Mahanyasam – 7.1. Shiva Sankalpam

Mahanyasam – 7.1. Shiva Sankalpam

yēnē̠da-mbhū̠ta-mbhuva̍na-mbhavi̠ṣya-tpari̍gṛhīta-ma̠mṛtē̍na̠ sarva̎m । yēna̍ ya̠jñastā̍yatē
(ya̠jñastrā̍yatē) sa̠ptahō̍tā̠ tanmē̠ mana̍-śśi̠vasa̍ṅka̠lpama̍stu ॥ 1

English Meaning

By that eternal principle through which everything that has existed, that exists, and that will exist is held and sustained, and through which the sacrifice performed by the seven officiating priests is extended and protected, may my mind be filled with auspicious and noble thoughts. 1

yēna̠ karmā̍ṇi pra̠chara̍nti̠ dhīrā̠ yatō̍ vā̠chā mana̍sā̠ chāru̠yanti̍ ।
ya-thsa̠mmita̠manu̍ sa̠ṃyanti̍ prā̠ṇina̠stanmē̠ mana̍-śśi̠vasa̍ṅka̠lpama̍stu ॥ 2

English Meaning

By that mind through which the wise perform their actions, and from which speech and thoughts proceed beautifully and meaningfully; by that principle according to which living beings conduct and regulate their activities, may my mind be filled with auspicious and noble thoughts. 2

yēna̠ karmā̎ṇya̠pasō̍ manī̠ṣiṇō̍ ya̠jñē kṛ̍ṇvanti vi̠dathē̍ṣu̠ dhīrā̎ḥ ।
yada̍pū̠rvaṃ ya̠kṣmama̠ntaḥ pra̠jānā̠-ntanmē̠ mana̍-śśi̠vasa̍ṅka̠lpama̍stu ॥ 3

English Meaning

By that mind through which thoughtful and wise people perform their sacred actions and carry out their duties in sacrifices and spiritual assemblies, and through which the innermost, subtle and mysterious purpose within beings is understood, may my mind be filled with auspicious and noble thoughts. 3

yatpra̠jñāna̍-mu̠ta chētō̠ dhṛti̍ścha̠ yajjyōti̍ ra̠ntara̠mṛta̍-mpra̠jāsu̍ ।
yasmā̠nna ṛ̠tē kiñcha̠na karma̍ kri̠yatē̠ tanmē̠ mana̍-śśi̠vasa̍ṅka̠lpama̍stu ॥ 4

English Meaning

That which is consciousness, understanding, awareness, and steadfastness; that immortal inner light which dwells within living beings, and without which no action can be performed—may that mind of mine be filled with auspicious and noble thoughts. 4

su̠ṣā̠ra̠thi-raśvā̍niva̠ yanma̍nu̠ṣyā̎nnē nī̠yatē̍-‘bhī̠śu̍bhi rvā̠jina̍ iva ।
hṛtpra̍tiṣṭha̠ṃ yada̍jira̠-ñjavi̍ṣṭha̠-ntanmē̠ mana̍-śśi̠vasa̍ṅka̠lpama̍stu ॥ 5

English Meaning

That mind which, like a skilled charioteer guiding swift horses with reins, directs human beings toward their actions and purposes; that which is firmly established in the heart, moves swiftly, and is powerful and tireless—may my mind be filled with auspicious and noble thoughts. 5

yasmi̠n ṛcha̠ssāma̠-yajūgṃ̍ṣi̠ yasmi̍-npratiṣṭhi̠tā ra̍tha̠nābhā̍ vi̠vārā̎ḥ ।
yasmigg̍śchi̠ttagṃ sarva̠mōta̍-mpra̠jānā̠-ntanmē̠ mana̍-śśi̠vasa̍ṅka̠lpama̍stu ॥ 6

