Nirvana Shatakam

मनोबदु्ध्यहङ्कार चित्तानन नाहं न ि श्रोत्रजिह्वे न ि घ्राणनेत्रे । न ि व्योम भमूमनन तेिो न वायु् चिदानन्दरूऩ् मिवोऽहम ्मिवोऽहम ्॥१॥

Mano-Buddhy-Ahangkaara Chittaani Naaham

Na Ca Shrotra-Jihve Na Ca Ghraanna-Netre |

Na Ca Vyoma Bhuumir-Na Tejo Na Vaayuh

Cid-Aananda-Ruupah Shivo[a-A]ham Shivo[a-A]ham ||1||

Meaning:

1.1: Neither am I the Mind nor Intelligence or Ego,

1.2: Neither am I the organs of Hearing (Ears), nor that of Tasting (Tongue), Smelling (Nose) or Seeing (Eyes),

1.3: Neither am I the Sky, nor the Earth, Neither the Fire nor the Air,

1.4: I am the Ever Pure Blissful Consciousness; I am Shiva, I am Shiva,

The Ever Pure Blissful Consciousness.

न ि प्राणसऻंो न व ैऩञ्िवायु् न वा सप्तधातु् न वा ऩञ्िकोि् । न वाक्ऩाणणऩादं न िोऩस्थऩायु चिदानन्दरूऩ् मिवोऽहम ्मिवोऽहम ्॥२॥

Na Ca Praanna-Samjnyo Na Vai Pan.ca-Vaayuh

Na Vaa Sapta-Dhaatuh Na Vaa Pan.ca-Koshah |

Na Vaak-Paanni-Paadam Na Copastha-Paayu

Cid-Aananda-Ruupah Shivo[a-A]ham Shivo[a-A]ham ||2||

Meaning:

2.1: Neither am I the Vital Breath, nor the Five Vital Air,

2.2: Neither am I the Seven Ingredients (of the Body), nor the Five Sheaths (of the Body),

2.3: Neither am I the organ of Speech, nor the organs for Holding ( Hand ), Movement ( Feet ) or Excretion,

2.4: I am the Ever Pure Blissful Consciousness; I am Shiva, I am Shiva,

The Ever Pure Blissful Consciousness.

न मे द्धवेषरागौ न मे ऱोभमोहौ मदो नैव मे नैव मात्सयनभाव् । न धमो न िाथो न कामो न मोऺ् चिदानन्दरूऩ् मिवोऽहम ्मिवोऽहम ्॥३॥

Na Me Dvessa-Raagau Na Me Lobha-Mohau

Mado Naiva Me Naiva Maatsarya-Bhaavah |

Na Dharmo Na Ca-Artho Na Kaamo Na Mokssah

Cid-Aananda-Ruupah Shivo[a-A]ham Shivo[a-A]ham ||3||

Meaning:

3.1: Neither do I have Hatred, nor Attachment, Neither Greed nor Infatuation,

3.2: Neither do I have Passion, nor Feelings of Envy and Jealousy,

3.3 I am Not within the bounds of Dharma (Righteousness), Artha (Wealth), Kama (Desire) and Moksha (Liberation) (the

four Purusarthas of life),

3.4: I am the Ever Pure Blissful Consciousness; I am Shiva, I am Shiva,

The Ever Pure Blissful Consciousness.

न ऩणु्यं न ऩाऩं न सौख्यं न दु् ख ं

न मन्त्रो न तीथो न वेदो न यऻ । अहं भोिनं नैव भोज्यं न भोक्ता चिदानन्दरूऩ् मिवोऽहम ्मिवोऽहम ्॥४॥

Na Punnyam Na Paapam Na Saukhyam Na Duhkham

Na Mantro Na Tiirtho Na Vedo Na Yajnya |

Aham Bhojanam Naiva Bhojyam Na Bhoktaa

Cid-Aananda-Ruupah Shivo[a-A]ham Shivo[a-A]ham ||4||

Meaning:

4.1: Neither am I bound by Merits nor Sins, neither by Worldly Joys nor by Sorrows,

4.2: Neither am I bound by Sacred Hymns nor by Sacred Places, neither by Sacred Scriptures nor by Sacrifies,

4.3: I am Neither Enjoyment (Experience), nor an object to be Enjoyed (Experienced), nor the Enjoyer (Experiencer),

4.4: I am the Ever Pure Blissful Consciousness; I am Shiva, I am Shiva,

The Ever Pure Blissful Consciousness.

न मतृ्युनन िङ्का न मे िानतभेद् पऩता नैव मे नैव माता न िन्म् । न बन्धनुन ममत्रं गुरुनैव मिष्यं चिदानन्दरूऩ् मिवोऽहम ्मिवोऽहम ्॥५॥

Na Mrtyur-Na Shangkaa Na Me Jaati-Bhedah

Pitaa Naiva Me Naiva Maataa Na Janmah |

Na Bandhurna Mitram Gurur-Na-Iva Shissyam

Cid-Aananda-Ruupah Shivo[a-A]ham Shivo[a-A]ham ||5||

Meaning:

5.1: Neither am I bound by Death and its Fear, nor by the rules of Caste and its Distinctions,

5.2: Neither do I have Father and Mother, nor do I have Birth,

5.3: Neither do I have Relations nor Friends, neither Spiritual Teacher nor Disciple,

5.4: I am the Ever Pure Blissful Consciousness; I am Shiva, I am Shiva,

The Ever Pure Blissful Consciousness.

अहं ननपवनकल्ऩो ननराकाररूऩो पवभतु्वाच्ि सवनत्र सवेजन्ियाणाम ्। न िासङ्गतं नैव मजुक्तनन मेय् चिदानन्दरूऩ् मिवोऽहम ्मिवोऽहम ्॥६॥

Aham Nirvikalpo Niraakaara-Ruupo

Vibhu-Tvaacca Sarvatra Sarve[a-I]ndriyaannaam |

Na Caa-Sanggatam Naiva Muktirna Meyah

Cid-aananda-ruupah Shivo[a-A]ham Shivo[a-A]ham ||6||

Meaning:

6.1: I am Without any Variation, and Without any Form,

6.2: I am Present Everywhere as the underlying Substratum of everything, and behind all Sense Organs,

6.3: Neither do I get Attached to anything, nor get Freed from anything,

6.4: I am the Ever Pure Blissful Consciousness; I am Shiva, I am Shiva,

The Ever Pure Blissful Consciousness.