Om Suryaya Namah
Mantraॐ सूर्याय नमः
Oṃ Sūryāya Namaḥ
Meaning — I bow to Surya, the sun, giver of light and life.
Recited for: Sunrise japa, health and vitality
Mantras & Slokas
All Surya chants →Surya Gayatri
Stotraॐ भास्कराय विद्महे महातेजसे धीमहि। तन्नो सूर्यः प्रचोदयात्॥
Oṃ Bhāskarāya Vidmahe Mahātejase Dhīmahi, Tanno Sūryaḥ Pracodayāt
Meaning — May we know Bhaskara, may we meditate on the great radiance. May Surya illumine our minds.
Recited for: Gayatri japa, energy
Japa Kusuma Sankasha
Slokaजपाकुसुमसंकाशं काश्यपेयं महाद्युतिम्। तमोऽरिं सर्वपापघ्नं प्रणतोऽस्मि दिवाकरम्॥
Japākusumasaṃkāśaṃ Kāśyapeyaṃ Mahādyutim, Tamo Ariṃ Sarvapāpaghnaṃ Praṇato Asmi Divākaram
Meaning — I bow to the sun, radiant as the hibiscus, son of Kashyapa, the great light who is the enemy of darkness and the destroyer of all sin.
Recited for: Dhyana and Surya Namaskara
Aditya Hridayam (Opening)
Pooja Slokaततो युद्धपरिश्रान्तं समरे चिन्तया स्थितम्। रावणं चाग्रतो दृष्ट्वा युद्धाय समुपस्थितम्॥
Tato Yuddhaparśrāntaṃ Samare Cintayā Sthitam, Rāvaṇaṃ Cāgrato Dṛṣṭvā Yuddhāya Samupasthitam
Meaning — Then, weary from battle and absorbed in thought, seeing Ravana standing before him ready to fight, Rama was addressed by the sage Agastya.
Recited for: Recitation for victory and courage
Main Deity
Surya
सूर्य
Surya is the sun god, the source of light, health and vitality, worshipped daily at sunrise and honoured in the Surya Namaskara.
- Consort
- Sanjna, Chhaya
- Vahana
- Seven-horsed chariot
- Abode
- Suryaloka