English Meaning

In that mind are established the Ṛg, Sāma, and Yajur Vedas, just as the spokes of a chariot are fixed around its hub. In that mind everything belonging to living beings is woven together and sustained. May my mind be filled with auspicious and noble thoughts. 6

yadatra̍ ṣa̠ṣṭha-ntri̠śatagṃ̍ su̠vīra̍ṃ ya̠jñasya̍ gu̠hya-nnava̍ nāva̠māyya̎m ।
daśa̠ pañcha̍ tri̠gṃ̠śata̠ṃ yatpara̍-ñcha̠ tanmē̠ mana̍-śśi̠vasa̍ṅka̠lpama̍stu ॥ 7

English Meaning

Whatever profound and powerful principle is hidden within the sacrifice, expressed through its various sacred divisions and numbers, and whatever lies beyond these as the supreme and transcendental reality—may my mind be filled with auspicious and noble thoughts. 7

yajjāgra̍tō dū̠ramu̠daiti̠ daiva̠-ntadu̍ su̠ptasya̠ tathai̠vaiti̍ ।
dū̠ra̠ga̠mma-ñjyōti̍ṣā̠-ñjyōti̠rēka̠-ntanmē̠ mana̍-śśi̠vasa̍ṅka̠lpama̍stu ॥ 8

English Meaning

That divine mind which travels far beyond while a person is awake and likewise journeys far while that person is asleep; that which is the most distant and yet the one inner light among all lights—may my mind be filled with auspicious and noble thoughts. 8

yēnē̠daṃ viśva̠-ñjaga̍tō ba̠bhūva̠ yē dē̠vāpi̍ maha̠tō jā̠tavē̍dāḥ ।
tadē̠vāgni-stama̍sō̠ jyōti̠rēka̠-ntanmē̠ mana̍-śśi̠vasa̍ṅka̠lpama̍stu ॥ 9

English Meaning

By that supreme principle this entire universe and all that moves within it came into being, and by which the great divine powers are known and manifested. That same reality is Agni, the one light that dispels darkness. May my mind be filled with auspicious and noble thoughts. 9

yēna̠ dyauḥ pṛ̍thi̠vī chā̠ntari̍kṣa-ñcha̠ yē parva̍tāḥ pra̠diśō̠ diśa̍ścha ।
yēnē̠da-ñjaga̠-dvyāpta̍-mpra̠jānā̠-ntanmē̠ mana̍-śśi̠vasa̍ṅka̠lpama̍stu ॥ 10

English Meaning

By that which pervades the heavens, the earth, the atmosphere, the mountains, and all the directions and intermediate directions; by that which encompasses and fills this entire universe and all living beings—may my mind be filled with auspicious and noble thoughts. 10

yē ma̍nō̠ hṛda̍ya̠ṃ yē cha̍ dē̠vā yē di̠vyā āpō̠ yē sūrya̍raśmiḥ ।
tē śrōtrē̠ chakṣu̍ṣī sa̠ñchara̍nta̠-ntanmē̠ mana̍-śśi̠vasa̍ṅka̠lpama̍stu ॥ 11

English Meaning

That which is the mind and the heart, that which is present among the divine beings, in the celestial waters, and in the rays of the Sun—may these divine powers move through and illumine my ears and eyes. May my mind be filled with auspicious and noble thoughts. 11

achi̍ntya̠-ñchā pra̍mēya̠-ñcha vya̠ktā-vyakta̍ para̠-ñcha ya̍t ।
sūkṣmā̎-thsūkṣmata̍ra-ñjñē̠ya̠-ntanmē̠ mana̍-śśi̠vasa̍ṅka̠lpama̍stu ॥ 12

English Meaning

That which is beyond thought and beyond measurement, which transcends both the manifest and the unmanifest, and which is subtler than the subtlest and yet capable of being realized through spiritual knowledge—may my mind be filled with auspicious and noble thoughts. 12

ēkā̍ cha da̠śa śa̠ta-ñcha̍ sa̠hasra̍-ñchā̠yuta̍-ñcha ni̠yuta̍-ñcha pra̠yuta̠ṃ
chārbu̍da-ñcha̠ nya̍rbuda-ñcha samu̠draścha̠ maddhya̠-ñchānta̍ścha parā̠rdhaścha̠ tanmē̠ mana̍ḥ
śi̠vasa̍ṅka̠lpama̍stu ॥ 13

