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Surya Namaskar is a sequence of 12 steps of asanas performed as a warm up in a yoga session. It originated in India to salute the Sun, which is considered a deity and worshipped. One Surya Namaskar has 12 steps and one set of Surya Namaskar comprises 12 Surya Namaskars. You can start with a set of three or six and gradually increase the number to 12. It is customary that 12 salutations be chanted before each Surya Namaskar (12 step sequence).[1]

  1. Make the salutation: ॐ मित्राय नमः (om mitrāya namaḥ).
  2. Make the salutation: ॐ रवये नमः (om ravaye namaḥ.)
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  3. Make the salutation: ॐ सूर्याय नमः (om sūryāya namaḥ).[2]
  4. Make the salutation: ॐ भानवे नमः (om bhānava namaḥ).[3]
  5.  Make the salutation: ॐ खगाय नमः (om khagāya namaḥ).[4]
  6. Make the salutation: ॐ पूष्णे नमः (om pūṣṇe namaḥ).
  7. Make the salutation: ॐ हिरण्यगर्भाय नमः (om hiraṇya garbhāya namaḥ).[5]
  8. Make the salutation: ॐ मरीचये नमः (om marīcaye namaḥ).
  9. Make the salutation: ॐ आदित्याय नमः (om ādityāya namaḥ).
  10. Make the salutation: ॐ सवित्रे नमः (om savitre namaḥ).
  11. This is the same as step 2, without a stretch. Make the salutation: ॐ अर्काय नमः (om arkāya namaḥ).
  12. Make the salutation: ॐ भास्कराय नमः (om bhāskarāya namaḥ).
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This article was co-authored by Jennifer McVey, Cht. Jennifer McVey is a Spiritualist, Seer, and the Spiritual Director of Spiritual Answers and Solutions. With more than 22 years of experience, she specializes in manifesting, ghosts and spirit attachments, hypnotherapy, channeling, and spiritually based life coaching. Jennifer has also published 13 Affirmation Image and six Word Search Puzzle books in spirituality and self-help and has produced over 600 audio sessions. This article has been viewed 182,295 times.
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