What is Shiva Sankalpa Suktam in English (IAST)?

Read Shiva Sankalpa Suktam in English (IAST) script — full lyrics with English meaning and transliteration. 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.

Which deity is Shiva Sankalpa Suktam in English (IAST) dedicated to?

Shiva Sankalpa Suktam in English (IAST) is a Sanskrit hymn dedicated to Lord Shiva.

Who composed Shiva Sankalpa Suktam in English (IAST)?

Shiva Sankalpa Suktam in English (IAST) is traditionally attributed to From Rig Veda Khila.

Shiva Sankalpa Suktam in English (IAST) - Sanskrit Text & Transliteration

(ṛg veda khila kāṇḍaṃ 4.11 9.1)
yene॒da-mbhū॒ta-mbhuva̭na-mbhavi॒ṣya-tpari̭gṛhīta-ma॒mṛtḙna॒ sarva᳚m | yena̭ ya॒jñastā̭yate
(ya॒jñastrā̭yate) sa॒ptaho̭tā॒ tanme॒ manaḥ̭ śi॒vasa̭ṅka॒lpama̭stu || 1

yena॒ karmā̭ṇi pra॒cara̭nti॒ dhīrā॒ yato̭ vā॒cā mana̭sā॒ cāru॒yanti̭ |
ya-thsa॒mmita॒manṷ saṃ॒ya~nti̭ prā॒ṇina॒stanme॒ manaḥ̭ śi॒vasa̭ṅka॒lpama̭stu || 2

yena॒ karmā᳚ṇya॒paso̭ manī॒ṣiṇo̭ ya॒jñe kṛ̭ṇvanti vi॒dathḙṣu॒ dhīrāḥ᳚ |
yada̭pū॒rvaṃ-ya~॒kṣmama॒ntaḥ pra॒jānā॒-ntanme॒ manaḥ̭ śi॒vasa̭ṅka॒lpama̭stu || 3

yatpra॒jñāna̭-mu॒ta ceto॒ dhṛti̭śca॒ yajjyoti̭ ra॒ntara॒mṛta̭-mpra॒jāsṷ |
yasmā॒nna ṛ॒te kiñca॒na karma̭ kri॒yate॒ tanme॒ manaḥ̭ śi॒vasa̭ṅka॒lpama̭stu || 4

su॒ṣā॒ra॒thi-raśvā̭niva॒ yanma̭nu॒ṣyā᳚nne nī॒yatḙ-'bhī॒śṷbhi rvā॒jina̭ iva |
hṛtpra̭tiṣṭhaṃ॒-ya~da̭jira॒-ñjavi̭ṣṭha॒-ntanme॒ manaḥ̭ śi॒vasa̭ṅka॒lpama̭stu || 5

yasmi॒n ṛca॒ssāma॒-yajūgṃ̭ṣi॒ yasmi̭-npratiṣṭhi॒tā ra̭tha॒nābhā̭ vi॒vārāḥ᳚ |
yasmigg̭ści॒ttagṃ sarva॒mota̭-mpra॒jānā॒-ntanme॒ manaḥ̭ śi॒vasa̭ṅka॒lpama̭stu || 6

yadatra̭ ṣa॒ṣṭha-ntri॒śatagṃ̭ su॒vīraṃ̭-ya~॒jñasya̭ gu॒hya-nnava̭ nāva॒māyya᳚m |
daśa॒ pañca̭ tri॒gṃ॒śataṃ॒-ya~tpara̭-ñca॒ tanme॒ manaḥ̭ śi॒vasa̭ṅka॒lpama̭stu || 7

yajjāgra̭to dū॒ramu॒daiti॒ daiva॒-ntadṷ su॒ptasya॒ tathai॒vaiti̭ |
dū॒ra॒ga॒mma-ñjyoti̭ṣā॒-ñjyoti॒reka॒-ntanme॒ manaḥ̭ śi॒vasa̭ṅka॒lpama̭stu || 8

yene॒daṃ-vi~śva॒-ñjaga̭to ba॒bhūva॒ ye de॒vāpi̭ maha॒to jā॒tavḙdāḥ |
tade॒vāgni-stama̭so॒ jyoti॒reka॒-ntanme॒ manaḥ̭ śi॒vasa̭ṅka॒lpama̭stu || 9

yena॒ dyauḥ pṛ̭thi॒vī cā॒ntari̭kṣa-ñca॒ ye parva̭tāḥ pra॒diśo॒ diśa̭śca |
yene॒da-ñjaga॒-dvyāpta̭-mpra॒jānā॒-ntanme॒ manaḥ̭ śi॒vasa̭ṅka॒lpama̭stu || 10

ye ma̭no॒ hṛda̭yaṃ॒-ye~ ca̭ de॒vā ye di॒vyā āpo॒ ye sūrya̭raśmiḥ |
te śrotre॒ cakṣṷṣī sa॒ñcara̭nta॒-ntanme॒ manaḥ̭ śi॒vasa̭ṅka॒lpama̭stu || 11

