𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌣 𑌷𑌟𑍍𑌕𑌮𑍍

𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌣 𑌷𑌟𑍍𑌕𑌮𑍍, also known as 𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮 𑌷𑌟𑍍𑌕𑌮𑍍, is a concise Advaita stotram composed by Adi Shankaracharya. Its repeated refrain, 𑌚𑌿𑌦𑌾𑌨𑌂𑌦 𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌃 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑍋𑌽𑌹𑌂 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑍋𑌽𑌹𑌂, teaches that the real Self is not the body, senses, mind, social identity, ritual identity, pleasure, pain, bondage, or even an object to be attained.

Traditional accounts remember Adi Shankaracharya composing this hymn in the setting of direct Self-inquiry, where the student is asked who he truly is beyond name, body, and social identity. Whether read as a historical dialogue or as a contemplative teaching-scene, the hymn displays Shankara's signature precision: it removes false identifications one by one and leaves the seeker resting in 𑌚𑌿𑌦𑌾𑌨𑌂𑌦, consciousness-bliss.

𑌓𑌂 𑌓𑌂 𑌓𑌮𑍍 ...
𑌶𑌿𑌵𑍋𑌽𑌹𑌂 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑍋𑌽𑌹𑌂, 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑍋𑌽𑌹𑌂 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑍋𑌽𑌹𑌂, 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑍋𑌽𑌹𑌂 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑍋𑌽𑌹𑌂

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Om. Om. Om. I am Shiva, I am Shiva; I am the auspicious Self, pure consciousness and bliss.

𑌮𑌨𑍋 𑌬𑍁𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌹𑌂𑌕𑌾𑌰 𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌨𑌾𑌹𑌂
𑌨 𑌚 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌜𑌿𑌹𑍍𑌵𑍇 𑌨 𑌚 𑌘𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌨𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍇 ।
𑌨 𑌚 𑌵𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌮 𑌭𑍂𑌮𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌨 𑌤𑍇𑌜𑍋 𑌨 𑌵𑌾𑌯𑍁𑌃
𑌚𑌿𑌦𑌾𑌨𑌂𑌦 𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌃 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑍋𑌽𑌹𑌂 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑍋𑌽𑌹𑌮𑍍 ॥ 1 ॥
𑌶𑌿𑌵𑍋𑌽𑌹𑌂 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑍋𑌽𑌹𑌂, 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑍋𑌽𑌹𑌂 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑍋𑌽𑌹𑌂, 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑍋𑌽𑌹𑌂 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑍋𑌽𑌹𑌂

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
I am not the mind, intellect, ego, or memory. I am not hearing, taste, smell, or sight. I am not space, earth, fire, or air. I am Shiva, whose nature is consciousness and bliss.

𑌨 𑌚 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣 𑌸𑌂𑌜𑍍𑌞𑍋 𑌨 𑌵𑍈𑌪𑌂𑌚𑌵𑌾𑌯𑍁𑌃
𑌨 𑌵𑌾 𑌸𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌧𑌾𑌤𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌨 𑌵𑌾 𑌪𑌂𑌚𑌕𑍋𑌶𑌾𑌃 ।
𑌨𑌵𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌪𑌾𑌣𑌿 𑌪𑌾𑌦𑍌 𑌨 𑌚𑍋𑌪𑌸𑍍𑌥 𑌪𑌾𑌯𑍂
𑌚𑌿𑌦𑌾𑌨𑌂𑌦 𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌃 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑍋𑌽𑌹𑌂 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑍋𑌽𑌹𑌮𑍍 ॥ 2 ॥
𑌶𑌿𑌵𑍋𑌽𑌹𑌂 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑍋𑌽𑌹𑌂, 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑍋𑌽𑌹𑌂 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑍋𑌽𑌹𑌂, 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑍋𑌽𑌹𑌂 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑍋𑌽𑌹𑌂

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
I am not the vital force, nor the five vital airs. I am not the seven bodily constituents, nor the five sheaths. I am not speech, hands, feet, the organ of generation, or the organ of excretion. I am Shiva, whose nature is consciousness and bliss.

