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Nirvana Shatakam
निर्वाण षट्कम्
Nirvāṇa Ṣaṭkam
Chant
न मे द्वेषरागौ न मे लोभमोहौ मदो नैव मे नैव मात्सर्यभावः । न धर्मो न चार्थो न कामो न मोक्षः चिदानन्दरूपः शिवोऽहं शिवोऽहम् ॥३॥
Study note
Word breakdown
- द्वेष-रागौdveṣa-rāgau
- aversion and attachment
- लोभ-मोहौlobha-mohau
- greed and delusion
- मदःmadaḥ
- pride / intoxication of ego
- मात्सर्यभावःmātsaryabhāvaḥ
- envy / jealousy
- धर्म अर्थ काम मोक्षdharma artha kāma mokṣa
- the four aims of human life (puruṣārthas)
- न मेna me
- these are not mine / I am free of them
Here the hymn negates emotional bondage and even the classical goals of life as ultimate identity. Dharma, wealth, desire, and liberation are valued in worldly and spiritual practice, yet the absolute Self is not *defined* by seeking them. This verse points past both passion and purpose to the one who witnesses them.
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