“Na Punyam, Na Papam, Na Saukhyam, Na Dukham
Na Mantro, Na Teertham, Na Veda, Na Yajnaha
Aham Bhojanam Naiva Bhojyam Na Bhokta
Chidananda Rupa Shivoham Shivoham”
“I have neither merit (refer: virtue), nor demerit (refer: vice). I do not commit sins or good deeds, nor have happiness or sorrow, pain or pleasure.I do not need mantras, holy places, scriptures (refer: Vedas), rituals or sacrifices (refer: yajnas). I am none of the triad of the observer or one who experiences,the process of observing or experiencing, or any object being observed or experienced. I am indeed, That eternal knowing and bliss, Shiva, love and pure consciousness.”
– Extracted from Atma Shatakam
Atma Shatakam also known as Nirvana Shatikam and Atma Shatkam is a poem or Shloka in six stanzas written by Ādi Śaṅkarācārya summarising the concept of Advaita Vedanta (non-dualistic philosophy).
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