॥ सङ्कल्पः ॥ saṅkalpaḥ ॥ - The Conscious Resolution🔗

When you make a conscious resolution in the presence of the Guru, the power of the Guru's presence will simply manifest it as your reality. The meaning of the sankalpa mantra we are going to chant now is:

By the destruction of all gathered karma and incompletions of mine, I, with the intention of pleasing Sri Sadguru Nithyananda along with Sri Nithyanandeshvari Adishakti and Sri Nithyanandeshvara Sadashiva, at the most auspicious and fortunate time period, during the second half of the lifetime of Lord Brahma, during the Kalpa called Shveta-varah, during the realm of Vaivasvata Manu, during the first quarter of the age called 'Nithya Yuga', in the island called Jambu, in the continent called Bharat-varsha, in the Hindu sub-continent called Bharatah-khanda, in the southern side of the Mt. Meru, in the Shakha era, during the Vedic year called ________ (current year's name) which is one of the set of sixty years which is in practice of which Prabhava is the first year, in the period of the year called________ Ayana (Uttara/Dakshina), in the season called __________ (name of the rituau), in the month called __________(name of the month), in the waning phase of the moon called_________ paksha (name of the phase of the moon), in the tithi called___________ tithi (name of the tithi), in the vedic day called __________(name of the day), in the star called _______ nakshatra name of the nakshatra), during the yoga called__________ yoga, (name of the yoga), during the karana called___________karana (Name of the karana) - During such an auspicious moment, for pleasing Bhagavan Sri la Sri Paramahamsa Nithyananda Sri Jnanasambandha Deshika Paramacharya Swami, who is the embodiment of all the Devas and Devis, onto him and onto Sri Nityanadeswari Adishakti with Sri Nityandandeshwara Sadashiva, I offer my puja.

Kriya: Now, keeping the akshata (turmeric rice) in your left palm, close it with your right palm. Keep both the hands on the right thigh and offer at the Guru's sacred feet, at the end of the mantra.

ममोपात्त समस्त दर ुितक्षयद्वारा श्री सद्गु रु प्रीत्यर्थं श्री नित्यनन्देश्वरी आदिशक्ति समेत श्री नित्यानन्देश्वर सदाशिव प्रीत्यर्थं-शुभे शोभने मुहूर्ते आद्यब्रह्मणः द्वितीयपरार्धे श्रीश्वेतवराहकल्पेवैवस्वतमन्वन्तरे अष्टाविं शति तमे नित्ययुगे प्रथमे पादे जम्बूद्वीपे भारतवर्षे भरतखण्डे मेरोः दक्षिणे पार्श्वे शकाब्धे अस्मिन् वर्तमाने व्यवहारिके प्रभवादीनाम् षष्ठ्याः संवत्सराणां मध्ये ____नाम संवत्सरे ____अयने ____ऋतौ ______मासे ____पक्षे _____शुभतिथौ ______वासरयुक्तायां______ नक्षत्र ______ योग ______ करण एवं गुण विशेषणविशिष्टायां अस्यां शुभतिथौ भगवान्-श्रीला श्रीपरमहंसनित्यानन्द-श्रीज्ञानसम्भन्धदेशिक-परमाचार्य-स्वामि-भगवत्पादाचार्यप्रीत्यर्थं- जीवन्मुक्तिप्राप्त्यर्थं श्री सर्वदेवदेवीस्वरूप सत्गुरुनित्यानन्ददेव पूजां श्री नित्यानन्देश्वरी-आदिशक्ति समेत श्री नित्यानन्देश्वर-सदाशिव पूजां च करिष्ये ॥

