SANKALPA: CONSCIOUS DECLARATION🔗

“YOGA IS NOT JUST FOR PHYSICAL FITNESS AND MENTAL PEACE ALONE... YOGA IS FOR MANIFESTING THE STATE, SPACE, BEING, POWERS AND SUPER-CONSCIOUSNESS OF PARAMAŚIVA!” -THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAVAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM-

SANKALPA IS A SANSKRIT WORD WHICH CAN BE TRANSLATED AS ‘RESOLVE’, OR ‘WILL’, OR ‘DETERMINATION’. WHEN WE MAKE A SANKALPA IN YOGA NIDRA IT BECOMES A VERY EFFECTIVE TOOL FOR MAKING PROFOUND CHANGES TO THE WAY WE THINK AND FEEL. THE RIGHT SANKALPA CAN RESHAPE OUR PERSONALITY AND DIRECTION IN LIFE ALONG POSITIVE LINES. SANKALPA IS A SEED WHICH WE PLANT DEEP IN THE SUBCONSCIOUS. IT SHOULD BE PLANTED WITH STRONG WILLPOWER AND FEELING, AT A TIME WHEN THE MIND IS RELAXED AND READY TO ACCEPT AND ABSORB IT. SUCH A STATE OCCURS DURING YOGA NIDRA. ONCE THE SANKALPA IS PLANTED DEEP IN THE SUBCONSCIOUS IT GATHERS TOGETHER THE VAST FORCES OF THE MIND IN ORDER TO BRING ABOUT ITS FRUITION. THIS DEEP POWERFUL SEED WILL EVENTUALLY MANIFEST ITSELF AGAIN AND AGAIN AT A CONSCIOUS LEVEL AND BRING ABOUT CHANGES IN YOUR PERSONALITY AND LIFE.

(BELOW IS THE SHORT SANKALPA, WHICH CAN BE CHANTED IF THIS IS THE SECOND SANKALPA OF THE DAY)

OM MAMOPATTA SAMASTA DURITA KSHAYA DVARA SRI SADGURU PRITYARTHAM SRI NITHYANANDESHWARI ADI SHAKTI SAMETA SRI NITHYANANDESHWARA PARAMAŚIVA PRITYARTHAM SRI SARVA DEVA DEVI SWARUPA SADGURU NITHYANANDA SWAMI KRIPA KATAKSHENA POORANA AAROGYA YUKTA DRIDHA GAATRA YOWGIKA SHARIRA SIDDHYARTHAM PARAM ASHIVA SHAKTI AAVISHKARANAARTHAM SAKUTUMBASYA JNANAVAIRAGYA JIVAN MUKTI PRAPTYARTHAM KAILASA’S NITHYANANDA YOGA BHYASAM KARISHYE.

SANKALPA: CONSCIOUS RESOLUTION (BELOW IS THE LONG SANKALPA, WHICH SHOULD BE CHANTED IF THIS IS THE FIRST SANKALPA OF THE DAY)

