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“God’s light is within you, It never leaves you.”
Surya Arghya, or the Arghya to the Sun, is a ritual performed as a part of Hinduism.
It is the offering of water to the Sun in the mornings.
One can find the importance of worshipping the Sun by performing Arghya with folded hands in ancient scriptures and the Vedas.
Worshipping of the Surya or Sun is an integral part of Indian culture. In Hinduism, the Sun is believed to be the creator of all the materials in the world.
The Sun is also the symbol of Universal Consciousness.
The offering of water to the Sun or the Surya Deva is a purification process from within.
Devotees worship the Sun in different situations, especially during the Sandhya Vandhanam,
which is a significant ritual practiced in Hinduism.
Arghya to the Sun can provide us with intellectual upliftment and energy to face the day.
Solar energy has a lot of benefits for us.
So, the practice of Arghya to the Sun can help us muster those vitalities.
The performance of Arghya, along with the chanting of the Gayathri mantra, can strengthen us spiritually and physically.
How to offer Arghya to the Sun?: Devotees must offer Arghya with the utmost purity and sanctity of
their minds and bodies.
The practice of Arghya helps in overcoming the imbalances of the five base elements or Panchabhootas of the human body. The Panchabhootas are air, water, earth, fire, and space.
The rays from the Sun can heal any ailments related to the five elements.
However, it is necessary to perform the ritual accurately.
1. First, take a bath in the morning to freshen up your body.
2. Don’t eat anything before the offering of Arghya to the Sun.
3. You have to collect water in a brass or copper vessel and add sandal, kumkum, and red flowers into it.
You have to use the water as an offering for the Surya Deva.
4. You have to be barefoot while performing the ritual.
It is always better to walk to the place where the Sun is visible, without wearing any footwear.
5. You can perform the offering in a river, on soil, or grass.
The ideal place to conduct Arghya for the Sun is near the root of a plant or tree.
6. You are not supposed to look at the Sun directly.
Instead, you have to view the Sun rays through the stream of water offered.
7. You have to stand on the balls of your feet while making the offering.
It is best to place the utensil at an equal height to your forehead when you are taking part in the ritual.
8. While offering Arghya, you can recite the Surya Gayathri mantra. “Om Aadityay Vidhmahe Martanday Dheemahi Tanah:
Surya:Prachodyat” is the mantra you can chant.
You can also repeat “Om Suryaya Namaha” or “Om Ghrinim Surya Adityamu.”
9. After the completion of Arghya, it will be beneficial to chant, “Aravadityo Brahma, Brahmaive Ahamasmi.”
It is a mantra that shows that the Sun is Brahman, and the Brahman is within ourselves.
10. It is essential to perform the ritual facing the eastern direction.
11. You are not supposed to step on the water that you have poured out as an offering to the Sun.
By following these steps, you can perform Surya Arghya. Arghya’s regular practice to the Sun can bring forth happiness, peace, and energy.
It can aid you in leading a better life.
Significance of offering Arghya to the Sun: The offering of Arghya can have a plethora of significance.
There are a lot of religious and scientific benefits of performing Arghya.
It improves our decision-making abilities and gives anti-bacterial energy.
Religious Significance:
• In Sivapurana, there is a mention of the importance of performing Arghya.
One has to conduct it after the recitation of the Gayatri Mantra in the morning by lifting both our hands.
There are many festivals related to worshipping the Sun, such as Makar Sankranti, Chatt, and Sanba Desami.
There is a belief that the Sun is an incarnation of Lord Vishnu.
In the epic, Mahabharatha, Karna is the son of Surya Deva.
• In Garuda Purana, there is a narrative, which illustrates the significance of worshipping the Sun.
There are thirty crore demons called Mandehas orbiting around the Sun.
They try to swallow the Sun during sunrise.
So, by performing Arghya to the Sun, we are banishing the Mandehas to the island of Arunas.
Here, the demons are a reference to the evils present within us.
The performance of Arghya helps in protecting our Atman or the symbolic Sun within us.
• The daily performance of Arghya to the Sun can purify our Swadisthana Chakra.
• In the Vedas, the water turns into stones when they drop down, and they kill the demons.
It helps in liberating the Brahman within us.
• In Vaishnava Dharma, the performance of Arghya is a symbolic offering of oneself.
• The chanting of the Gayathri mantra can provide us with an inner light.
It is also a breathing exercise and helps us concentrate.
Scientific Significance: There are many scientific significances of performing Arghya to the Sun.
They include:
• The slanting Sunrays in the mornings is a source of Vitamin D.
It helps in making our bones healthy and strong.
• Sunrays can help in curing the ailments of the eyes, heart, jaundice, and leprosy.
• By looking at the Sunrays indirectly through the stream of water, your eyesight can improve.
It also reduces the chances of contracting cataracts.
• Walking barefoot is a means of providing natural acupressure.
• Standing on the balls of the foot is an exercise that can reduce angle pains and keep your joints healthy.
Arghya to the Surya or offering water to Sun has a lot of benefits for your physical and psychological health.
Its regular practice can make you healthy, happy, and calm.
Why do we offer Surya Arghya?
The brightly shining Sun signifies the power of the Universal Consciousness. Our Vedas declare the Surya to be the creator of the material universe. Being the Soul of all, he is the provider of intellectual wisdom, vision, discrimination, self-realisation, light and life to the world. This makes the Sun is the king of the sky, the Light Giver and generator of the Universe. The year is the wheel of the Sun’s chariot and the twelve spokes of the wheel are the twelve months.
Worship of Sun
In India, the Sun God is believed to be an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. Surya Narayana is worshipped at temples in Andhra Pradesh and at the Konark Sun temple in Odisha. Festivals such as the Makar Sankranti are celebrated to thank the Sun for a good harvest and the first grain is offered to him. Chhath is another important Hindu festival for worshipping Surya Devta. The practice was initiated by Karna, son of Surya, who worshipped the Sun ritually and gained supreme powers, growing resplendent like him.
Yet another festival dedicated to the Sun is the Samba Dasami. It is named after Samba, the son of Lord Krishna, who was cured of leprosy after praying to Surya. The festival of Ratha Saptami is also observed as Surya Jayanti because it celebrates the power of Sun God, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. On this day, Lord Vishnu is worshipped as Surya. The practice of Sun worship was also followed by Draupadi, a staunch devotee of Surya Dev. Her devotion had earned her the power to cure the deadliest of diseases.
Why We Offer Arghya to Surya:
The Sun represents the power of Universal consciousness.
The Vedas describe the Sun or Surya as the creator of the material universe.
Being the Universal soul, he provides intellectual wisdom, self-realization, vision, discrimination light, and life to the world.
He rules the sky, and he is the generator of the universe.
The year represents the wheel of the Sun’s chariot, and the 12 spokes of the wheel represent the 12 months.
Sun worship:
The Sun is worshipped in many cultures. In India, it is believed to be an incarnation of Lord Vishnu, called Surya Narayana, who is worshipped at temples in Andhra Pradesh as well as the Konark Sun Temple in Odisha.
