Advaita

Nirvana Shatkam

निर्वाणषट्कम्

Adi Shankara's six verses of non-dual self-realisation — 'Chidananda-rupah Shivo'ham'.

5 min

Tradition: Advaita Vedanta
Purpose: Self-knowledge
Source: Mantrapushpam (Ramakrishna Math)

मूल पाठ

Sanskrit text

मनोबुद्ध्यहङ्कारचित्तानि नाहं न च श्रोत्रजिह्वे न च घ्राणनेत्रे। न च व्योम भूमिर्न तेजो न वायुः चिदानन्दरूपः शिवोऽहम् शिवोऽहम्

manobuddhyahaṅkāracittāni nāhaṃ na ca śrotrajihve na ca ghrāṇanetre | na ca vyoma bhūmir na tejo na vāyuḥ cidānandarūpaḥ śivo'ham śivo'ham

न च प्राणसंज्ञो न वै पञ्चवायुः न वा सप्तधातुर्न वा पञ्चकोशः। न वाक्पाणिपादं न चोपस्थपायू चिदानन्दरूपः शिवोऽहम् शिवोऽहम्

na ca prāṇasaṃjño na vai pañcavāyuḥ na vā saptadhātur na vā pañcakośaḥ | na vākpāṇipādaṃ na copasthapāyū cidānandarūpaḥ śivo'ham śivo'ham

न मे द्वेषरागौ न मे लोभमोहौ मदो नैव मे नैव मात्सर्यभावः। न धर्मो न चार्थो न कामो न मोक्षः चिदानन्दरूपः शिवोऽहम् शिवोऽहम्

na me dveṣarāgau na me lobhamohau mado naiva me naiva mātsaryabhāvaḥ | na dharmo na cārtho na kāmo na mokṣaḥ cidānandarūpaḥ śivo'ham śivo'ham

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 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

न मृत्युर्न शङ्का न मे जातिभेदः पिता नैव मे नैव माता न जन्म। न बन्धुर्न मित्रं गुरुर्नैव शिष्यः चिदानन्दरूपः शिवोऽहम् शिवोऽहम्

na mṛtyur na śaṅkā na me jātibhedaḥ pitā naiva me naiva mātā na janma | na bandhur na mitraṃ gurur naiva śiṣyaḥ cidānandarūpaḥ śivo'ham śivo'ham

अहं निर्विकल्पो निराकाररूपो विभुत्वाच्च सर्वत्र सर्वेन्द्रियाणाम्। न चासङ्गतं नैव मुक्तिर्न मेयः चिदानन्दरूपः शिवोऽहम् शिवोऽहम्

ahaṃ nirvikalpo nirākārarūpo vibhutvācca sarvatra sarvendriyāṇām | na cāsaṅgataṃ naiva muktir na meyaḥ cidānandarūpaḥ śivo'ham śivo'ham

Nirvana Shatkam — recitation

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अर्थ

Meaning

I am not mind, intellect, ego or memory; not ear, tongue, nose or eye; not space, earth, fire or air — I am the form of consciousness and bliss, I am Shiva. I am not the vital breaths, the elements, the sheaths or the organs. I have no aversion or attachment, no greed or delusion, no pride or envy; neither dharma, wealth, desire nor liberation. No merit or sin, pleasure or pain, no mantra, pilgrimage, Veda or sacrifice; I am neither the food, the eaten nor the eater. No death or doubt, no distinction of birth, no father, mother or birth; no kin, friend, teacher or disciple. I am changeless, formless, all-pervading, beyond attachment and even beyond liberation — I am pure consciousness and bliss, I am Shiva.

संदर्भ

Context

Also called Atma Shatkam, composed by Adi Shankaracharya as an expression of Advaita self-knowledge. Text as given in Mantrapushpam.

Sources & References

Source / TraditionMantrapushpam (Ramakrishna Math)

Scriptural ReferencesAttributed to Adi Shankaracharya

Dharmartha presents traditional knowledge with respect for its sources. Practices vary by lineage and region; this material does not assert exclusive or universal authority.

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