Nirvāṇa Ṣaṭkam (Ātma Ṣaṭkam) — six verses on the true Self, by Ādi Śaṅkara.
Verse 2 — मनोबुद्ध्यहंकारचित्तानि नाहं
मनोबुद्ध्यहंकारचित्तानि नाहं
manobuddhyahaṃkāracittāni nāhaṃ
I am not the mind, the intellect, the ego, or the memory;
Verse 3 — न च श्रोत्रजिह्वे न च घ्राणनेत्रे ।
न च श्रोत्रजिह्वे न च घ्राणनेत्रे ।
na ca śrotrajihve na ca ghrāṇanetre |
nor the ears and tongue, nor the nose and eyes;
Verse 4 — न च व्योमभूमिर्न तेजो न वायुः
न च व्योमभूमिर्न तेजो न वायुः
na ca vyomabhūmirna tejo na vāyuḥ
nor space, earth, fire, or air —
Verse 5 — चिदानन्दरूपः शिवोऽहं शिवोऽहम्
चिदानन्दरूपः शिवोऽहं शिवोऽहम्
cidānandarūpaḥ śivo'haṃ śivo'ham
I am the very form of consciousness and bliss; I am Śiva, I am Śiva.
Verse 6 — न च प्राणसंज्ञो न वै पञ्चवायुः
न च प्राणसंज्ञो न वै पञ्चवायुः
na ca prāṇasaṃjño na vai pañcavāyuḥ
I am not the vital breath, nor the five vital airs;
Verse 7 — न वा सप्तधातुर्न वा पञ्चकोशः ।
न वा सप्तधातुर्न वा पञ्चकोशः ।
na vā saptadhāturna vā pañcakośaḥ |
nor the seven bodily constituents, nor the five sheaths;
Verse 8 — न वाक्पाणिपादं न चोपस्थपायू
न वाक्पाणिपादं न चोपस्थपायू
na vākpāṇipādaṃ na copasthapāyū
nor speech, hands, feet, or the organs of generation and excretion —
Verse 9 — चिदानन्दरूपः शिवोऽहं शिवोऽहम्
चिदानन्दरूपः शिवोऽहं शिवोऽहम्
cidānandarūpaḥ śivo'haṃ śivo'ham
I am the very form of consciousness and bliss; I am Śiva, I am Śiva.
Verse 10 — न मे द्वेषरागौ न मे लोभमोहौ
न मे द्वेषरागौ न मे लोभमोहौ
na me dveṣarāgau na me lobhamohau
I have neither aversion nor attachment, neither greed nor delusion;
Verse 11 — मदो नैव मे नैव मात्सर्यभावः ।
मदो नैव मे नैव मात्सर्यभावः ।
mado naiva me naiva mātsaryabhāvaḥ |
no pride, and not the least sense of envy;
Verse 12 — न धर्मो न चार्थो न कामो न मोक्षः
न धर्मो न चार्थो न कामो न मोक्षः
na dharmo na cārtho na kāmo na mokṣaḥ
I am beyond dharma, wealth, desire, and even liberation —
Verse 13 — चिदानन्दरूपः शिवोऽहं शिवोऽहम्
चिदानन्दरूपः शिवोऽहं शिवोऽहम्
cidānandarūpaḥ śivo'haṃ śivo'ham
I am the very form of consciousness and bliss; I am Śiva, I am Śiva.
Verse 14 — न पुण्यं न पापं न सौख्यं न दुःखं
न पुण्यं न पापं न सौख्यं न दुःखं
na puṇyaṃ na pāpaṃ na saukhyaṃ na duḥkhaṃ
Neither merit nor sin, neither pleasure nor pain;
Verse 15 — न मन्त्रो न तीर्थो न वेदा न यज्ञः ।
न मन्त्रो न तीर्थो न वेदा न यज्ञः ।
na mantro na tīrtho na vedā na yajñaḥ |
neither sacred formula, holy place, Veda, nor sacrifice;
Verse 16 — अहं भोजनं नैव भोज्यं न भोक्ता
अहं भोजनं नैव भोज्यं न भोक्ता
ahaṃ bhojanaṃ naiva bhojyaṃ na bhoktā
I am neither the act of eating, nor the food, nor the eater —
Verse 17 — चिदानन्दरूपः शिवोऽहं शिवोऽहम्
चिदानन्दरूपः शिवोऽहं शिवोऽहम्
cidānandarūpaḥ śivo'haṃ śivo'ham
I am the very form of consciousness and bliss; I am Śiva, I am Śiva.
Verse 18 — न मे मृत्युशङ्का न मे जातिभेदः
न मे मृत्युशङ्का न मे जातिभेदः
na me mṛtyuśaṅkā na me jātibhedaḥ
I have no fear of death, and no distinction of birth or class;
Verse 19 — पिता नैव मे नैव माता न जन्म ।
पिता नैव मे नैव माता न जन्म ।
pitā naiva me naiva mātā na janma |
I have no father, no mother, and no birth;
Verse 20 — न बन्धुर्न मित्रं गुरुर्नैव शिष्यः
न बन्धुर्न मित्रं गुरुर्नैव शिष्यः
na bandhurna mitraṃ gururnaiva śiṣyaḥ
no kinsman or friend, no teacher and no disciple —
Verse 21 — चिदानन्दरूपः शिवोऽहं शिवोऽहम्
चिदानन्दरूपः शिवोऽहं शिवोऽहम्
cidānandarūpaḥ śivo'haṃ śivo'ham
I am the very form of consciousness and bliss; I am Śiva, I am Śiva.
Verse 22 — अहं निर्विकल्पो निराकाररूपः
अहं निर्विकल्पो निराकाररूपः
ahaṃ nirvikalpo nirākārarūpaḥ
I am without distinctions, formless by nature,
Verse 23 — विभुत्वाच्च सर्वत्र सर्वेन्द्रियाणाम्
विभुत्वाच्च सर्वत्र सर्वेन्द्रियाणाम्
vibhutvācca sarvatra sarvendriyāṇām
all-pervading, underlying every sense —
Verse 24 — न चासङ्गतं नैव मुक्तिर्न मेयः
न चासङ्गतं नैव मुक्तिर्न मेयः
na cāsaṅgataṃ naiva muktirna meyaḥ
unattached, neither bound nor liberated, and beyond all measure —
Verse 25 — चिदानन्दरूपः शिवोऽहं शिवोऽहम्
चिदानन्दरूपः शिवोऽहं शिवोऽहम्
cidānandarūpaḥ śivo'haṃ śivo'ham
I am the very form of consciousness and bliss; I am Śiva, I am Śiva.
About Nirvāṇa Ṣaṭkam
Nirvāṇa Ṣaṭkam is a Sanskrit stotra, composed by Ādi Śaṅkarācārya, addressed to Shiva — a Shatka. It is presented here in Devanagari, Roman (IAST), Kannada, each verse with its English meaning. Source text: Sanskrit Wikisource.
The preeminent Advaita Vedānta ācārya and a prolific composer of devotional stotras revered across the Hindu traditions.
Nirvāṇa Ṣaṭkam is a Sanskrit stotra (devotional hymn), composed by Ādi Śaṅkarācārya, addressed to Shiva, of 24 verses. On Avabodhak every verse is shown with its English meaning, so you can understand the text line by line as you read.
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