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Makar Sankranti Surya Mantra & Gayatri

मकर संक्रान्ति सूर्य मंत्र एवं गायत्री

🕉️ hindu·📿 12× repetitions·🕐 Makar Sankranti (around 14 January, Sun entering Capricorn) at sunrise; daily at dawn during Uttarayana·📜 Traditional Surya worship mantras (Om Suryaya Namah, the Surya Gayatri and the Surya bija), chanted on Makar Sankranti / Uttarayana

Also known as: makar sankranti mantra · makar sankranti surya mantra · sankranti surya gayatri · uttarayan surya mantra · om suryaya namah makar sankranti · sun mantra makar sankranti

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हिन्दी / देवनागरीతెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ English සිංහල 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

✦ Meaning

These are the Surya mantras chanted on Makar Sankranti — the simple 'Om Suryaya Namah', the Surya Gayatri, and the Sun's bija (seed) mantra. Makar Sankranti marks the Sun's entry into Capricorn (Makara) and the beginning of Uttarayana, the Sun's northward journey — one of the most auspicious turning points of the year. Devotees take a holy bath at dawn, offer arghya to the Sun, and chant these mantras for health, energy, prosperity and spiritual upliftment.

Origin & Story

Traditional Surya worship mantras (Om Suryaya Namah, the Surya Gayatri and the Surya bija), chanted on Makar Sankranti / Uttarayana · Traditional (the Surya Gayatri from the Gayatri tradition) · Classical / traditional

Makar Sankranti is one of the few Hindu festivals fixed by the solar calendar, falling around 14 January when the Sun enters the zodiac sign of Capricorn (Makara) and begins Uttarayana, its auspicious northward journey. Across India it is celebrated as a harvest and Sun-worship festival — Pongal, Lohri, Uttarayan, Magh Bihu and Khichdi among its many names. Devotees bathe in sacred rivers at sunrise, offer arghya to Surya with these classic mantras, give charity, and fly kites in the brightening winter sun.

✦ As told in scripture

Tradition holds that a single holy dip and sincere Surya worship on Makar Sankranti, when the Sun turns northward, cleanses long-accumulated sins and opens a season of light; sages teach that prayers and charity offered as Uttarayana begins bear manifold fruit, the very turning of the Sun carrying the devotee's life toward greater brightness.

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Complete Text with Meaning

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Verse 1

ॐ सूर्याय नमः।

Om Suryaya Namah

Meaning:Om, salutations to Surya, the Sun-god. May we know Aditya, son of Aditi; let us meditate on Divakara, the maker of the day — may that Sun inspire and illumine us. Om, with the seed-syllables Hraam Hreem Hraum Sah, salutations to the Sun.

Verse 2

ॐ आदित्याय विद्महे दिवाकराय धीमहि। तन्नः सूर्यः प्रचोदयात्॥

Om Adityaya Vidmahe Divakaraya Dhimahi Tannah Suryah Prachodayat

Verse 3

ॐ ह्रां ह्रीं ह्रौं सः सूर्याय नमः॥

Om Hraam Hreem Hraum Sah Suryaya Namah

Word-by-Word Meaning

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ॐ🔊OmThe primordial sound, the Pranava

सूर्याय🔊SuryayaTo Surya, the Sun-god

नमः🔊NamahSalutations, I bow

आदित्याय विद्महे🔊Adityaya VidmaheMay we know Aditya, the son of Aditi (the Sun)

दिवाकराय धीमहि🔊Divakaraya DhimahiLet us meditate on Divakara, the maker of the day

तन्नः सूर्यः🔊Tannah SuryahMay that Sun — for us

प्रचोदयात्🔊PrachodayatInspire and illumine (our intellect)

ह्रां ह्रीं ह्रौं🔊Hraam Hreem HraumThe seed (bija) syllables of the Sun's planetary mantra

सः🔊SahThe bija completing the solar mantra

सूर्याय नमः🔊Suryaya NamahSalutations to the Sun-god

Benefits of Chanting Makar Sankranti Surya Mantra & Gayatri

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The auspicious Sun mantras to chant on Makar Sankranti and during Uttarayana

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Invokes Surya for health, vitality, confidence and radiant energy

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The Surya Gayatri sharpens the intellect and inspires right action

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Strengthens a weak or afflicted Sun in the horoscope (Surya dosha)

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Brings prosperity, success and removal of negativity at this turning of the year

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Ideal when offering arghya after the holy Sankranti snan (bath)

How to Chant Makar Sankranti Surya Mantra & Gayatri

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Best TimeMakar Sankranti (around 14 January, Sun entering Capricorn) at sunrise; daily at dawn during Uttarayana

Rise before dawn on Makar Sankranti and take a holy bath, ideally in a sacred river. Facing the rising Sun, offer arghya by pouring water from a copper vessel while chanting 'Om Suryaya Namah', the Surya Gayatri and the Sun bija mantra. Repeat 12 times or more, then make charitable offerings (til, jaggery, grains, clothing) which are especially meritorious on this day. Regular dawn chanting through Uttarayana is highly auspicious.

Frequently Asked Questions

Makar Sankranti marks the Sun's transit into Capricorn (Makara) and the start of Uttarayana, the Sun's northward course — considered the bright, auspicious half of the year. Since the festival celebrates the Sun's movement, Surya, the source of all life and light, is the presiding deity, worshipped with arghya and these mantras.

Uttarayana is the six-month period when the Sun travels northward, beginning at Makar Sankranti. It is regarded as highly auspicious for spiritual practice, charity and new undertakings. In the Mahabharata, Bhishma waited for Uttarayana to leave his body, underscoring its sacredness.

The simplest is 'Om Suryaya Namah'. For deeper practice, add the Surya Gayatri ('Om Adityaya Vidmahe Divakaraya Dhimahi, Tannah Suryah Prachodayat') and the Sun bija mantra 'Om Hraam Hreem Hraum Sah Suryaya Namah'. Chant them while offering arghya at sunrise.

Take a holy bath at dawn, offer arghya to the Sun, chant the Surya mantras, and give charity (dana) of sesame (til), jaggery (gur), grains and warm clothing. Sharing til-gud sweets and helping the needy are traditional acts of merit on Makar Sankranti.