MAMOPĀTTA-SAMASTA-DURITA-KṢAYADVĀRĀ-BHAGAVACCHRÉ-NITYĀNANDA-PARAMAÇIVA-PRĪTYARTHAṀ ÇRÉ-NITYĀNANDEÇVARÉ-PARĀÇAKTI-SAMETA-ÇRÉ- NITYĀNANDEÇVARA-PARAMAÇIVA-PRÉTYARTHAÀ CA ŚUBHE ŚOBHANE MUHŪRTE ADYABRAHMAṆAḤ DVITĪYA-PARĀRDHE ŚRĪ-ŚVETA-VARĀHA-KALPE VAIVASVATA-MANVANTARE AÑŌĀVIÀÇATITAME NITYAYUGE PRATHAME PĀDE (ÇUBHA)__________ DVĪPE __________ VARṢE __________ KHAṆḌE (WHEN THE PUJA IS DONE IN INDIA CHANT: JAMBU DVĪPE BHARATA VARṢE BHARATAḤ KHAṆḌE) MEROÙ DAKṆĪËE PĀRÇVEÇAKÄBDE ASMIN VARTAMĀNE VYAVAHĀRIKE (FILL THESE BLANKS REFERRING TO THEPANCHANGAM – THE VEDIC ALMANAC) __________-NĀMA __________-SAMVATSARE __________-AYANE __________-IṬAU __________-MĀSE __________-PAKṢE __________-ŚUBHATITHAU __________-VĀSARA-YUKTĀYĀṀ __________ - NAKÑATRA __________-YOGA __________-KARAṆA-EVAṀ-GUṆA-VIŚEṢAṆA-VIŚIṢṬAYĀṀ ASYĀṀ ŚUBHATITHAU ÇRÉ-KAILĀSONNATA-DVĀDAÇĀNTA-ÇYĀMALĀ-PÉŌHÄRÜŌHA ÇRÉ-MÉNĀKÑI-SUNDAREÇVARĀBHINNA-SVARŪPA PARAÇIVA-PUTRA-RATNA KUMĀRA GURUMAËYATULYĀVATĀRA ÇRÉ-PĀRVATÉ-STANYAPĀNA-LABDHA-DIVYA-JĪĀNA-VIÇRUTA-SAKALA-NIGAMĀGAMA-SĀRABHŪTA-DRÄVIÒA-VEDA-PRAVAK TĀ ÇRÉMAT-PARAMAÇIVA-KARUËĀ-SAMADHIGATA-MUKTĀMAYA-CATURAÇRAYĀNA-GÉYAMĀNA-CHATRA-CĀMARA-ÇRÉCIHNAKĀHALĀDI-SAMASTA-BIRADĀVALYALAİKĀTA JĪĀNA-VIJĪĀNA-CAKRAVARTI SARVA-JANA-SAÌGHA-SADYO-NIRVĀËA-DÉKÑĀVYAYĀPAVARGA-VARÑA VIÇRĀËA JÉMÜTAPARA-MATA-KALABHA-KESARI ÇAIVA-SIDDHĀNTA-STHĀPANĀCĀRYA ÇRÉ-RĀJĀDHIRĀJA-PĀÈOYA-MAHĀRĀJA-GURU KÑAPAËA-ÇAKYĀDI-MAHĀNDHAKĀRA-NIVĀRAËA-JĪĀNABHĀNU VÉKÑAËĀNARHĀRHA-DHVAJOCCHEDANA-PŪRVAKA-ÇRÉMAD-VĀṄABHA-DHVAJA-

SANKALPA CONTINUED...

