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Today's Sankalpa: Sunday, October 18, 2026, Columbus
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Sunday, October 18, 2026 · Columbus, Ohio, America (United States)
🙏 Today's Sankalpa: Sunday, October 18, 2026, Columbus, 3:06 AM
ॐ विष्णुः विष्णुः विष्णुः, श्रीमद्भगवतो महापुरुषस्य विष्णोराज्ञया प्रवर्तमानस्य अद्य ब्रह्मणः द्वितीयपरार्धे श्वेतवराहकल्पे वैवस्वतमन्वंतरे अष्टाविंशतितमे कलियुगे प्रथमपादे, क्रौञ्चद्वीपे, रमणक वर्षे, ऐन्द्र खण्डे, मेरोः पश्चिमे दिग्भागे, America (United States) देशे, Ohio प्रान्ते, Columbus नगरे, प्रभवादि-षष्टि-संवत्सराणां मध्ये पराभव नाम संवत्सरे, दक्षिणायने, शरद ऋतौ (निरयण शरद ऋतौ), आश्विन मासे, शुक्ल पक्षे, अष्टम्यां शुभ पुण्य तिथौ, शनि वासरे, पूर्वाषाढ़ा नक्षत्रे, सुकर्मा योगे, विष्टि करणे, धनु राशिस्थे श्री चन्द्रे, तुला राशिस्थे श्री सूर्ये, कर्क राशिस्थे श्री देवगुरौ, शेषेषु ग्रहेषु यथा यथा राशि-स्थानस्थितेषु सत्सु, एवंगुणविशेषणविशिष्टायां शुभतिथौ, __________ गोत्रोत्पन्नस्य, __________ नामधेयस्य (________ राशौ, ________ नक्षत्रे जातस्य), मम उपात्तसमस्तदुरितक्षयद्वारा श्री भगवत् प्रीत्यर्थं सहकुटुम्बस्य क्षेमस्थैर्यायुरारोग्यैश्वर्याभिवृद्ध्यर्थं संकल्पं करिष्ये॥
Oṃ Viṣṇuḥ Viṣṇuḥ Viṣṇuḥ, Śrīmadbhagavato Mahāpuruṣasya Viṣṇorājñayā pravartamānasya adya Brahmaṇaḥ dvitīyaparārdhe Śvetavarāhakalpe Vaivasvatamanvantare aṣṭāviṃśatitame Kaliyuge prathamapāde, Krauñcadvīpe, Ramaṇaka varṣe, Aindra khaṇḍe, Meroḥ paścime digbhāge, America (United States) deśe, Ohio prānte, Columbus nagare, Prabhavādi-ṣaṣṭi-saṃvatsarāṇāṃ madhye Parābhava nāma saṃvatsare, Dakṣiṇāyane, Śarad ṛtau (Nirayaṇa Śarad ṛtau), Āśvayuja māse, Śukla pakṣe, Aṣṭamyāṃ śubha puṇya tithau, Śani vāsare, Pūrvāṣāḍhā nakṣatre, Sukarmā yoge, Viṣṭi karaṇe, Dhanus Rāśisthe Śrī Candre, Tulā Rāśisthe Śrī Sūrye, Karkaṭa Rāśisthe Śrī Devagurau, śeṣeṣu graheṣu yathā yathā rāśi-sthānasthiteṣu satsu, evaṃguṇaviśeṣaṇaviśiṣṭāyāṃ śubhatithau, __________ gotrotpannasya, __________ nāmadheyasya (________ rāśau, ________ nakṣatre jātasya), mamopāttasamastaduritakṣayadvārā Śrī Bhagavat prītyarthaṃ sahakuṭumbasya kṣemasthairyāyurārogyaiśvaryābhivṛddhyarthaṃ saṅkalpaṃ kariṣye ||
Oṃ Viṣṇuḥ Viṣṇuḥ Viṣṇuḥ, Śrīmadbhagavato Mahāpuruṣasya Viṣṇorājñayā pravartamānasya adya Brahmaṇaḥ dvitīyaparārdhe Śvetavarāhakalpe Vaivasvatamanvantare aṣṭāviṃśatitame Kaliyuge prathamapāde, Krauñcadvīpe, Ramaṇaka varṣe, Aindra khaṇḍe, Meroḥ paścime digbhāge, America (United States) deśe, Ohio prānte, Columbus nagare, Prabhavādi-ṣaṣṭi-saṃvatsarāṇāṃ madhye Parābhava nāma saṃvatsare, Dakṣiṇāyane, Śarad ṛtau (Nirayaṇa Śarad ṛtau), Āśvayuja māse, Śukla pakṣe, Aṣṭamyāṃ śubha puṇya tithau, Śani vāsare, Pūrvāṣāḍhā nakṣatre, Sukarmā yoge, Viṣṭi karaṇe, Dhanus Rāśisthe Śrī Candre, Tulā Rāśisthe Śrī Sūrye, Karkaṭa Rāśisthe Śrī Devagurau, śeṣeṣu graheṣu yathā yathā rāśi-sthānasthiteṣu satsu, evaṃguṇaviśeṣaṇaviśiṣṭāyāṃ śubhatithau, __________ gotrotpannasya, __________ nāmadheyasya (________ rāśau, ________ nakṣatre jātasya), mamopāttasamastaduritakṣayadvārā Śrī Bhagavat prītyarthaṃ sahakuṭumbasya kṣemasthairyāyurārogyaiśvaryābhivṛddhyarthaṃ saṅkalpaṃ kariṣye ||
A sankalpa is the solemn resolve said before a puja, vrata, homa or any sacred act. It names the moment exactly: the cycle of time from Brahma's day down to the present samvatsara, ayana, ritu, masa, paksha, tithi, vasara, nakshatra, yoga and karana, the place on the earth where it is done, and who does it, of which gotra, and for what purpose.
The text above is for the city and day shown. Fill in your gotra, name, rashi and nakshatra, or say them in place of the blanks; choose a purpose for a particular puja or vrata.
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