What are 12 Mantras of Surya Namaskar?

Surya Namaskar or Sun Salutations

Surya Namaskar is a practice of 12 graceful postures in a sequence which is performed to express our gratitude towards the source of energy(sun) to get our own system fine-tune with the nature and allowing our body to become heated to work against disease and make ourselves feel more lively and rejuvenated. In Ashtanga vinyasa tradition as per K.Patabhi jois we must start our yoga practice with sun salutation so we can make our body eligible to move smooth and in flow.

Surya Namaskar Mantras: 12 Mantras of Surya Namaskar

Tadasana                                 ॐ मित्राय नमः

Oṃ Mitrāya Namaḥ

Urdhva Hastasana.         ॐ रवये नमः

Oṃ Ravaye Namah

Padahastasana                  ॐ सूर्याय नमः

Oṃ Sūryāya Namaḥ

Ashwa Sanchalanasana   ॐ भानवे नमः

Oṃ Bhānave Namaḥ      

Parvatasana                         ॐ खगाय नमः

Oṃ Khagāya Namaḥ      

Ashtanga Namaskara          ॐ पूष्णे नमः

Oṃ Pūṣṇe Namaḥ

Bhujangasana                        ॐ हिरण्यगर्भाय नमः

Oṃ Hiraṇya Garbhāya Namaḥ    

Parvatasana                           ॐ मरीचये नमः

Oṃ Marīcaye Namaḥ

Ashwa Sanchalanasana          ॐ आदित्याय नमः

Oṃ Ādityāya Namaḥ      

Padahastasana                         ॐ सवित्रे नमः

Oṃ Savitre Namaḥ