𑌨 𑌮𑍇 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌷𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍌 𑌨 𑌮𑍇 𑌲𑍋𑌭𑌮𑍋𑌹𑍋
𑌮𑌦𑍋 𑌨𑍈𑌵 𑌮𑍇 𑌨𑍈𑌵 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌃 ।
𑌨 𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌮𑍋 𑌨 𑌚𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌧𑍋 𑌨 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑍋 𑌨 𑌮𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌃
𑌚𑌿𑌦𑌾𑌨𑌂𑌦 𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌃 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑍋𑌽𑌹𑌂 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑍋𑌽𑌹𑌮𑍍 ॥ 3 ॥
𑌶𑌿𑌵𑍋𑌽𑌹𑌂 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑍋𑌽𑌹𑌂, 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑍋𑌽𑌹𑌂 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑍋𑌽𑌹𑌂, 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑍋𑌽𑌹𑌂 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑍋𑌽𑌹𑌂

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Hatred and attachment are not mine; greed and delusion are not mine. Pride and jealousy are not mine. I am not bound by dharma, wealth, desire, or even liberation as goals to be acquired. I am Shiva, whose nature is consciousness and bliss.

𑌨 𑌪𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌨 𑌪𑌾𑌪𑌂 𑌨 𑌸𑍌𑌖𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌨 𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖𑌂
𑌨 𑌮𑌂𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍋 𑌨 𑌤𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌂 𑌨 𑌵𑍇𑌦𑌾 𑌨 𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌃 ।
𑌅𑌹𑌂 𑌭𑍋𑌜𑌨𑌂 𑌨𑍈𑌵 𑌭𑍋𑌜𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌨 𑌭𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾
𑌚𑌿𑌦𑌾𑌨𑌂𑌦 𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌃 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑍋𑌽𑌹𑌂 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑍋𑌽𑌹𑌮𑍍 ॥ 4 ॥
𑌶𑌿𑌵𑍋𑌽𑌹𑌂 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑍋𑌽𑌹𑌂, 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑍋𑌽𑌹𑌂 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑍋𑌽𑌹𑌂, 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑍋𑌽𑌹𑌂 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑍋𑌽𑌹𑌂

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
I am not merit or sin, not happiness or sorrow. I am not mantra, pilgrimage, Veda, or sacrifice as objects of dependence. I am not the act of enjoyment, the enjoyed object, or the enjoyer. I am Shiva, whose nature is consciousness and bliss.

𑌨 𑌮𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌨 𑌶𑌂𑌕𑌾 𑌨 𑌮𑍇 𑌜𑌾𑌤𑌿 𑌭𑍇𑌦𑌃
𑌪𑌿𑌤𑌾 𑌨𑍈𑌵 𑌮𑍇 𑌨𑍈𑌵 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑌾 𑌨 𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌃 ।
𑌨 𑌬𑌂𑌧𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌨 𑌮𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌨𑍈𑌵 𑌶𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌃
𑌚𑌿𑌦𑌾𑌨𑌂𑌦𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌃 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑍋𑌽𑌹𑌂 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑍋𑌽𑌹𑌮𑍍 ॥ 5 ॥
𑌶𑌿𑌵𑍋𑌽𑌹𑌂 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑍋𑌽𑌹𑌂, 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑍋𑌽𑌹𑌂 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑍋𑌽𑌹𑌂, 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑍋𑌽𑌹𑌂 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑍋𑌽𑌹𑌂

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
For me there is no death, no fear, and no distinction of birth. I have no father, mother, or birth in the ultimate sense. I am not confined by relative, friend, teacher, or disciple identity. I am Shiva, whose nature is consciousness and bliss.

𑌅𑌹𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑍋 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌕𑌾𑌰 𑌰𑍂𑌪𑍋
𑌵𑌿𑌭𑍂𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌚𑍍𑌚 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌣𑌾𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌨 𑌚𑌾𑌸𑌂𑌗𑌤𑌂 𑌨𑍈𑌵 𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌨 𑌮𑍇𑌯𑌃 [𑌨 𑌵𑌾 𑌬𑌂𑌧𑌨𑌂 𑌨𑍈𑌵 𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌨 𑌬𑌂𑌧𑌃]
𑌚𑌿𑌦𑌾𑌨𑌂𑌦𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌃 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑍋𑌽𑌹𑌂 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑍋𑌽𑌹𑌮𑍍 ॥ 6 ॥
𑌶𑌿𑌵𑍋𑌽𑌹𑌂 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑍋𑌽𑌹𑌂, 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑍋𑌽𑌹𑌂 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑍋𑌽𑌹𑌂, 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑍋𑌽𑌹𑌂 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑍋𑌽𑌹𑌂

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
I am without division and without form. Being all-pervasive, I am present everywhere as the basis of all the senses. I am unattached; in the highest sense I am neither a bound object nor something to be liberated. I am Shiva, whose nature is consciousness and bliss.

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