Festivals like Makara Sankranti and Pongal are held to thank the Sun God for a bountiful harvest, and people offer the first grain to him. Chhath is yet another festival for worshipping the Sun.
It was begun by Karna, the son of Surya and Kunti (King Pandu’s wife in the Mahabaratha), who worshipped the Sun and obtained great powers, even growing resplendent like him.
Samba Dasami is another festival dedicated to the Sun.
It gets its name from Samba, the son of Lord Krishna, who became cured of leprosy after worshipping the Sun. The festival of Ratha Saptami or Surya Jayanthi is also a major festival.
It celebrates the Sun God’s birthday.
It also celebrates the Sun God turning his Ratha or chariot (that is drawn by seven horses, which represent the seven colors or the seven days of the week) towards the northern hemisphere.
Sun worship was also practiced by Draupadi, a staunch devotee of Surya,
and through her devotion, she gained the power to heal deadly diseases.
The Spiritual significance of Surya Arghyam:
Surya Arghyam is the ritual of offering water to the Sun.
This is done at dawn and dusk and is believed to have many benefits.
The Garuda Purana says that 30 crore demons or Mandehas are orbiting the Sun.
These demons try to swallow Surya at dawn and dusk.
When we offer water to the Sun with folded hands (arghyam) during the Sandhya upasana, it becomes a thunderbolt that overpowers these demons and banishes them to the island of Aruna.
The Garuda Purana cautions that one who does not follow this ritual kills the Sun.
Mandehas signify the mind and body, which cloud the Sun or the Atman residing within you.
In the morning and evening, our mind, body, and senses are out of control.
Hence, we need sadhana and prayers to still them and experience illumination within.
We can offer water, which is our identity, residing in the Swadisthana chakra, to purify ourselves through the Sun’s light and wisdom.
In the same way, Gayathri purifies you with this offering enabling us to perceive the inner light.
After the Arghyam, one should say, ‘Asavadithyo Brahma, Brahmaiva Ahamasmi’ (the Sun is truly the Brahman; the Brahman is myself).
Thus, in spiritual terms, Arghyam is a reminder of the Brahman within who is honored with the offering of water and chanting of the Mantra.
Benefits of Surya Arghyam:
Worshipping the Sun in the early hours of the morning is good for the absorption of Vitamin D and calcium by the body.
This is very beneficial for health.
Also, the worshipper’s body and mind will be very receptive to the cosmic solar energy.
In ancient India, it is said that Rishis could live without food as they could absorb energy from the sun’s rays.
Doing Surya Arghya also helps balance the seven colors within the body.
When offering water to the Sun, the sunlight splits into the seven colors of the rainbow. As we look through this stream of flowing water over the container’s edge, the dispersed light will enter our body and balance the seven colors within our body.
The ritual is said to benefit the eyes by strengthening eyesight, when it is practiced regularly.
It will also make us more disciplined as we will awake early and also finish our work early to perform the rituals.
Prayers uttered during the ritual also help to cool the mind.
Water should be offered to the Sun only at dawn and dusk.
The body has several energy points.
When offering water to the Sun and reciting the Mantra, the water becomes charged.
When we touch the water to our body, it will stimulate those energy points.
This gives us immense energy and recharges the body and mind.
Spiritual Significance of Surya Arghyam
According to the Garuda Purana, thirty crore demons called Mandehas are orbiting the path of the Sun, trying to swallow it at dawn and dusk.
Water offered to the sun with folded hands (arghyam) during the Sandhya upasana is transformed into a thunderbolt that destroys these demons, banishing them to the island of Aruna.
The Garuda Purana warns that one who does not attend to this sandhya rite, kills the sun.
Mandehas are nothing but the mind and body, which cloud the sun of the Atman within you.
In the morning and evening, when your mind, body and senses are out of control, sadhana and prayers are needed to still them and bring illumination within.
By offering water, which is your identity residing in the Swathisthana chakra, you purify yourself through the light and wisdom of the Sun.
Similarly, Gayatri purifies you with this offering so that the inner light can be perceived.
After the arghyam, the devotee should say: “Asavadityo Brahma, Brahmaiva Ahamasmi” (the Sun is verily the Brahman. Brahman is Myself).
Thus in the spiritual sense, arghyam is a reminder to us of the Brahman within.
This Brahman is honoured with the offering of mantra and water.
Benefits of Surya Arghyam
Sun worship in the early morning promotes the absorption of Vitamin D and Calcium into the body, which is especially beneficial for women.
Moreover, the body and mind of sun worshippers is ideally suited for infusion of cosmic solar energy.
In ancient India, rishis were able to live without food since they absorbed energy directly from the sun’s rays.
When you offer water to the Sun, the sunlight splits into seven rays of the rainbow, like a prism fragmenting a ray of light into seven colors.
When the person offering water looks through that stream of flowing water, over the edge of the container, this dispersed light enters their body and balances the seven colors within the body.
In Hinduism, water can only be offered to the sun at dawn and dusk.
Seeing the sun through the falling water droplets which split the sunlight into seven colours is very beneficial for eyes.
Practiced regularly over years, this ritual strengthens the eyesight.
People who do this for years have a probability of wearing glasses.
This practice brings discipline in life as it makes you rise before sunrise.
In the evening, you will be compelled to finish work in a timely manner for offering water to sun.
Surya Arghyam is spiritually beneficial as it cools the mind due to prayers involved in the ritual.
How to do Surya Arghyam
The best time for this ritual is within one hour of sunrise.
Wash your hands, legs, arms and face. Take a copper vessel filled with water.
Add red sandal powder or kumkum to it with a red flower. Now go out where you can see the Sun.
If it’s cloudy and you can’t see the Sun, look east assuming the Sun is there.
Now lift the vessel towards the Sun and start pouring the water slowly.
Look into the rays of Sun through the water streaming from the vessel.
Slowly reciting this mantra, as you pour: “Om Ghrini Suryaye Namaha”
Pour the water slowly so that you can recite the mantra at least eleven times before the water runs out.
Now touch the spilled water with your right hand and bring these fingers to your forehead. Wet them again by touching the water, then touch them to both eyes and lastly to your throat.
When you leave, try not to trample on the (spilled) water which you offered to the sun.
Your body have various energy points. When you offer water to the Sun and recite the mantra, this water gets charged
Touching this water to your body will stimulate those energy points, giving you immense energy and recharging both body and mind.
Offering Water to the Sun: A Sacred Hindu Ritual with Deep Significance
Sun is one of the most powerful deities in Hinduism.
He is a God with great capabilities and powers. Rig Veda – the oldest Indian scripture describes the divine and powerful Surya in a Vedic mantra.
He is the ultimate source of light and the origin of the universe.
It is said that the Sun is amongst most ancient Gods in Hinduism.
Other than Hinduism, many more religions around the world worship Sun due to his greatness and grace.
In Hindu Mythology, Sun is portrayed as riding a chariot driven by seven horses.
These horses represent the seven Human body Chakras and rainbow colors.
He often carries lotus as a symbol of life, Sankha (conch), Chakara (discus) and Gada (mace).
