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Atma Shatakam — Nirvana Shatakam

by Daniel Che

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The Atmashatakam (आत्मषट्कम्, ātmaṣatkam), also known as Nirvanashatkam (निर्वाणषट्कम्, Nirvāṇaṣatkam), is a non-dualistic (advaita) composition consisting of 6 verses or ślokas, attributed to the Hindu exegete Adi Shankara summarizing the basic teachings of Advaita Vedanta, or the Hindu teachings of non-dualism. It was written around 788-820 CE | Greetings friends! This is my first voice acting in English. I would be grateful for your recommendations on how to make it better.

Self RealizationConsciousnessEternal SelfNon DualityTranscendenceSpiritual IdentityFormlessnessDetachmentAdvaitaVedantaHinduism

Transcript

I am not mind,

Nor intellect,

Nor ego,

Nor the reflections of inner self.

I am not the five senses,

I am beyond that.

I am not the seven elements of the five sheets.

I am indeed that eternal knowing and bliss,

The auspicious love and pure consciousness.

Neither can I be termed as energy,

Nor five types of breath,

Nor the seven material essences,

Nor the five sheets,

Neither am I the organ of speech,

Nor the organs for holding,

Movement,

Or excretion.

I am indeed that eternal knowing and bliss,

The auspicious love and pure consciousness.

I have no hatred or dislike,

Nor affiliation or liking,

Nor greed,

Nor delusion,

Nor pride,

Nor hardiness,

Nor feelings of envy or jealousy.

I have no duty,

Nor any money,

Nor any desire,

Nor even liberation.

I am indeed that eternal knowing and bliss,

The auspicious love and pure consciousness.

I have neither merit nor demerit,

I do not commit sins or good deeds,

Nor have happiness or sorrow,

Pain or pleasure.

I do not need mantras,

Holy places,

Scriptures,

Rituals,

Or sacrifices.

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 love and pure consciousness.

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 of 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 disciper.

I am indeed that eternal knowing and bliss,

The auspicious love and pure consciousness.

I am all-pervasive,

I am without any attributes and without any form.

I have neither attachment to the world nor to liberation,

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 love and pure consciousness.

Another translation.

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 the breath,

Nor the five elements.

I am not matter,

Nor the five sheets of consciousness,

Nor am I the speech,

The hands or the feet.

I am the form of consciousness and bliss.

I am the eternal Shiva.

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 am the form of consciousness and bliss.

I am the eternal Shiva.

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 am the form of consciousness and bliss.

I am the eternal Shiva.

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 am the form of consciousness and bliss.

I am the eternal Shiva.

I am devoid of duality.

My form is formlessness.

I exist everywhere,

Parading all senses.

I am neither attached,

Neither free nor captive.

I am the form of consciousness and bliss.

I am the eternal Shiva.

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