काम्यकर्मणि संकल्पप्रयोजनम्The saṅkalpa in a rite done for a wish
Verse 124
काम्ये कर्मणि सर्वत्र बुधः सङ्कल्पमाचरेत् । विधिवाक्यानुसारेण सम्पूर्णसुकृताप्तये ॥ १२४ ॥
kāmyē karmaṇi sarvatra budhaḥ saṅkalpamācarēt | vidhivākyānusārēṇa sampūrṇasukṛtāptayē || 124 ||
Translation
In every rite done for a desired end the wise man should make the saṅkalpa, following the words of the rule, to gain the full merit.
Word by word
- kāmyē
- done for a desired end
- karmaṇi
- in a rite
- sarvatra
- in every
- budhaḥ
- (budhaḥ) the wise man
- saṅkalpam
- the saṅkalpa
- ācarēt
- should make
- vidhi
- of the rule
- vākya
- the words
- anusārēṇa
- (anusāreṇa) following
- sampūrṇa
- full
- sukṛta
- the merit
- āptayē
- (āptaye) to gain
Meaning
The saṅkalpa is the formal statement of intent at the start of a rite, naming the time, place, rite and purpose. Without it a kāmya rite, done for a wish, loses its fruit.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 121.