Shiva Sankalp Sukta from Yajurveda for self improvement first

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                                        संकल्प

              (यजुर्वेद अध्याय 34 मंत्र 1-6)

यज्जाग्रतो दूरमुदैति दैवं तदु सुप्तस्य तथैवैति

दूरंगमं ज्योतिषां ज्योतिरेकं तन्मे मनः शिवसंकल्पमस्तु ।

दूर जाता जागरण में जो बहुत

और उतना ही चला करता

जब सब सुप्त रहते

ज्योतियों में ज्योति जो है एक

वही मेरा मन

सदा शिव संकल्पकारी हो ।

येन कर्माण्यपसो मनीषिणो यज्ञे कृण्वन्ति विदथेषु धीराः

सदपूर्वं यक्षमन्तः प्रजानां तन्मे मनः शिवसंकल्पमस्तु ।

कर्म में होते निरत जिससे मनीषी

व्रती का संकल्प पूरा कराता जो

यज्ञ में बन शक्ति अद्भुद् जो प्रतिष्ठित

वही मेरा मन

सदा शिव संकल्पकारी हो ।

यत्प्रज्ञानमुत चेतो धृतिश्च यज्ज्योतिरन्तरमृतं प्रजासु

यस्मान्न ऋते किं चन कर्म क्रियते तन्मे मनः शिवसंकल्पमस्तु ।

ज्ञानमय, विज्ञानमय, धृतिशील

सब प्राणियों में जो रहा करता

है तेज बनकर

नहीं किंचित् कर्म होता बिना जिसके

वही मेरा मन

सदा शिव संकल्पकारी हो ।

येनेदं भूतं भुवनं भविष्यत् परिगृहीतममृतेन सर्वम्

येन यज्ञस्तायते सप्तहोता तन्मे मनः शिवसंकल्पमस्तु ।

भूत, भावी, सतत वह जो

अमृतवत् सबकुछ संजोता

हविर्दाता सात रूपों में

जगत विस्तार करता

वही मेरा मन

सदा शिव संकल्पकारी हो ।

यस्मिन्नृचः साम यजूंषि यस्मिन् प्रतिष्ठिता रथनाभाविवाराः

यस्मिश्चित्तं सर्वमोतं प्रजानां तन्मे मनः शिव संकल्पमस्तु ।

अरे जैसे चक्र में रथ के हुआ करते

साम, ऋक्,यजु में प्रतिष्ठित वह

प्राणियों के चित्त ओत प्रोत जिससे

वही मेरा मन

सदा शिव संकल्पकारी हो ।

सुसारथिरश्वानिव यन्मनुष्यान्नेनीयतेऽभीशुभिर्वाजिन इव

हृत्प्रतिष्ठं यदजिरं जविष्ठं तन्मे मनः शिवसंकल्पमस्तु ।

सारथी रथ की कुशल वल्गा लिए

नियंत्रित गतिशील कर ज्यों अश्वदल

अथक् द्रुत जो

प्रणियों के हृदय स्थित

वही मेरा मन

सदा शिव संकल्पकारी हो ।

Sagar, The source of my indpirations!

                                  Sagar, The Source of  My Inspirations

P.D. Mishra

I had made up my mind to go to Sagar for post graduation after securing second position in B.A. studying at Tikamgarh Degree College in 1966.  Doing M.A. in English two years ahead of me, Arun Prabha (elder sister & Krishna Kumar an old student of Sagar University and N.C.E.R.T. Director at present) had already set the course of my studies there. The rest of the choice got accomplished after reading "Tess" of Thomas Hardy.

            A news spread fast in Tikamgarh that the college was also getting upgraded as M.A. English (Previous year) class was getting started on the initiative of Dr. Rajendra Verma, the Principal. Dr. Verma a PhD. on T.S. Eliot was a model of academic perfection for us. I therefore thought it fit to consult him before taking a final decision in the matter. I was also a bit hesitant for leaving the college. Dr. Verma, however, in all kindness and care told me-" As a favourite student of mine, I would very much like you to remain here, but as you should have a broader vision and field, you can very well go to Sagar."

            Shri S. Mallikarjunan in the Department of English had by now become my ideal although I had not so far seen him. I met Shri Ramji Upadhyay of Sanskrit and Rajnath Pandey, Shiv Kumar Mishra and Ram Ratan Bhatnagar of Hindi Department already instead. Acharya Nand Dulare Bajpai had gone to Ujjain to become Vice-Chancellor. I had therefore to hold the desire of seeing him till Tulsi Jayanti of the year when he paid a visit to the university. Although I was never in a fix for opting English as my subject, but I may probably not answer even today what would have happened if I had opted Hindi!

            (I may probably secure first position in the university, might have come to be acknowledged as an educationist or a man of literature or criticism (of society!) but I still find no merit in not turning towards the direction where Robert Frost (American poet) stood signaling me on the cross-road!)

            I feel even now (the feeling at that time was rather intense) that since the university stands for a platform of universal knowledge, why the teachings could be so confined?  Therefore, whether he was Dr. Bhagirath Prasad Mishra, Premshankar or Gangadhar Jha of Hindi Department, Dr. Shyamaa charan Dubey of Anthropology or Dr. W.D.West of Geology, I made a point to attend their lectures.

            Dr. Vanmala Bhawalkar of Sanskrit Department had offered me the role of Banbir in a Sanskrit drama staged in the annual festivals of the university. When I sought the opinion about my performance, one of my South Indian friends exclaimed-

            "You performed well, but your sword did not go down for killing the baby!"

            I then replied to him -

            " I had hoped the curtain to fall much sooner."

            Eagerly awaiting the curtain of my examination results to lift in the summer of 1968 in my village, I received a typed post card from Shri S. Mallikarjunan. He expressed his happiness on my performance in the final year as I had scored highest marks this year. I also got myself registered as a research student in his supervision but his advice to me was  -

            "Mishra, never be a romantic transcendentalist in your practical life. You will find such people only suffering and their family life getting disturbed. You should therefore first seek a job. You can carry on your research even after that."

            There was one English gentleman Robert Michael Haworth appointed lecturer in the Department of English recently. When he came to know about my connections with the center of Maharashi Mahesh yogi in Rishikesh, he got immediately ready to accompany me as the Beatles of his country had already stayed there for some time. Our third companion was Saeed Ali, another lecturer of this Department. The two persons came back after staying there for some time but advised me to come back only after meeting Maharshiji.

            It was clear that my research on the American playwright Tennessee Williams had come to a halt. I had already transcended the 'ideal romanticism' once by seeking to know from the then Prime Minister of our country Shrimati Indira Gandhi as a leader of the student delegation in Delhi whether she could assure jobs to us. But the future writings are probably not the subject of any university. However, now long after, I still feel the memories of Tagore hostel, the lonely paths turning towards Dhana or down the hillside towards city Sagar haunting in my conscious and subconscious strata for a life-size story to complete!

P.D. Mishra, 35 Eden Garden, Rajabhoj Marg,  Bhopal 16

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