Atma Shatakam

By Adi Shankaracharya

manO budhyahaMkAra cittAni nAhaM

na ca SrOtra jihve na ca GrANa nEtre |

na ca vyOma BUmirna tEjO na vAyuH

cidAnaMda rUpaH SivOhaM SivOhaM ||

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 ether, nor the earth,
nor the fire, nor the wind.
I am indeed,
That eternal knowing and bliss, Shiva,
love and pure consciousness.

na cha prANa saMj~jO na vai paMcavAyuH

na vA saptadhAturna vA paMcakOSAH |

na vAkpANi pAdau na cOpastha pAyU

cidAnaMda rUpaH SivOhaM SivOhaM ||

Neither can I be termed as energy,
  nor five types of breath,
  nor the seven material essences,
  nor the five coverings.
Neither am I the five instruments of elimination,
  procreation, motion, grasping, or speaking.
I am indeed,
That eternal knowing and bliss, Shiva,
love and pure consciousness.

na mE dvESharAgau na mE lOBamOhO

madO naiva mE naiva mAtsaryaBAvaH |

na dharmO na cArthO na kAmO na mOkShaH

cidAnaMda rUpaH SivOhaM SivOhaM ||

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,
  nor any money,
  nor any desire,
  nor even liberation.
I am indeed,
That eternal knowing and bliss, Shiva,
love and pure consciousness.

na puNyaM na pApaM na sauKyaM na duHKaM

na maMtrO na tIrthaM na vEdA na yaj~jaH |

ahaM BOjanaM naiva BOjyaM na BOktA

cidAnaMda rUpaH SivOhaM SivOhaM ||

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, Shiva,
love and pure consciousness.

na mRutyu rna SaMkA na mE jAti BEdaH

pitA naiva mE naiva mAtA na janmaH |

na baMdhurna mitraM gururnaiva SiShyaH

cidAnaMda rUpaH SivOhaM SivOhaM ||

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, Shiva,
love and pure consciousness.

ahaM nirvikalpO nirAkAra rUpO

viBurvyApya sarvatra sarvEMdriyANAM |

sadA mE samatvaM na muktirna baMdhaH |

cidAnaMda rUpaH SivOhaM SivOhaM ||

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, Shiva,
love and pure consciousness.

OM NAMAH SHIVAYA