Surya is ranked higher than many Gods due to his incredible ability to nurture life on earth and healing powers.
Surya in Hinduism is considered to be an eye of the Virata Purusha (The universal form or Supreme Being).
Many groups such as saints, asuras, rakshasa, and human beings worship Surya as one of the five supreme Gods.
Forms and popular names of Surya
Surya is worshipped in many forms, but two of them are most common: Arka and Mitra. In Northern or Eastern states of India, Surya is praised in the form of Arka.
There are many temples built for the worship of Surya in ancient times.
Some of the most popular and renowned temples are Konark Temple in Orissa, the Uttararka and Lolarka in Uttar Pradesh, the Balarka temple in Rajasthan and the Sun Temple at Modhera, Gujarat.
In the tenth century, there was a Balarka Surya Mandir built in Uttar Pradesh, which was destroyed by the Turkish invasion in the fourteenth century.
The other form of Surya is Mitra, which is mostly found in Gujarat.
In the Gujarati language, the term Mitra means Friend.
Moreover, Lord Surya is called by 108 names in Hinduism. Some of the common names among them are Aditya, Adideva, Angaraka, Arka, Bhaga, Brahma, Dhanwantari, Dharmadhwaja, Dhatri, Dhumaketu, Indra, Jaya, Maitreya, Prabhakara, Ravi, Rudra, Savitri, Soma, Teja, Vaisravana, Vanhi, Varun and Vishnu.
How to worship the Sun God and its benefits?
There are many advantages of worshipping Surya every morning. It boosts energy, confidence and improves communication.
It welcomes peace and harmony in life by eliminating the negative effects of Grah Dosh.
Surya prayers have the power to help us get rid of our troubles and showers prosperity in health and wealth. Mostly, people who are seeking success, courage, strength, and a healthy body should worship Surya deva.
There is a particular way to worship God Surya and one must follow it to get the desired outcomes.
To start the worship, bathing is foremost important as it purifies your body, soul, and mind.
If you are willing to do fasting, it shall begin with the sunrise of the day and ends on the second-day sunrise.
Before starting Surya Puja worshiping lord Ganesha is mandatory.
As per our scriptures, donating clothes to Brahmin is recommended after the puja. Also, things like Rudraksha mala, kumkum, mouli, Surya Yantra, hawan kund samagri, prasad, ghee, fruits, betel leaves, and coconut are required to offer worship to Suryadev. Here are the steps to follow for performing Surya Puja:
- Start with bathing
- Always remember to wear fresh and clean clothes when offering puja to the sun
- Pray to the rising sun in the morning
- Face the east direction or the rising sun direction while performing the puja
- Sprinkle a drop of Ganga-Jal on the head to purify yourself and start praying to Lord Ganesha before worshipping the Sun God
- Take a copper vessel and fill it with honey to offer it to Lord Surya
- Offer it to God Surya. The best time to offer water to Surya is within an hour of Sunrise. Look at the sun and concentrate on God while pouring the water to the ground
- Lotus is the favorable flower however, you can use any flower to offer God
- Apply tilak uttering the Surya name; you can use Chandan or kumkum as tilak
- Chant Gayatri mantra or listen to Aditya Hridya Stotram. You can also recite “Om Ghrinim Surya Adityamu” while offering water to the sun for at least eleven times
- Do meditation under the sun for 5-7 minutes
- Later, touch poured water on the ground and apply a drop of it on your head and eyes to feel immediate peace. Ensure that you don’t step on the water.
Here, your Surya puja is complete.
Repeat it every day to get the blessing from God.
Some of the incredible benefits of offering regular water to Surya is that it makes you disciplined and maintains the body, mind and spirit balance.
The first ray of Sun inspires for early success in daily life. It grants you all pleasures, good health and wealth in life.
According to ancient Indian custom, offering Arghya to the sun gives you mental, physical and practical endurance that overcomes every conflict.
Regular worshipping makes one a scholar, master of pithy with effective voice and intelligent.
At the same time, it removes ego, anger, greed, desire and evil thoughts from a person’s mind.
Benefits of Offering Water to Sun
Sun or Surya holds great importance among the deities of the Hindu religion.
The Sun God is also known as Surya, Aditya or Bhanu and Suryanarayan.
The Rig Veda, which is considered to be one of the most ancient Indian scriptures, speaks about the majestic powers and abilities of the Sun.
Worshipping the Sun is not just limited to Hinduism.
Many other people around the world pray to the Sun god for his might.
The Sun is also considered to be the ultimate source of life and light in the entire universe.
Also, many people believe that there are benefits of offering water to the Sun or Surya Arghya.
The Sun (Surya), Who He Is?
According to the mythological context in Hinduism, the Sun rides a grand chariot with seven powerful horses driving it.
The seven horses hold very deep meaning, and they signify the seven chakras in the human body.
There are some interesting details about the portrayal of the Sun in the Hindu religion.
It is believed that he has a lotus in his hand that symbolises the possibility of life.
He also has Sankha (concha), Chakra (discus) and a Gada (mace).
Often in Hindu mythology, Sun or Surya is given a prominent place in the Navagrahas (the nine planets). He is also one of the most worshipped gods worshipped by saints and humans, asuras and rakshasas.
Many Names and Different Forms of the Sun
People worship Surya or the Sun God in a variety of forms.
The two commonly worshipped forms of Sun are Arka and Mitra.
The Arka form of the Sun is worshipped in North and East India.
People in India and many other places know the importance of the benefits of giving water to the Sun.
It is also stated by the ancient scriptures that there is a great significance of offering water to the Sun.
In Hindu Culture, to receive the benefits of offering water to the Sun, people also chant 108 names of Sun along with it.
The Sun is worshipped at every corner of the country, with many names like Aditya, Adi deva, Angaraka, Arka, Bhaga, Brahma, Dhanwantari, Dharmadhwaja, Dhatri, Dhumaketu, Indra, Jaya, Maitreya, Prabhakara, Ravi, Rudra, Savitri, Soma, Teja, Vaisravana, Vanhi, Varun and Vishnu.
Sun Temples in India
There are many temples dedicated to the Sun or Surya in India.
One of the most famous and prominent temples of Sun is the Konark Temple in Bhubaneshwar, Orissa. Other important temples of Sun are Lolaraka Temple in the state of Uttar Pradesh, Balaraka Surya Mandir in Rajasthan and Sun Temple of Modhera in Gujarat.
In Gujarat, the Mitra form of the Sun is worshipped. People in Gujarat understand the benefits of offering water to the Sun for their betterment and growth.
The Benefits of Surya Arghya and Ways to Worship Sun God
Worshipping Sun every day in the morning is the routine of many people in India. It brings the vigorous force of energy in the body, but then there is much more in the list of offering water to Sun benefits. People also consider that worshipping the sun and offering Surya Arghya helps them mellow down the effects of Grah Dosh.
Along with chanting Surya Prayers adding to your life force, there is a scientific significance of offering water to the Sun.
The benefits of Surya Arghya also includes prosperity in health and wealth.
