I am the Almighty—Sivoham

Embodiments of Love!

A Short Story

Mulla Nasrudin had become old and was afraid that he could die any moment. Nasruddin started making arrangement for his funeral, so he ordered a beautiful coffin made of ebony wood with satin pillows inside. He also had a beautiful silk caftan made for his dead body to be dressed in.

The day the tailor delivered the caftan, Mulla Nasruddin tried it on to see how it would look, but suddenly he exclaimed, "What is this! Where are the pockets?"

If we have to take off, compulsorily we need to Lose Ground!

Sankara, the genius in Nirvana Shatakam, 6 th para says the same thing…I have no association with my senses; hence I have no need for liberation (as he has already lost his ground of senses)

let’s see in detail!

Nirvanasatakam Stotram repeats the word “Shivoham” which literally means “I am Shiva”.

॥ निर्वाण षटकम्॥

Nirvana Shatakam By Adi Sankara

(Also called as आत्माषट्कम्-- Atma Shatakam)

Slogam no 6

अहं निर्विकल्पॊ निराकार रूपॊ विभुत्वाच्च सर्वत्र सर्वेन्द्रियाणाम्
न चासंगतं नैव मुक्तिर् न मेय: चिदानन्द रूप: शिवोऽहम् शिवॊऽहम् ॥
Transliteration
Aham nirvi kalpo nirakara roopo,
Vibhuthwascha sarvathra sarvendriyanaam,
Na chaa sangatham naiva mukthir na meyah
Chidananada Roopa Shivoham, Shivoham.
Meaning

I am unchanging, I am without form
I am omnipresent with sovereignty, no association with any sense organs
(hence )not at all going in for Liberation( there is no need is the meaning)
I am conscious Bliss form I am the Auspicious, I am the Auspicious!
Word by word Meaning

निर्वाण---Nirvana—Final Liberation

षटकम्—Shatakam—6 verses

अहम्—aham—I

निर्विकल्प​ :—nirvikalpaha--without change, free from changes or differences; unwavering

निराकार—nirakara—without form; universal spirit

रूप—roopa—form, appearance

विभूत्व—vibhutvaha— sovereignty, omnipresence

च​—cha—and

सर्वत्र—sarvatra—everywhere/ everything

सर्व​—sarva—all

इन्द्रियाणाम्—indriyanam—Of Organs; Senses

न—na—no

च-cha--and

संगतं—sangatam—companionship; association

नैव—naiva—hardly, not at all

मुक्तिर्—muktir—liberation

न—na—no

मे--mae—my

अय—aya—going

चित्—chit—think, conscious of

आनन्द​—ananda—blissful

रूप:--Roopaha—form

शिवः—Sivaha—Lord Siva or the auspicious

अहम्—aham—I

शिवः—Sivaha—Lord Siva or the auspicious

अहम्—aham—I

Caution: This episode will be the explanation for Narada Bhakti Sutra 9

 धन्यवाद:

See you in the next episode

With lots of love

rajagopal

7.4.12