SANKALPA VIDHI (Concept & Significance)
Om! Sri Raghavendraya Namaha! Om! Gum! Ganapathaye! Namaha! Om! Hum! Hanumathe Namaha! Om! Namo! Bhagavathe! Vasudevaya! SANKALPA – a proposal in a Vedic way... Traditionally in Hindu religion before performing any work we undertake sankalpa which is a kind of declaration to ourselves and to the God within us. The Vedas says that whole Universe is evolved through a Sankalpa of Lord SriManNaaraayana. Sankalpa is a Sanskrit word meaning a resolution; a free will or a determination. The word Sankalpa itself means good intention, an oath or a resolution to do something, a solemn pledge to do something good. In Sanskrit ‘San’ means good and ‘Kalpa’ means a Saasthra or a Veda . Sankalpa means proposal to do something good in a Vedic or a Saasthric way. In any religious ceremony or ritual generally we observe a person taking a sankalpa (firm resolve) to achieve the purpose of the ceremony. Sankalpa literally means taking firm decision to accomplish one particular ...