संकल्पोऽस्मिन् महामन्त्रे मानसः परिकीर्त्तितः । साधने ब्रह्ममन्त्रस्य भावशुद्धिर्विधीयते ॥ ११९ ॥
saṁkalpō’smin mahāmantrē mānasaḥ parikīrttitaḥ | sādhanē brahmamantrasya bhāvaśuddhirvidhīyatē || 119 ||
Translation
In this great mantra the saṁkalpa is declared to be mental; in the practice of the Brahma mantra, purity of heart is what is required.
Word by word
- saṁkalpō’smin
- the saṁkalpa, in this
- mahāmantrē
- great mantra
- mānasaḥ
- mental
- parikīrttitaḥ
- is declared
- sādhanē
- in the practice
- brahmamantrasya
- of the Brahma mantra
- bhāvaśuddhirvidhīyatē
- purity of heart is required
Meaning
Saṁkalpa is the formal statement of intent made before a rite.