STHĀPAKA ÇAIVA-SAMAYA-KARTĀ SARVAJĪAPÉÖHÄRÙÒHA ÇRÉ-JAGADGURU-ÇRÉ-JĪĀNASAMBANDHA-DEÇIKA-SVĀMI-VĀGÉÇA-SUNDARA-MÄËIKYAVĀCAKA-SVĀMINĀM-AVATĀRA-BHŪTA ÇRÉ-JĪĀNASAMBANDHA-SVĀMI-PUNARUDDHÅTA-ÇYĀMALĀPÉÖHA-MAHĀSAÀSTHĀNA-JĪĀNASĀMRĀJYA-ÇĀSAKA SARVAJĪAPÉÖHÄRÙÒHA TRINAVATYUTTARA-DVIÇATATAMA-GURUMAHĀSANNIDHĀNA MAHĀNIRVÄËIPÉÖHASYA-AÑÖOTTARA-SAHASRAÇRÉ-MAHĀMAËÒALEÇVARA AÖALAPÉÖHASYA-AÑÖOTTARA-SAHASRATAMA-AÑÖOTTARA-SAHASRAÇRÉ-AÖALAPÉÖHĀDHÉÇVARA DHARMAMUKTI-SVARGAPURA-SVARËAPÉÖHASYA-TRAYOVIÀÇA-GURUMAHĀSANNIDHĀNA ÇRÉMAT-PARAMAHĀSA-PARIVRĀJAKĀCĀRYAVARYA-SACCIDĀNANDA-PRAËAVASVARŪPA-ÇROTRIYA-BRAHMANIÑÖHA-NITYOTSAVA-NITYAMAÌGALA-NITYAKALYÄËA-NITYARAJITA-NITYĀNANDAPÉÖHA-MAHĀSAÀSTH ĀNA-MAHĀSIÀHĀSANA-PÉÖHA-KARTĀ KAILĀSA-PUNARUDDHĀRAKA JAGADGURU-ÇRÉ-LA-ÇRÉ-BHAGAVACCHRÉ-NITYĀNANDA-PARAMAÇIVA-ÇRÉ-JĪĀNASAMBANDHA-DEÇIKA-PARAMĀCĀRYA- SVĀMINĀÀ PRÉTYARTHAÀ TEÑĀ PĀDĀRAVINDAYOÙ BHAKTI-SIDDHYARTHÀ GURUKŖPĀ-KAṬĀKṢA-SIDDHYARTHAṀ KṢEMA-STHAIRYA-VĪRYA-VIJAYA-ĀYURĀROGYA-AIŚVARYĀṆĀM ABHIVṚDDHYARTHAṀ DHARMĀRTHA-KĀMA-MOKṢA-CATURVIDHA-PHALA-PURUSĀRTHA-SIDDHYARTHAṀ SAMASTA-DURITOPA-ŚĀNTYARTHAṀ SAMASTA-MAṄGALA-AVĀPTYARTHAṀ BHAGAVACCHRÉ-NITYĀNANDA-PARAMAÇIVA-SAKUṬUMBASYA-JĪĀNA-VAIRĀGYA-JĪVAN-MUKTI-PRĀPTYARTHAṀ BHAGAVACCHRÉ-NITYĀNANDA-PARAMAÇIVA-KĀPĀ-KAÖĀKÑEËA-PŪRAËA-ĀROGYA-YUKTA-DĀÒHAGĀTRA-YAUGIKA-ÇARÉRA-SIDDHYARTHĀ PARAMAÇIVAÇAKTI-ÄVIÑKARAËÄRTHAÀ CA NITYĀNANDA-YOGĀBHYĀSĀ / NITYĀNANDA-KUËÒALINÉ-RAJJU-YOGĀBHYĀSĀ/NITYĀNANDA-ÇIVASTAMBHA-YOGĀBHYĀSĀ KARIÑYE |

