Shiva Sankalpa Suktam | Sanskrit Vedic Mantra | Pure Resolution for the Mind

Śivasaṅkalpasūktam - Commissioned by the Jyotirniddhi Nyasa Trust for Gurupurnima 2020 With Gratitude for the grace of the teacher, the tradition and the teaching Produced at Auburn Jam Music yajjāgrato dūramudaiti daivaṃ tadu suptasya tathaivaiti dūraṅgamaṃ jyotiṣāṃ jyotirekaṃ tanme manaḥ śivasaṅkalpamastu yena karmāṇyapaso manīṣiṇo yajñe kṛṇvanti vidatheṣu dhīrāḥ yadapūrvaṃ yakṣamantaḥ prajānāṃ tanme manaḥ śivasaṅkalpamastu yatprajñānamuta ceto dhṛtiśca yajjyotirantaramṛtaṃ prajāsu yasmānna’ṛte kiṃ cana karma kriyate tanme manaḥ śivasaṅkalpamastu yenedaṃ bhūtaṃ bhuvanaṃ bhaviṣyatparigṛhītamamṛtena sarvam yena yajñastāyate saptahotā tanme manaḥ śivasaṅkalpamastu yasminnṛcaḥ sāma yajūm̐ṣi yasmin pratiṣṭhitā rathanābhāvivārāḥ yasmim̐ścittam̐ sarvamotaṃ prajānāṃ tanme manaḥ śivasaṅkalpamastu suṣārathiraśvāniva yanmanuṣyānnenīyate ’bhīśubhirvājina ’iva hṛtpratiṣṭhaṃ yadajiraṃ javiṣṭhaṃ tanme manaḥ śivasaṅkalpamastu That divine intelligence, the one far shining light of lights, ranges far in waking and goes the same way in sleep May my mind rest in That, intent on the highest good That which empowers the keepers of holy traditions, when they gather to perform sacred acts That causal spirit in all beings May my mind rest in That, intent on the highest good That knowledge, memory and will; That immortal light within all creatures, without which no action can be done May my mind rest in That, intent on the highest good That eternity which contains all this – the world, the past, the future; That through which the sacrifice by seven priests unfolds May my mind rest in That, intent on the highest good That in which the ṛk sāma and yajur vedas are fixed like spokes in the hub of a wheel; That on which the heart the mind, the memory of all beings are woven May my mind rest in That, intent on the highest good Just as a skilled charioteer controls his steeds with reins, so impetuous man is governed by That which dwells in the heart, agile and swiftest of all May my mind rest in That, intent on the highest good