I am neither the mind, intelligence, ego nor chitta (seat of memory); neither the ears nor the tongue nor the senses of smell and sight; neither ether nor air, nor fire, nor water nor earth -- I am eternal bliss and awareness, -- I am Siva! I am Siva!
I am neither the prana (vital force), nor the five vital breaths, neither the seven elements of the body, nor its five sheaths, nor hands, nor feet, nor tongue, nor other organs of action. I am eternal, bliss and awareness -- I am Siva! I am Siva!
Neither greed nor delusion, nor loathing, nor liking have I; nothing of pride or ego, neither of dharma or object, nor of desire or liberation. I am eternal, bliss and awareness -- I am Siva! I am Siva!
Nothing of pleasure or pain or virtue or vice do I know, of mantra or sacred place, of Vedas or sacrifice; neither am I the eater, nor the food nor the act of eating; I am eternal, bliss and awareness -- I am Siva! I am Siva!
Death or fear I have none nor any distinction of caste; neither father nor mother; nor even a birth have I; neither friend nor comrade, neither disciple nor Guru. I am eternal, bliss and awareness -- I am Siva! I am Siva!
I have no form or fancy, the all-pervading am I; everywhere I exist, and yet am beyond the senses; neither salvation am I, nor anything to be known. I am eternal, bliss and awareness, -- I am Siva! I am Siva!
From "Thus Spake Sri Sankara" -- a Sri Ramakrishna Math, Mylapore publication.
P.S. -- I wonder if these have been translated from "Sivanandalahiri" that epic Sri Sankara is believed to have composed at / after his visit to Srisailam.
Friday, August 6, 2010
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Thanks for your comments, Michael, but I did not "translate" this! I don't know Sanskrit in fact :-) Nice to know that you are a poet and a yoga practitioner. Do write to me anytime.
ReplyDeleteDear Anand, it is a wonderful and grateful deed I was searching for th elyrics and now got the meaning too. And it is correct word by word.
ReplyDeletethanks a lot.
Pooja
Dear Pooja, glad that this post was of use / relevance to you. Personally speaking when I utter "Chidaananda roopa Shivoham Shivoham" I get transported to another world.
DeleteOm Namaha Shivaya!
If you continue to listen the melody again and again you will be probably successfully eliminate mind, thoughts and ego away and see the Soul which is Almighty
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