Shiva Sankalpa Upanishad (Shiva Sankalpamastu)
Shiva Sankalpa Upanishad (Shiva Sankalpamastu)
zivasaGkalpopaniSat (ziva saGkalpamastu)
yenedaM bhUtaM bhuvanaM bhaviSyat parigRhItamamRtena sarvam |
yena yajJastAyate saptahotA tanme manaH zivasaGkalpamastu || 1||
yena karmANi pracaranti dhIrA yato vAcA manasA cAru yanti |
yatsammitamanu saMyanti prANinastanme manaH zivasaGkalpamastu || 2||
yena karmANyapaso manISiNo yajJe kRNvanti vidatheSu dhIrAH |
yadapUrvaM yakSamantaH prajAnAM tanme manaH zivasaGkalpamastu || 3||
yatprajJAnamuta ceto dhRtizca yajjyotirantaramRtaM prajAsu |
yasmAnna Rte kiJcana karma kriyate tanme manaH zivasaGkalpamastu || 4||
suSArathirazvAniva yanmanuSyAnnenIyate'bhIzubhirvAjina iva |
hRtpratiSThaM yadajiraM javiSThaM tanme manaH zivasaGkalpamastu || 5||
yasminnRcaH sAma yajUSi yasmin pratiSThitA rathanAbhAvivArAH |
yasmiMzcittaM sarvamotaM prajAnAM tanme manaH zivasaGkalpamastu || 6||
yadatra SaSThaM trizataM suvIraM yajJasya guhyaM navanAvamAyyaM (?) |
daza paJca triMzataM yatparaM ca tanme manaH zivasaGkalpamastu || 7||
yajjAgrato dUramudaiti daivaM tadu suptasya tathaivaiti |
dUraGgamaM jyotiSAM jyotirekaM tanme manaH zivasaGkalpamastu || 8||
yena dyauH pRthivI cAntarikSaM ca ye parvatAH pradizo dizazca |
yenedaM jagadvyAptaM prajAnAM tanme manaH zivasaGkalpamastu || 9||
yenedaM vizvaM jagato babhUva ye devA api mahato jAtavedAH |
tadevAgnistamaso jyotirekaM tanme manaH zivasaGkalpamastu || 10||
ye mano hRdayaM ye ca devA ye divyA Apo ye sUryarazmiH |
te zrotre cakSuSI saJcarantaM tanme manaH zivasaGkalpamastu || 11||
acintyaM cAprameyaM ca vyaktAvyaktaparaM ca yata |
sUkSmAtsUkSmataraM jJeyaM tanme manaH zivasaGkalpamastu || 12||
ekA ca daza zataM ca sahasraM cAyutaM ca
niyutaM ca prayutaM cArbudaM ca nyarbudaM ca |
samudrazca madhyaM cAntazca parArdhazca
tanme manaH zivasaGkalpamastu || 13||
ye paJca paJcadaza zataM sahasramayutaM nyarbudaM ca |
te'gnicityeSTakAstaM zarIraM tanme manaH zivasaGkalpamastu || 14||
vedAhametaM puruSaM mahAntamAdityavarNaM tamasaH parastAt |
yasya yoniM paripazyanti dhIrAstanme manaH zivasaGkalpamastu ||
yasyedaM dhIrAH punanti kavayo brahmANametaM tvA vRNuta indum |
sthAvaraM jaGgamaM dyaurAkAzaM tanme manaH zivasaGkalpamastu || 16||
parAt parataraM caiva yatparAccaiva yatparam |
yatparAt parato jJeyaM tanme manaH zivasaGkalpamastu || 17||
parAt parataro brahmA tatparAt parato hariH |
tatparAt parato'dhIzastanme manaH zivasaGkalpamastu || 18||
yA vedAdiSu gAyatrI sarvavyApI mahezvarI |
RgyajussAmAtharvaizca tanme manaH zivasaGkalpamastu || 19||
yo vai devaM mahAdevaM praNavaM puruSottamam |
yaH sarve sarvavedaizca tanme manaH zivasaGkalpamastu || 20||
prayataH praNavoGkAraM praNavaM puruSottamam |
oGkAraM praNavAtmAnaM tanme manaH zivasaGkalpamastu || 21||
yo'sau sarveSu vedeSu paThyate hyaja izvaraH |
akAyo nirguNo hyAtmA tanme manaH zivasaGkalpamastu || 22||
gobhirjuSTaM dhanena hyAyuSA ca balena ca |
prajayA pazubhiH puSkarAkSaM tanme manaH zivasaGkalpamastu || 23||
triyambakaM yajAmahe sugandhiM puSTivardhanam |
urvArukamiva bandhanAnmRtyormukSIya
mA'mRtAttanme manaH zivasaGkalpamastu || 24||
kailAsazikhare ramye zaGkarasya zivAlaye |
devatAstatra modante tanme manaH zivasaGkalpamastu || 25||
vizvatazcakSuruta vizvatomukho vizvatohasta uta vizvataspAt |
sambAhubhyAM namati sampatatrairdyAvApRthivI
janayan deva ekastanme manaH zivasaGkalpamastu || 26||
caturo vedAnadhIyIta sarvazAsyamayaM viduH |
itihAsapurANAnAM tanme mana zivasaGkanlpamastu || 27||
mA no mahAntamuta mA no arbhakaM mA na ukSantamuta mA na ukSitam |
mA no vadhIH pitaraM mota mAtaraM priyA mA naH
tanuvo rudra rIriSastanme manaH zivasaGkalpamastu || 28||
