.. A:tm:\:XkÏ , en:v:aüN:\:XkÏ ..
m:n::ðb:عÐy:hökarec:¶:aen: n:ahö
n: c: Â::ð*:ej:Íð n: c: G:ÒaN:n:ð*:ð .
n: c: vy::ðm:B:Üem:H n: t:ðj::ð n: v:ay:ØH
ec:dan:öd-p:H eS:v::ð|hö eS:v::ð|hm:Î .. 1..
n: c: )aN:s:öw:ð n: v:ò p:öc:v:ay:ØH
n: v:a s:pt:D:at:Øn:ü v:a p:öc:k:ðS:H .
n: v:akÏ p:aeN:p:ad:ò n: c::ðp:sT:p:ay:Ü
ec:dan:öd-p:H eS:v::ð|hö eS:v::ð|hm:Î .. 2..
n: m:ð ¾ð\:rag::ò n: m:ð l::ðB:m::ðh:ò
m:d:ð n:òv: m:ð n:òv: m:ats:y:üB:av:H .
n: D:m::ðü n: c:aT::ðü n: kam::ð n: m::ðx:H
ec:dan:öd-p:H eS:v::ð|hö eS:v::ð|hm:Î .. 3..
n: p:ØNy:ö n: p:ap:ö n: s::òKy:ö n: dÙHK:ö
n: m:ö*::ð n: t:iT:üö n: v:ðda n: y:waH .
Ahö B::ðj:n:ö n:òv: B::ðjy:ö n: B::ðVt:a
ec:dan:öd-p:H eS:v::ð|hö eS:v::ð|hm:Î .. 4..
n: m:ð m:àty:ØS:öka n: m:ð j:aet:B:ðdH
ep:t:a n:òv: m:ð n:òv: m:at:a n: j:nm: .
n: b:öD:Øn:ü em:*:ö g:Ø,n:òüv: eS:\y:H
ec:dan:öd-p:H eS:v::ð|hö eS:v::ð|hm:Î .. 5..
Ahö en:ev:üklp::ð en:rakar-p::ð
ev:B:Øvy:aüpy: s:v:ü*: s:v:ðüendÓy:aN:am:Î .
s:da m:ð s:m:tv:ö n: m:ØeVt:n:ü b:nD:H
ec:dan:öd-p:H eS:v::ð|hö eS:v::ð|hm:Î .. 6..
.. Eet: Â:im:cC¢rac:ay:üev:rec:t:ö A:tm:\:Xkö s:mp:ÜN:üm:Î ..
AtmaShaTak , nirvANaShaTak
I am not the intellect, ego, mind . Neither am I hearing, taste,
smell, sight . Nor am I space, earth, light, air, field of consciousness.
I am the pure consciousness of bliss -
I am Shiva . Shiva am I . .. 1..
I am not prana, nor the five vital forces.
I am not the seven elements of the body,
or the five sheaths forming the body.
I am not the organ of speech, hand, foot,
the organ of procreation or excretion.
I am the pure consciousness of bliss -
I am Shiva, I am Shiva . .. 2..
I have nor attachment or aversion;
No greed or delusion, not envy or vain;
duty, acquisition, desire nor liberation do I aspire -
since I am the embodiment of knowledge and bliss -
I am Shiva, I am Shiva .. 3..
I am neither virtue nor vice,
Pleasure or pain that is experienced, no, no;
A chant, a holy place, a scripture nor the sacrificial fire;
I am neither the enjoyment, enjoyable nor the enjoyer
I am the embodiment of knowledge and bliss -
I am Shiva, I am Shiva .. 4..
There is no death or fear,
No one to distinguished by class or caste
No father, no mother, no birth at all;
No friend, no kith or kin, guru or shishya -
I am the embodiment of knowledge and bliss -
I am Shiva, I am Shiva .. 5..
I am Changeless, formless, enveloping all,
Untouched by senses, I am omnipresent,
Unfathomable, I am beyond freedom -
I am the embodiment of knowledge and bliss -
I am Shiva, I am Shiva .. 6..
Encoding and translation by M. Giridhar
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