Guest guest Report post Posted September 1, 2003 Dear Mauna_atma ji, I was very happy to read this verse of Nirvana Shatakam in the original language. Although I have read translations I could never find the whole text in sanskrit no matter how much i searched in internet. I like to sing mantras and songs, thats why I am looking for the lyrics. If you have the whole sanskrit text (with translation if possible), would you be so kind to post it? The Nirvana Shatakam is beautifully sang in the following site of Sivananda ashram ahmedabad: http://www.divyajivan.org/multimedia.htm Hope you enjoy! , "mauna_atma" <mauna_atma> wrote: > Alakh NIRANJAN! sardar saheb! > > You know very well what the guru granth sahib says on the subject > of 'sin' > > now, please allow me to quote a corresponding verse from Shri adi > shankasra's famous Nirvana Shatakam! > > Na punyam na papam na saukhyam na dukham > Na mantro na tirtham na veda na yagnaha > Aham bhojanam naiva bhojyam na bhokta > Chidananda rupah shivoham shivoham . > > > > I am not attached to any righteousness) or sin; I have neither > pleasure nor sorrow; I have no need for any Mantra; I have no need > for pilgrimages ; I have no need for any sacred scriptures; Nor will > I perform any sacred rituals; I am neither the subject nor the object > nor the doer; I am a fortunate, joyful, supreme being as the emblem > of truth, knowledge and eternal bliss. I am the self spiritual joy of > pure consciousness Shiva, Shivoham, Shivoham. > > > > > > , "sardarajitsingh" <the- hermit@i...> > wrote: > > Thanks DeSpell for such an honest reply. Dr.Yadu perhaps did not > > understand my question and wanted to divert the discussion to > Smoking > > versus drinking. I gave example of smoking just to show that > certain > > acts are called sin in a religion. I really wanted to know if sin > > can be defined in such a way that it is accepted by all religions > and > > your answer was certainly upto the mark. I too agree sin is not to > > be defined as smoking, or drinkig or eating a particular animal's > > meat. There has to be some explanation which defines sin. > > > > No other friend has any other view ? What is Sin and why > thought > > of sin is necessary for our life ? i think there is a grand meaning > > into this. > > > > I personally feel hurting someone is a spiritual sin, but this > is > > not sufficient. Hurting too sometimes may become a virtue, if done > > to correct someone. > > > > Sat Sri akaal Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted September 1, 2003 my pleasure, de_spell ji! here it goes.... Athmashtakam" or "Nirvana Shatakam" the most exalting creation - commonly known as "Shivoham Shivoham...." composed by Jagatguru Adi Shankaracharya. Adi Shankaracharya says that the root cause of birth and death was ignorance. That has been dissolved and no longer exists. After this supreme endeavor we reach the Sahasrar-Chakra. We look out into the cosmos and these thoughts and feelings come to us that are expressed in the song with stanza ending "........ Chidananda Rupah Shivoham. Shivoham". The Shiva in All Shivoham, Shivoham - was the exclamation that rose from the souls that knew the truth in a flash of illumination, after long years of cleansing the mind through the process of penance. 'I am Shiva; Shiva am I' - Though denoted by many names and recognised in many forms, the divine principle is one, without a second. It is Shivam and it is latent in each being, including man. To teach the unity behind the appearance of multiplicity, that is to say, to help realise the Adhwaitha (non-dual nature of existence), Shankara, the greatest expounder of that school of thought, established four seats of practical philosophy called Mutts in the four regions of India. The very first step in the endeavour to realise this unity was, according to him, Upaasana or worship of the concrete symbol of God, which gives one the experience of the ecstasy of union. One day, Shankara was seated in meditation on the bank of the Ganga river. Suddenly, he exclaimed, "Lord! I am yours; but, surely, you are not mine." His pupil, Thotakacharya was by his side then; he was astonished at this statement, which, according to him, went against the Adhwaithic stand. So, he asked him how he could ever declare any distinction between I and you. Shankara replied, "The waves belong to the ocean; but, the ocean does not belong to the wave. The wave is the ocean, but the ocean is not the wave." The main point to be attended to is, the elimination of the ego, the elimination of the identification with the body and its needs, satisfiable through the senses. For, you get joy when these needs are fulfilled; grief when they are not, anger when something comes in the way, pride when you win over that opposition. To eliminate the ego, strengthen the belief that all objects belong to God, and that you are holding them on trust. This would prevent pride; it is also the truth. Then, when you lose a thing, you would not grieve. God gave; God took away. Of course you hear almost all talking in this strain and advising this reaction. But very few follow that advice themselves. This is the sin of all sins; saying one thing and acting quite the opposite, denying in practise what you assert as precept. NIRVANASHTAKAM (Atmashatakam) Mano buddhya hankara chittani naham Na cha shrotra jihve, na cha ghrana netre Na cha vyoma bhumirna tejo na vayuhu Chidananda rupah shivoham shivoham . (1) Meaning: I am not mind, intellect, thought, ego, or form of the supreme being; I have neither ears, tongue, nose (nostrils) nor eyes; I am not the sky, earth, light or wind; I am a fortunate, joyful, supreme being as the emblem of truth, knowledge and eternal bliss. I am the self spiritual joy of pure consciousness Shiva, Shivoham, Shivoham. Na cha prana sangno na vai pancha vayuhu Na va sapta dhatur na va pancha koshaha Na vak pani padau na chopastha payoo Chidananda rupah shivoham shivoham .