Shiva sankalpa

The Divine Essence that goes far away,
from the waking, and likewise from the sleeping,
and that one far-traveling Light of lights,
On that - the Auspicious Will of the Divine - may my mind dwell. (1)

That by which wise men, skillful in rituals,
and steady in assemblies, perform their tasks,
that peerless Spirit that lies in all creatures,
On that - the Auspicious Will of the Divine - may my mind dwell. (2)

That which is deep knowledge, intellect, memory,
that which is the deathless Flame in living beings,
without which nothing whatever is done,
On that - the Auspicious Will of the Divine - may my mind dwell. (3)

That immortal Essence by which all
the past and present world is comprehended,
by which the ritual spreads with the seven priests,
On that - the Auspicious Will of the Divine - may my mind dwell. (4)

That in which the Rik, the Sāman, the Yajus are held firm,
like spokes in the nave of a chariot-wheel,
in which all thoughts of living beings lie interwoven,
On that - the Auspicious Will of the Divine - may my mind dwell. (5)

That which guides men like a good charioteer
who controls fleet-footed horses with the reins,
that which abides in the heart, most swift and active,
On that - the Auspicious Will of the Divine - may my mind dwell. (6)

Śukla Yajurveda/Book 34

Translated by: R. L. Kashyap

OM NAMAH SHIVAYA