आत्माष्ट्कम

"Song of the Soul," a personal favorite Sankaracarya stotra. The translation was adapted from several sources

Verse 1
mano buddhyahamkara chittani naham
ch ca shrotra jivhe na ca ghrana netre
na ca vyoma bhumih na tejo navayuh
chidananda rupah shivoham shivoham

Neither mind nor intellect, neither ego nor any mental state
Neither ears nor tongue, neither nose nor eyes
Neither space nor earth, neither fire nor wind
The embodiment of blissful consciousness, I am that.

Verse 2
na ca prana sanjno na vai pancha vayuh
na va sapta dhatur na va pancha koshah
na vak pani padau na copastha payu
cidananda rupah shivoham shivoham

Neither life-force nor the five winds
Neither the seven bodily substances nor the five sheaths
Neither speech nor hands, neither feet, genitals nor rectum
The embodiment of blissful consciousness, I am that.

Verse 3
ne me dvesha ragau na me lobha mohau
mado naive me naiva matsarya bhavah
na dharmo na chartho na kamo na mokshah
cidananda rupah shivoham shivoham

Neither attraction nor repulsion, neither greed nor delusion
Neither pride nor vanity, neither jealousy nor envy
Neither righteousness nor wealth, neither pleasure nor liberation
The embodiment of blissful consciousness, I am that.

Verse 4
na punyam na papam na saukhyam na duhkham
na mantro na tirtha na veda na yajnah
aham bhojanam naiva bhojyam na bhokta
cidananda rupah shivoham shivoham

Neither goodness nor sin, neither happiness nor suffering
Neither prayer nor pilgrimage, neither revealed scripture nor ritual sacrifice
Neither enjoyer nor enjoyed nor enjoyment
The embodiment of blissful consciousness, I am that.

Verse 5
na me mrutyu shnaka na me jati bhedah
pita naiva me naiva mata na janma
na bandhur na mitram gurur naiva shishyah
cidananda rupah shivoham shivoham

Neither fear nor death nor caste distinction
Neither father nor mother nor birth itself
Neither relatives nor friend, neither guru nor disciple
The embodiment of blissful consciousness, I am that.


Verse 6
aham nirvikalpo nirakara rupo
vibhur vyapya sarvatra sarvendriyanam
sada me samatvam na muktir na bandhah
cidananda rupah shivoham shivoham

Beyond thought and beyond form
In all thing, everywhere, in all senses
Impartial to all, neither attached nor detached
The embodiment of blissful consciousness, I am that.