निर्वाण षट्कम् (आत्म षट्कम्) Meaning — Line by Line
निर्वाण षट्कम् (आत्म षट्कम्)
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Manobuddhyahamkarachittani naham
मनोबुद्ध्यहंकारचित्तानि नाहं न च श्रोत्रजिह्वे न च घ्राणनेत्रे । न च व्योम भूमिर्न तेजो न वायुः चिदानन्दरूपः शिवोऽहम् शिवोऽहम् ॥
Manobuddhyahamkarachittani naham Na cha shrotrajihve na cha ghrananetre Na cha vyoma bhumirna tejo na vayuh Chidanandarupah shivoham shivoham
MeaningI am not the mind, the intellect, the ego or the memory; nor the ears or the tongue, nor the nose or the eyes; nor space, earth, fire or air. I am the form of consciousness and bliss — I am Shiva, I am Shiva.
Na cha pranasamjno na vai panchavayuh
न च प्राणसंज्ञो न वै पञ्चवायुः न वा सप्तधातुर्न वा पञ्चकोशः । न वाक्पाणिपादं न चोपस्थपायू चिदानन्दरूपः शिवोऽहम् शिवोऽहम् ॥
Na cha pranasamjno na vai panchavayuh Na va saptadhaturna va panchakoshah Na vakpanipadam na chopasthapayu Chidanandarupah shivoham shivoham
MeaningI am not the vital breath (prana), nor the five airs; nor the seven bodily elements (dhatus), nor the five sheaths (koshas); nor speech, hands, feet, or the organs of procreation and excretion. I am the form of consciousness and bliss — I am Shiva, I am Shiva.
Na me dvesharagau na me lobhamohau
न मे द्वेषरागौ न मे लोभमोहौ मदो नैव मे नैव मात्सर्यभावः । न धर्मो न चार्थो न कामो न मोक्षः चिदानन्दरूपः शिवोऽहम् शिवोऽहम् ॥
Na me dvesharagau na me lobhamohau Mado naiva me naiva matsaryabhavah Na dharmo na chartho na kamo na mokshah Chidanandarupah shivoham shivoham
MeaningI have no aversion or attachment, no greed or delusion; no pride, nor any feeling of envy; I am beyond dharma (duty), artha (wealth), kama (desire) and moksha (liberation). I am the form of consciousness and bliss — I am Shiva, I am Shiva.
Na punyam na papam na saukhyam na duhkham
न पुण्यं न पापं न सौख्यं न दुःखं न मन्त्रो न तीर्थं न वेदा न यज्ञाः । अहं भोजनं नैव भोज्यं न भोक्ता चिदानन्दरूपः शिवोऽहम् शिवोऽहम् ॥
Na punyam na papam na saukhyam na duhkham Na mantro na tirtham na veda na yajnah Aham bhojanam naiva bhojyam na bhokta Chidanandarupah shivoham shivoham
MeaningI am neither merit nor sin, neither pleasure nor pain; neither sacred chant, nor holy place, nor Vedas, nor sacrifice; I am neither the eating, nor the food, nor the eater. I am the form of consciousness and bliss — I am Shiva, I am Shiva.
Na me mrityushamka na me jatibhedah
न मे मृत्युशंका न मे जातिभेदः पिता नैव मे नैव माता न जन्म । न बन्धुर्न मित्रं गुरुर्नैव शिष्यः चिदानन्दरूपः शिवोऽहम् शिवोऽहम् ॥
Na me mrityushamka na me jatibhedah Pita naiva me naiva mata na janma Na bandhurna mitram gururnaiva shishyah Chidanandarupah shivoham shivoham
MeaningI have no fear of death, nor any distinction of caste; I have no father, no mother, indeed no birth; no kinsman, no friend, no teacher and no disciple. I am the form of consciousness and bliss — I am Shiva, I am Shiva.
Aham nirvikalpo nirakararupo
अहं निर्विकल्पो निराकाररूपो विभुत्वाच्च सर्वत्र सर्वेन्द्रियाणाम् । न चासंगतं नैव मुक्तिर्न मेयः चिदानन्दरूपः शिवोऽहम् शिवोऽहम् ॥
Aham nirvikalpo nirakararupo Vibhutvachcha sarvatra sarvendriyanam Na chasamgatam naiva muktirna meyah Chidanandarupah shivoham shivoham
MeaningI am without thought or change (nirvikalpa), of formless nature; pervading all, present within all the senses everywhere; I am neither bound nor liberated, nor a thing to be known. I am the form of consciousness and bliss — I am Shiva, I am Shiva.
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Origin & History
Source: Composed by Adi Shankaracharya
Author: Adi Shankaracharya
Period: 8th century CE
Tradition holds that the young Shankara, in search of a master, was asked by the sage Govinda Bhagavatpada, 'Who are you?' In reply he sang these six verses, the Nirvana Shatkam — declaring that he was not the body, the senses, the mind or the ego, not bound by birth or death, but the formless Self, consciousness and bliss itself: 'Shivoham, Shivoham.' It stands as one of the clearest statements of Advaita Vedanta.
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