Surya Namaskar Mantra (Sun Salutation Prayer)
Om mitraaya namah | Om ravaye namah | Om sooryaaya namah
Om bhaanave namah | Om khagaaya namah | Om pooshne namah
Om hiranya-garbhaaya namah | Om marichaye namah | Om aadityaaya namah
Om savitre namah | Om arkaaya namah | Om bhaaskaraaya namah
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।
Salutations to the Sun through his twelve names: the Friend, the Radiant, the Supreme Light, the Illuminator, the Sky-goer, the Nourisher, the Golden-wombed, the Ray of Light, the Son of Aditi, the Stimulator, the Praiseworthy, and the Brilliance.
Each "Om [Name] namaḥ" invokes a specific aspect of the sun. mitrā = friend; ravi = radiance; sūrya = supreme light; bhānu = shining; khaga = sky-goer; pūṣan = nourisher; hiraṇyagarbha = golden womb; marīci = ray of light; āditya = son of Aditi; savitṛ = stimulator; arka = praiseworthy; bhāskara = maker of light.
During Surya Namaskar yoga practice, or at sunrise facing east.
Best Time: Sunrise, facing east
Traditional Surya Namaskar liturgy
Pronunciation aid only — not a certified Vedic recitation.