Mantra

सूर्यनमस्कारमन्त्राः

Twelve Surya Namaskar Mantras

Twelve salutations, one for each name of the sun, recited through the rounds of Surya Namaskar.

Dedicated toसूर्यः
Sacred textOriginal Sanskrit

ॐ मित्राय नमः ।

ॐ रवये नमः ।

ॐ सूर्याय नमः ।

ॐ भानवे नमः ।

ॐ खगाय नमः ।

ॐ पूष्णे नमः ।

ॐ हिरण्यगर्भाय नमः ।

ॐ मरीचये नमः ।

ॐ आदित्याय नमः ।

ॐ सवित्रे नमः ।

ॐ अर्काय नमः ।

ॐ भास्कराय नमः ।

Text source

Traditional Surya Namaskar mantra sequence

Traditional/public-domain Sanskrit text

Public-domain verse supplied for the project. The particular printed edition or transcription behind this reading is not yet recorded; add it here once confirmed.

Meaning

Meaning & context

Twelve names of Surya, each offered with one round of salutation. The sequence moves from Mitra, the friend of all, to Bhaskara, the maker of light — naming the sun by what it does rather than by what it is.