Shiva Sankalpa Upanishad (Shiva Sankalpamastu)
Shiva Sankalpa Upanishad (Shiva Sankalpamastu)
Shiva Sankalpa Upanishad (Shiva Sankalpamastu)
śivasaṅkalpopaniṣat (śiva saṅkalpamastu)
yenedaṃ bhūtaṃ bhuvanaṃ bhaviṣyat parigṛhītamamṛtena sarvam |
yena yajñastāyate saptahotā tanme manaḥ śivasaṅkalpamastu || 1||
yena karmāṇi pracaranti dhīrā yato vācā manasā cāru yanti |
yatsammitamanu saṃyanti prāṇinastanme manaḥ śivasaṅkalpamastu || 2||
yena karmāṇyapaso manīṣiṇo yajñe kṛṇvanti vidatheṣu dhīrāḥ |
yadapūrvaṃ yakṣamantaḥ prajānāṃ tanme manaḥ śivasaṅkalpamastu || 3||
yatprajñānamuta ceto dhṛtiśca yajjyotirantaramṛtaṃ prajāsu |
yasmānna ṛte kiñcana karma kriyate tanme manaḥ śivasaṅkalpamastu || 4||
suṣārathiraśvāniva yanmanuṣyānnenīyate'bhīśubhirvājina iva |
hṛtpratiṣṭhaṃ yadajiraṃ javiṣṭhaṃ tanme manaḥ śivasaṅkalpamastu || 5||
yasminnṛcaḥ sāma yajūṣi yasmin pratiṣṭhitā rathanābhāvivārāḥ |
yasmiṃścittaṃ sarvamotaṃ prajānāṃ tanme manaḥ śivasaṅkalpamastu || 6||
yadatra ṣaṣṭhaṃ triśataṃ suvīraṃ yajñasya guhyaṃ navanāvamāyyaṃ (?) |
daśa pañca triṃśataṃ yatparaṃ ca tanme manaḥ śivasaṅkalpamastu || 7||
yajjāgrato dūramudaiti daivaṃ tadu suptasya tathaivaiti |
dūraṅgamaṃ jyotiṣāṃ jyotirekaṃ tanme manaḥ śivasaṅkalpamastu || 8||
yena dyauḥ pṛthivī cāntarikṣaṃ ca ye parvatāḥ pradiśo diśaśca |
yenedaṃ jagadvyāptaṃ prajānāṃ tanme manaḥ śivasaṅkalpamastu || 9||
yenedaṃ viśvaṃ jagato babhūva ye devā api mahato jātavedāḥ |
tadevāgnistamaso jyotirekaṃ tanme manaḥ śivasaṅkalpamastu || 10||
ye mano hṛdayaṃ ye ca devā ye divyā āpo ye sūryaraśmiḥ |
te śrotre cakṣuṣī sañcarantaṃ tanme manaḥ śivasaṅkalpamastu || 11||
acintyaṃ cāprameyaṃ ca vyaktāvyaktaparaṃ ca yata |
sūkṣmātsūkṣmataraṃ jñeyaṃ tanme manaḥ śivasaṅkalpamastu || 12||
ekā ca daśa śataṃ ca sahasraṃ cāyutaṃ ca
niyutaṃ ca prayutaṃ cārbudaṃ ca nyarbudaṃ ca |
samudraśca madhyaṃ cāntaśca parārdhaśca
tanme manaḥ śivasaṅkalpamastu || 13||
ye pañca pañcadaśa śataṃ sahasramayutaṃ nyarbudaṃ ca |
te'gnicityeṣṭakāstaṃ śarīraṃ tanme manaḥ śivasaṅkalpamastu || 14||
vedāhametaṃ puruṣaṃ mahāntamādityavarṇaṃ tamasaḥ parastāt |
yasya yoniṃ paripaśyanti dhīrāstanme manaḥ śivasaṅkalpamastu ||
yasyedaṃ dhīrāḥ punanti kavayo brahmāṇametaṃ tvā vṛṇuta indum |
sthāvaraṃ jaṅgamaṃ dyaurākāśaṃ tanme manaḥ śivasaṅkalpamastu || 16||
parāt parataraṃ caiva yatparāccaiva yatparam |
yatparāt parato jñeyaṃ tanme manaḥ śivasaṅkalpamastu || 17||
parāt parataro brahmā tatparāt parato hariḥ |
tatparāt parato'dhīśastanme manaḥ śivasaṅkalpamastu || 18||
yā vedādiṣu gāyatrī sarvavyāpī maheśvarī |
ṛgyajussāmātharvaiśca tanme manaḥ śivasaṅkalpamastu || 19||
