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Nirvana Shatakam
निर्वाण षट्कम्
Nirvāṇa Ṣaṭkam
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न च प्राणसंज्ञो न वै पञ्चवायुः न वा सप्तधातुर्न वा पञ्चकोशः । न वाक्पाणिपादं न चोपस्थपायु चिदानन्दरूपः शिवोऽहं शिवोऽहम् ॥२॥
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Word breakdown
- प्राणसंज्ञःprāṇasaṃjñaḥ
- that which is called prāṇa (vital breath)
- पञ्चवायुःpañcavāyuḥ
- the five vital airs
- सप्तधातुःsaptadhātuḥ
- the seven bodily constituents
- पञ्चकोशःpañcakośaḥ
- the five sheaths covering the Self
- वाक् पाणि पादम्vāk pāṇi pādam
- speech, hands, and feet
- उपस्थ पायुupastha pāyu
- organs of generation and excretion
- चिदानन्दरूपः शिवोऽहम्cidānandarūpaḥ śivo’ham
- I am Śiva - consciousness-bliss
Verse 2 turns from subtle mind to the living body: breath, tissues, kośas, and organs of action. Advaita does not despise the body; it refuses to mistake the body for the knower. Liberation begins when identification with the five sheaths loosens and awareness recognizes itself as prior to them.
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