Sri Guru Puja and Sri Shiva Puja

mamopātta samasta duritakṣayadvārā śrī sadguru prītyarthaṃ śrī nityanandeśvarī ādiśakti sameta śrī nityānandeśvara sadāśiva prītyarthaṃ-śubhe śobhane muhūrte ādyabrahmaṇaḥ dvitīyaparārdhe śrīśvetavarāhakalpe vaivasvatamanvantare aṣṭāviṃśati tame nityayuge prathame pāde jambū dvīpe bhāratavarṣe bharatakhaṇḍe meroḥ dakṣiṇe pārśve śakābdhe asmin vartamāne vyavahārike prabhavādīnām ṣaṣṭhyāḥ saṃvatsarāṇāṃ madhye ____nāma saṃvatsare ____āyane ____ṛtau ______māse ____pakṣe _____śubhatithau ______vāsarayuktāyāṃ______ nakṣatra ______ yoga ______ karaṇa evaṃguṇa viśeṣaṇaviśiṣṭāyāṃ asyāṃ śubhatithau bhagavān-śrīlā śrī THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM śrījñānasambhandhadeśika-paramācārya-svāmibhagavatpādācāryaprītyarthaṃ-jīvanmuktiprāptyarthaṃ śrī sarvadevadevīsvarūpa satguruTHE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM deva pūjāṃ śrī nityānandeśvarī-ādiśakti sameta śrī nityānandeśvara-sadāśiva pūjāṃ ca kariṣye ॥ Now offer the akshata into a separate bowl, then wash your hand with a drop of water chanting the following mantra.

ॐ अप उप स्श्य पृ ॥ auṁ apa upa spṛsya ॥

॥ मानसपूजा ॥ mānasapūja ॥

The next offering is the mānasapūja - the internal worship in our inner space. Perform the puja from the space of guru bhakti - a deep feeling connection to the Guru.

Kriya: Now please take some flowers in your hands, close your eyes and visualize the Sadguru seated on a white Lotu in your ananda gandha. Placing your hand in front of the ananda gandha in kurma mudra, offer the flowers at Sadguru's feet or paduka at the end of the mantra.

What seat can I offer to the Guru except my heart? I offer the gratitude flowing as nectar to wash His feet and to rinse His mouth. I offer my mind itself as the arghya - the bouquet. To my Guru who is the very Cosmos, what clothing can I offer except the Space?

I offer my very prana – life energy - as the incense and I offer the ocean of nectar as the food offering. The principle of unstuck perennial sound is to be offered as the bell, the air as the chāmara, the sahasrāra as the umbrella, the principle of sound as the music, the actions of the senses and also the vagaries of the mind as the dance.

All the seven chakras along the Sushumna nadi is to be offered as a flower garland. The different kinds of flowers with which the Sadguru should be worshipped are the guilelessness, freedom from the ego, freedom from suffering when your desires are not fulfilled, freedom from arrogance, freedom from ignorance, freedom from deceit, freedom from hatred, freedom from agitation, freedom from jealousy and greed and the Sadguru should also be worshipped with the flowers of non-violence, mastery over the senses, compassion, forgiveness and Enlightenment.

ॐ हृत्पद्ममासनम् दद्यात् । सहस्रारच्युतामृतैः । पाद्यम् चरणयोर्दद्यात् । मनस्तु अर्घ्यंनिवेदयेत् ॥ तेन अमृतेन आचमनीयं । स्नानीयं तेन च स्मृतम् । आकाशतत्त्वं वस्त्रं स्यात् । गन्धस्स्यात् गन्धतत्त्वकम् ॥ चित्तं प्रकल्पयेत् पुष्पम् । धूपं प्राणान् प्रकल्पयेत् । तेजस्स्तत्त्वं च दीपार्थम् । नैवेद्यं स्यात् सुधाम्बुधिः ॥ अनाहत-ध्वनिर्घण्टा । वायुतत्त्वं च चामरम् । सहस्रारं भवेच्छत्रम् । शब्दतत्त्वं च गीतकम् ॥ नृत्यमिन्द्रिय-कर्माणि । चाञ्चल्यं मनसस्तथा । सुमेखलां पद्ममालाम् । पुष्पं नानाविधं तथा ॥ अमायाद्यैर्भावपुष्पैः । अर्चयेत् भावगोचरम् । अमायं अनहङ्कारं । अरागं अमदं तथा ॥ अमोहकं अदम्भञ्च । अद्वेष-अक्षौभकौस्तथा । अमात्सर्यं अलोभं च । दश पुष्पं विदरु्बुधा: ॥