It also adds the qualities of courage, strength and successful life for every individual who worships the sun.
Before worshipping the Sun god and receiving the benefits of offering water to the sun, let us understand the method of Puja.
Only after following the proper steps the benefits of Surya Arghya is realised. In the beginning, start your day by taking a bath with clean water. Bathing will help you concentrate while performing Surya Puja.
It also helps in purifying the thoughts in the mind.
Many people prefer to keep fasting with Sunrise and follow it till the next day in the morning.
Fasting also helps to utilise the optimum benefits of giving water to the sun.
There is a very important fact about Surya Puja, and people worship Lord Ganesha before starting with Surya Puja. Things like Surya Yantra, Ghee, Hawan Kund, Coconut and Kumkum are used to worship the Suryadev or the Sun God.
The Step by Step Guide to Worship Sun
- Bath in Clean water in the morning.
- Don’t forget to put on fresh and clean clothes before getting ready to receive the benefits of offering water to the Sun.
- Start your worship at the Sunrise in the morning.
- Look in the East direction while performing Surya puja.
- Sprinkle the water of Ganges and purify yourself.
- Pray to Lord Ganesha before beginning with the puja.
- Take a copper vessel and fill it with honey to offer it to Lord Surya.
- Offer Honey in a Copper Vessel to Surya Dev.
- To get the best benefits of offering water to the sun, Face the sun and pour water on the ground at the time of Sunrise.
- Generally, Lotus is used for Surya Puja, but any other flower is also allowed.
- Put a Tilak of Kumkum or Chandan on your forehead and chant the names of Surya Dev.
- You should chant Gayatri Mantra or Aditya Hriday Stotram eleven times while performing puja.
- Meditate in Sunlight for five to seven minutes.
- Lastly, touch the water of Surya Arghya poured on the ground and feel the peace after puja.
After following the above steps, the Surya puja is considered completed.
If you want more benefits of offering water to the sun, repeat these steps every morning.
The Surya Puja will provide you with the perfect balance of body and mind.
The daily performance of Surya puja is the secret of a successful life.
The benefits of giving water to the sun are mentioned in our ancient Indian scriptures like Rig Veda.
The supreme powerful Sun God or Surya Deva grants immeasurable strength to those who worship him. Apart from the benefits of offering Surya Arghya, regular puja makes you intelligent.
It also helps you to get rid of negative thoughts, ego, hatred and greed.
An effective voice is also one of the important benefits of offering Surya Arghya in the morning.
You’ll find immense physical as well as mental strength to overcome daily life obstacles and problems.
REASON BEHIND OFFERING WATER TO THE SUN
The scriptures state that the number of deities is 33 crore.
But among all these deities, Surya and Chandra are the only deities that are visible on this earth, that is, which we can see every day.
Therefore, man has been worshiping both of these since the beginning of creation.
It was also scripted in the Vedas and Purans.
It can be seen that since Mahabharata and Ramayana, the Lord Surya is being worshipped.
Lord Rama himself worshiped the Surya God and offered him Arghya with water. Mata Kunti the mother of five Pandavas was also the devotee of Lord Surya and also gave a birth to a boy named karna with the blessings of Lord Surya.
Karna regularly offering arghya to the Surya in form of water.
Actually, there are great benefits of giving regular arghya to the Surya.
Especially in today’s age, there are so many benefits of offering arghya to the Surya, after knowing that you will not be able to live without giving arghya to the Surya every day.
Offering water to the Surya has a direct impact on our personality.
Since the Surya is the lord of all the planets, so if they are happy, then the rest of the planets will show blessings on their own.
In the Puranas, worship of the Surya has been described as the curing of all diseases.
According to Hinduism, giving water to the Surya brings balance in your life.
Reasons for Offering Water to Sun
Scientific reason
The scientific reason behind offering water to the Surya is that when we offer water to the Surya, it affects our health.
The morning fresh air and the first rays of the Surya fall on us.
Which is beneficial for our health.
While offering water to the Surya, when we see the rising Surya amidst a stream of water, the eye light rises.
The Surya’s rays also have many properties like vitamin D, which is beneficial for us.
Logic of astrology
According to astrology, the Surya is the ruler of all the planets.
If instead of pleasing all the planets, only the Surya is worshiped and water is offered to them regularly, then your destiny is sure to arise.
Benefits of Offering Water to Sun
- The first benefit of giving regular water to the rising sun is that a person’s eyes remain healthy. For this, while giving water to a person, the water vessel should be placed in front of the head and the sun should be centered while focusing the eyes between the falling water. It removes eye defect. Those in whose horoscope the position of sun is at 12th place or sun is in the second house of its ascendant may having an eye disease. In transit, this remedy is beneficial when the sun passes through these places.
- For job advancement and profitability, it is important to maintain your confidence and be active so that the officers are happy with you. For this, giving water to the sun is very beneficial. According to Astrology the reason is that, the Sun is considered as the lord of all planets whether for job or any other field. So by offering water to the sun it impress the sun and improves the relationship with the sun which helps in improving the positions of other planets.
- The Sun is also related to the heart. They are the owners of this place. Therefore, to keep the heart healthy, burning the sun is considered very auspicious. If the Aditya Hridaya Stotra is recited with regular water to the Sun, then the Sun remains favorable, which has a good effect on the heart.
- In astrology, the relation of the Sun with the father has also been considered. The compatibility of the Sun in the horoscope brings happiness from ancestral property. If there is a dispute over ancestral property. If there is a lack of coordination with the father, worshiping the sun and offering arghya to the rising sun regularly will be beneficial.
- If you are trying for a government job then you should keep burning the sun regularly. This makes the Sun stronger and when the Sun is strong, the sum of the profits from the government sector is strong. Therefore, we should keep on worshiping the sun with our efforts.
- Suryopasana also has great importance to prevent skin diseases. Lord Krishna himself advised his on Samb to worship the Sun in case of leprosy.
Care to be taken while offering water to the sun
While offering water to the Sun God, some things should always be kept in mind that you should offer water to the Sun God from a copper vessel.
While offering water to the Sun, keep a flower or rice in it.
After this, while giving water to the sun with both hands, keep in mind that the edge of the sun’s rays must be visible in it.
Water should be offered only by facing towards east.
Keep in mind that the water offered is not falling on the feet, it is considered inauspicious and an insult to the Sun God.
If you are offering water on a regular basis and if the sun is not visible on a cloudy day, then offer water facing east.
Importance and Procedure of Giving Water to Surya (Surya ko Arghya Dene ka Mahatva Aur Vidhi)
In this post I am going to explain the importance of offering water to Sun (Surya Arghya) and also the procedure of doing it.
Sun is the source of energy for the whole universe.
We can not imagine even a day without sun. All living beings get the energy and vitality from the Sun. Due to these qualities of Sun, it has been considered as sun God in ancient scriptures.
In Vedic Astrology, Sun is considered as the significator of Health, eyes, social prestige, father and profession.
When Sun is weak, issues may happen in all the areas mentioned above.
