Nirvana Shatkam

The Essence of Self-Realization Nirvana Shatakam by Adi Shankaracharya

निर्वाण षट्कम्

मनोबुद्ध्यहङ्कारचित्तानि नाहं न च श्रोत्रजिह्वे न च घ्राणनेत्रे । न च व्योम भूमिर्न तेजो न वायुश्चिदानन्दरूपः शिवोऽहं शिवोऽहम् ॥१॥

न च प्राणसंज्ञो न वै पञ्चवायुर्न वा सप्तधातुर्न वा पञ्चकोशाः । न वाक्पाणिपादं न चोपस्थपायुश्चिदानन्दरूपः शिवोऽहं शिवोऽहम् ॥२॥

न मे द्वेषरागौ न मे लोभमोहौ मदो नैव मे नैव मात्सर्यभावः । न धर्मो न चार्थो न कामो न मोक्षश्चिदानन्दरूपः शिवोऽहं शिवोऽहम् ॥३॥

न पुण्यं न पापं न सौख्यं न दुःखं न मन्त्रो न तीर्थं न वेदा न यज्ञाः । अहं भोजनं नैव भोज्यं न भोक्ता चिदानन्दरूपः शिवोऽहं शिवोऽहम् ॥४॥  

न मृत्युर्न शङ्का न मे जातिभेदः पिता नैव मे नैव माता न जन्म । न बन्धुर्न मित्रं गुरुर्नैव शिष्यश्चिदानन्दरूपः शिवोऽहं शिवोऽहम् ॥५॥

अहं निर्विकल्पो निराकाररूपो विभुत्वाञ्च सर्वत्र सर्वेन्द्रियाणाम् । न चासङ्गतं नैव मुक्तिर्न मेयश्चिदानन्दरूपः शिवोऽहं शिवोऽहम् ॥६॥

इति श्रीमच्छङ्कराचार्यविरचितं निर्वाणषट्कं संपूर्णम् ॥

English Meaning :

I am not the mind, intellect, ego, or memory; nor am I the ears, tongue, nose, or eyes. I am not the ether, earth, fire, or air. I am the form of pure consciousness and bliss. I am Shiva, I am Shiva.

I am not the vital breath, nor the five vital airs; nor am I the seven constituent elements or the five sheaths. I am not speech, hands, feet, or the excretory and reproductive organs. I am the form of pure consciousness and bliss. I am Shiva, I am Shiva.

I have no aversion or attachment, neither greed nor delusion; I have no pride or jealousy. I have no duty, no wealth, no desire, nor liberation. I am the form of pure consciousness and bliss. I am Shiva, I am Shiva.

I have no merit or sin, no pleasure or pain; I need no mantras, pilgrimages, scriptures, or rituals. I am neither the food, nor the eater, nor the act of eating. I am the form of pure consciousness and bliss. I am Shiva, I am Shiva.

I have no death or fear, no distinction of caste; I have no father or mother, nor was I ever born. I have no relatives, no friends, no guru, nor disciple. I am the form of pure consciousness and bliss. I am Shiva, I am Shiva.

I am without any variations, without any form; I am present everywhere, pervading all the senses. I am neither attached, nor free, nor in need of anything. I am the form of pure consciousness and bliss. I am Shiva, I am Shiva.

Thus ends the Nirvana Shatkam, composed by Adi Shankaracharya.