Surya Namaskara- Sun Salutation

I played a composition called 'Surya Namaskar' last night from the album Naman 2. Here's how it goes:

ADITYASYA NAMASKARAM YE KURVANTI DINE DINE
JANMANTAR SAHASTRESU DARIDRYAM NOPAJAYATE

OM MITRAYA NAMAH
OM RAVAYE NAMAH
OM SURYAY NAMAH

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OM BHANAVE NAMAH
OM KHAGAYE NAMAH
OM PUSHNE NAMAH

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OM HIRANYA GARBHAYE NAMAH
OM MARICHAYE NAMAH
OM AADITYAAYA NAMAH

(Repeat first couplet here)

OM SAVITRE NAMAH
OM ARKAYA NAMAH
OM BHASKARAYA NAMAH

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The 12 chantings dedicated to the Sun in the above composition are meant for each of the 12 postures during the Surya Namaskar yoga routine.

The first two lines sum up the benefits of this yoga routine-
He who performs Surya Namaskara daily does not get poor in thousand births. (And poor does not refer to wealth!)

Surya Namaskara means prayer (Vandana) of Lord Surya (Sun God). Surya Vandana is short. Surya Namaskara is an ancient system of Indian exercise. Stand facing the east at dawn and peacefully chant the mantras to pray to Lord Surya and offer red sandals, flowers, rice grains (Akshatas) with water or simply the water alone as ARGHE (libation) and perform Surya Namaskara. This whole process is performed before the sunrise.

The Mantra that goes with this prayer is:

DHYEYAH SADA SAVITRI MANDALA MADHYAVARTI
NARAYANAH SARSIJA SANA SANNI VISHTHAH !
KEYURVAN MAKAR KUNDALA VAAN KIRITI,
HARI HIRANYA MAYA VAPUR DHRIT SHANKHA CHAKRAH |

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