Guided recitation 02
Śivasaṅkalpa Hymn · Verse 1
Source likely identified
Vājasaneyi Saṃhitā 34.1 · Śukla Yajurveda
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01 · Devanāgarī
यज्जाग्रतो दूरमुदैति दैवं तदु सुप्तस्य तथैवैति । दूरङ्गमं ज्योतिषां ज्योतिरेकं तन्मे मनः शिवसङ्कल्पमस्तु ॥
02 · IAST transliteration
yaj jāgrato dūram udaiti daivaṃ tad u suptasya tathaivaiti | dūraṅgamaṃ jyotiṣāṃ jyotir ekaṃ tan me manaḥ śivasaṅkalpam astu ||
03 · Learning rendering
That divine power which travels far when one is awake likewise moves in sleep; that far-going, singular light of lights—may that mind of mine hold an auspicious resolve.
Compact Guru Om Ka learning rendering. Exact readings can vary, so compare a named edition when studying the wording closely.Word attention
Vocabulary in the verse
These are compact learning glosses, not claims that each word has one fixed English equivalent in every context.
- जाग्रतः
- jāgrataḥof one who is awake
- दूरम्
- dūramfar
- उदैति
- udaitirises; goes forth
- दैवम्
- daivamdivine; belonging to the gods
- सुप्तस्य
- suptasyaof one who sleeps
- ज्योतिषाम्
- jyotiṣāmof lights
- मनः
- manaḥmind
- शिवसङ्कल्पम्
- śivasaṅkalpaman auspicious resolve
Learning context
What to notice about this text
This verse is commonly taught within the Śivasaṅkalpa hymn and is credibly identified as Vājasaneyi Saṃhitā 34.1. Use the displayed text for guided study; consult a named edition when exact textual readings matter.