Nirvana Shatakam (Atma Shatakam)
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verse 1
मनोबुद्ध्यहङ्कार चित्तानि नाहं न च श्रोत्रजिह्वे न च घ्राणनेत्रे।
Mano-buddhy-ahaṅkāra cittāni nāhaṃ na ca śrotra-jihve na ca ghrāṇa-netre
I am not mind nor intellect nor ego nor memory; nor am I ear or tongue; nor nose or eye
न च व्योम भूमिर्न तेजो न वायुः चिदानन्दरूपः शिवोऽहम् शिवोऽहम्॥1॥
Na ca vyoma bhūmir na tejo na vāyuḥ cidānanda-rūpaḥ śivo'ham śivo'ham
Nor am I space or earth or fire or wind; I am the form of pure consciousness and bliss; I am Shiva I am Shiva
verse 2
न च प्राणसंज्ञो न वै पञ्चवायुः न वा सप्तधातुः न वा पञ्चकोशः।
Na ca prāṇa-saṃjño na vai pañca-vāyuḥ na vā sapta-dhātuḥ na vā pañca-kośaḥ
I am not what is called prana; nor the five vital airs; nor the seven bodily constituents; nor the five sheaths
न वाक्पाणिपादं न चोपस्थपायु चिदानन्दरूपः शिवोऽहम् शिवोऽहम्॥2॥
Na vāk-pāṇi-pādaṃ na copastha-pāyu cidānanda-rūpaḥ śivo'ham śivo'ham
I am not speech or hands or feet; nor the organs of generation and excretion; I am the form of pure consciousness and bliss; I am Shiva I am Shiva
verse 3
न मे द्वेषरागौ न मे लोभमोहौ मदो नैव मे नैव मात्सर्यभावः।
Na me dveṣa-rāgau na me lobha-mohau mado naiva me naiva mātsarya-bhāvaḥ
I have no aversion or attachment; no greed or delusion; no pride; and no envy
न धर्मो न चार्थो न कामो न मोक्षः चिदानन्दरूपः शिवोऽहम् शिवोऽहम्॥3॥
Na dharmo na cārtho na kāmo na mokṣaḥ cidānanda-rūpaḥ śivo'ham śivo'ham
I am not dharma nor wealth nor desire nor liberation; I am the form of pure consciousness and bliss; I am Shiva I am Shiva
verse 4
न पुण्यं न पापं न सौख्यं न दुःखं न मन्त्रो न तीर्थं न वेदा न यज्ञाः।
Na puṇyaṃ na pāpaṃ na saukhyaṃ na duḥkhaṃ na mantro na tīrthaṃ na vedā na yajñāḥ
I am not merit nor sin; not pleasure nor pain; not mantra nor sacred ford; not the Vedas nor sacrifices
अहं भोजनं नैव भोज्यं न भोक्ता चिदानन्दरूपः शिवोऽहम् शिवोऽहम्॥4॥
Ahaṃ bhojanaṃ naiva bhojyaṃ na bhoktā cidānanda-rūpaḥ śivo'ham śivo'ham
I am neither the act of eating nor the food eaten nor the eater; I am the form of pure consciousness and bliss; I am Shiva I am Shiva
verse 5
न मृत्युर्न शङ्का न मे जातिभेदः पिता नैव मे नैव माता न जन्मः।
Na mṛtyur na śaṅkā na me jāti-bhedaḥ pitā naiva me naiva mātā na janmaḥ
For me there is no death nor fear nor distinction of birth; I have no father no mother and no birth
न बन्धुर्न मित्रं गुरुर्नैव शिष्यं चिदानन्दरूपः शिवोऽहम् शिवोऽहम्॥5॥
Na bandhur na mitraṃ gurur naiva śiṣyaṃ cidānanda-rūpaḥ śivo'ham śivo'ham
I have no kinsman nor friend; neither guru nor disciple; I am the form of pure consciousness and bliss; I am Shiva I am Shiva
verse 6
अहं निर्विकल्पो निराकाररूपो विभुत्वाच्च सर्वत्र सर्वेन्द्रियाणाम्।
Ahaṃ nirvikalpo nirākāra-rūpo vibhutvāc ca sarvatra sarvendriyāṇām
I am without distinction and without form; being all-pervading I am present everywhere and in all the senses
न चासङ्गतं नैव मुक्तिर्न मेयः चिदानन्दरूपः शिवोऽहम् शिवोऽहम्॥6॥
Na cāsaṅgataṃ naiva muktir na meyaḥ cidānanda-rūpaḥ śivo'ham śivo'ham
I am neither bound to anything nor am I liberation nor an object that can be measured; I am the form of pure consciousness and bliss; I am Shiva I am Shiva
colophon
॥ इति श्रीमच्छङ्कराचार्यविरचितं आत्मषट्कं सम्पूर्णम् ॥
Iti śrīmacchaṅkarācāryaviracitaṃ ātmaṣaṭkaṃ sampūrṇam
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