What is Sankalpa: Sankalpam is an oath
(promise) and letting god and saints knows When we are doing the pooja, What
mantra we are going to chant, How many times we are going to chant and what we
want in lieu for our effort.
Simple Sankalpam
If you dont know the year (Nama samvatsare),
ayana (Dakshinayana/ uttarayana), Season (ruthou), Month (mase), Fortnight (Paksham),
day (thithi), star (nakshatra), then you can take the following simple sankalpa.
Simple Sankalpa:
1. Ganapathi Dhyanam:
Shuklam
Baradaram Vishnum,
Sasi Varnam
Chatur Bhujam,
Prasanna
Vadanan Dyayet,
Sarva Vignoba
Santhaye (This is the first sloka from vishnu
sahasranama)
2. Pranayamam:
Om Bhoo...
Om Bhuva ... Ogum
Suva...
Om Maha...
Om Jana ...
Om Thapa ... Ogum
Sathyam ...
Om Tatsa
vithur
varenyam Bargo
devasya dhi
mahi dhiyo
yona prachodayath
Om Apa
... Jyothj rasa ... Amrutham
brahma ... Bhoorbuvasuvarom ...
Touch the ears three times
saying Om, Om ,
Om
3. Sankalpam
Mamo
partha samastha
durithakshaya dwara , (For removing
all problems and pains in life,)
Sri
Parameshwara preethyartham, (or sri Narayana
Preethyartham - for vaishnava) (for making Lord Parameshwara
happy (or Narayana Happy)
Sri
Parvathi prasada sidhyartham , (the blessings
and grace of Goddess Parvathi... You can change or add more god/goddess in place
of Parvathi)
Asmaham Sakudumbanam (or Asya
Yajamanasya Sakudumbasya - if you are doing it on behalf of
another person)
shemasya, dhairyasya, dhairya, vijaya, ayur, arogya,
ishwarya, abhivrithyartham (increase in good life, courage, win, life, health,
wealth)
(Then choose from the below what desired result you expect from
your japa...
you can select as many wish as you need)
1. Pathi vasikaranartham
(for attracting and keeping
husband in hold)
2. Ishta
kamyartha
sidhyartham (for
getting wishes fulfilled)
3.
SAkala
Vigna Nivruthi Dwara Karya Sidhyartham ( to remove the obstacles and make the
attempt successful)
4.
Sakala
Vyathi Nivruthyartham (to remove all diseases)
5.
Gnana
vaapthyartham (for knowledge)
6.
Sakala
vasikaranartham (to attact desired things, including lover)
7.
Swaya
haara jaya vabyartham (to win in court cases)
8.
Abam
ruthyu dosha nivru naartham ( to get well from diseases/ for successful
operation)
9.
Dhana Dhaanya samruthyartham (to get dhanam (money) and dhanyam (materials)
10.
Dharamartha kama moksha
chathurvidha phala
purushartha
sidhyartham (to get
dharma, desire, wealth, salvation)
11.
Sakala san
mangala vapthyartha
Aroogya druda
gathratha
sidhyartham
(to get healthy body with all blessings)
4. Then we pronounce what
mantra japa we are going to perform
Sri Swayamvaraparvathi maha mantra japam aham karishye (i
am going to do swayamvaraparvathi japam)
(You can change this "swayamvaraparvathi" with other slokas
when you do this sankalpa for others like... Gayatri Maha Mantra Japam Karishya, Sri vishnu sahasranama japam aham
karishye .. or sri mahalakshmi astothra japam aham karishye etc.)
Now start doing the Mantra
Japa number of time as you desired or taken oath