D · Spiritual & ritual · 5 min · Free
Sankalp (resolution) ritual
A guided Hindi/English resolution: settle, state your aim, commit to a practical step and a date, and revisit it daily.
Steps
- Take a few settling breaths; add an optional personal salutation.
- State your goal in your own words.
- Add one practical commitment and a date.
- Save, print and revisit it daily.
Background
Saṅkalpa (संकल्प) — a formal resolve or intention — is part of many Indian religious and yogic practices. Traditional sankalpa formulas in rituals include details such as date and place; the app does not reproduce liturgical formulas. Templates here are ORIGINAL CONTEMPORARY wording, labelled as such; any traditional quotation added by editors carries its source.
Limitations
- No birth details are required. This is a reflective commitment, not a religious rite performed on your behalf.
Sources
- referenceMonier-Williams, A Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), s.v. saṃkalpa
- app-definedTemplates: original contemporary wording by the app editors