The Song of the Self


Mano Buddhi Ahankara Chitta Ninaham
Nacha Shrotra Jihve Na Cha Ghrana Netre
Nacha Vyoma Bhoomir Na Tejo Na Vayu
Chidananda Rupa Shivoham Shivoham

I am neither the conscious nor the unconscious mind,
neither intelligence nor ego, 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 consciousness and bliss. I am Shiva! I am Shiva!

Na Cha Prana Samjno Na Vai Pancha Vayu
Na Va Saptadhatur Na Va Pancha Koshah
Na Vak Pani Padau Na Chopastha Payu
Chidananda Rupa Shivoham Shivoham

I am neither the prana nor the five vital airs, neither the seven
body components nor the five sheaths, neither speech
nor hands nor feet nor anus nor sex organ.
I am consciousness and bliss. I am Shiva! I am Shiva!

Na Me Dvesha Ragau Na Me Lobha Mohau
Mado Naiva Me Naiva Matsarya Bhavah
Na Dharmo Na Chartho Na Kamo Na Mokshah
Chidananda Rupa Shivoham Shivoham

Neither aversion nor attachment, neither avarice nor delusion,
neither arrogance nor the feeling of jealousy, at all. Neither
righteousness nor pleasure nor wealth are mine.
I am consciousness and bliss. I am Shiva! I am Shiva!

Na Punyam Na Papam Na Saukhyam Na Dukham
Na Mantro Na Teertham Na Veda Na Yajnaha
Aham Bhojanam Naiva Bhojyam Na Bhokta
Chidananda Rupa Shivoham Shivoham

I am neither virtue nor vice, neither pleasure nor pain, neither
mantra nor sacred place, neither Vedas nor sacrifices.
I am neither the food nor the eater nor the act of eating.
I am consciousness and bliss. I am Shiva! I am Shiva!

Na Me Mrityu Shanka Na Me Jati Bhedah
Pita Naiva Me Naiva Mata Na Janma
Na Bandhur Na Mitram Gurur Naiva Shishyah
Chidananda Rupa Shivoham Shivoham

Neither death nor doubt nor class distinction, neither father
nor mother nor even birth are mine, at all. I am neither
brother nor friend, neither Guru nor disciple, indeed.
I am consciousness and bliss. I am Shiva! I am Shiva!

Aham Nirvikalpo Nirakara Roopaha
Vibhur Vyapya Sarvatra Sarvendriyanam
Sada Me Samatvam Na Muktir Na Bandhah
Chidananda Rupa Shivoham Shivoham

I am without thought, without form. I am all-pervasive,
I am everywhere and yet I am beyond all senses. I am
neither detachment nor salvation nor anything that could
be measured.
I am consciousness and bliss. I am Shiva! I am Shiva!