Lord Shiva

śrī mahānyāsam - 7.1. śivasaṅkalpāḥ

(Shiva Sankalpa Suktam in English (IAST))

From Rig Veda Khila

Also known as rg veda khila kandam

The Shiva Sankalpa Suktam is a profound collection of six Vedic mantras originating from the Rig Veda Khila. It focuses on the internal state of the mind, invoking the grace of the Divine to purify and direct our thoughts toward auspiciousness and righteousness. By chanting these verses, the seeker prays for a mind that is steady, enlightened, and aligned with cosmic wisdom. It is highly valued in Hindu tradition for its ability to foster mental clarity, emotional stability, and spiritual focus, ultimately guiding the devotee toward harmony with the supreme consciousness represented by Lord Shiva.

(ṛg veda khila kāṇḍaṃ 4.11 9.1)
yeneda-mbhūta-mbhuva̭na-mbhaviṣya-tpari̭gṛhīta-mamṛtḙna sarvam | yena̭ yajñastā̭yate
(yajñastrā̭yate) saptaho̭tā tanme manaḥ̭ śivasa̭ṅkalpama̭stu || 1
yena karmā̭ṇi pracara̭nti dhīrā yato̭ vācā mana̭sā cāruyanti̭ |
ya-thsammitamanṷ saṃya~nti̭ prāṇinastanme manaḥ̭ śivasa̭ṅkalpama̭stu || 2
yena karmāṇyapaso̭ manīṣiṇo̭ yajñe kṛ̭ṇvanti vidathḙṣu dhīrāḥ |
yada̭pūrvaṃ-ya~kṣmamantaḥ prajānā-ntanme manaḥ̭ śivasa̭ṅkalpama̭stu || 3
yatprajñāna̭-muta ceto dhṛti̭śca yajjyoti̭ rantaramṛta̭-mprajāsṷ |
yasmānna ṛte kiñcana karma̭ kriyate tanme manaḥ̭ śivasa̭ṅkalpama̭stu || 4
suṣārathi-raśvā̭niva yanma̭nuṣyānne nīyatḙ-'bhīśṷbhi rvājina̭ iva |
hṛtpra̭tiṣṭhaṃ-ya~da̭jira-ñjavi̭ṣṭha-ntanme manaḥ̭ śivasa̭ṅkalpama̭stu || 5
yasmin ṛcassāma-yajūgṃ̭ṣi yasmi̭-npratiṣṭhitā ra̭thanābhā̭ vivārāḥ |
yasmigg̭ścittagṃ sarvamota̭-mprajānā-ntanme manaḥ̭ śivasa̭ṅkalpama̭stu || 6
yadatra̭ ṣaṣṭha-ntriśatagṃ̭ suvīraṃ̭-ya~jñasya̭ guhya-nnava̭ nāvamāyyam |
daśa pañca̭ trigṃśataṃ-ya~tpara̭-ñca tanme manaḥ̭ śivasa̭ṅkalpama̭stu || 7
yajjāgra̭to dūramudaiti daiva-ntadṷ suptasya tathaivaiti̭ |
dūragamma-ñjyoti̭ṣā-ñjyotireka-ntanme manaḥ̭ śivasa̭ṅkalpama̭stu || 8
yenedaṃ-vi~śva-ñjaga̭to babhūva ye devāpi̭ mahato jātavḙdāḥ |
tadevāgni-stama̭so jyotireka-ntanme manaḥ̭ śivasa̭ṅkalpama̭stu || 9
yena dyauḥ pṛ̭thivī cāntari̭kṣa-ñca ye parva̭tāḥ pradiśo diśa̭śca |
yeneda-ñjaga-dvyāpta̭-mprajānā-ntanme manaḥ̭ śivasa̭ṅkalpama̭stu || 10
ye ma̭no hṛda̭yaṃ-ye~ ca̭ devā ye divyā āpo ye sūrya̭raśmiḥ |
te śrotre cakṣṷṣī sañcara̭nta-ntanme manaḥ̭ śivasa̭ṅkalpama̭stu || 11
aci̭ntya-ñcā pra̭meya-ñca vyaktā-vyakta̭ para-ñca ya̭t |
sūkṣmā-thsūkṣmata̭ra-ñjñeya-ntanme manaḥ̭ śivasa̭ṅkalpama̭stu || 12
ekā̭ ca daśa śata-ñca̭ sahasra̭-ñcāyuta̭-ñca niyuta̭-ñca prayutaṃ
cārbṷda-ñca nya̭rbuda-ñca samudraśca maddhya-ñcānta̭śca parārdhaśca tanme manaḥ̭
śivasa̭ṅkalpama̭stu || 13
ye pa̭ñca pañca̭ daśa śatagṃ sahasra̭-mayuta-nnya̭rbuda-ñca |
te a̭gni-cityeṣṭa̭kāstagṃ śarī̭ra-ntanme manaḥ̭ śivasa̭ṅkalpama̭stu || 14
vedāhameta-mpṷruṣa-mmahānta̭-māditya-va̭rṇa-ntama̭saḥ para̭stāt |
yasya yoni-mparipaśya̭nti dhīrāstanme manaḥ̭ śivasa̭ṅkalpama̭stu || 15
yasyeda-ndhīrāḥ punanti̭ kavayo brahmāṇa̭meta-ntvā̭ vṛṇata indum |
sthāvara-ñjaṅga̭maṃ-dyaṷrākāśa-ntanme manaḥ̭ śivasa̭ṅkalpama̭stu || 16