mA nastoke tanaye mA na AyuSi mA no goSu mA no azveSu rIriSaH |
vIrAnmA no rudra bhAmito vadhIrhaviSmantaH
namasA vidhema te tanme manaH zivasaGkalpamastu || 29||
RtaM satyaM paraM brahma puruSaM kRSNapiGgalam |
UrdhvaretaM virUpAkSaM vizvarUpAya vai namo namaH
tanme manaH zivasaGkalpamastu || 30||
kadrudrAya pracetase mIDhuSTamAya tavyase |
vocema zantamaM hRde | sarvo hyeSa rudrastasmai rudrAya
namo astu tanme manaH zivasaGkalpamastu || 31||
brahma jajJAnaM prathamaM purastAt vi sImataH suruco vena AvaH |
sa budhniyA upamA asya viSThAH satazca yoniM
asatazca vivastanme manaH zivasaGkalpamastu || 32||
yaH prANato nimiSato mahitvaika idrAjA jagato babhUva |
ya Ize asya dvipadazcatuSpadaH kasmai devAya
haviSA vidhema tanme manaH zivasaGkalpamastu || 33||
ya AtmadA baladA yasya vizve upAsate praziSaM yasya devAH |
yasya chAyA'mRtaM yasya mRtyuH kasmai devAya
haviSA vidhema tanme manaH zivasaGkalpamastu || 34||
yo rudro agnau yo apsu ya oSadhISu yo rudro vizvA bhuvanA''viveza |
tasmai rudrAya namo astu tanme manaH zivasaGkalpamastu || 35||
gandhadvArAM durAdharSAM nityapuSTAM karISiNIm |
IzvarIM sarvabhUtAnAM tAmihopahvaye zriyaM
tanme manaH zivasaGkalpamastu || 36||
ya idaM zivasaGkalpaM sadA dhyAyanti brAhmaNAH |
te paraM mokSaM gamiSyanti tanme manaH zivasaGkalpamastu || 37||
iti zivasaGkalpamantrAH samAptAH |
(zaiva-upaniSadaH)
iti zivasaGkalpopaniSat samApta |
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About This Stotram
Overview
The Shiva Sankalpa Upanishad, also known as Shiva Sankalpamastu, is a Vedic text of 36 mantras belonging to the Shukla Yajurveda tradition. Each mantra describes the mind (manas) as the seat of consciousness — governing perception, memory, and intention — and concludes with the refrain "may my mind resolve itself into auspicious thought (shiva sankalpa)." The text is associated with the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad and is considered part of the Vedic mantra corpus.
What are the benefits of chanting Shiva Sankalpa Upanishad?
- Cultivates a disciplined and auspiciously directed mind through mantra repetition
- Supports mental clarity and focused intention in daily life and spiritual practice
- Used as a meditation text to align thought and action with higher purpose
- Connects the practitioner with the Vedic understanding of mind as the instrument of liberation
When is the best time to recite this?
Morning recitation before daily activities is the standard practice, as the mantras are designed to set the direction of one's intentions. It is also appropriate during meditation and at times of major decisions or spiritual retreat.
What is the historical and traditional background?
The Shiva Sankalpa Upanishad is an integral part of the Shukla Yajurveda and is positioned within or near the Vajasaneyi Samhita. Its composition is attributed to the late Vedic period, placing it among the older layers of Sanskrit mantra literature. As Shruti (revealed scripture), it has no individual human author; it is transmitted as part of the Vedic heritage of the Shukla Yajurveda shakha. The recurring focus on mind (manas) reflects the philosophical concerns of the Vedic and early Upanishadic periods, where consciousness and its proper orientation were central questions.
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Related Texts
- Shukla Yajurveda Sandhya Vandanam — the daily ritual text of the Shukla Yajurveda tradition, which shares the same scriptural lineage
- Shiva Mahimna Stotram — a later Shaiva devotional hymn that, like this Upanishad, addresses the limits of human understanding in relation to Shiva