Top 10 Morning Mantras

आदित्यस्य नमस्कारान् ये कुर्वन्ति दिने दिने । जन्मान्तरसहस्रेषु दारिद्र्यं नोपजायते ॥

Adityasya Namaskaran Ye Kurvanti Dine Dine, Janmantara Sahasreshu Daridryam Nopajayate

Meaning Those who offer salutations to the Sun every day will never experience poverty even across a thousand future births.

रश्मिमन्तं समुद्यन्तं देवासुरनमस्कृतम् । पूजयस्व विवस्वन्तं भास्करं भुवनेश्वरम् ॥

Rashmimantam Samudyantam Devasuranamaskritam, Pujayasva Vivasvantam Bhaskaram Bhuvaneshwaram

Meaning Worship the radiant rising Sun, saluted by gods and demons alike — Vivasvan, Bhaskara, Lord of the universe.

हिरण्यवर्णां हरिणीं सुवर्णरजतस्रजाम् । चन्द्रां हिरण्मयीं लक्ष्मीं जातवेदो म आवह ॥

Hiranyavarnam Harinim Suvarna-Rajata-Srajam, Chandram Hiranmayim Lakshmim Jatavedo Ma Avaha

Meaning O Jataveda (Agni), bring to me Lakshmi — golden-hued, shining, wearing garlands of gold and silver, radiant as the moon, luminous.

कराग्रे वसते लक्ष्मीः करमध्ये सरस्वती । करमूले तु गोविन्दः प्रभाते करदर्शनम् ॥

Karaagre Vasate Lakshmih Karamadhye Saraswati, Karamoole Tu Govindah Prabhaate Karadarshanam. A universal morning prayer recited upon first looking at one's hands after waking

Meaning At the tip of the hand dwells Lakshmi (prosperity), in the middle dwells Saraswati (knowledge), at the base dwells Govinda — thus I behold my hands at dawn.

समुद्रवसने देवि पर्वतस्तनमण्डले । विष्णुपत्नि नमस्तुभ्यं पादस्पर्शं क्षमस्व मे ॥

Samudravasane Devi Parvata-Stana-Mandhalae, Vishnupatni Namastubhyam Paadasparsham Kshamasva Me. A traditional morning prayer recited before placing feet on the ground

Meaning O Goddess, robed in the ocean, adorned with mountains as your breasts, O consort of Vishnu — salutations; please forgive me for touching you with my feet.

ब्रह्मा मुहूर्ते उत्तिष्ठेत् स्वस्थो रक्षार्थमायुषः । ततश्च स्मरेन्नित्यं कार्यद्वयमुदाहृतम् ॥

Brahma Muhurte Uttishtet Swastho Raksharth-Mayushab, Tatashcha Smarennityam Karyadhyayamudahritam. A traditional verse prescribing waking at Brahma Muhurta (approx. 1.5 hours before sunrise)

Meaning A healthy person should rise at Brahma Muhurta for the protection of life; and then one should daily recall both essential duties.

ततो युद्धपरिश्रान्तं समरे चिन्तया स्थितम् । रावणं चाग्रतो दृष्ट्वा युद्धाय समुपस्थितम् ॥

Tato Yuddha Parishrantam Samare Chintaya Sthitam, Ravanam Chagrato Drishtwa Yudhaya Samupasthitam

Meaning Then, exhausted from battle and anxious, Rama stood in the field before Ravana, who had come to fight — the scene that prompted sage Agastya to teach the solar prayer, recited each morning.

ॐ मित्राय नमः ॥

Om Mitraya Namah. The first of the twelve Surya Namaskar mantras, chanted as the sun is greeted at dawn

Meaning Salutations to the Friend of all — the Sun who befriends all equally, sustaining every living being without discrimination, invoked at the first position of the morning salutation.