9. Adi Sankaracharya's Nirvanashatkam

I am not mind nor the intellect.
Nor am I the thought nor the cognising ego.
Neither am I the ear, the tongue, the nose;
The sky is not I, nor the earth; neither fire nor wind am I;
For I am Bliss-Consciousness -- Siva am I, and I am Siva.

I am not the breath, nor the five-fold vital-airs, nor the five organs;
speech is not me, nor hands, nor feet am I.
For I am Bliss-Consciousness -- Siva am I, and I am Siva.

I know no aversion, nor any attachment (I know),
I covet not, nor does illusion shroud my eyes;
I have no pride, nor the touch of envy;
Neither duty nor selfish purpose; neither desire, nor freedom,
For I am Bliss-Consciousness -- Siva am I, and I am Siva.

Transcended have I both virtue and sin, as also pleasure and pain;
Even chants or sacred places, Vedas or sacrifices.
I am neither the enjoyer (subject), nor the enjoyed (object), nor the enjoyment (action);
For I am Bliss-Consciousness -- Siva am I, and I am Siva.

Death cannot claim me nor fear ever shake my calm;
Division of caste I know not;
I have no father, no mother even, no brother, no friend, no teacher, no pupil;
Nor have I another life;
For I am Bliss-Consciousness -- Siva am I, and I am Siva.

I am the Lord of all my senses.
All attachment have I shed, even freedom lures me not.
Changeless am I, Formless and Omnipotent.
For I am Bliss-Consciousness -- Siva am I, and I am Siva.

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In Devanagari Script / Transliterated English: PDF format

For a translation: by S. N. Sastri

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