recited in the same Surya worship context.