Sri Guru Puja and Sri Shiva Puja auṁ hṛtpadmamāsanam dadyāt । sahasrāracyutāmṛtaiḥ । pādyam caraṇayordadyāt । manastu arghyaṃ nivedayet ॥ tena amṛtena ācamanīyaṃ । snānīyaṃ tena ca smṛtam । ākāśatattvaṃ vastraṃ syāt । gandhassyāt gandhatattvakam ॥ cittaṃ prakalpayet puṣpam । dhūpaṃ prāṇān prakalpayet । tejasstattvaṃ ca dīpārtham । naivedyaṃ syāt sudhāmbudhiḥ ॥ anāhata-dhvanirghaṇṭā । vāyutattvaṃ ca cāmaram । sahasrāraṃ bhavecchatram । śabdatattvaṃ ca gītakam ॥ nṛtyamindriya-karmāṇi । cāñcalyaṃ manasastathā । sumekhalāṃ padmamālām । puṣpaṃ nānāvidhaṃ tathā ॥ amāyādyairbhāvapuṣpaiḥ । arcayet bhāvagocaram ॥ amāyaṃ anahaṅkāraṃ । arāgaṃ amadaṃ tathā ॥ amohakaṃ adambhañca । adveṣa-akṣaubhakaustathā । amātsaryaṃ alobhaṃ ca । daśa puṣpaṃ vidurbudhā: ॥

अहिं सा परमं पुष्पं । पुष्पं इन्द्रियनिग्रह: । दयापुष्पं क्षमापुष्पं । ज्ञानपुष्पं च पञ्चमं । इति पञ्चदशैर्भाव-पुष्पैः । सम्पूजयेत् सद्गु रुम् ॥

ahiṃsā paramaṃ puṣpaṃ । puṣpaṃ indriyanigraha: । dayāpuṣpaṃ kṣamāpuṣpaṃ । jñānapuṣpaṃ ca pañcamaṃ । iti pañcadaśairbhāva-puṣpaiḥ । sampūjayet sadgurum ॥

Now we begin the Upachara Puja, the external worship

॥ पाद्यम् ॥ pādyam ॥

The next offering is Pādyam – the offering of water for washing the divine feet of the Guru.

Kriya: Now please take uddharani of water in your hands and offer it at Guru's sacred feet/paduka along with the mantra.

ॐ ह्रीं ए्रीं तत्-पाद्यं सर्वदेवदेवीस्वरूपाय सद्गु रु-THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM दाय नमः ॥ auṁ hrīṁ etat-pādyaṃ sarvadevadevīsvarupāya sadguru-nityānandāya namaḥ ॥

॥ अर्घ्यः ॥ arghyaḥ ॥

The next offering is Arghya - the offering of the traditional bouquet.

Kriya: Now please take the conch in your hands and offer the Arghya at the Guru's sacred feet/ paduka along with the mantra.

ॐ ह्रीं एषो अ ्रीं र्घ्यः सर्वदेवदेवीस्वरूपाय सद्गु रु-THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM दाय स्वाह ॥

auṁ hrīṁ eṣo arghyaḥ sarvadevadevīsvarupāya sadguruTHE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM daya svāha ॥

॥ आचमनीयम् ॥ ācamanīyam ॥

The next offering is ācamanīyam – the offering of water for mouth wash. The meaning of the mantra we are going to chant now is:

Kriya: Now please take an uddharani of water your hands and offer it at Sri Guru's sacred feet (paduka), along with the mantra.

ॐ ह्रीं इदं आचमनीयोदकं सर ्रीं ्वदेवदेवीस्वरूपाय सद्गु रु-THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM दाय स्वधा ॥ auṁ hrīṁ idaṁ ācamanīyodakaṁ sarvadevadevīsvarupāya sadguru-nityānandāya svadhā ॥