Did You Know That Surya Namaskar Is Performed With Sun Salutation Chants | Artha | AMAZING FACTS

2019-02-05 2

Our ancient seers had acknowledged the fact that the life in the cosmos exists because of the Sun. They came up with a unique way to honor the Sun which was through ‘Surya Namaskar’. But did you know that this Surya Namaskar is actually accompanied by a set of Vedic mantras that we call Sun Salutation chants?

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1 Each of the asanas of Surya Namaskar is practiced along with the chants of these Mantras. The different mantras related to these asanas are;

2 The first asana in Surya Namaskar is Pranamasana and the mantra for this asana is “Om Mitraaya Namaha”

3 The second asana is Hasta Uttanasana where we stand with our arms raised. The mantra related to this asana is “Om Ravaye Namaha”.

4 After this, we have Hasta Padasana that is also called hand-foot pose and the mantra for this one is “Om Suryaya Namaha”.

5 Next in the list is Ashwa Sanchalanasana and the mantra associated with it is “Om Bhaanave Namaha”.

6 After that, we perform Dandasana along with which we recite this mantra, “Om Khagaya Namaha”.

7 And then we do Ashtanga Namaskara while chanting “Om Pooshne Namaha”.

8 Then comes Bhujangasana and the mantra that goes with it is “Om Hiranya Garbhaya Namaha”.

9 The eighth asana is Parvatasana also known as Mountain pose. And the mantra that we should chant while performing it is “Om Mareechaye Namaha”.

10 Next again is Ashwa Sanchalanasana and this time the hymn chanted with it is “Om Aadityaaya Namaha”.

11 Then we again do Hasta Padasana, along with which we chant “Om Savitre Namaha”.

12 Hasta Uttanasana is the eleventh asana in Surya Namaskar and the mantra we need to chant with it is “Om Arkaaya Namaha”.

13 Last but definitely not the least is Tadasana also called Palm Tree pose. We end this reverence of the Surya Deva with “Om Bhaskaraya Namaha”.

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