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Certainly! The "Nirvana Shatakam" (also called "Atma Shatakam") is a profound hymn composed by Adi Shankaracharya, expressing the essence of Advaita Vedanta—the realization of one's identity with Lord Shiva, the supreme consciousness. Here is the English transliteration and translation of the Nirvana Shatakam:
Nirvana Shatakam (English Transliteration and Translation):
1.
Mano buddhyahaṅkāra chittāni nāham
Na cha śrotra jihve na cha ghrāṇa netre |
Na cha vyoma bhūmir na tejo na vāyuḥ
Chidānanda rūpaḥ Śivo'ham Śivo'ham ||
Translation:
I am not the mind, intellect, ego, or memory;
I am not the ears, tongue, nose, or eyes;
I am not space, earth, fire, water, or wind;
I am the form of consciousness and bliss—
I am Shiva, I am Shiva.
2.
Na cha prāṇa saṅjño na vai pañcha vāyuḥ
Na vā saptadhātuḥ na vā pañcha kośaḥ |
Na vāk pāṇi pādaṃ na chopastha pāyu
Chidānanda rūpaḥ Śivo'ham Śivo'ham ||
Translation:
I am not the vital breath, nor the five airs;
I am not the seven elements, nor the five sheaths;
I am not speech, hands, feet, nor organs of procreation or elimination;
I am the form of consciousness and bliss—
I am Shiva, I am Shiva.
3.
Na me dveṣha rāgau na me lobha mohau
Mado naiva me naiva mātsarya bhāvaḥ |
Na dharmo na chārtho na kāmo na mokṣhaḥ
Chidānanda rūpaḥ Śivo'ham Śivo'ham ||
Translation:
I have no hatred or liking, no greed or delusion;
I have no pride, nor jealousy;
I have no duty, no wealth, no desire, nor liberation;
I am the form of consciousness and bliss—
I am Shiva, I am Shiva.
4.
Na puṇyaṃ na pāpaṃ na saukhyaṃ na duḥkhaṃ
Na mantro na tīrthaṃ na vedā na yajñaḥ |
Aham bhojanaṃ naiva bhojyaṃ na bhoktā
Chidānanda rūpaḥ Śivo'ham Śivo'ham ||
Translation:
I have neither virtue nor vice, neither pleasure nor pain;
I need no mantras, no pilgrimage, no scriptures, no rituals;
I am not the experience, the experienced, or the experiencer;
I am the form of consciousness and bliss—
I am Shiva, I am Shiva.
5.
Na me mṛtyu śaṅkā na me jāti bhedaḥ
Pitā naiva me naiva mātā na janmaḥ |
Na bandhur na mitraṃ gurur naiva śiṣhyaḥ
Chidānanda rūpaḥ Śivo'ham Śivo'ham ||
Translation:
I have no fear of death, nor distinction of caste;
I have no father or mother, no birth;
I have no relative, no friend, no guru, no disciple;
I am the form of consciousness and bliss—
I am Shiva, I am Shiva.
6.
Aham nirvikalpo nirākāra rūpo
Vibhutvā cha sarvatra sarvendriyaṇām |
Na cha saṅgataṃ naiva muktir na bandha
Chidānanda rūpaḥ Śivo'ham Śivo'ham ||
Translation:
I am without attributes, without form;
I am present everywhere, pervading all senses;
I am neither attached nor free, neither bound nor liberated;
I am the form of consciousness and bliss—
I am Shiva, I am Shiva.
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This beautiful hymn is a declaration of the highest realization in Lord Shiva’s teachings: that our true nature is pure consciousness, infinite and blissful, beyond all dualities and identifications. Reciting or meditating upon Nirvana Shatakam is a practice that helps devotees remember their essential unity with Lord Shiva.
Nirvana Shatakam (English Transliteration and Translation):
1.
Mano buddhyahaṅkāra chittāni nāham
Na cha śrotra jihve na cha ghrāṇa netre |
Na cha vyoma bhūmir na tejo na vāyuḥ
Chidānanda rūpaḥ Śivo'ham Śivo'ham ||
Translation:
I am not the mind, intellect, ego, or memory;
I am not the ears, tongue, nose, or eyes;
I am not space, earth, fire, water, or wind;
I am the form of consciousness and bliss—
I am Shiva, I am Shiva.
2.
Na cha prāṇa saṅjño na vai pañcha vāyuḥ
Na vā saptadhātuḥ na vā pañcha kośaḥ |
Na vāk pāṇi pādaṃ na chopastha pāyu
Chidānanda rūpaḥ Śivo'ham Śivo'ham ||
Translation:
I am not the vital breath, nor the five airs;
I am not the seven elements, nor the five sheaths;
I am not speech, hands, feet, nor organs of procreation or elimination;
I am the form of consciousness and bliss—
I am Shiva, I am Shiva.
3.
Na me dveṣha rāgau na me lobha mohau
Mado naiva me naiva mātsarya bhāvaḥ |
Na dharmo na chārtho na kāmo na mokṣhaḥ
Chidānanda rūpaḥ Śivo'ham Śivo'ham ||
Translation:
I have no hatred or liking, no greed or delusion;
I have no pride, nor jealousy;
I have no duty, no wealth, no desire, nor liberation;
I am the form of consciousness and bliss—
I am Shiva, I am Shiva.
4.
Na puṇyaṃ na pāpaṃ na saukhyaṃ na duḥkhaṃ
Na mantro na tīrthaṃ na vedā na yajñaḥ |
Aham bhojanaṃ naiva bhojyaṃ na bhoktā
Chidānanda rūpaḥ Śivo'ham Śivo'ham ||
Translation:
I have neither virtue nor vice, neither pleasure nor pain;
I need no mantras, no pilgrimage, no scriptures, no rituals;
I am not the experience, the experienced, or the experiencer;
I am the form of consciousness and bliss—
I am Shiva, I am Shiva.
5.
Na me mṛtyu śaṅkā na me jāti bhedaḥ
Pitā naiva me naiva mātā na janmaḥ |
Na bandhur na mitraṃ gurur naiva śiṣhyaḥ
Chidānanda rūpaḥ Śivo'ham Śivo'ham ||
Translation:
I have no fear of death, nor distinction of caste;
I have no father or mother, no birth;
I have no relative, no friend, no guru, no disciple;
I am the form of consciousness and bliss—
I am Shiva, I am Shiva.
6.
Aham nirvikalpo nirākāra rūpo
Vibhutvā cha sarvatra sarvendriyaṇām |
Na cha saṅgataṃ naiva muktir na bandha
Chidānanda rūpaḥ Śivo'ham Śivo'ham ||
Translation:
I am without attributes, without form;
I am present everywhere, pervading all senses;
I am neither attached nor free, neither bound nor liberated;
I am the form of consciousness and bliss—
I am Shiva, I am Shiva.
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This beautiful hymn is a declaration of the highest realization in Lord Shiva’s teachings: that our true nature is pure consciousness, infinite and blissful, beyond all dualities and identifications. Reciting or meditating upon Nirvana Shatakam is a practice that helps devotees remember their essential unity with Lord Shiva.
