Vitality, Morning Energy & Solar Focus

Surya Vandana (Salutation to the Sun of Energy & Health)

ध्येयः सदा सवितृमण्डलमध्यवर्ती नारायणः सरसिजासनसन्निविष्टः । केयूरवान् मकरकुण्डलवान् किरीटी हारी हिरण्मयवपुर्धृतशङ्खचक्रः ॥

Dhyeyaḥ Sadā Savitṛ-Maṇḍala-Madhyavartī Nārāyaṇaḥ Sarasijāsana-Sanniviṣṭaḥ | Keyūravān Makarakuṇḍalavān Kirīṭī Hārī Hiraṇmaya-Vapur Dhṛta-Śaṅkha-Cakraḥ ||

Simple meaning

One should constantly meditate on the Supreme Sustainer who resides at the core of the solar realm, seated upon a lotus, glowing with a golden body, and wearing radiant adornments that illuminate the entire world.

For kids

Chanted during morning stretches or Sun Salutations (Surya Namaskar). It reminds children to greet natural sunlight every morning to fill their body with energy, strong bones, and cheerfulness.

Big idea

Circadian rhythm alignment, morning sun exposure, and physical vitality.

Word friends

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Dhyeyaḥ

Worthy of constant meditation

Sadā

Always

Savitṛ-Maṇḍala-Madhyavartī

Dwelling in the center of the solar orb

Nārāyaṇaḥ

Lord Narayana (the sustainer of cosmic life)

Sarasijāsana-Sanniviṣṭaḥ

Seated gracefully upon a golden lotus

Keyūravān

Adorned with armlets

Makarakuṇḍalavān

Wearing radiant earrings

Kirīṭī

Crowned with a sparkling tiara

Hārī

Adorned with glowing necklaces

Hiraṇmaya-Vapuḥ

Possessing a luminous golden body

Dhṛta-Śaṅkha-Cakraḥ

Holding the conch of clarity and the wheel of dynamic rhythm