When we offer water to Sun, Sun gets strengthened and all the areas mentioned above get better. It is especially a must for the people struggling with their health and profession.
Procedure: Ideal time to offer water to Sun is within one hour of Sun rise.
Suppose you live in London. Go to Google and search “Sunrise in London”.
The first link will give you the exact time of Sunrise.
Suppose the time is 6:47am.
So, the ideal time would be between 6:47am and 7:47am.
You should take bath and wear clean clothes before doing it.
If you don’t want to take bath, at least wash your legs, arms and face.
1) Take a copper vessel and fill it with water. Add either sugar or honey to it.
2) Go outside where you can see the Sun. In case it is cloudy and you are not able to see the Sun, you can still do it by looking towards east direction assuming the Sun is there.
3) Straighten your hands and take the vessel towards Sun and start pouring the water slowly. Look at the rays of Sun through the stream of water from the vessel.
4) Start reciting this mantra when you start pouring the water “Om Ghrinim Surya Adityamu”
5) Please pour the water with such a speed that before the water finishes you should have already recited the mantra for at least 11 times.
6) After this touch the water which is spread on earth with your right hand fingers and touch those fingers on your forehead. Now make them wet again by touching the water and then touch them on both eyes and lastly on your throat.
7) Now you can leave the place. Try to avoid putting your feet in the water spread on earth while leaving.
There are various energy points in our body.
When we offer water to the Sun and recite the mantra, the water gets empowered.
When we touch this water on our body, those energy points gets stimulated thereby giving us tremendous energy.
You should have complete faith and devotion while doing it. It will bring benefits really fast.
Offering Water To Sun- Across India, the land of cultural heritage and values, lacs of people leave their beds before the sunrise.
They chant Mantras and offer water to Lord Sun. Worshipping the Sun is an integral part of the Hindu religion.
Alongside Hindus, an uncountable number of people from other communities also pray to Sun.
They seek well-being and blessings of the mightiest source of energy.
Indeed, Sun is the most vital source for all existence. From changes of weather to the perpetual serve of life-source Sun governs everything on earth.
The entire universe derives its vim from the Sun.
In many ways, Sun is considered the father of all the stars in the galaxy.
Therefore, it has a paramount significance in Hinduism as well as Vedic Astrology.
Bowing to the importance, everyday people practice numerous manners to offer gratitude to the Sun.
Offering water to Sun is one such approach.
In the Hindi language, this practice is known as offering Arghya.
It helps a person seek the blessing of Lord Sun or Surya Dev and get rid of numerous Doshas in their life. Incredibly, this small morning ritual can bring remarkable results to the lives of people.
Offering Water or Arghya to Sun
In Hinduism, it is an auspicious note to start the day by offering water to the Sun.
As Lord Sun brings the illumination of positivity and warmth every morning, offering Arghya is a great way to offer gratitude. In ancient times, people would go to ponds and rivers for baths and offering Arghya. However, this ritual has limited to only prosperous events after urbanization.
Significance Behind offering Arghya
In Astrology, Sun plays a vital role in forming the persona of an individual.
It represents the soul, self-expression, ego. Sun also signifies pride, confidence, respect, father, elder figures, authority, and designation in a person’s life. With a strong and well-placed Sun in the birth chart, a person is blessed with confidence, good professional, and personal reputation. However, with a weak Sun, a person has to suffer with low-self expression and hurdles.
Often, they have to go through a sore relationship with their father. Therefore, expert astrologers recommend them to perform remedies for Sun. As a matter of fact, offering water to the Sun is one of the most powerful remedies to strengthen the Sun.
Planet Sun has a prestige of fiery and bold nature. Thus, by offering water to it a person can seek virtue of Sun. It is a humble ritual that can strengthen the position of the Sun in a person’s chart. Also, it attracts righteousness in them. Along with this, if a person follows this ritual during their Dasha period, all the destructive impacts of the Sun comes to an end in their life.
The relation of planet Sun with planet Saturn is well-known to everyone. Offering water to the Sun in the morning eliminates the malefic results of Saturn in a person’s life. As this remedy stabilizes Saturn and the person requires the virtues present in Saturn. They become punctual, disciplined, and hard-working. In astrology, the water element signifies Moon. Thus, offering water to Sun activates all the auspicious Yogas that Sun and Moon form together in a chart.
Significance In Veda
There are monumental amounts of texts in Vedas that specify the importance of offering Arghya to Sun. According to the texts, drops of water that a person offers to Sun in the evening further converts into stones. As they drop on demons, they slaughter evil from one’s life. Also, for people demons can be in the form of a disease. For instance, TB, Typhoid, etc.
Scientific Significance of Offering Water To Sun
Solar ultraviolet ( UV) radiation has been used to cure different illnesses since the old period. It has a scientific foundation in the fact that the overwhelming majority of molecules in various layers of the skin communicate with and absorb UV.
Each drop of water that a person offers to the Sun performs as a channel through which rays of Sun pass into their body. Further, the sunlight dissolves when it reaches a person’s body and then form seven different colors. These colors represent the Seven Chakras of the human beings. It protects them from several bacteria and improves eyesight. Offering Arghya boosts a person’s overall health.
Why Is Surya Arghya Important? How Should You Conduct Surya Puja?
Do you know offering Arghya to the Lord has huge benefits? Performing Surya Arghya with puja kits can prove to be beneficial for you and your loved ones.
The Sun is one of the most powerful Gods in Hinduism who is the universal creator. He is the centre of intellectual wisdom, vision, discrimination, self-realization, light, and life to the world. Apart from the Hindus, there are other devotees of the Sun God from different communities and religions. They also pray to the Sun God with divine puja items and offer him their devotion.
In Hindu Mythology, according to spiritual leaders, the devotional praises, and hymns depict the Sun God as the one riding a chariot driven by 7 horses. Each of the horses represents the seven Human body Chakras and rainbow colors. He often carries Lotus, Chakra, and Gada which are the symbols of life. He is the sole giver of energy, has healing powers and incredible energy to nurture life on earth. Moreover, Surya in Hinduism is an eye of the Virata Purusha (The universal form or Supreme Being). So, the common belief is without his presence, life would cease to exist and the earth can go into complete darkness.
- How To Worship The Sun God And What Are The Benefits?
Some steps that you should follow for performing Surya Puja:
- It is always good to start the puja by taking a bath and changing into clean clothes
- Face the East direction while performing puja
- A drop of Gangajal should be sprinkled on the devotee to purify oneself
- Praying to Lord Ganesha before Surya puja is mandatory
- The best time to offer water to Surya is within an hour of Sunrise.
