Nirvana Shatakam 1

Nirvana Shatakam
Nirvana Shatakam, composed by Adi Shankaracharya over a thousand years ago,

is one of the most well-known among Sanskrit chants.
नाहं नच नच ।
नच ते जो न वायुः िशवोऽहम् िशवोऽहम् ॥१॥
mano buddhi ahankara chittani naaham

na cha shrotravjihve na cha ghraana netre
na cha vyoma bhumir na tejo na vaayuhu
chidananda rupah shivo’ham shivo’ham
I am not the mind, the intellect, the ego or the memory,

I am not the ears, the skin, the nose or the eyes,
I am not space, not earth, not fire, water or wind,
I am the form of consciousness and bliss, I am the eternal Shiva…
I am not mind, nor intellect, nor ego, nor the reflections of inner self (citta). I am not the five senses. I am beyond that. I am not
the ether, nor the earth, nor the fire, nor the wind (the five elements). I am indeed, that eternal knowing and bliss, the auspicious
(Śivam), love and pure consciousness.
नच न वै न वा न वा ।
न न िशवोऽहम् िशवोऽहम् ॥२॥
na cha prana sangyo na vai pancha vayuhu

na va sapta dhatur na va pancha koshah
na vak pani-padam na chopastha payu
I am not the breath, nor the five elements,

I am not matter, nor the 5 sheaths of consciousness
Nor am I the speech, the hands, or the feet,
Neither can I be termed as energy (prāṇa), nor five types of breath (vāyus), nor the seven material essences, nor the five
sheaths(pañca-kośa). Neither am I the five instruments of elimination, procreation, motion, grasping, or speaking. I am indeed,
that eternal knowing and bliss, the auspicious (Śivam), love and pure consciousness.
न मे न मे लोभमोहौ मदो नैव मे नैव ।
न न न कामो न िशवोऽहम् िशवोऽहम् ॥३॥
na me dvesha ragau na me lobha mohau

na me vai mado naiva matsarya bhavaha
na dharmo na chartho na kamo na mokshaha
There is no like or dislike in me, no greed or delusion,

I know not pride or jealousy,
I have no duty, no desire for wealth, lust or liberation,
I have no hatred or dislike, nor affiliation or liking, nor greed, nor delusion, nor pride or haughtiness, nor feelings of envy or
jealousy. I have no duty (dharma), nor any money, nor any desire (kāma), nor even liberation (mokṣa). I am indeed, That eternal
knowing and bliss, the auspicious (Śivam), love and pure consciousness.
न न पापं न न दु ःखं न न न वे दा न ।
अहं भोजनं नैव न िशवोऽहम् िशवोऽहम् ॥४॥
na punyam na papam na saukhyam na duhkham

na mantro na tirtham na veda na yajnah
aham bhojanam naiva bhojyam na bhokta
No virtue or vice, no pleasure or pain,

I need no mantras, no pilgrimage, no scriptures or rituals,
I am not the experienced, nor the experience itself,
I have neither merit (virtue), nor demerit (vice). I do not commit sins or good deeds, nor have happiness or sorrow, pain or
pleasure. I do not need mantras, holy places, scriptures (Vedas), rituals or sacrifices (yajñas). I am none of the triad of the
observer or one who experiences, the process of observing or experiencing, or any object being observed or experienced. I am
indeed, That eternal knowing and bliss, the auspicious (Śivam), love and pure consciousness.
न न मे जाितभेदः िपता नैव मे नैव माता न ।
न िशवोऽहम् िशवोऽहम् ॥५॥
na me mrtyu shanka na mejati bhedaha

pita naiva me naiva mataa na janmaha
na bandhur na mitram gurur naiva shishyaha
I have no fear of death, no caste or creed,

I have no father, no mother, for I was never born,
I am not a relative, nor a friend, nor a teacher nor a student,
I do not have fear of death, as I do not have death. I have no separation from my true self, no doubt about my existence, nor
have I discrimination on the basis of birth. I have no father or mother, nor did I have a birth. I am not the relative, nor the friend,
nor the guru, nor the disciple. I am indeed, That eternal knowing and bliss, the auspicious (Śivam), love and pure consciousness.
अहं ।
न नैव मे यः िशवोऽहम् िशवोऽहम् ॥६॥
aham nirvikalpo nirakara rupo

vibhut vatcha sarvatra sarvendriyanam
na cha sangatham naiva muktir na meyaha
I am devoid of duality, my form is formlessness,

I exist everywhere, pervading all senses,
I am neither attached, neither free nor captive,
I am all pervasive. I am without any attributes, and without any form. I have neither attachment to the world, nor to liberat ion
(mukti). I have no wishes for anything because I am everything, everywhere, every time, always in equilibrium. I am indeed, That
eternal knowing and bliss, the auspicious (Śivam), love and pure consciousness.

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Nirvana Shatakam

Nirvana Shatakam, composed by Adi Shankaracharya over a thousand years ago,

mano buddhi ahankara chittani naaham

I am not the mind, the intellect, the ego or the memory,

na cha prana sangyo na vai pancha vayuhu

I am not the breath, nor the five elements,

na me dvesha ragau na me lobha mohau

There is no like or dislike in me, no greed or delusion,

na punyam na papam na saukhyam na duhkham

No virtue or vice, no pleasure or pain,

na me mrtyu shanka na mejati bhedaha

I have no fear of death, no caste or creed,

aham nirvikalpo nirakara rupo

I am devoid of duality, my form is formlessness,

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