English Meaning

Whether expressed as one, ten, a hundred, a thousand, ten thousand, a hundred thousand, a million, ten million, a hundred million, an immeasurable ocean, the middle, the end, or the highest immeasurable extent—whatever number or magnitude is conceived, may my mind remain filled with auspicious, pure, and noble thoughts. 13

yē pa̍ñcha̠ pañcha̍ daśa śa̠tagṃ sa̠hasra̍-ma̠yuta̠-nnya̍rbuda-ñcha ।
tē a̍gni-chi̠tyēṣṭa̍kā̠stagṃ śarī̍ra̠-ntanmē̠ mana̍-śśi̠vasa̍ṅka̠lpama̍stu ॥ 14

English Meaning

Those sacred numbers—five, fifteen, one hundred, one thousand, ten thousand, and countless greater numbers—are represented by the bricks laid for the sacred fire altar. They together symbolize the cosmic structure and the human body. May my mind be filled with auspicious and noble thoughts. 14

vēdā̠hamē̠ta-mpu̍ruṣa-mma̠hānta̍-mādi̠tya-va̍rṇa̠-ntama̍sa̠ḥ para̍stāt ।
yasya̠ yōni̠-mpari̠paśya̍nti̠ dhīrā̠stanmē̠ mana̍-śśi̠vasa̍ṅka̠lpama̍stu ॥ 15

English Meaning

I know that Supreme and Great Being, radiant like the Sun and dwelling beyond all darkness. The wise perceive and contemplate the source from which this Supreme Reality arises. May my mind be filled with auspicious and noble thoughts. 15

yasyē̠da-ndhīrā̎ḥ pu̠nanti̍ ka̠vayō̎ bra̠hmāṇa̍mē̠ta-ntvā̍ vṛṇata̠ indu̎m ।
sthā̠va̠ra-ñjaṅga̍ma̠ṃ-dyau̍rākā̠śa-ntanmē̠ mana̍-śśi̠vasa̍ṅka̠lpama̍stu ॥ 16

English Meaning

The wise and enlightened sages purify and contemplate this Brahman, choosing the radiant and immortal Reality. Everything that is stationary and moving, together with heaven and space, is sustained within that Supreme Principle. May my mind be filled with auspicious and noble thoughts. 16

parā̎-tpa̠rata̍ra-ñchai̠va̠ ya̠-tparā̎śchaiva̠ yatpa̍ram ।
ya̠tparā̎-tpara̍tō jñē̠ya̠-ntanmē̠ mana̍-śśi̠vasa̍ṅka̠lpama̍stu ॥ 17

English Meaning

That which is beyond the higher, beyond the supreme, and beyond everything that can be regarded as the highest—that Supreme Reality which is to be known beyond all levels of existence—may my mind be filled with auspicious and noble thoughts. 17

parā̎-tparata̍rō bra̠hmā̠ ta̠tparā̎-tpara̠tō ha̍riḥ ।
ta̠tparā̎-tpara̍tō ‘dhī̠śa̠stanmē̠ mana̍-śśi̠vasa̍ṅka̠lpama̍stu ॥ 18

English Meaning

Brahmā is beyond the highest, and Hari is beyond that which is beyond the highest. The Supreme Lord, Īśa, is beyond even that transcendence. May my mind be filled with auspicious and noble thoughts. 18

yā vē̍dā̠diṣu̍ gāya̠trī̠ sa̠rva̠vyāpi̍ mahē̠śvarī ।
ṛg ya̍ju-ssāmā-tharvai̠ścha̠ tanmē̠ mana̍-śśi̠vasa̍ṅka̠lpama̍stu ॥ 19

English Meaning

That all-pervading and supreme Divine Power, known as Gāyatrī and present throughout the Vedas, is expressed through the Ṛg, Yajur, Sāma, and Atharva Vedas. May my mind be filled with auspicious and noble thoughts. 19

yō vai̍ dē̠va-mma̍hādē̠va̠-mpra̠ṇava̍-mpara̠mēśva̍ram ।
ya-ssarvē̍ sarva̍ vēdai̠ścha̠ tanmē̠ mana̍-śśi̠vasa̍ṅka̠lpama̍stu ॥ 20

