Emotional Healing

Nirvana Shatakam

Deity: Shiva · Source: Shaiva tradition / Adi Shankaracharya · Beginner

मनः बुद्ध्यहङ्कार चित्तानि नाहम् । न च श्रोत्रजिह्वे न च घ्राणनेत्रे । न च व्योम भूमिः न तेजो न वायुः । चिदानन्द रूपः शिवो’हम् शिवो’हम् ॥॥

Transliteration

Manaḥ Buddhy-Ahaṅkāra Cittāni Nāhaṃ Na Ca Śrotra-Jihve Na Ca Ghrāṇa-Netre Na Ca Vyoma Bhūmiḥ Na Tejo Na Vāyuḥ Cid-Ānanda-Rūpaḥ Śivo’ham Śivo’ham

Meaning

I am not the mind, intellect, ego, or memory. I am not the senses or the five elements. I am pure awareness — Consciousness-Bliss itself. Shivo’ham. Shivo’ham.

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Essence

This single verse of Adi Shankaracharya’s Nirvana Shatakam serves as a swift identity anchor: a complete negation of false identification followed by the liberating affirmation of one’s true nature as Chidananda Rupa — the form of pure Consciousness-Bliss. Used in short-form chanting, this verse cuts through emotional identification with the mind and senses, returning awareness to its unchanging ground. It is an identity-declaration verse in the Advaita and Shaiva traditions — a liberation-affirmation distilled into a single breath.

How to Practice

Open KalpX, select this mantra from the library, and use Quick Chant to begin your japa practice. Set a count goal — 11, 108, or 1008 repetitions — and chant at a pace that feels natural.

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