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Oṃ sūryāya namaḥ
Public nāmamantra of Sūrya.
Public nāmamantra of Sūrya.
Canonical source text
ॐ सूर्याय नमः
IAST transliteration
oṃ sūryāya namaḥ
Close translation
Oṃ. Salutation to Sūrya.
Reader-friendly meaning
A short bow to the sun as deity of seeing and of the day’s work.
Meenananda editorial explanation
Dawn in Bengal still turns east. This nāma is public; longer Saura vidhis belong to paddhati and teacher.
Practice context
At sunrise, facing east, if that is your custom.
Word meanings
- सूर्याय — to Sūrya
Public Saura nāma. Sanskrit: public domain. Foundation translations: CC BY-SA 4.0.