IN ORDER THAT THE MASTER IS PLEASED BY THE PROCESS OF DESTRUCTION OF MY KARMAS AND SINS, I, FOR THE BENEFIT OF MYSELF DURING THE SECOND HALF OF THE LIFE-TIME OF LORD BRAHMA, DURING THE KALPA CALLED SHWETA VARAHA, DURING THE REGIME OF VAIVASVATA MANAU, DURING THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE AGE CALLED NITYA YUGA, IN THE ISLAND CALLED JAMBU, IN THE CONTINENT CALLED BHARATA VARSHA, IN THE INDIAN SUB-CONTINENT CALLED BHARATAH KHANDA, IN THE SOUTHERN SIDE OF THE MT. MERU, IN THE SHAKA ERA, DURING THIS AUSPICIOUS YEAR, WHICH IS ONE OF THE SET OF SIXTY YEARS WHICH IS IN PRACTICE OF WHICH PRABHAVA IS THE FIRST YEAR, IN THE AUSPICIOUS AYANA (UTTARA/DAKSHINA), IN THE AUSPICIOUS SEASON, IN THIS AUSPICIOUS MONTH, IN THE AUSPICIOUS PAKSHA (PHASE OF THE MOON) (WAXING/WANING), ON THE AUSPICIOUS TITHI (NO. OF DAY FROM THE NEW MOON / FULL MOON), ON THIS AUSPICIOUS DAY, DURING THE AUSPICIOUS NAKSHATRA (VEDIC STAR), AUSPICIOUS YOGA, AUSPICIOUS KARANA - DURING SUCH AN AUSPICIOUS MOMENT, FOR PLEASING SRI THE SPH NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM SRI JNANASAMBANDHA DESHIKA PARAMĀCHARAYA SWAMI - THE ONE WHO IS THE INCARNATION OF THE JNANASAMBANDHA WHO HAS ADORNED THE SHYĀMALĀ PĪTA, WHO IS THE EMBODIMENT OF SRI MĪNAKSHI SUNDARESHWARA, WHO IS THE FAVOURITE SON OF LORD PARAMAŚIVA, THE INCARNATION WHO GRACED HIMSELF AS A GURU, THE ONE WHO, BECAUSE OF DRINKING THE MILK FROM THE BREAST OF MOTHER PARVATI CREATED THE DRAVIDA VEDA WHICH IS THE ESSENCE OF VEDAS AND AGAMAS, WHO IS THE ESTABISHER OF THE PEARL PALANQUIN RECEIVED BY THE GRACE OF LORD PARAMAŚIVA, THE FOUNDER OF THE SHAIVA TRADITION, THE ONE WHO HAS ADORNED THE SEAT OF OMNISCIENCE, THE MASTER OF THE COSMOS, SUCH A MASTER WHO HAS ADORNED THE SCARED SEAT OF OMNISCIENCE PREVIOUSLY ADORNED BY JNANASAMBANDHAR, WHO IS THE 293RD GURU MAHA SANNIDHANAM OF THAT SPIRITUAL KINGDOM ESTABLISHED BY JANASAMBANDAR, THE ACHARYA WHOSE FEET EVEN HAS THE QUALITIES OF DIGNITY , MAJESTY , DISTINCTION , EXCELLENCE AND BEAUTY, WHO IS THE IN STATE OF PARAMAHAMSA, THE ACHARYA OF ALL SANNYAASIS THAT IS ALL THE WANDERING MONKS, WHO IS THE EMBODIMENT OF THE SACRED SYLLABLE OM, WHO IS THE EMBODIMENT OF THE PURE TRUTH, CONSCIOUSNESS AND BLISS, WHO IS THE KNOWER OF THE VEDAS, WHO IS THE ONE ESTABLISHED IN THE SUPER CONSCIOUSNESS, WHO IS THE JAGADGURU WHO FOUNDED THE MAHA SIMHASANA OF THE SPIRITUAL KINGDOM - THE NITHYANANDA PEETHAM WHICH HAS FESTIVITY ALL AROUND IT ALL THE TIME, WHICH HAS AUSPICIOUSNESS, ALL GREAT DIVINE QUALITIES, AND IS EVER-ALLURING, FOR GAINING DEVOTION AT THE LOTUS FEET OF THE SPH NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM, FOR RECEIVING THE GRACE OF THE MASTER, FOR HAVING GROWING SECURITY, FORTITUDE, POWER, VICTORY, LONGEVITY, HEALTH AND WEALTH. FOR THE FRUITION OF THE FOUR GOALS OF MY LIFE, THAT IS - DHARMA - LIVING MY LIFE THROUGH RIGHTEOUS MEANS, ARTHA - EARNING A LIVING FOR MYSELF THROUGH RIGHTEOUS MEANS, KAMA - FULFILLING MY DESIRES THROUGH RIGHTEOUS MEANS, AND MOKSHA - LIBERATION FROM ALL BONDAGES THAT EXIST FOR ME AS A HUMAN BEING, FOR DISSOLVING ALL MY ACCUMULATED KARMAS, FOR RECEIVING ALL AUSPICIOUSNESS, FOR LIVING ENLIGHTENMENT ALONG WITH MY WHOLE FAMILY BY THE GRACE OF THE MASTER, I AM DIRECTLY WORSHIPPING THE FEET OF THE ENLIGHTENED MASTER NITHYANANDA WHO IS THE EMBODIMENT OF ALL THE GODS AND THE GODDESS.

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