aci̭ntya॒-ñcā pra̭meya॒-ñca vya॒ktā-vyakta̭ para॒-ñca ya̭t |
sūkṣmā᳚-thsūkṣmata̭ra-ñjñe॒ya॒-ntanme॒ manaḥ̭ śi॒vasa̭ṅka॒lpama̭stu || 12

ekā̭ ca da॒śa śa॒ta-ñca̭ sa॒hasra̭-ñcā॒yuta̭-ñca ni॒yuta̭-ñca pra॒yutaṃ॒
cārbṷda-ñca॒ nya̭rbuda-ñca samu॒draśca॒ maddhya॒-ñcānta̭śca parā॒rdhaśca॒ tanme॒ manaḥ̭
śi॒vasa̭ṅka॒lpama̭stu || 13

ye pa̭ñca॒ pañca̭ daśa śa॒tagṃ sa॒hasra̭-ma॒yuta॒-nnya̭rbuda-ñca |
te a̭gni-ci॒tyeṣṭa̭kā॒stagṃ śarī̭ra॒-ntanme॒ manaḥ̭ śi॒vasa̭ṅka॒lpama̭stu || 14

vedā॒hame॒ta-mpṷruṣa-mma॒hānta̭-mādi॒tya-va̭rṇa॒-ntama̭saḥ॒ para̭stāt |
yasya॒ yoni॒-mpari॒paśya̭nti॒ dhīrā॒stanme॒ manaḥ̭ śi॒vasa̭ṅka॒lpama̭stu || 15

yasye॒da-ndhīrāḥ᳚ pu॒nanti̭ ka॒vayo᳚ bra॒hmāṇa̭me॒ta-ntvā̭ vṛṇata॒ indu᳚m |
sthā॒va॒ra-ñjaṅga̭maṃ॒-dyaṷrākā॒śa-ntanme॒ manaḥ̭ śi॒vasa̭ṅka॒lpama̭stu || 16

parā᳚-tpa॒rata̭ra-ñcai॒va॒ ya॒-tparā᳚ścaiva॒ yatpa̭ram |
ya॒tparā᳚-tpara̭to jñe॒ya॒-ntanme॒ manaḥ̭ śi॒vasa̭ṅka॒lpama̭stu || 17

parā᳚-tparata̭ro bra॒hmā॒ ta॒tparā᳚-tpara॒to ha̭riḥ |
ta॒tparā᳚-tpara̭to 'dhī॒śa॒stanme॒ manaḥ̭ śi॒vasa̭ṅka॒lpama̭stu || 18

yā vḙdā॒diṣṷ gāya॒trī॒ sa॒rva॒vyāpi̭ mahe॒śvarī |
ṛg ya̭ju-ssāmā-tharvai॒śca॒ tanme॒ manaḥ̭ śi॒vasa̭ṅka॒lpama̭stu || 19

yo vai̭ de॒va-mma̭hāde॒va॒-mpra॒ṇava̭-mpara॒meśva̭ram |
ya-ssarvḙ sarva̭ vedai॒śca॒ tanme॒ manaḥ̭ śi॒vasa̭ṅka॒lpama̭stu || 20

praya̭taḥ॒ praṇa̭voṅkā॒ra॒-mpra॒ṇava̭-mpuru॒ṣotta̭mam |
okāṃ̭ra॒-mpraṇa̭vātmā॒na॒-ntanme॒ manaḥ̭ śi॒vasa̭ṅka॒lpama̭stu || 21

yo-'saṷ sa॒rveṣṷ vede॒ṣu॒ pa॒ṭhyate᳚ hyaja॒ īśva̭raḥ | a॒kāyo̭ nirgṷṇo hyā॒tmā॒ tanme॒ manaḥ̭ śi॒vasa̭ṅka॒lpama̭stu || 22

gobhi॒ rjuṣṭa॒-ndhanḙna॒ hyāyṷṣā ca॒ balḙna ca | pra॒jayā̭ pa॒śubhiḥ̭ puṣkarā॒kṣa॒-ntanme॒ manaḥ̭ śi॒vasa̭ṅka॒lpama̭stu || 23

kailā̭sa॒ śikha̭re ra॒mye॒ śa॒ṅkara̭sya śi॒vāla̭ye |
de॒vatā᳚statra̭ moda॒nte॒ tanme॒ manaḥ̭ śi॒vasa̭ṅka॒lpama̭stu || 24

trya̭baṅkaṃ-ya~jāmahe suga॒ndhi-mpṷṣṭi॒vardha̭nam | u॒rvā॒ru॒kami̭va॒ bandha̭nā-nmṛ॒tyo-rmṷkṣīya॒ mā-'mṛtā॒-ttanme॒ manaḥ̭ śi॒vasa̭ṅka॒lpama̭stu || 25

vi॒śvata̭-ścakṣuru॒ta vi॒śvato̭ mukho vi॒śvato̭ hasta u॒ta vi॒śvata̭spāt |
sambā॒hubhyāṃ॒-nama̭ti॒ sampa̭tatrai॒ rdyāvā̭ pṛthi॒vī ja॒naya̭-nde॒va eka॒stanme॒ manaḥ̭ śi॒vasa̭ṅka॒lpama̭stu || 26

