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Sun salutes or Surya Namaskar can be used to befriend the Sun deity when combined with the chanting of the twelve names of Surya, while performing the Sun salutes at dawn. It's best to repeat the mantras in the beginning of each of the 12 cycles.
The Mantras can also be chanted mentally with each of the 12 positions of Surya Namaskar as listed below. |
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1. Stand facing east in the direction of the rising sun, both feet touching, the hands together, palm-to-palm, at the heart. |
2. Inhale and raise the arms upward. Slowly bend backward, stretching arms above the head. |
3. Exhale slowly bending forward, touching the
earth with respect until the hands are in line with the feet, head touching
knees. |
4. Inhale and take a wide backward step with the
right leg. Keep the hands and feet firmly on the ground, with the left foot
between the hands. Raise the head. |
5. While exhaling, bring the left foot together
with the right. Keep arms straight, raise the hips and align the head with the
arms, forming an upward arch. |
6. Hold your breath and lower the body to the
floor until the the feet, knees, hands, chest, and forehead are touching the
ground. |
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| Om hiranyagarbhaaya namah |
7. Inhale and slowly lower the hips to the floor,
(hips should be slightly raised above the ground) and bend backward as much as
possible. |
8. While exhaling, bring the left foot together
with the right. Keep arms straight, raise the hips and align the head with the
arms, forming an upward arch. |
9. Inhale and move the right leg back away from
the body in a wide backward step. Keep the hands and feet firmly on the ground,
with the left foot between the hands. Raise the head. |
10. Exhale slowly bending forward, touching the
earth with respect until the hands are in line with the feet, head touching
knees. |
11. Inhale and raise the arms upward. Slowly bend backward, stretching arms above the head. |
12. Exhale, bring the left foot together with the right. Keep arms straight, raise the hips and align the head with the arms, forming an upward arch. |