- Try to look at the Sun and pour water to the ground and chant the Surya mantra
- Apply tilak uttering the Surya name by using chandan and kumkum
- You can also meditate for a while after your puja is complete
- Benefits Of Worshipping Surya God:
There are many advantages of worshipping Surya every morning. The benefits include:
- It is helpful in boosting energy and revitalizing the devotee
- Online puja services that cater to Surya puja will bring about positivity and prosperity
- Surya Dev’s blessings will help you gain confidence and trust in your abilities
- It eliminates the negative effects of Grah Dosh
- With the power of Surya prayers, you can get rid of all your health troubles
- The Spiritual Significance Of Surya Arghyam:
The Garuda Purana says that 30 crore demons or Mandehas are orbiting the Sun. According to beliefs, these demons try to swallow the Sun at dawn and dusk. When we offer water to Surya Dev, it becomes a thunderbolt that overpowers the demons and banishes them completely. Thus, it is a way to get rid of negativities and it brings mental peace and physical well-being.
Why We Offer Arghya to Surya
Surya Dev holds special significance in the Vedic scriptures. The brightly shining Sun signifies the power of the Universal Consciousness. Our Vedas declare the Surya to be the creator of the material universe. Being the Soul of all, He is the provider of intellectual wisdom, vision, discrimination, self-realisation, light and life to the world. This makes the Sun is the king of the sky, the Light Giver and generator of the Universe. The year is the wheel of the Sun’s chariot and the twelve spokes of the wheel are the twelve months.
Traditionally, Sun has always been held in high esteem by various sects of the human race; kings, priests, astrologers, mystics and people in general. He is called Helios by the Greeks and Ra by the Egyptians. Whenever the evil forces rose, the warriors like the Aryans worshipped Sun god for His blessings of protection. Lord Rama was one of the descendants of Sun. In the Ramayana, Sun is the father of King Sugriva who offered assistance to Lord Rama for slaying the demonic Ravana.
Sun is one of the Nava Grahas (nine planets) in Vedic astrology representing the soul, will-power, eminence, the eyes, vivacity, bravery, leadership, vicar, persons of high calibre and authority. Surya is associated with copper, gold or brass, gemstone ruby and wheat. He represents our soul, His heat represents our vital energy (forces) and His seven horses represent the Seven Chakras of our body. When all of your chakras are charged up, you naturally tend to live positively. The Surya Yantra is one of the sacred objects one can use to draw solar energies that are obtained though worship or Surya Namaskar.
Worship of Sun
“Surya Atma Jagatastasthushashcha” says Rig Veda, meaning ‘Surya (Sun god) is the Soul of all living beings, moving and non-moving’. In India, the Sun god is believed to be an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. Surya Narayana is worshipped at temples in Andhra Pradesh and at the Konark Sun temple in Odisha. Festivals such as the Makar Sankranti are celebrated to thank the Sun for a good harvest and the first grain is offered to him. Chhath is another important Hindu festival for worshipping Surya Devta. The practice was initiated by Karna, son of Surya, who worshipped the Sun ritually and gained supreme powers, growing resplendent like him.
Yet another festival dedicated to the Sun is the Samba Dasami. It is named after Samba, the son of Lord Krishna, who was cured of leprosy after praying to Surya. The festival of Ratha Saptami is also observed as Surya Jayanti because it celebrates the power of Sun God, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. On this day, Lord Vishnu is worshipped as Surya. The practice of Sun worship was also followed by Draupadi, a staunch devotee of Surya Dev. Her devotion had earned her the power to cure the deadliest of diseases.
Worshiping the Sun god daily by offering simple obeisance or performing Surya Namaskar (yogic postures) is essential.
Spiritual Significance of Surya Arghyam
According to the Garuda Purana, thirty crore demons called Mandehas are orbiting the path of the Sun, trying to swallow it at dawn and dusk. Water offered to the sun with folded hands (arghyam) during the Sandhya upasana is transformed into a thunderbolt that destroys these demons, banishing them to the island of Aruna. The Garuda Purana warns that one who does not attend to this sandhya rite, kills the sun.
Benefits Of Offering Water To Sun
In Hinduism, there is a tradition of offering water to the Sun God every day at sunrise, but after all, what is the importance of offering water to the Sun? Nowadays most of us want to know the origin or reason of all the traditions so that we can understand the justification of doing them.
Actually, you will be surprised to know the scientific reason behind offering Arghya to the Sun. Centuries ago, our sages and sages had determined all the traditions by studying deeply so that human civilization could get its best benefits, one of which was to offer water to the Sun God.
Process Of Offering Water To The Sun
- For this, we have to wake up early in the morning and take a bath.
- After that take pure water in a copper utensil and face towards the east.
- Now by raising both your hands above the head, bending them slightly forward, water has to be dropped in a straight stream towards the Sun God.
- While giving water to the Sun God, we have to continuously look at the falling stream of that water.
- After offering all the water in the vessel, we have to touch that water and apply it on our forehead and eyes and then do three rounds of it.
Surya Arghya Mantra
ॐ मित्राय नमः
Om Mitraya Namah
ॐ रवये नमः
Om Ravaye Namah
ॐ सूर्याय नमः
Om Surya Namah
ॐ भानवे नमः
Om Bhanve Namah
ॐ खगाय नमः
Om Khagay Namah
ॐ हिरण्यगर्भाय नमः
Om Hiranyagarbhaya Namah
ॐ मरीचये नमः
Om Marichaye Namah
ॐ आदित्याय नमः
Om Adityaya Namah
ॐ सवित्रे नमः
Om Savitre Namah
ॐ भास्कराय नमः
Om Bhaskaray Namah
Benefits Of Offering Water To The Sun
- If there is a delay in getting married, then offering water to the sun daily brings good relationships.
- By giving water to the sun regularly, respect increases.
- Offering water to the sun brings good fortune.
- By offering water to the Sun daily, the influence of the Sun God increases in the body, due to which the energy increases.
Scientific Benefits Of Offering Water To The Sun
Now let’s talk about the scientific benefits of this process. We get not one but many benefits from this whole process such as:
For The Eyes
The one who gets the most benefit from offering water to the Sun God is our eyes. On passing the sun’s rays through a prism, they get divided into seven colors. In the same way, when we offer a stream of water towards the sun, then its rays get divided into seven colors and fall on our eyes. In this process, we have to continuously watch the stream of that water. By doing this, the imbalance of colors in our eyes is corrected and they become brighter and healthier than before.
Therefore, if you are wearing spectacles or have weak eyes, start offering water to the Sun regularly at sunrise from today itself. It is going to be surprisingly very beneficial for your eyes.
Supply Of Vitamin D
Sun is the main source of Vitamin D. The process of offering water to the sun is done within 1 to 2 hours after sunrise or sunrise. The vitamin D that we get from the sun is most beneficial at this time because after this the sun’s rays become intense which is also harmful. That’s why people go for a walk or a morning walk in the morning.
No Heart Disease
Morning sunlight is beneficial for us, one of which is keeping the heart healthy. When you are offering water to the Sun God, your chest is towards the Sun God, in such a way the sunlight falls directly on it. Through this process, many serious heart diseases can be relieved by sunlight entering directly into the heart, this will not only keep your heart healthy but also prolong your life.
Get Rid Of Skin Diseases
After taking a bath, the innumerable pores of your body open up and dirt and dirt come out of them. When you are offering water to the Sun God, the morning sunlight and its rays are also absorbed through the innumerable pores of the skin. It is very beneficial for your skin and proves helpful in getting rid of many types of skin diseases.
