Adi Shankaracharya & Atma Shatakam🚩
ATMA SHATAKAM or NIRVANA SHATAKAM is a wonderful composition written by Jagadguru Adi Shankaracharya summarizing the basic teachings of Advaita Vedanta
When Adi Shankara was a young boy of eight and wandering near River Narmada.....
Here are the Versus
मनोबुद्ध्यहङ्कार चित्तानि नाहं
न च श्रोत्रजिह्वे न च घ्राणनेत्रे ।
न च व्योम भूमिर्न तेजो न वायुः
चिदानन्दरूपः शिवोऽहम् शिवोऽहम्
means👇
I am not the mind, intellect, ego or memory,
I am not the five elements, I am Shiva..
न वा सप्तधातुः न वा पञ्चकोशः ।
न वाक्पाणिपादं न चोपस्थपायु
चिदानन्दरूपः शिवोऽहम् शिवोऽहम् ॥२
I am not breath, matter, nor the 5 sheaths of consciousness, speech, the hands, or the feet, I am Shiva... I am Shiva...
मदो नैव मे नैव मात्सर्यभावः ।
न धर्मो न चार्थो न कामो न मोक्षः
चिदानन्दरूपः शिवोऽहम् शिवोऽहम् ॥३॥
There is no like or dislike in me, no greed,
pride, jealousy, no desire for wealth,
I am Shiva...I am Shiva...👇
न मन्त्रो न तीर्थं न वेदा न यज्ञाः ।
अहं भोजनं नैव भोज्यं न भोक्ता
चिदानन्दरूपः शिवोऽहम् शिवोऽहम् ॥४॥
No virtue, no pleasure, no mantras, no scriptures or rituals,
I am not the experienced,
I am Shiva...I am Shiva...👇
पिता नैव मे नैव माता न जन्मः ।
न बन्धुर्न मित्रं गुरुर्नैव शिष्यं
चिदानन्दरूपः शिवोऽहम् शिवोऽहम् ॥५॥
I have no fear of death, I have no father, no mother, for I was never born,
I am not a teacher nor a student,
I am Shiva...👇
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विभुत्वाच्च सर्वत्र सर्वेन्द्रियाणाम् ।
न चासङ्गतं नैव मुक्तिर्न मेयः
चिदानन्दरूपः शिवोऽहम् शिवोऽहम् ॥६॥
I am devoid of duality, I exist everywhere,
I am not attached, or captive,
I am Shiva..
These are sung by Priya sisters, thanks to them too.
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