parā-tparata̭ra-ñcaiva ya-tparāścaiva yatpa̭ram |
yatparā-tpara̭to jñeya-ntanme manaḥ̭ śivasa̭ṅkalpama̭stu || 17
parā-tparata̭ro brahmā tatparā-tparato ha̭riḥ |
tatparā-tpara̭to 'dhīśastanme manaḥ̭ śivasa̭ṅkalpama̭stu || 18
yā vḙdādiṣṷ gāyatrī sarvavyāpi̭ maheśvarī |
ṛg ya̭ju-ssāmā-tharvaiśca tanme manaḥ̭ śivasa̭ṅkalpama̭stu || 19
yo vai̭ deva-mma̭hādeva-mpraṇava̭-mparameśva̭ram |
ya-ssarvḙ sarva̭ vedaiśca tanme manaḥ̭ śivasa̭ṅkalpama̭stu || 20
praya̭taḥ praṇa̭voṅkāra-mpraṇava̭-mpuruṣotta̭mam |
okāṃ̭ra-mpraṇa̭vātmāna-ntanme manaḥ̭ śivasa̭ṅkalpama̭stu || 21
yo-'saṷ sarveṣṷ vedeṣu paṭhyate hyaja īśva̭raḥ | akāyo̭ nirgṷṇo hyātmā tanme manaḥ̭ śivasa̭ṅkalpama̭stu || 22
gobhi rjuṣṭa-ndhanḙna hyāyṷṣā ca balḙna ca | prajayā̭ paśubhiḥ̭ puṣkarākṣa-ntanme manaḥ̭ śivasa̭ṅkalpama̭stu || 23
kailā̭sa śikha̭re ramye śaṅkara̭sya śivāla̭ye |
devatāstatra̭ modante tanme manaḥ̭ śivasa̭ṅkalpama̭stu || 24
trya̭baṅkaṃ-ya~jāmahe sugandhi-mpṷṣṭivardha̭nam | urvārukami̭va bandha̭nā-nmṛtyo-rmṷkṣīya mā-'mṛtā-ttanme manaḥ̭ śivasa̭ṅkalpama̭stu || 25
viśvata̭-ścakṣuruta viśvato̭ mukho viśvato̭ hasta uta viśvata̭spāt |
sambāhubhyāṃ-nama̭ti sampa̭tatrai rdyāvā̭ pṛthivī janaya̭-ndeva ekastanme manaḥ̭ śivasa̭ṅkalpama̭stu || 26
caturo̭ vedāna̭dhīyīta sarva śāstramayaṃ-vi~̭duḥ | itihāsa purāṇānā-ntanme manaḥ̭ śivasa̭ṅkalpama̭stu || 27
mā no̭ mahānta̭muta mā no̭ arbhaka-mmā na ukṣa̭ntamuta mā na̭ ukṣitam | mā no̭ vadhīḥ pitara-mmota mātara̭-mpriyā mā na̭stanuvo̭ rudra rīriṣastanme manaḥ̭ śivasa̭ṅkalpama̭stu || 28
mā na̭stoke tana̭ye mā na āyṷṣi mā no goṣu mā no aśvḙṣu rīriṣaḥ |
vīrānmāno̭ rudra bhāmitova̭dhī rhaviṣma̭nto nama̭sā vidhema te tanme manaḥ̭ śivasa̭ṅkalpama̭stu || 29
ṛtagṃ satya-mpa̭ra-mbrahma puruṣa̭-ṅkṛṣṇapiṅga̭lam |
ūrdhvarḙtaṃ-vi~̭rūpākṣaṃ-vi~śvarṷ̄pāya vai namo namastanme manaḥ̭ śivasa̭ṅkalpama̭stu || 30
ka-drudrāya pracḙtase mīḍhuṣṭa̭māya tavya̭se | vocema śanta̭magṃ hṛde |
sarvo hyḙṣa rudrastasmai̭ rudrāya namo̭ astu tanme manaḥ̭ śivasa̭ṅkalpama̭stu || 31
brahma̭jajñāna-mpra̭thama-mpurastā-dvisī̭mata-ssuruco̭ vena ā̭vaḥ |
sa budhniyā̭ upamā a̭sya viṣṭhā-ssataśca yoni-masa̭taśca vivastanme manaḥ̭ śivasa̭ṅkalpama̭stu || 32
yaḥ prā̭ṇato ni̭miṣato ma̭hitvaika idrājā jaga̭to babhūva̭ | ya īśḙ asya dvipada-ścatṷṣpadaḥ kasmai̭ devāya̭ haviṣā̭ vidhema tanme manaḥ̭ śivasa̭ṅkalpama̭stu || 33
ya ātmadā ba̭ladā yasya viśva̭ upāsa̭te praśiṣaṃ-ya~sya̭ devāḥ |
yasya̭ chāyā-'mṛtaṃ-ya~sya̭ mṛtyuḥ kasmai̭ devāya̭ haviṣā̭ vidhema tanme manaḥ̭ śivasa̭ṅkalpama̭stu || 34
yo rudro agnau yo aphsu ya oṣa̭dhīṣu yo rudro viśvā bhuva̭nā-''viveśa tasmai̭ rudrāya namo̭ astu tanme manaḥ̭ śivasa̭ṅkalpama̭stu || 35
gandhadvārā-ndṷrādharṣā-nnityapṷṣṭā-ṅkarīṣiṇīm | īśvarīgṃ̭ sarva̭ bhūtānā-ntāmihopa̭hvaye śriya-ntanme manaḥ̭ śivasa̭ṅkalpama̭stu || 36
ya idagṃ̭ śiva̭saṅkalpagṃ sadā dhyā̭yanti brāhma̭ṇāḥ | te pa̭ra-mmokṣa̭-ṅgamiṣyanti tanme manaḥ̭ śivasa̭ṅkalpama̭stu || 37
o-nnamo bhagavatḙ rudrāya || śivasaṅkalpagṃ hṛdayāya namaḥ̭ ||

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