English Meaning

He who is the Divine Being, Mahādeva, the sacred Praṇava, and the Supreme Lord, is the One Reality known through all the Vedas. May my mind be filled with auspicious and noble thoughts. 20

praya̍ta̠ḥ praṇa̍vōṅkā̠ra̠-mpra̠ṇava̍-mpuru̠ṣōtta̍mam ।
ōkā̍ṃra̠-mpraṇa̍vātmā̠na̠-ntanmē̠ mana̍-śśi̠vasa̍ṅka̠lpama̍stu ॥ 21

English Meaning

The sacred Praṇava, the syllable Oṁ, is the Supreme Person and the essence of the Praṇava itself. The sacred sound Oṁ represents the innermost Self and the highest spiritual reality. May my mind be filled with auspicious and noble thoughts. 21

yō-‘sau̍ sa̠rvēṣu̍ vēdē̠ṣu̠ pa̠ṭhyatē̎ hyaja̠ īśva̍raḥ । a̠kāyō̍ nirgu̍ṇō hyā̠tmā̠ tanmē̠ mana̍-śśi̠vasa̍ṅka̠lpama̍stu ॥ 22

English Meaning

That unborn Lord who is proclaimed in all the Vedas, who is without a physical body, beyond the guṇas, and who is the eternal Self—may my mind be filled with auspicious and noble thoughts. 22

gōbhi̠ rjuṣṭa̠-ndhanē̍na̠ hyāyu̍ṣā cha̠ balē̍na cha ।
pra̠jayā̍ pa̠śubhi̍ḥ puṣkarā̠kṣa̠-ntanmē̠ mana̍-śśi̠vasa̍ṅka̠lpama̍stu ॥ 23

English Meaning

May the Lotus-Eyed Lord bless us with nourishing food, wealth, long life, strength, worthy descendants, and abundant cattle and other forms of prosperity. May my mind be filled with auspicious and noble thoughts. 23

kailā̍sa̠ śikha̍rē ra̠myē̠ śa̠ṅkara̍sya śi̠vāla̍yē ।
dē̠vatā̎statra̍ mōda̠ntē̠ tanmē̠ mana̍-śśi̠vasa̍ṅka̠lpama̍stu ॥ 24

English Meaning

Upon the beautiful summit of Mount Kailāsa, in the sacred abode of Śaṅkara, the divine beings rejoice and dwell in bliss. May my mind be filled with auspicious and noble thoughts. 24

trya̍baṅkaṃ yajāmahē suga̠ndhi-mpu̍ṣṭi̠vardha̍nam । u̠rvā̠ru̠kami̍va̠ bandha̍nā-nmṛ̠tyō-rmu̍kṣīya̠ mā-‘mṛtā̠-ttanmē̠ mana̍-śśi̠vasa̍ṅka̠lpama̍stu ॥ 25

English Meaning

We worship the Three-Eyed Lord, who is fragrant and who nourishes and strengthens all beings. May He liberate us from the bondage of death, just as a ripe cucumber naturally separates from its stem. May we be freed from death, but never from immortality. May my mind be filled with auspicious and noble thoughts. 25

vi̠śvata̍-śchakṣuru̠ta vi̠śvatō̍ mukhō vi̠śvatō̍ hasta u̠ta vi̠śvata̍spāt ।
sambā̠hubhyā̠ṃ-nama̍ti̠ sampa̍tatrai̠ rdyāvā̍ pṛthi̠vī ja̠naya̍-ndē̠va ēka̠stanmē̠ mana̍-śśi̠vasa̍ṅka̠lpama̍stu ॥ 26

English Meaning

The Divine Being has eyes everywhere, faces everywhere, hands everywhere, and feet everywhere. With arms extending in all directions, that One Divine Being encompasses and sustains heaven and earth and gives rise to the entire creation. May my mind be filled with auspicious and noble thoughts. 26

cha̠turō̍ vē̠dāna̍dhīyī̠ta̠ sa̠rva śā̎strama̠yaṃ vi̍duḥ । i̠ti̠hā̠sa̠ pu̠rā̠ṇā̠nā̠-ntanmē̠ mana̍-śśi̠vasa̍ṅka̠lpama̍stu ॥ 27