Get Peace Of Mind
There is so much benefit of offering water to the sun that it has become a basic need of almost everyone. With the act of offering water to the Sun God daily, your mind will be more calm and focused than before. This will help you not to wander here and there and concentrate on the work.
After the practice of offering water to the Sun for a few days, you will be able to experience mental peace within yourself. Just start it and see. If for some reason you are unable to offer water to the Sun God after getting up early in the morning, then even at sunset, water can be offered to him. You will get benefit from this action but not as much as at the time of sunrise.
Worshipping Lord Sun: Know The Importance And Puja Rules To Follow
In Panchdev Upasana, high importance is given to Ganesh Upasana, Shiva Upasana, Vishnu Upasana, Goddess Durga Upasana, Surya Upasana. It is believed that by worshiping Lord Sun, the person gets freedom from diseases and Doshas. Arghya is very dear to Lord Sun. In such a situation, the easiest way to please the Sun is to offer him water every day. The Sun is called the visible deity because it is visible to us even with the naked eye.
The life of the natives is particularly affected by the place of the Sun in the horoscope. Sun is the king of the Navagraha, so if the Sun is in a strong position in the horoscope of a person, it takes away the defects (doshas) implied by other planets. The organs of the human body function smoothly with the energy of the Sun. The body doesn’t suffer from Vitamin D deficiency since it remains under the Sun’s rays in the morning. The Sun removes the darkness of the whole Earth and flows the life force in the universe. This is the reason why the Sun is said to be the cause of the soul of all the living beings of the world.
Benefits of Having A Strong Sun
- It is believed that if Lord Sun is happy and showers his blessings on you, then all your deeds get done easily and all kinds of obstacles coming in your way are removed.
- In such a situation, chances of getting money are formed.
- The negative effects of planetary positions (defects) in the horoscope are removed.
- There is an atmosphere of happiness, peace, and prosperity in the house.
- The defects of the Navagraha deities were removed.
- There is an increase in the working skills and working capacity of the person. The power of leadership grows.
- Sun is considered to be the father in the horoscope of a male native. If the position of the Sun is strong in the horoscope of a person, then that person has a good relationship with his father. On the other hand, in the horoscope of women, Sun is considered to be the factor of the husband.
- Sun is also considered to be an important factor for the heart. If the Sun is weak, then heart-related diseases can trouble the person.
- Government job opportunities are available and there are benefits by getting new opportunities in business.
The person whose Sun is in a position to give negative results or irritable in his horoscope must offer water to the Sun while worshiping him. Although Arghya should be offered to the Sun on a daily basis, if for some reason this is not possible, then you can offer Arghya to the Lord Sun only on Sunday and Saptami Tithi. You also get equally auspicious results from this. Women who worship the Sun while fasting on Saptami Tithi get happiness related to their husband, son, wealth, and prosperity. On the other hand, men who worship Sun on Saptami Tithi get respect in society.
Rules of Worshiping Sun
- According to the rule, water should be offered to the Lord within 1 hour of sunrise, that is when the light of Lord Sun is full of red rays. It is believed that by offering water at this time, positive energy is transmitted in the life of the people.
- If for some reason it is not possible to do so, then water should be offered to Lord Surya by 8 AM in the morning.
- Offer water to the Sun only after bathing. Offering Arghya wearing white and red clothes is considered the best.
- While giving water to the Sun, add some flowers or akshat (rice) to it. Lord Surya is very pleased with this.
- Water should always be offered to the Sun by facing the east direction i.e. from where he rises.
- Even if the Sun is not visible someday because of clouds, then also you can offer water by facing east.
- Glass, plastic, and silver utensils should not be used to offer Arghya to Sun.
- Always use copper, brass, or bronze utensils for offering water.
- Although Lord Sun should be worshiped every day, if it does not happen, one must chant the mantras during one of the three constellations of the Sun, Kritika, Uttara Phalguni, and Uttarashada and do charity donations to please the Sun.
- The worship of Lord Surya is considered very fruitful for the students. It is said that offering arghya to the Lord Sun by adding ink or blue color to the water helps in reading diligently.
- The people who offer water to the Sun should respect their father because, in Vedic astrology, the Sun is considered to be a father figure. For those who do not respect their father, the Sun gets angry with them. Female natives should respect their husbands to strengthen the Sun.
- When offering water to the Sun, both the hands should be above the head. Due to this, the seven rays of the sun fall on the body through the water’s edge, due to which positive energy is transmitted inside the person.
Sun & Mars Connection
It is believed that if the water mixed with crystalline sugar or Mishri is offered to Lord Sun, then the native gets relief from Mangal Dosha. The people who have Manglik Dosh in their horoscope can use this remedy for the treatment of Mars. If Mars is already in an auspicious position, then even in such a situation, the auspiciousness of Mars can be increased by offering sweet water to the Sun.
Keep Some Precautions In Mind While Offering Water To The Sun
- While offering water to the Sun, take special care that the drops of water do not fall directly on your feet. By doing so, you become a participant in the blame (fault). However, if the water falls on your feet after falling on the earth, then it does not cause any kind of fault as you had offered water to the Sun and not to the Earth.
- Do not offer water to the Lord Sun without taking a bath. Always offer water by wearing clean clothes.
- Make sure that you do not have any leather goods while offering water. Never offer water to the Sun wearing slippers.
- While offering water, it is also necessary to take care of the fact that it should not fall near the drain or in any such place where people’s feet are falling on it.
- To prevent the water offered to the Sun from falling on the feet or going into the drain etc., you can offer the water by pouring it in a pot or a clean vessel. After that put this water in the root of a tree.
How To Offer Water To The Sun
- The best place to offer water to the Sun is considered to be a reservoir or a river, but it is not possible for every person to do so. Therefore, the native can offer water by visiting a pure and sacred place such as a temple. If it is not possible to even go to the temple, then water can be offered to the Sun on the roof of the house or from the balcony also. According to the scriptures, if the person is unable to offer Arghya to the Sun in any of the above-mentioned ways, then he/she can offer water to the Sun from a copper vessel or a pure vessel while venerating the Sun while facing east.
- Water should be offered thrice to the Sun from the same vessel. In such a situation, always keep in mind that whenever you offer water to the Sun, there should be enough water in your vessel that water can be offered to Lord Surya three times. Every time after offering water, you should stand in your place and chant while doing a circumambulation.
