manō budhyahaṅkāra cittāni nāhaṃ
na ca śrōtraṃ na jihvā na ca ghrāṇanētrē |
na ca vyōma bhūmi rna tējō na vāyuḥ
cidānanda rūpaḥ śivōhaṃ śivōhaṃ || 1 ||
I am not any aspect of the mind like the intellect, the ego or the memory, I am not the organs of hearing, tasting, smelling or seeing, I am not the space, nor the earth, nor fire, nor air, I am the form of consciousness and bliss, am Shiva (that which is not)...
naca prāṇa sañjñō na vaipañca vāyuḥ
na vā saptadhātu rnavā pañca kōśāḥ |
navākpāṇi pādau na cōpastha pāyū
cidānanda rūpaḥ śivōhaṃ śivōhaṃ || 2 ||
I am not the Vital Life Energy (Prana), nor the Five Vital Airs (manifestations of Prana), I am not the seven essential ingredients nor the 5 sheaths of the body, I am not any of the body parts, like the mouth, the hands, the feet, etc., I am the form of consciousness and bliss, I am Shiva (that which is not)...
na mē dvēṣarāgau na mē lōbhamōhō
madō naiva mē naiva mātsaryabhāvaḥ |
na dharmō na cārdhō na kāmō na mōkṣaḥ
cidānanda rūpaḥ śivōhaṃ śivōhaṃ || 3 ||
There is no hatred nor passion in me, no greed nor delusion, There is no pride, nor jealousy in me, I am not identified with my duty, wealth, lust or liberation, I am the form of consciousness and bliss, I am Shiva (that which is not)...
na puṇyaṃ na pāpaṃ na saukhyaṃ na duḥkhaṃ
na mantrō na tīrdhaṃ na vēdā na yajñaḥ |
ahaṃ bhōjanaṃ naiva bhōjyaṃ na bhōktā
cidānanda rūpaḥ śivōhaṃ śivōhaṃ || 4 ||
I am not virtue nor vice, not pleasure or pain, I need no mantras, no pilgrimage, no scriptures or rituals, I am not the experience, not the object of experience, not even the one who experiences, I am the form of consciousness and bliss, I am Shiva (that which is not)....
na mē mṛtyu rna śaṅkā na mē jāti bhēdaḥ
pitā naiva mē naiva mātā na janma |
na bandhu rna mitraṃ gururnaiva śiṣyaḥ
cidānanda rūpaḥ śivōhaṃ śivōhaṃ || 5 ||
I am not bound by death and its fear, not by caste or creed, I have no father, nor mother, or even birth, I am not a relative, nor a friend, nor a teacher nor a student, I am the form of consciousness and bliss, am Shiva (that which is not)...
ahaṃ nirvikalpō nirākāra rūpō
vibhūtvācca sarvatra sarvēndriyāṇām |
na ca saṅgataṃ naiva muktir na mēyaḥ
cidānanda rūpaḥ śivōhaṃ śivōhaṃ || 6 ||
I am devoid of duality, my form is formlessness, I am omnipresent, I exist everywhere, pervading all senses, I am neither attached, neither free nor limited, I am the form of consciousness and bliss, I am Shiva (that which is not)...
iti śrīmacchaṅkarācārya viracitaṃ nirvāṇa ṣaṭkaṃ saṃpūrṇam ||
