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How to Practise SURYA ARGHYA for Maximum Health Benefits!
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How to Practise SURYA ARGHYA for Maximum Health Benefits!

Understanding the Significance of Surya Arghya

The Essence of Surya Arghya in Sanatan Dharma

  • Surya Arghya is not merely a ritual; it embodies significant scientific principles and benefits within Sanatan Dharma, where the sun is revered as a divine entity.
  • The practice involves filling a copper vessel with water at sunrise, emphasizing cleanliness by bathing and wearing fresh clothes before performing the ritual.

Steps to Perform Surya Arghya

  • Stand barefoot on your toes during sunrise while slowly pouring water towards the sun, maintaining this for 2-3 minutes while chanting mantras.
  • Recommended mantras include Gayatri Mantra or simple chants like "Om Surya Namah," which can be performed even if one is unfamiliar with other specific mantras.

Benefits of Performing Surya Arghya

  • This practice allows individuals to absorb solar energy effectively, especially beneficial during sunrise when sunlight provides essential Vitamin D for health.
  • Bathing before the ritual opens skin pores, enhancing Vitamin D absorption and promoting overall well-being.

Importance of Barefoot Standing and Copper Vessel

  • Standing barefoot serves an acupressure function, strengthening muscles and joints while connecting with nature through grass or natural surfaces.
  • Using a copper vessel transforms water properties; sunlight passing through it aids in color therapy by splitting light into seven colors that heal the body.

Role of Mantras in Enhancing Practice

  • Chanting mantras plays a crucial role in mental well-being during Surya Arghya. A slow approach (2–3 minutes minimum) enhances effectiveness.
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How to Practise SURYA ARGHYA for Maximum Health Benefits! Timestamps 00:00 Introduction to Surya Arghya 00:39 How to Practise Surya Arghya 01:59 Science behind Surya Arghya 03:27 Mantras to Chant Science behind offering water to sun At sunrise, the sun rays reaching us are slanting. These sun rays are a great source of vitamin D, which is very important for strong and healthy bones. Vitamin D deficiency is very common in urban areas. 70-80% of the people are deficient in this essential vitamin. Looking at the sun through the stream of water protects our eyes from the harmful sun rays and lets the beneficial rays reach our eyes (rods and cones) that improve our eyesight. These rays also prevent cataract formation. That is why it is recommended that you look at the sun through the water for 3 to 5 minutes. Walking barefoot helps the body by natural acupressure through the soil and grass. Standing on the balls of your feet during the offering, you exercise the tendons of your ankle joints. This reduces ankle pain and keeps your calf muscles healthy. Even physiotherapists recommend walking on the balls of your feet to cure painful ankle joints. Performing the offering after taking a bath leads to better adsorption of vitamin D because of the after bath soft and supple skin, with open pores. Our skins are very adsorbent at this time, capable of taking in 75% of the things it is in contact with. Morning air is also fresh and pollution free. The plants and trees remove toxins from the morning air via photosynthesis and release fresh oxygen into the air. Reciting the Surya mantra and recitation of the word Om is extremely helpful as a breathing exercise in the morning. Also recitation of any mantra helps in concentration and focusing your thoughts. Solar energy, the energy from the sun, is the source of life on this planet; it is the life energy supporting life on earth. Now that we know the science behind the ritual of Surya Arghya, we urge you to take advantage of the sun’s energy and benefit from it in many healthy ways by performing the age old practice of Surya Arghya and keeping your eyes, bones, feet, legs and your being strong and healthy. #hariaumtatsat #suryaarghya #adiveda