(2). Meaning: I am not the most essential air . Nor a part of essential five gaseous body functions (which are Pran, Aparn, Vyan, Udan and Saman)- I have nothing to do with them, I am not the seven-fold material (Ras, Rakta, Mans, Med, Asthi, Majja and Shukra) that help in body development, I am not part of five coverings that help to build up the personality (food, air, mind, knowledge or wisdom and pleasure). I have nothing to do with five organs of action (which are speech- mouth, hands, feet, reproductive and rectum), I am a fortunate, joyful, supreme being as the emblem of truth, knowledge and eternal bliss. I am the self spiritual joy of pure consciousness Shiva, Shivoham, Shivoham. Na me dvesha ragau na me lobha mohau Mado naiva me naiva matsarya bhavah Na dharmo na chartho na kamo na mokshah Chidananda rupah shivoham shivoham .(3). Meaning: I have no likes or dislikes; Not I have any greed or delusion; I have no pride or arrogant vanity; Nor am I jealous of anyone or have competition with anyone ; I do not need the four main necessities of life (which are Dharma (Law of Life), Artha (Wealth), Kama (Desires) and Moksha (Liberation); I am a fortunate, joyful, supreme being as the emblem of truth, knowledge and eternal bliss. I am the self spiritual joy of pure consciousness Shiva, Shivoham, Shivoham. Na punyam na papam na saukhyam na dukham Na mantro na tirtham na veda na yagnaha Aham bhojanam naiva bhojyam na bhokta Chidananda rupah shivoham shivoham .(4). Meaning: I am not attached to any righteousness) or sin; I have neither pleasure nor sorrow; I have no need for any Mantra; I have no need for pilgrimages ; I have no need for any sacred scriptures; Nor will I perform any sacred rituals; I am neither the subject nor the object nor the doer; I am a fortunate, joyful, supreme being as the emblem of truth, knowledge and eternal bliss. I am the self spiritual joy of pure consciousness Shiva, Shivoham, Shivoham. Na me mrutyu shanka na me jati bhedah Pita naiva me naiva mata na janma Na bandhur na mitram gurur naiva shishyah Chidananda rupah shivoham shivoham .(5). Meaning: I have no fear of death, nor have I caste distinction; I have neither father nor mother because I was never born, I have neither kin nor friends; I have no gurus and I am not a disciple; I am a fortunate, joyful, supreme being as the emblem of truth, knowledge and eternal bliss. I am the self spiritual joy of pure consciousness Shiva, Shivoham, Shivoham. Aham nirvikalpo nirakar rupo Vibhur vyapya sarvatra sarvendriyanam Sada me samatvam na muktir na bandhah Chidananda rupah shivoham shivoham .(6). Meaning: I am free of thoughts and have no form; I am all-pervading and existing everywhere; I am the king of behind all sense-organs; I am always impartial to everything,; I am free from everything and I have no attachment to anything, I am a fortunate, joyful, supreme being as the emblem of truth, knowledge and eternal bliss. I am the self spiritual joy of pure consciousness Shiva, Shivoham, Shivoham. . http://www.chennaionline.com ********************************************************************** de_spell, this is a very good web site! you can find many slokams and stotras here... if you want to hear the stotras, a great link is... http://www.musicindiaonline.com enjoy!!! ********************************************************************** , "de_spell_2000" <oiokasti@h...> wrote: > Dear Mauna_atma ji, > I was very happy to read this verse of Nirvana Shatakam in the > original language. Although I have read translations I could never > find the whole text in sanskrit no matter how much i searched in > internet. I like to sing mantras and songs, thats why I am looking > for the lyrics. > > > If you have the whole sanskrit text (with translation if possible), > would you be so kind to post it? > > The Nirvana Shatakam is beautifully sang in the following site of > Sivananda ashram ahmedabad: > http://www.divyajivan.org/multimedia.htm > > Hope you enjoy! > > > , "mauna_atma" <mauna_atma> wrote: > > Alakh NIRANJAN! sardar saheb! > > > > You know very well what the guru granth sahib says on the subject > > of 'sin' > > > > now, please allow me to quote a corresponding verse from Shri adi > > shankasra's famous Nirvana Shatakam! > > > > Na punyam na papam na saukhyam na dukham > > Na mantro na tirtham na veda na yagnaha > > Aham bhojanam naiva bhojyam na bhokta > > Chidananda rupah shivoham shivoham . > > > > > > > > I am not attached to any righteousness) or sin; I have neither > > pleasure nor sorrow; I have no need for any Mantra; I have no need > > for pilgrimages ; I have no need for any sacred scriptures; Nor > will > > I perform any sacred rituals; I am neither the subject nor the > object > > nor the doer; I am a fortunate, joyful, supreme being as the emblem > > of truth, knowledge and eternal bliss. I am the self spiritual joy > of > > pure consciousness Shiva, Shivoham, Shivoham. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > , "sardarajitsingh" <the- > hermit@i...> > > wrote: > > > Thanks DeSpell for such an honest reply. Dr.Yadu perhaps did not > > > understand my question and wanted to divert the discussion to > > Smoking > > > versus drinking. I gave example of smoking just to show that > > certain > > > acts are called sin in a religion. I really wanted to know if > sin > > > can be defined in such a way that it is accepted by all religions > > and > > > your answer was certainly upto the mark. I too agree sin is not > to > > > be defined as smoking, or drinkig or eating a particular animal's > > > meat. There has to be some explanation which defines sin. > > > > > > No other friend has any other view ? What is Sin and why > > thought > > > of sin is necessary for our life ? i think there is a grand > meaning > > > into this. > > > > > > I personally feel hurting someone is a spiritual sin, but this > > is > > > not sufficient. Hurting too sometimes may become a virtue, if > done > > > to correct someone. > > > > > > Sat Sri akaal Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted September 1, 2003 :)THanks so much!!! You really cant imagine my joy reading the song and your post:)! I am also visiting the links now:) Thanks! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