yo vai devaṃ mahādevaṃ praṇavaṃ puruṣottamam |
yaḥ sarve sarvavedaiśca tanme manaḥ śivasaṅkalpamastu || 20||
prayataḥ praṇavoṅkāraṃ praṇavaṃ puruṣottamam |
oṅkāraṃ praṇavātmānaṃ tanme manaḥ śivasaṅkalpamastu || 21||
yo'sau sarveṣu vedeṣu paṭhyate hyaja iśvaraḥ |
akāyo nirguṇo hyātmā tanme manaḥ śivasaṅkalpamastu || 22||
gobhirjuṣṭaṃ dhanena hyāyuṣā ca balena ca |
prajayā paśubhiḥ puṣkarākṣaṃ tanme manaḥ śivasaṅkalpamastu || 23||
triyambakaṃ yajāmahe sugandhiṃ puṣṭivardhanam |
urvārukamiva bandhanānmṛtyormukṣīya
mā'mṛtāttanme manaḥ śivasaṅkalpamastu || 24||
kailāsaśikhare ramye śaṅkarasya śivālaye |
devatāstatra modante tanme manaḥ śivasaṅkalpamastu || 25||
viśvataścakṣuruta viśvatomukho viśvatohasta uta viśvataspāt |
sambāhubhyāṃ namati sampatatrairdyāvāpṛthivī
janayan deva ekastanme manaḥ śivasaṅkalpamastu || 26||
caturo vedānadhīyīta sarvaśāsyamayaṃ viduḥ |
itihāsapurāṇānāṃ tanme mana śivasaṅkanlpamastu || 27||
mā no mahāntamuta mā no arbhakaṃ mā na ukṣantamuta mā na ukṣitam |
mā no vadhīḥ pitaraṃ mota mātaraṃ priyā mā naḥ
tanuvo rudra rīriṣastanme manaḥ śivasaṅkalpamastu || 28||
mā nastoke tanaye mā na āyuṣi mā no goṣu mā no aśveṣu rīriṣaḥ |
vīrānmā no rudra bhāmito vadhīrhaviṣmantaḥ
namasā vidhema te tanme manaḥ śivasaṅkalpamastu || 29||
ṛtaṃ satyaṃ paraṃ brahma puruṣaṃ kṛṣṇapiṅgalam |
ūrdhvaretaṃ virūpākṣaṃ viśvarūpāya vai namo namaḥ
tanme manaḥ śivasaṅkalpamastu || 30||
kadrudrāya pracetase mīḍhuṣṭamāya tavyase |
vocema śantamaṃ hṛde | sarvo hyeṣa rudrastasmai rudrāya
namo astu tanme manaḥ śivasaṅkalpamastu || 31||
brahma jajñānaṃ prathamaṃ purastāt vi sīmataḥ suruco vena āvaḥ |
sa budhniyā upamā asya viṣṭhāḥ sataśca yoniṃ
asataśca vivastanme manaḥ śivasaṅkalpamastu || 32||
yaḥ prāṇato nimiṣato mahitvaika idrājā jagato babhūva |
ya īśe asya dvipadaścatuṣpadaḥ kasmai devāya
haviṣā vidhema tanme manaḥ śivasaṅkalpamastu || 33||
ya ātmadā baladā yasya viśve upāsate praśiṣaṃ yasya devāḥ |
yasya chāyā'mṛtaṃ yasya mṛtyuḥ kasmai devāya
haviṣā vidhema tanme manaḥ śivasaṅkalpamastu || 34||
yo rudro agnau yo apsu ya oṣadhīṣu yo rudro viśvā bhuvanā''viveśa |
tasmai rudrāya namo astu tanme manaḥ śivasaṅkalpamastu || 35||
gandhadvārāṃ durādharṣāṃ nityapuṣṭāṃ karīṣiṇīm |
īśvarīṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ tāmihopahvaye śriyaṃ
tanme manaḥ śivasaṅkalpamastu || 36||
ya idaṃ śivasaṅkalpaṃ sadā dhyāyanti brāhmaṇāḥ |
te paraṃ mokṣaṃ gamiṣyanti tanme manaḥ śivasaṅkalpamastu || 37||
iti śivasaṅkalpamantrāḥ samāptāḥ |
(śaiva-upaniṣadaḥ)
iti śivasaṅkalpopaniṣat samāpta |
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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