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[1]isacompositionconsistingof6fold
TheAtmashatkam(,tmaakam),alsoknownasNirvanashatkam(
,Nirvaakam),

loka(andhencethenameakatomeansixfold)writtenbytheHinduphilosopherAdiShankarasummarizingthebasicteachingsofAdvaita
Vedanta,ortheHinduteachingsofnondualism.Itwaswrittenaround788820CE.

ThespeakerofthepoemisnominallythegodShiva,butitisgenerallyseenasastatementbyaknowingpersonofidentitywithShivaorBrahman.The
speakerlistsintheearlierverseswhathe(orBrahman)isnot.Heisnotbodyormind,northethingsthatattachthemtoeachotherandtotheworld,
includingtheintellect,thesenses,thepracticesoflife,theoccurrencesoflifesuchasbirthanddeath.Inthelastversehesaysthathepermeatesthe
universe,andthatheisconsciousness,blissandthesoul,andbyimplication,theAtmanandBrahman.[2][3]
ItissaidthatthatwhendiakarawasayoungboyofeightandwanderingnearRiverNarmada,seekingtofindhisguru,heencounteredtheseer
Gaudapadawhoaskedhim,"Whoareyou?".Theboyansweredwiththesestanzas,whichareknownas"Nirvaakam"ortmaakam".Gaudapada
accepteddiakaraashisdisciple.TheversesaresaidtobevaluedtoprogressincontemplationpracticesthatleadtoSelfRealization.
"Nirva"iscompleteequanimity,peace,tranquility,freedomandjoy."tma"istheTrueSelf.

Contents
1 Sanskrit
2 Meaning
3 References
4 Externallinks

Sanskrit
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TransliterationinIASTformat.
manobuddhyahakracittninha
nacarotrajihvenacaghranetre
nacavyomabhmirnatejonavyu
cidnandarpaivo'hamivo'ham
(Devanagari:

1)

nacaprasajonavaipacavyu
navsaptadhturnavpacakoa
navkpipdaunacopasthapyu
cidnandarpaivo'hamivo'ham
(Devanagari:

,
,

2)

namedveargaunamelobhamohau
madonaivamenaivamtsaryabhva
nadharmonacrthonakmonamoka
cidnandarpaivo'hamivo'ham
(Devanagari:

,
3)

napuyanappanasaukhyanaduhkha
namantronatrthanavednayaja
ahabhojananaivabhojyanabhokt
cidnandarpaivo'hamivo'ham
(Devanagari:

,
4)

namemtyuaknamejtibheda
pitnaivamenaivamtnajanma
nabandhurnamitragurunaivaiya
cidnandarpaivo'hamivo'ham
(Devanagari:

,
5)

ahanirvikalponirkrarpo
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vibhutvcasarvatrasarvendriya
nacsangatanaivamuktirnameya
cidnandarpaivo'hamivo'ham
(Devanagari:

,
6)

Meaning
1)Iamnotmind,norintellect,norego,northereflectionsofinnerself(citta).Iamnotthefivesenses.Iambeyondthat.Iamnottheether,northe
earth,northefire,northewind(thefiveelements).Iamindeed,Thateternalknowingandbliss,theauspicious(ivam),loveandpureconsciousness.
2)NeithercanIbetermedasenergy(pra),norfivetypesofbreath(vyus),northesevenmaterialessences,northefivesheaths(pacakoa).Neither
amIthefiveinstrumentsofelimination,procreation,motion,grasping,orspeaking.Iamindeed,Thateternalknowingandbliss,theauspicious
(ivam),loveandpureconsciousness.
3)Ihavenohatredordislike,noraffiliationorliking,norgreed,nordelusion,norprideorhaughtiness,norfeelingsofenvyorjealousy.Ihavenoduty
(dharma),noranymoney,noranydesire(kma),norevenliberation(moka).Iamindeed,Thateternalknowingandbliss,theauspicious(ivam),love
andpureconsciousness.
4)Ihaveneithermerit(virtue),nordemerit(vice).Idonotcommitsinsorgooddeeds,norhavehappinessorsorrow,painorpleasure.Idonotneed
mantras,holyplaces,scriptures(Vedas),ritualsorsacrifices(yajas).Iamnoneofthetriadoftheobserveroronewhoexperiences,theprocessof
observingorexperiencing,oranyobjectbeingobservedorexperienced.Iamindeed,Thateternalknowingandbliss,theauspicious(ivam),loveand
pureconsciousness.
5)Idonothavefearofdeath,asIdonothavedeath.Ihavenoseparationfrommytrueself,nodoubtaboutmyexistence,norhaveIdiscriminationon
thebasisofbirth.Ihavenofatherormother,nordidIhaveabirth.Iamnottherelative,northefriend,northeguru,northedisciple.Iamindeed,That
eternalknowingandbliss,theauspicious(ivam),loveandpureconsciousness.
6)Iamallpervasive.Iamwithoutanyattributes,andwithoutanyform.Ihaveneitherattachmenttotheworld,nortoliberation(mukti).Ihaveno
wishesforanythingbecauseIameverything,everywhere,everytime,alwaysinequilibrium.Iamindeed,Thateternalknowingandbliss,theauspicious
(ivam),loveandpureconsciousness.
Thistexthasbeentransliteratedfromthesourcesat[1](http://www.cse.iitb.ac.in/~siva/nirvana.pdf),[2]
(http://www.stutimandal.com/new/poemgen.php?id=30),withsomecorrectionsmade.

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ThisisoneoftherarestotraswrittenbyAdiSankaraBhagawatPadaidentifyinghimselftheLordShivaandclearlyexplaininghistheoryofnon
dualism.Itismellifluousandhasremarkabletempo.ThereisastorythatoneofhisdisciplesstartedsayingShivohamliketheAcharyawithout
understandingitssignificance.TheAcharyavisitedtheblacksmithshouseandhappilydrankonetumblerofmoltenironandorderedthediscipletodo
so.Naturallyhewasnotabletoit.TheAcharyatoldhimthatasforhimselfthemoltenironoricecoldwaterarenotdifferentbecausehehasrealized
thatheisnodifferentfromLordShiva,andtillthediscipleattainsthatstate,thereisnopointinhisrepeatingShivohami.eIamShiva[4]

References
1."NirvanaShatkamWorksofSankaracharya,AdvaitaVedntaandHinduSacredScriptures".Sankaracharya.org.20070922.Retrieved20140207.
2."AtmaShatakam/NirvanaShatikamofdiakara".Swamij.com.Retrieved20140207.
3.http://www.svbf.org/journal/vol2no4/nirvana.pdf
4.http://www.hindupedia.com/en/Nirvana_shatakam

Iyengar,B.K.S.(1966,1976).LightonYoga(ortheYogaDipika).Thorsons:AnImprintofHarperCollinsPublishers,Hammersmith,London.
ISBN1855381664

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