Nirvana Shatakam of Shankara V - न मे मृत्युशङ्ग्का न मे जातिभेदः

न मे मृत्युशङ्ग्का न मे जातिभेदः

पिता नैव मे नैव माता न जन्म  ।

न बन्धुर्न मित्रं गुरुर्नैव शिष्यः

चिदानन्दरूपः शिवोऽहम्‌ शिवोऽहम्‌  ॥ ५ ॥

na mE mrityushangkA na mE jAtibhEdaH

pitA naiva mE naiva mAtA na janma.

na bandhurna mitraM gururnaiva shiShyaH

chidAnandarUpaH shivo'ham shivo'ham.  5

I have neither death nor its fear, neither caste nor its distinctions,

nor have I father or mother, or any birth.

I have neither relations nor friends, neither guru nor disciple.

In the form of blissful consciousness, I am Shiva, I am Shiva.

Translation Copyright © 2020 by Donald C. Traxler aka Nagna Chidaananda.