English Meaning

May one study the four Vedas and understand the knowledge contained in all the Śāstras, as well as the wisdom preserved in the Itihāsas and Purāṇas. May this complete body of sacred knowledge illumine the mind. May my mind be filled with auspicious and noble thoughts. 27

mā nō̍ ma̠hānta̍mu̠ta mā nō̍ arbha̠ka-mmā na̠ ukṣa̍ntamu̠ta mā na̍ ukṣi̠tam । mā nō̍ vadhīḥ pi̠tara̠-mmōta mā̠tara̍-mpri̠yā mā na̍sta̠nuvō̍ rudra rīriṣa̠stanmē̠ mana̍-śśi̠vasa̍ṅka̠lpama̍stu ॥ 28

English Meaning

O Rudra, do not harm our elders or our young ones, our grown children or infants. Do not destroy our father or our beloved mother, and do not cause injury to our bodies. May Your grace protect us and our loved ones from every form of harm. May my mind be filled with auspicious and noble thoughts. 28

mā na̍stō̠kē tana̍yē̠ mā na̠ āyu̍ṣi̠ mā nō̠ gōṣu̠ mā nō̠ aśvē̍ṣu rīriṣaḥ ।
vī̠rānmānō̍ rudra bhāmi̠tōva̍dhī rha̠viṣma̍ntō̠ nama̍sā vidhēma tē̠ tanmē̠ mana̍-śśi̠vasa̍ṅka̠lpama̍stu ॥ 29

English Meaning

O Rudra, do not cause harm to our children, descendants, or our lifespan. Do not harm our cattle or horses, and do not destroy our brave and valiant people. O radiant and powerful Lord, protect us from injury. With sacred offerings and reverence, we worship and honor You. May my mind be filled with auspicious and noble thoughts. 29

ṛ̠tagṃ sa̠tya-mpa̍ra-mbra̠hma̠ pu̠ruṣa̍-ṅkṛṣṇa̠piṅga̍lam ।
ū̠rdhvarē̍taṃ vi̍rūpā̠kṣa̠ṃ vi̠śvarū̍pāya̠ vai namō̠ nama̠stanmē̠ mana̍-śśi̠vasa̍ṅka̠lpama̍stu ॥ 30

English Meaning

The Supreme Brahman is Truth and Cosmic Order, the Supreme Person, dark and tawny in appearance, with upward-moving vital energy and the extraordinary, all-seeing eyes of Virūpākṣa. Salutations again and again to that One who has the form of the entire universe. May my mind be filled with auspicious and noble thoughts. 30

ka-dru̠drāya̠ prachē̍tasē mī̠ḍhuṣṭa̍māya̠ tavya̍sē । vō̠chēma̠ śanta̍magṃ hṛ̠dē ।
sarvō̠ hyē̍ṣa ru̠drastasmai̍ ru̠drāya̠ namō̍ astu̠ tanmē̠ mana̍-śśi̠vasa̍ṅka̠lpama̍stu ॥ 31

English Meaning

May we speak words of peace and blessing to Rudra, the wise and all-knowing One, the most gracious, mighty, and powerful Lord. Indeed, all this is Rudra; therefore, salutations to that Rudra. May my mind be filled with auspicious and noble thoughts. 31

brahma̍jajñā̠na-mpra̍tha̠ma-mpu̠rastā̠-dvisī̍ma̠ta-ssu̠ruchō̍ vē̠na ā̍vaḥ ।
sa bu̠dhniyā̍ upa̠mā a̍sya vi̠ṣṭhā-ssa̠taścha̠ yōni̠-masa̍taścha̠ viva̠stanmē̠ mana̍-śśi̠vasa̍ṅka̠lpama̍stu ॥ 32

