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Nirvana Shatkam

నిర్వాణషట్కమ్

Nirvana Shatkam is a traditional Adi Shankaracharya devotional reading. This page presents the full text of the linked Wikisource edition, with Telugu and IAST transliterations.

తెలుగు देवनागरी English (IAST)

nirvāṇaṣaṭkam manobuddhyahaṃkāracittāni nāhaṃ na ca śrotrajihve na ca ghrāṇanetre | na ca vyomabhūmirna tejo na vāyuḥ cidānandarūpaḥ śivo'haṃ śivo'ham ||1|| na ca prāṇasaṃjño na vai pañcavāyuḥ na vā saptadhāturna vā pañcakośaḥ | na vākpāṇipādaṃ na copasthapāyū cidānandarūpaḥ śivo'haṃ śivo'ham ||2|| na me dveṣarāgau na me lobhamohau mado naiva me naiva mātsaryabhāvaḥ | na dharmo na cārtho na kāmo na mokṣaḥ cidānandarūpaḥ śivo'haṃ śivo'ham ||3|| na puṇyaṃ na pāpaṃ na saukhyaṃ na duḥkhaṃ na mantro na tīrtho na vedā na yajñaḥ | ahaṃ bhojanaṃ naiva bhojyaṃ na bhoktā cidānandarūpaḥ śivo'haṃ śivo'ham ||4|| na me mṛtyuśaṅkā na me jātibhedaḥ (athavā) na mṛtyurna śaṅkā na me jātibhedaḥ pitā naiva me naiva mātā na janma | na bandhurna mitraṃ gururnaiva śiṣyaḥ cidānandarūpaḥ śivo'haṃ śivo'ham ||5|| ahaṃ nirvikalpo nirākārarūpaḥ vibhutvācca sarvatra sarvendriyāṇām (athavā) vibhurvyāpya sarvatra sarvendriyāṇām | na cāsaṅgataṃ naiva muktirna meyaḥ (athavā) sadā me samatvaṃ na muktirna bandhaḥ cidānandarūpaḥ śivo'haṃ śivo'ham ||6|| saṃbaṃdhita kaḍa़iyā~ bāharī kaḍiyā~

Reading & reflection

This hymn addresses Adi Shankaracharya through devotional names and imagery. Begin with a quiet breath, read one verse at a time, and leave a short pause between stanzas.

Text edition & attribution

Complete text of निर्वाणषट्कम् on Sanskrit Wikisource, revision 411221, contributed by Wikisource editors. Text and generated transliterations are shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Changes: interface material removed, spacing normalized, and Telugu and IAST transliterations generated. The source may contain transcription variants; automated transliterations have not been independently proofread. No source verses have been intentionally shortened.