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Nirvana Shatakam
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- mano buddhyahankara chittani naaham मनोबुद्ध्यहङ्कारचित्तानि नाहंI am not any aspect of the mind like the intellect, the ego or the memory,na cha shrotra jihve na cha ghraana netre न च श्रोत्रजिह्वे न च घ्राणनेत्रे ।I am not the organs of hearing, tasting, smelling or seeing,na cha vyoma bhoomir na tejo na vaayuhu न च व्योम भूमिर्न तेजो न वायुःI am not the space, nor the earth, nor fire, nor air,chidananda roopah shivoham shivoham चिदानन्दरूपः शिवोऽहं शिवोऽहम् ॥१॥I am the form of consciousness and eternal bliss, I am Shiva.
- na cha praana sangyo na vai pancha vaayuhu न च प्राणसंज्ञो न वै पञ्चवायुःI am not prana, the life-force, nor its five vital airs,na vaa sapta dhaatur na vaa pancha koshaha न वा सप्तधातुर्न वा पञ्चकोशः ।I am not the seven essential building blocks of the body, nor the five sheaths of the body,na vaak paani paadam na chopastha paayu न वाक्पाणिपादं न चोपस्थपायूI am not the mouth, hands or feet, nor any part of the body,chidananda roopah shivoham shivoham चिदानन्दरूपः शिवोऽहं शिवोऽहम् ॥२॥I am the form of consciousness and eternal bliss, I am Shiva.
- na me dvesha raagau na me lobha mohau न मे द्वेषरागौ न मे लोभमोहौThere is no hatred nor passion in me, no greed nor delusion,mado naiva me naiva maatsarya bhaavaha न मे वै मदो नैव मात्सर्यभावः ।There is no pride, nor jealousy in me,na dharmo na chaartho na kaamo na mokshaha न धर्मो न चार्थो न कामो न मोक्षःI am not identified with my duty, wealth, lust or liberation,chidananda roopah shivoham shivoham चिदानन्दरूपः शिवोऽहं शिवोऽहम् ॥३॥I am the form of consciousness and eternal bliss, I am Shiva.
- na punyam na paapam na saukhyam na dukham न पुण्यं न पापं न सौख्यं न दुःखंI am not virtue nor vice, not pleasure or pain,na mantro na teertham na veda na yagyaha न मन्त्रो न तीर्थं न वेदा न यज्ञाः ।I need no mantras, no pilgrimage, no scriptures or rituals,aham bhojanam naiva bhojyam na bhokta अहं भोजनं नैव भोज्यं न भोक्ताI am not the experience, not the object of experience, not even the one who experiences,chidananda roopah shivoham shivoham चिदानन्दरूपः शिवोऽहं शिवोऽहम् ॥४॥I am the form of consciousness and eternal bliss, I am Shiva.
- na mrityur na shanka na me jaati bhedaha न मृत्युर्न शङ्का न मे जातिभेदःI am not bound by death and its fear, not by caste or creed,pita naiva me naiva maata na janma पिता नैव मे नैव माता न जन्म ।I have no father, nor mother, or even birth,na bandhur na mitram gurur naiva shishyaha न बन्धुर्न मित्रं गुरुर्नैव शिष्यःI am not a relative, nor a friend, nor a teacher nor a student,chidananda roopah shivoham shivoham चिदानन्दरूपः शिवोऽहं शिवोऽहम् ॥५॥I am the form of consciousness and eternal bliss, I am Shiva.
- aham nirvikalpo nirakara roopo अहं निर्विकल्पो निराकाररूपोI am devoid of duality, my form is formlessness,vibhutvach cha sarvatra sarvendriyanam विभुत्वाच्च सर्वत्र सर्वेन्द्रियाणाम् ।I am omnipresent, I exist everywhere, pervading all senses,na chaasangatam naiva muktir na meyaha न चासङ्गतं नैव मुक्तिर्न मेयःI am neither attached, neither free nor limited,chidananda roopah shivoham shivoham चिदानन्दरूपः शिवोऽहं शिवोऽहम् ॥६॥I am the form of consciousness and eternal bliss, I am Shiva.
English translation adapted from Isha Foundation