ca॒turo̭ ve॒dāna̭dhīyī॒ta॒ sa॒rva śā᳚strama॒yaṃ-vi~̭duḥ | i॒ti॒hā॒sa॒ pu॒rā॒ṇā॒nā॒-ntanme॒ manaḥ̭ śi॒vasa̭ṅka॒lpama̭stu || 27

mā no̭ ma॒hānta̭mu॒ta mā no̭ arbha॒ka-mmā na॒ ukṣa̭ntamu॒ta mā na̭ ukṣi॒tam | mā no̭ vadhīḥ pi॒tara॒-mmota mā॒tara̭-mpri॒yā mā na̭sta॒nuvo̭ rudra rīriṣa॒stanme॒ manaḥ̭ śi॒vasa̭ṅka॒lpama̭stu || 28

mā na̭sto॒ke tana̭ye॒ mā na॒ āyṷṣi॒ mā no॒ goṣu॒ mā no॒ aśvḙṣu rīriṣaḥ |
vī॒rānmāno̭ rudra bhāmi॒tova̭dhī rha॒viṣma̭nto॒ nama̭sā vidhema te॒ tanme॒ manaḥ̭ śi॒vasa̭ṅka॒lpama̭stu || 29

ṛ॒tagṃ sa॒tya-mpa̭ra-mbra॒hma॒ pu॒ruṣa̭-ṅkṛṣṇa॒piṅga̭lam |
ū॒rdhvarḙtaṃ-vi~̭rūpā॒kṣaṃ॒-vi~॒śvarṷ̄pāya॒ vai namo॒ nama॒stanme॒ manaḥ̭ śi॒vasa̭ṅka॒lpama̭stu || 30

ka-dru॒drāya॒ pracḙtase mī॒ḍhuṣṭa̭māya॒ tavya̭se | vo॒cema॒ śanta̭magṃ hṛ॒de |
sarvo॒ hyḙṣa ru॒drastasmai̭ ru॒drāya॒ namo̭ astu॒ tanme॒ manaḥ̭ śi॒vasa̭ṅka॒lpama̭stu || 31

brahma̭jajñā॒na-mpra̭tha॒ma-mpu॒rastā॒-dvisī̭ma॒ta-ssu॒ruco̭ ve॒na ā̭vaḥ |
sa bu॒dhniyā̭ upa॒mā a̭sya vi॒ṣṭhā-ssa॒taśca॒ yoni॒-masa̭taśca॒ viva॒stanme॒ manaḥ̭ śi॒vasa̭ṅka॒lpama̭stu || 32

yaḥ prā̭ṇa॒to ni̭miṣa॒to ma̭hi॒tvaika॒ idrājā॒ jaga̭to ba॒bhūva̭ | ya īśḙ a॒sya dvi॒pada॒-ścatṷṣpadaḥ॒ kasmai̭ de॒vāya̭ ha॒viṣā̭ vidhema॒ tanme॒ manaḥ̭ śi॒vasa̭ṅka॒lpama̭stu || 33

ya ā᳚tma॒dā ba̭la॒dā yasya॒ viśva̭ u॒pāsa̭te pra॒śiṣaṃ॒-ya~sya̭ de॒vāḥ |
yasya̭ chā॒yā-'mṛtaṃ॒-ya~sya̭ mṛ॒tyuḥ kasmai̭ de॒vāya̭ ha॒viṣā̭ vidhema॒ tanme॒ manaḥ̭ śi॒vasa̭ṅka॒lpama̭stu || 34

yo ru॒dro a॒gnau yo a॒phsu ya oṣa̭dhīṣu॒ yo ru॒dro viśvā॒ bhuva̭nā-''vi॒veśa॒ tasmai̭ ru॒drāya॒ namo̭ astu॒ tanme॒ manaḥ̭ śi॒vasa̭ṅka॒lpama̭stu || 35

ga॒ndha॒dvā॒rā-ndṷrādha॒rṣā॒-nni॒tyapṷṣṭā-ṅkarī॒ṣiṇī᳚m | ī॒śvarīgṃ̭ sarva̭ bhūtā॒nā॒-ntāmi॒hopa̭hvaye॒ śriya॒-ntanme॒ manaḥ̭ śi॒vasa̭ṅka॒lpama̭stu || 36

ya idagṃ̭ śiva̭saṅka॒lpa॒gṃ॒ sa॒dā dhyā̭yanti॒ brāhma̭ṇāḥ | te pa̭ra-mmokṣa̭-ṅgamiṣya॒nti॒ tanme॒ manaḥ̭ śi॒vasa̭ṅka॒lpama̭stu || 37
o-nnamo bhagavatḙ rudrā॒ya || śivasaṅkalpagṃ hṛdayāya namaḥ̭ ||

śrī mahānyāsam - 7.1. śivasaṅkalpāḥ

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