English Meaning

The knowledge of Brahman appeared first in the beginning, shining forth from the primordial source. The radiant Supreme Principle reveals the foundations and manifestations of existence. It encompasses the origins of both the manifest and the unmanifest, revealing the truth underlying all creation. May my mind be filled with auspicious and noble thoughts. 32

yaḥ prā̍ṇa̠tō ni̍miṣa̠tō ma̍hi̠tvaika̠ idrājā̠ jaga̍tō ba̠bhūva̍ । ya īśē̍ a̠sya dvi̠pada̠-śchatu̍ṣpada̠ḥ kasmai̍ dē̠vāya̍ ha̠viṣā̍ vidhēma̠ tanmē̠ mana̍-śśi̠vasa̍ṅka̠lpama̍stu ॥ 33

English Meaning

He who, through His supreme greatness, became the one sovereign of the entire universe, of all that breathes and all that moves; He who rules over all two-footed and four-footed beings—to which Divine Being should we offer our sacred oblation? May my mind be filled with auspicious and noble thoughts. 33

ya ā̎tma̠dā ba̍la̠dā yasya̠ viśva̍ u̠pāsa̍tē pra̠śiṣa̠ṃ yasya̍ dē̠vāḥ ।
yasya̍ Chā̠yā-‘mṛta̠ṃ yasya̍ mṛ̠tyuḥ kasmai̍ dē̠vāya̍ ha̠viṣā̍ vidhēma̠ tanmē̠ mana̍-śśi̠vasa̍ṅka̠lpama̍stu ॥ 34

English Meaning

He who gives the Self and grants strength, whom the entire universe worships and whose command is followed even by the gods; whose shadow is immortality and whose shadow is also death—to that Supreme Divine Being should we offer our sacred oblation. May my mind be filled with auspicious and noble thoughts. 34

yō ru̠drō a̠gnau yō a̠phsu ya ōṣa̍dhīṣu̠ yō ru̠drō viśvā̠ bhuva̍nā-”vi̠vēśa̠ tasmai̍ ru̠drāya̠ namō̍ astu̠ tanmē̠ mana̍-śśi̠vasa̍ṅka̠lpama̍stu ॥ 35

English Meaning

The Rudra who dwells in Fire, the Rudra who is present in the waters, and the Rudra who is present in the medicinal herbs; the Rudra who has entered and pervaded all the worlds—to that Rudra we offer our salutations. May my mind be filled with auspicious and noble thoughts. 35

ga̠ndha̠dvā̠rā-ndu̍rādha̠rṣā̠-nni̠tyapu̍ṣṭā-ṅkarī̠ṣiṇī̎m । ī̠śvarīgṃ̍ sarva̍ bhūtā̠nā̠-ntāmi̠hōpa̍hvayē̠ śriya̠-ntanmē̠ mana̍-śśi̠vasa̍ṅka̠lpama̍stu ॥ 36

English Meaning

I invoke Śrī, the Divine Goddess who is known by Her fragrant presence, who is invincible and unconquerable, who is ever-nourishing and who bestows abundance. She is the sovereign power of all beings and the embodiment of prosperity and auspiciousness. May my mind be filled with auspicious and noble thoughts. 36

ya idagṃ̍ śiva̍saṅka̠lpa̠gṃ̠ sa̠dā dhyā̍yanti̠ brāhma̍ṇāḥ । tē pa̍ra-mmōkṣa̍-ṅgamiṣya̠nti̠ tanmē̠ mana̍-śśi̠vasa̍ṅka̠lpama̍stu ॥ 37

English Meaning

Those spiritually devoted Brāhmaṇas who constantly meditate upon this Śiva Saṅkalpa—the mind filled with auspicious, pure, and divine thoughts—will attain the highest liberation. May my mind also be filled with such auspicious and noble thoughts. 37

ō-nnamō bhagavatē̍ rudrā̠ya ॥ śivasaṅkalpagṃ hṛdayāya nama̍ḥ ॥

English Meaning

Om. Salutations to the Blessed Lord Rudra. Salutations to the Śiva Saṅkalpa, the auspicious and divine resolve of the heart.