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