Significance & Spiritual Meaning
Spiritual philosophy, inner meaning and eternal virtues
Significance & Spiritual Meaning
Bhanu Saptami is the Saptami that falls on a Sunday, a day of the worship of the Sun.
Spiritual philosophy, inner meaning and eternal virtues
The Sun god (Bhanu) is worshipped with an offering of water at sunrise and the Aditya Hridayam, for health and success.
Key Rituals & Observance
Step-by-step sacred rituals and worship practices
- 1Step 1
A bath and the offering of water to the Sun at sunrise.
- 2Step 2
Recitation of the Aditya Hridayam or the Surya mantra.
- 3Step 3
A fast by some.
Sacred Deity & Powerful Mantras
Lord Surya • Vedic and Puranic chants for peace and blessings
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Lord Surya · Mantra
ॐ सूर्याय नमः ॥
Om Suryaya Namah
Meaning
Salutations to Lord Surya.
108 JapaSacred Mantra
Fasting & Parana Guidelines
✓Keep the fast from sunrise, with water, fruit or milk only if the fast is not strict.
✓Avoid grain, onion, garlic and salt in the strict form of the fast.
✓Break the fast at the time the vrat directs, after the worship.