What is Shiva Sankalpa Upanishad in English (IAST)?

Read Shiva Sankalpa Upanishad in English (IAST) script — full lyrics with English meaning and transliteration. The Shiva Sankalpa Upanishad consists of a series of six powerful mantras found in the Shukla Yajurveda. It serves as a meditative prayer focusing on the sanctity of the human mind, seeking to align one's thoughts with the divine consciousness represented by Lord Shiva. By chanting these verses, the seeker prays for the mind to be purified, focused, and filled with auspicious intentions. Its spiritual significance lies in the recognition that the mind is the instrument of all actions; regular recitation fosters mental clarity, inner peace, and the grace of Shiva to guide one toward righteous conduct.

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

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

Who composed Shiva Sankalpa Upanishad in English (IAST)?

Shiva Sankalpa Upanishad in English (IAST) is traditionally attributed to From Shukla Yajurveda.

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

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 yat |
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 || 15||

yasyedaṃ dhīrāḥ punanti kavayo brahmāṇametaṃ tvā vṛṇuta indum | [vṛṇutaṃ 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 [tryambakaṃ] 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 sarvaśāstramayaṃ viduḥ |
itihāsapurāṇānāṃ tanme manaḥ śivasaṅkalpamastu || 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 samāptā |

śivasaṅkalpopaniṣat (śiva saṅkalpamastu)

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