Nirvana shatakam (Atma Shatkam) The sloka emphasizes on our true Self as SatChitAnanda (ever existing, ever consciousness, ever new bliss). Generally this true self is covered by bio-psycho-social self, we always attribute to one of them as our real self. Biological attribution like I am strong, I am short, I am fat, I am tall etc., Psychological attributions like I am genius, I am dull, I am emotional, I am rational etc., social attributions like I am a father, I am a teacher, I am a doctor, I am a politician etc., in this shataka Aadi shankaracharya explains how the bio-psycho-social self sense covers our true self and how to overcome it. | Sanskrit Lyrics, English Lyrics with meaning and Word by word Translation | | 1. मनोबà¥à¤¦à¥à¤§à¤¯à¤¹à¤‚कार चितà¥à¤¤à¤¾à¤¨à¤¿ नाहं, न च शà¥à¤°à¥‹à¤¤à¥à¤°à¤œà¤¿à¤µà¥à¤¹à¥‡ न च घà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤£à¤¨à¥‡à¤¤à¥à¤°à¥‡ । न च वà¥à¤¯à¥‹à¤® à¤à¥‚मिरà¥à¤¨ तेजो न वायà¥à¤ƒ, चिदाननà¥à¤¦à¤°à¥‚पः शिवोऽहमॠशिवोऽहमà¥à¥¤ ManobuddhyahaṃkÄra chittÄni nÄhaṃna cha Å›rotrajihve na cha ghrÄṇanetrena cha vyoma bhÅ«mir na tejo na vÄyuḥchidÄnandarÅ«paḥ Å›ivo'ham Å›ivo'ham. (I am not the mind, Intelligence, sense of 'I' (aham karta iti ahamkara), anthakarna (Conditioned consciousness). I am not the sense organs (ears, tongue, nose, eyes and skin). I am not the pancha bhutas (five elements viz., sky or ether, earth, light or fire, the wind and the water). I am "Shiva" (SatChitAnanda) beyond all these.) | | 2. न च पà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤£à¤¸à¤‚जà¥à¤žà¥‹ न वै पंचवायà¥à¤ƒ, न वा सपà¥à¤¤à¤§à¤¾à¤¤à¥à¤ƒ न वा पञà¥à¤šà¤•ोशः । न वाकà¥à¤ªà¤¾à¤£à¤¿à¤ªà¤¾à¤¦à¤‚ न चोपसà¥à¤¥à¤ªà¤¾à¤¯à¥, चिदाननà¥à¤¦à¤°à¥‚पः शिवोऽहमॠशिवोऽहमà¥à¥¤ Na ca praṇasajño na vai paṃcavÄyuḥ na vÄ saptadhÄtur na vÄ paṃcakoÅ›aḥ na vÄkpÄṇipÄdaṃ na copasthapÄyu cidÄnandarÅ«paḥ Å›ivo'ham Å›ivo'ham. (I am neither the vital energy nor pancha vayu (vital airs viz., prana, vyana, apana, samana, udana) I am not the saptha dhatu (seven essential elements viz., Rasa=lymph, Rakta=blood, Mamsa=Muscles, Medha=Fat, Asthi=bone, Majja=Marrow, Shukra=Semen). I am not the Panchakosha (five sheaths covering the true self Viz., Annamaya=Gross body, Pranamaya=Vital energy, Manomaya=Mind sheath, Vijnanamaya=Intellect, Anandamaya=Bliss sheath).I am not the Karmendriyas (Motor organs viz., speech, hands, legs, organs of procreation and the elimination). I am “Shiva" (SatChitAnanda) beyond all