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Nirvana Shatakam
निर्वाण षट्कम्
Nirvāṇa Ṣaṭkam
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न मृत्युर्न शङ्का न मे जातिभेदः पिता नैव मे नैव माता न जन्मः । न बन्धुर्न मित्रं गुरुर्नैव शिष्यः चिदानन्दरूपः शिवोऽहं शिवोऽहम् ॥५॥
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Word breakdown
- मृत्युः शङ्काmṛtyuḥ śaṅkā
- death and fear / doubt
- जातिभेदःjātibhedaḥ
- distinctions of caste or birth
- पिता माता जन्मःpitā mātā janmaḥ
- father, mother, and birth
- बन्धुः मित्रम्bandhuḥ mitram
- kinsman and friend
- गुरुः शिष्यःguruḥ śiṣyaḥ
- teacher and student
Social and familial identities - including the sacred roles of guru and disciple - are relative truths. Absolute Self-knowledge is birthless and deathless; therefore fear of death and pride of caste have no foothold. Compassion for relationships remains; ownership of them as ‘me’ falls away.
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