Mantra for Surya Worship
- ॐ ह्रीं ह्रीं सूर्याय सहस्रकिरणराय मनोवांछित फलम् देहि देहि स्वाहा।। / oṃ hrīṃ hrīṃ sūryāya sahasrakiraṇarāya manovāṃchita phalam dehi dehi svāhā।।
- ॐ सूर्याय नम:। / oṃ sūryāya nama:।
- ॐ भास्कराय नम:। / oṃ bhāskarāya nama:।
- ॐ रवये नम:। / oṃ ravaye nama:।
- ॐ मित्राय नम:। / oṃ mitrāya nama:।
- ॐ भानवे नम:। / oṃ bhānave nama:।
- ॐ खगय नम:। / oṃ khagaya nama:।
- ॐ मारिचाये नम:। / oṃ māricāye nama:।
- ॐ आदित्याय नम:। / oṃ ādityāya nama:।
- ॐ सावित्रे नम: । / oṃ sāvitre nama: ।
- ॐ आर्काय नम: । / oṃ ārkāya nama: ।
- ॐ हिरण्यगर्भाय नम:। /oṃ hiraṇyagarbhāya nama:।
- ॐ पूष्णे नम:। / oṃ pūṣṇe nama:।
If a person cannot chant the mantra due to any reason, then he can also recite Gayatri Mantra or Hanuman Chalisa while offering water.
Can Women Also Perform Surya Worship?
Any person can offer water to the Sun. While simply offering water, women should follow certain rules such as women should always tie their hair and offer Arghya to the sun. It is believed that if a woman is married, she should offer water to the Sun by applying vermilion. Arghya should never be offered to the Lord Sun wearing black-colored or dirty clothes. It is believed that for women, vermilion is a symbol of good fortune, Durva is a symbol of child growth, Akshat or barley is a symbol of unbroken happiness and red flower is a symbol of Lakshmi.
There are many benefits of offering water to the sun god in the morning, know the right way of offering arghya
The tradition of watering the sun in Hinduism is very old, which is still practiced today. Devotees offer arghya to the sun god every day. In the scriptures also, giving water to the Sun God has special significance. It is said in the astrological scriptures that in order to strengthen the weak position of the sun god in the horoscope, water should be offered daily to the sun god.
There is also a scientific importance of offering water to Lord Surya.
Let us know what things should be kept in mind while giving water to Lord Surya. Also about its scientific and religious importance.
Importance Worshiping Lord Surya on Sunday
Worshiping Lord Surya on Sunday is considered auspicious. Arghya is offered to Lord Surya on this day and worshiped with the help of law. It is believed that by offering water to Suryadev daily, the position of the sun in the horoscope remains strong.
if Saturn is defective in the horoscope, its effect is reduced by offering water daily. Apart from this, there is also an element of water in the Moon, when we offer Arghya to the Sun, not only the Sun but also the yogas formed from the Moon are particularly active in the horoscope.
Scientific importance of offering sun
While giving water to the Sun, every drop acts as a medium which works to remove all the viral substances present in the atmosphere. By offering arghya to the sun everyday, our bones get stronger. Sun rays are very beneficial for our health.
How to give water to the sun
In the morning, after getting up and taking bath, Sun God should be offered water from a copper vessel.
Before offering water to Sun God, offer water with a pinch of red color and red flowers.
While offering water to the Sun God, you should chant Om Surya Namah 11 times.
Surya Arghya – Offering water to Sun, Procedure, Mantra & Health Benefits
Sun is the source of energy for the entire universe.
In Vedic Astrology, Sun is considered as the significator of Body, Health, Eyes, Social Status, Father, Political Career, Ancestral Properties, Influencial Family Name and Profession.
That is why Surya Arghya offering at sunrise was given importance.
Whenever SUN goes weak in one’s horoscope or during transit, these issues will be effected considerably.
Due to its immense power to rejuvenate life on earth, SUN is considered as GOD in Hinduism and few other religions.
Even temples like Konark Sun temple in Odisha, Surya Narayana temple in Andhra Pradesh are built for SUN.
Offering water to the SUN god is practiced during sunrise time and during this process, spectrum of sun-rays refract through the water impacting us positively from head to toe. As a result we automatically gain through the ‘water therapy of sun-rays.’
This process helps us miraculously in the intellectual upliftment of the individual and it also reflects enhancement of his acumen in decision making, in eye-sight, digestion, luster as well as splendor.
The sun-rays refracting through the water of libation are a vital source of vigour and beauty.
The green, violet colors refracted from VIGBYOR of the SUN are considered rich sources of anti-bacterial energy.
Human body is made up of five things, air (vayu), water (jal), earth (prithvi), fire (energy) and space (aakash) and the cure of all the ailments of the body is amongst these five things only and the rays of the rising sun are one of these things. Many diseases can be cured by the use of sun rays e.g. ailments of the heart, eyes, jaundice, leprosy and weak mind.
Hindus have practiced ‘Sandhya Vandanam‘ (saluting the sun during rise, noon and set) along with chanting of Gayatri Mantra for thousands of years and remained physically & spiritually strong.
Rigveda says, it is sun that wakes one up from sleep. It is due to the sun that all can work and are active. All living beings of the creation depend on the sun. The sun removes physical, mental and spiritual weaknesses and makes one healthy and long lived. The seven colours of the sun are very good and important for the health.
If early morning one has a bath and after offering prayers to the Lord one has sun bath and allows the sun rays to fall on one’s body then one could free the body of all ailments and increase one’s intelligence.
People visit places like Goa in India and have effective sun bath because sun rays at that area, refracting through sea and atmosphere are known to be curing many skin diseases.
Procedure to offer Surya Arghya
Pick a copper utensil and fill it with water.
Add red sandal, kumkum and red flowers to it and during sunrise time, face towards east direction and and let the water fall down slowly (preferably back into a water container or river or into soil).
It is better to pour this water at root of a plant.
Place the utensil at equal height to your forehead with both your hands and recite either of the following mantras 11 times while pouring.
Om Ghrinim Surya Adityamu
OR
Om Suryaaya namaha
Do not step on the water poured into soil. You can even recite Surya Gayatri mantra during this process.
ॐ आदित्याय विदमहे भास्कराय धीमहि तन्नो भानु प्रचोदयात् | (om aadityaay vidmahe bhaaskaraaye dheemahi tanno bhaanu prachodayaat)
This process helps maintain sound health, vigour and self confidence.
Science behind offering water to sun(Surya Arghya) and right way to perform.
Every morning we offer water to Sun. We do it as a part of rituals. Do you know what is science behind offering water to sun.
India has a history of great sages and monks, the wise intellectuals of our society. These sages understood the ways of the human body very well and devised efficient and practical methods of keeping one’s body healthy. For the health and well being of the public, they attached these healthy practices with the name of God. Thus, they became our rituals. One such very important practice is offering water to the Sun God (Surya Arghya) early in the morning every day, the benefits of which we shall unfold in this article.
We know that the ritual involves offering water to the sun, barefoot, early in the morning during sunrise. A lot of people in our country practice this ritual daily. But before knowing Science behind offering water to sun; let’s understand how is this ritual to be performed to get maximum benefits?
This ritual of Surya Arghya is to be performed early in the morning during sunrise. You should take a bath and not eat anything beforehand. Take a brass or copper vessel with 250 ml or more water for the offering. You are supposed to walk barefoot to a place where you can clearly see the sun, stand on the balls of your feet and slowly let down a constant trickle of water, while looking at the sun through the water flow, for 3-5 minutes. The stream of water is not supposed to broken during the offering. While looking at the sun you are to recite the Surya mantra. It is believed that this will bring peace and energy to your body in the early morning.
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.