these.) | | 3. न मे दà¥à¤µà¥‡à¤·à¤°à¤¾à¤—ौ न मे लोà¤à¤®à¥‹à¤¹à¥Œ, मदो नैव मे नैव मातà¥à¤¸à¤°à¥à¤¯à¤à¤¾à¤µà¤ƒ । न धरà¥à¤®à¥‹ न चारà¥à¤¥à¥‹ न कामो न मोकà¥à¤·à¤ƒ, चिदाननà¥à¤¦à¤°à¥‚पः शिवोऽहमॠशिवोऽहमà¥à¥¤ Na me dveÅŸarÄgau na me lobhamohau mado naiva me naiva mÄtsaryabhÄvaḥ na dharmo na cÄrtho na kÄmo na mokÅŸaḥ cidÄnandarÅ«paḥ Å›ivo'ham Å›ivo'ham. (I have no hatred or dislike, neither greed nor liking, no delusion. I have no pride or haughtiness, nor jealousy. I am beyond four purusharthas (human goals viz., Dharma=righteousness, Artha= Prosperity, Kama=Desire, Moksha=Liberation). I am "Shiva" (SatChitAnanda) beyond all these). | | 4. न पà¥à¤£à¥à¤¯à¤‚ न पापं न सौखà¥à¤¯à¤‚ न दà¥à¤ƒà¤–ं, न मनà¥à¤¤à¥à¤°à¥‹ न तीरà¥à¤¥à¥‹ न वेदा न यजà¥à¤ž । अहं à¤à¥‹à¤œà¤¨à¤‚ नैव à¤à¥‹à¤œà¥à¤¯à¤‚ न à¤à¥‹à¤•à¥à¤¤à¤¾, चिदाननà¥à¤¦à¤°à¥‚पः शिवोऽहमॠशिवोऽहमà¥à¥¤ Na puṇyaṃ na pÄpaṃ na saukhyaṃ na dukhyaṃ na mantro na tÄ«rthaṃ na vedÄ na yajña ahaṃ bhojanaṃ naiva bhojyaṃ na bhoktÄ cidÄnandarÅ«paḥ Å›ivo'ham Å›ivo'ham. (I am beyond virtue, vice, pleasure, pain, mantras (sacred chants), pilgrimages, scriptures (Vedas) and rituals or sacrifices (yajnas). I am neither the enjoyed nor the enjoyer, nor enjoyment. I am "Shiva" (SatChitAnanda) beyond all these). | | 5. न मे मृतà¥à¤¯à¥à¤¶à¤‚का न मे जातिà¤à¥‡à¤¦à¤ƒ, पिता नैव मे नैव माता न जनà¥à¤®à¤ƒ । न बनà¥à¤§à¥à¤°à¥à¤¨ मितà¥à¤°à¤‚ गà¥à¤°à¥‚रà¥à¤¨à¥ˆà¤µ शिषà¥à¤¯à¤ƒ, चिदाननà¥à¤¦à¤°à¥‚पः शिवोऽहमॠशिवोऽहमà¥à¥¤ Na me má¹›tyuÅ›aṃkÄ na me jÄtibhedaḥ pitÄ naiva me naiva mÄtÄ na janmaḥ na bandhur na mitraṃ gurunaiva Å›iÅŸyaḥ cidÄnandarÅ«paḥ Å›ivo'ham Å›ivo'ham. (I have no fear of death, nor do I have death. I have no doubt and discrimination. I have no father or mother, I have no birth. I have no relatives, nor friend, nor the guru, nor the disciple. I am "Shiva" (SatChitAnanda) beyond all these). | | 6. अहं निरà¥à¤µà¤¿à¤•लà¥à¤ªà¥‹ निराकार रूपो, विà¤à¥à¤¤à¥à¤µà¤¾à¤š सरà¥à¤µà¤¤à¥à¤° सरà¥à¤µà¥‡à¤¨à¥à¤¦à¥à¤°à¤¿à¤¯à¤¾à¤£à¤¾à¤®à¥ । न चासङत नैव मà¥à¤•à¥à¤¤à¤¿à¤°à¥à¤¨ मेयः, चिदाननà¥à¤¦à¤°à¥‚पः शिवोऽहमॠशिवोऽहमà¥à¥¤ Ahaṃ nirvikalpo nirÄkÄra rÅ«po vibhutvÄca sarvatra sarveṃdriyÄṇaṃ na cÄsangata naiva muktir na meyaḥ cidÄnandarÅ«paḥ Å›ivo'ham Å›ivo'ham. (I am all pervasive, and without any form, pervade all senses and world. I have neither attachment to the world, nor to the liberation (mukti). I am "Shiva†(SatChitAnanda) beyond all these). | Categories: Related content
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