Nirvāṇa Śaṭakam
मनोबुद्ध्यहङ्कार चित्तानि नाहं ।
न च श्रोत्रजिह्वे न च घ्राणनेत्रे ।
न च व्योम भुमिर्न तेजो न वायुः ।
चिदानन्दरुपः शिवोऽहम् शिवोऽहम् ॥१ ॥
manobuddhyahaṅkāra cittāni nāhaṃ
na ca śrotrajihve na ca ghrāṇanetre
na ca vyoma bhūmirna tejo na vāyuḥ
cidānandarūpaḥ śivo’ham śivo’ham ||1||
Neither am I the mind nor intelligence or ego,
Neither am I the organs of hearing (ears), nor that of tasting (tongue), smelling (nose) or seeing (eyes),
Neither am I the sky, nor the earth, neither the fire nor the air,
I am Shiva, consciousness and bliss.
I am the eternal Shiva.
न च प्राणसंज्ञो न वै पञ्चवायुः ।
न वा सप्तधातुः न वा पञ्चकोशः ।
न वाक्पाणिपादं न चोपस्थपायु ।
चिदानन्दरुपः शिवोऽहम् शिवोऽहम् ॥२॥
na ca prāṇasaṃjño na vai pañcavāyuḥ
na vā saptadhātuḥ na vā pañcakośaḥ ।
na vākpāṇipādaṃ na copasthapāyu
cidānandarūpaḥ śivo’ham śivo’ham ||2||
Neither am I the vital breath, nor the five vital air,
Neither am I the seven ingredients (of the body), nor the five sheaths (of the body), Neither am I the organ of speech, nor the organs for holding (hand), movement (feet) or excretion,
I am Shiva, consciousness and bliss.
I am the eternal Shiva.
न मे द्वेषरागौ न मे लोभमोहौ ।
मदो नैव मे नैव मात्सर्यभावः ।
न धर्मो न चार्थो न कामो न मोक्षः ।
चिदानन्दरुपः शिवोऽहम् शिवोऽहम् ॥३॥
na me dveṣarāgau na me lobhamohau
mado naiva me naiva mātsaryabhāvaḥ
na dharmo na cārtho na kāmo na mokṣaḥ
cidānandarūpaḥ śivo’ham śivo’ham ||3||
Neither do I have hatred, nor attachment, neither greed nor infatuation,
Neither do I have passion, nor feelings of envy and jealousy,
I am not within the bounds of dharma (righteousness), artha (wealth), kama (desire) and moksha (liberation) (the four purusharthas of life),
I am Shiva, consciousness and bliss.
I am the eternal Shiva.
न पुण्यं न पापं न सौख्यं न दुखं ।
न मन्त्रो न तीर्थं न वेदा न यज्ञाः ।
अहं भोजनं नैव भोज्यं न भोक्ता ।
चिदानन्दरुपः शिवोऽहम् शिवोऽहम् ॥३॥
na puṇyaṃ na pāpaṃ na saukhyaṃ na duḥkhaṃ
na mantro na tīrthaṃ na vedā na yajñāḥ
ahaṃ bhojanaṃ naiva bhojyaṃ na bhoktā
cidānandarūpaḥ śivo’ham śivo’ham
Neither am I bound by merits nor sins, neither by worldly joys nor by sorrows,
Neither am I bound by sacred hymns nor by sacred places, neither by sacred scriptures nor by sacrifice,
I am neither enjoyment (experience), nor an object to be enjoyed (experienced), nor the enjoyer (experiencer),
I am Shiva, consciousness and bliss.
I am the eternal Shiva.
न म्रुत्युर्न शङ्का न मे जातिभेदः ।
पिता नैव मे नैव माता न जन्मः ।
न बन्धुर्न मित्रं गुरुर्नैव शिष्यं ।
चिदानन्दरुपः शिवोऽहम् शिवोऽहम् ॥३॥
na mṛtyurna śaṅkā na me jātibhedaḥ
pitā naiva me naiva mātā na janmaḥ
na bandhurna mitraṃ gururnaiva śiṣyaṃ
cidānandarūpaḥ śivo’ham śivo’ham ||5||
Neither am I bound by death and its fear, nor by the rules of caste and its distinctions, Neither do I have father and mother, nor do I have birth,
Neither do I have relations nor friends, neither spiritual teacher nor disciple,
I am Shiva, consciousness and bliss.
I am the eternal Shiva.
अहं निर्विकल्पो निराकाररूपो ।
विभुत्वाच्च सर्वत्र सर्वेन्द्रियाणाम् ।
न चासङ्गतं नैव मुक्तिर्न मेयः ।
चिदानन्दरुपः शिवोऽहम् शिवोऽहम् ॥३॥
ahaṃ nirvikalpo nirākārarūpo
vibhutvācca sarvatra sarvendriyāṇām
na cāsaṅgataṃ naiva muktirna meyaḥ
cidānandarūpaḥ śivo’ham śivo’ham ||6||
I am without any variation, and without any form,
I am present everywhere as the underlying substratum of everything, and behind all sense organs,
Neither do I get attached to anything, nor get freed from anything,
I am Shiva, consciousness and bliss.
I am the eternal Shiva.