Explanation of the Mantra
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Repetition 1:
Om hram mitraya namaha (Salutations to the Friend of All) We begin the sun salutation with the understanding that our inner sun, our intelligence, our potential energy is our trusted friend who will lead us on the path of enlightenment.
Just as the physical sun shines forth for the benefit of humanity irrespective of who, what and where we are, so too our intelligence is there to guide us. It is ever present, to illumine our inner journey, in total acceptance of us.
We start the salutation on a note of deep, trusted friendship, the one quality needed for growth in all relationships and the greatest relationship is the one we establish with our Self.
Repetition 2:
Om hrim ravaye namaha (Salutations to the Eternal Shining One) Our intelligence, the inner sun, is eternally radiant. We offer our salutations with the deep understanding that the light of our intelligence is the torch that will guide us toward inner knowing.
Repetition 3:
Om hroom suryaya namaha (Salutations to the One who Induces Activity) Our intelligence is energy. We offer our salutations to the one who will move us from a state of tamas (slothfulness), to one of intuitive activity, the state of sattva.
Repetition 4:
Om hraim bhanave namaha
(Salutations to the One who illumines)
Our inner sun, by its very nature,
illumines. We offer our salutations to
that light, our intelligence, which will
reveal the truth of who we truly are.
Repetition 5:
Om hraum khagaya namaha
(Salutations to the One who Moves Swiftly)
Awakened intelligence moves swiftly
to reveal our enlightened state. We
offer our salutation to that illumined
energy which moves us from a state
of darkness, ignorance, to one of
light, the elevation of consciousness.
Repetition 6:
Om hraha pushne namaha
(Salutations to the Giver of Light)
Our inner intelligence is light. We
offer our salutations to that eternal
source of light which ignites the
dormant light within us, our pure
awareness.
Repetition 7:
Om hram hiranya garbhaya namaha (Salutations to the Golden Cosmic Womb)
The sun is the cosmic womb which creates and nourishes life. We offer our salutations to the source of all potentialities and creativity; our blissful nature, which is energy and intelligence.
Repetition 8:
Om hrim mareechaya namaha (Salutations to the Lord of Dawn)
From the cosmic womb the dawn of a new birth happens. We offer our salutations to that energy, that intelligence, which ushers in the dawn of a new life, the birth of our true Self.
Repetition 9:
Om hroom adityaya namaha (Salutations to the Son of Aditi, the Infinite Cosmic Mother)
From the womb of the cosmic mother, the new born child shines forth. We offer our salutations to that radiant Self, born from the energy of the infinite cosmic mother, recognizing it to be our pure, unsullied and witnessing consciousness.
Repetition 10:
Om hraim savitre namaha (Salutations to the Benevolent Mother)
The benevolent mother is the caring, nurturing energy within us. We offer our salutations to that unbound intelligence which is the origin of life and is the source of all energy.
Repetition 11:
Om hraum arkaya namaha (Salutations to the One who is Praiseworthy)
Our inner sun, the fire of our inherent intelligence is praiseworthy. We offer our salutations to that glowing energy that is responsible for propelling us tirelessly in our inner journey
Repetition 12:
Om hraha bhaskaraya namaha (Salutations to the One who leads to Enlightenment)
Our total awareness of who we truly are is enlightenment. We offer our salutations to our trusted friend, the fire of our innate intelligence that unerringly leads us to the source of all luminosity, the ultimate flowering - Enlightenment.
Repetition 7:
Om hram hiranya garbhaya namaha (Salutations to the Golden Cosmic Womb)
The sun is the cosmic womb which creates and nourishes life. We offer our salutations to the source of all potentialities and creativity; our blissful nature, which is energy and intelligence.
Repetition 8:
Om hrim mareechaya namaha (Salutations to the Lord of Dawn)
From the cosmic womb the dawn of a new birth happens. We offer our salutations to that energy, that intelligence, which ushers in the dawn of a new life, the birth of our true Self.
Repetition 9:
Om hroom adityaya namaha (Salutations to the Son of Aditi, the Infinite Cosmic Mother)
From the womb of the cosmic mother, the new born child shines forth. We offer our salutations to that radiant Self, born from the energy of the infinite cosmic mother, recognizing it to be our pure, unsullied and witnessing consciousness.
Repetition 10:
Om hraim savitre namaha (Salutations to the Benevolent Mother)
The benevolent mother is the caring, nurturing energy within us. We offer our salutations to that unbound intelligence which is the origin of life and is the source of all energy.
Repetition 11:
Om hraum arkaya namaha (Salutations to the One who is Praiseworthy)
Our inner sun, the fire of our inherent intelligence is praiseworthy. We offer our salutations to that glowing energy that is responsible for propelling us tirelessly in our inner journey
Repetition 12:
Om hraha bhaskaraya namaha (Salutations to the One who leads to Enlightenment)
Our total awareness of who we truly are is enlightenment. We offer our salutations to our trusted friend, the fire of our innate intelligence that unerringly leads us to the source of all luminosity, the ultimate flowering - Enlightenment.
