Tuesday, August 31, 2021

Nirvana Shatakam of Shankara - English Translation Only (new)

 

I am neither mind nor intelligence nor ego nor memory,

neither ears nor tongue nor nose nor eyes.

Neither am I the sky nor the earth, nor fire nor wind.

In the form of blissful consciousness, I am Shiva, I am Shiva.  1


I am neither to be understood as prana nor as the five kinds of breath,

nor the seven materials nor the five sheaths;

neither am I the organs of speech, elimination, motion, grasping, or procreation.

In the form of blissful consciousness, I am Shiva, I am Shiva.  2


I am not affected by aversion or attachment, I have neither greed nor delusion,

neither egotism nor jealousy.

I have no duty nor objects of desire nor desire itself nor liberation.

In the form of blissful consciousness, I am Shiva, I am Shiva.  3


I am neither virtue nor vice, neither pleasure nor pain,

neither mantra nor holy shrine, neither scriptures nor sacrifices.

Neither am I enjoyment nor its object, nor the enjoyer.

In the form of blissful consciousness, I am Shiva, I am Shiva.  4


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.  5


I am without change, I am without form.

Permeating the basis of all, I am everywhere and behind all the senses.

I am always in equilibrium, and have neither liberation nor attachment.

In the form of blissful consciousness, I am Shiva, I am Shiva.  6




Image and English translation Copyright © 2021 by Donald C. Traxler aka Nagna, ꭴᏸꮈꭽ.




Nirvana Shatakam of Shankara - Phonetic Text Only (new)

 

mano buddhi ahaMkAra cittAni nAhaM,

na ca Srotra jihvE na ca ghrANa nEtrE,

na ca vyoma bhUmir na tEjo na vAyuH.

cidAnandarUpaH Sivo'ham, Sivo'ham.  1


na cha prANa saMgyo na vai pancha vAyuH

na vai saptadhAtur na vai panchakoshaH.

na vAk pANi pAdau na chopastha pAyU

chidAnanda rUpaH shivo'ham shivo'ham.  2


na mE dvESharAgau na mE lobhamohau

mado naiva mE naiva mAtsaryabhAvaH.

na dharmo na chArtho na kAmo na mokShaH

chidAnandarUpaH shivo'ham shivo'ham.  3


na puNyaM na pApaM na saukhyaM na duHkhaM

na mantro na tIrtho na vEdo na yajñAH.

ahaM bhojanaM naiva bjojyaM na bhoktA

chidAnandarUpaH shivo'ham shivo'ham.  4


na mE mrityushangkA na mE jAtibhEdaH

pitA naiva mE naiva mAtA na janma.

na bandhurna mitraM gururnaiva shiShyaH

chidAnandarUpaH shivo'ham shivo'ham.  5


ahaM nirvikalpo nirAkArarUpo

vibhurvyApya sarvatra sarvEndriyANi.

sadA mE samatvaM na muktirna bandhaH

chidAnandarUpaH shivo'ham shivo'ham.  6



Image Copyright © 2021 by Donald C. Traxler aka Nagna, ꭴᏸꮈꭽ.


Nirvana Shatakam of Shankara - Sanskrit text only (new)

 

मनो बुद्धि अहंकार चित्तानि नाहं,

न च ष्रोत्र जिह्वे न च घ्राण नेत्रे.  |

न च व्योम भूमिर्न तेजो न वायुः

चिदानन्दरूपः षिवोऽहम्‌ षिवोऽहम्‌  || १ ||


न च प्राण संज्ञो न वै पञ्चवायुः

न वा सप्तधातुर्‌ न वा पञ्चकोशः ।

न वाक्पाणिपादौ न चोपस्थपायू

चिदानन्दरूपः शिवोऽहम्‌ शिवोऽहम्‌ ॥ २ ॥


न मे द्वेषरागौ न मे लोभमोहौ

मदो नैव मे नैव मात्सर्यभावः  ।

न धर्मो न चार्थो न कामो न मोक्षः

चिदानन्दरूपः शिवोऽहम्‌ शिवोऽहम्‌  ॥ ३ ॥


न पुण्यं न पापं न सौख्यं न दुःखं

न मन्त्रो न तीर्थो न वेदो न यज्ञाः  ।

अहं भोजनं नैव भोज्यं न भोक्ता

चिदानन्दरूपः शिवोऽहम्‌ शिवोऽहम्‌  ॥ ४ ॥


न मे मृत्युशङ्ग्का न मे जातिभेदः

पिता नैव मे नैव माता न जन्म  ।

न बन्धुर्न मित्रं गुरुर्नैव शिष्यः

चिदानन्दरूपः शिवोऽहम्‌ शिवोऽहम्‌  ॥ ५ ॥


अहं निर्विकल्पो निराकाररूपो

विभुर्व्याप्य सर्वत्र सर्वेन्द्रियाणि  ।

सदा मे समत्वं न मुक्तिर्न बन्धः

चिदानन्दरूपः शिवोऽहम्‌ शिवोऽहम्‌  ॥ ६ ॥



Image Copyright © 2021 by Donald C. Traxler aka Nagna, ꭴᏸꮈꭽ.


Monday, August 30, 2021

Is Australia Counted in the Blog Statistics?

 

A friend of mine in Australia has questioned whether her visits to this blog were being counted, as she seemed to never see Australia listed in the blog statistics. But she had, for reasons beyond her control, fallen behind in responding to posts on social media. Suddenly, she rectified that situation, and just as suddenly I had 31 unread notifications on Diaspora. Is Australia counted, the answer is a resounding "yes," as can be seen from these graphics;





The list of countries produced by the Blogger (blogspot) software is a "top ten" list, and it can't show everything. At the bottom we see "otro" (other), with the number 3. Since there is already a country listed (Lithuania) that had only one page-view, we know that there were three other countries with a single page view that could not be listed. So twelve countries were sources of page-views, but only nine of them were named.

Most of the time, a country has to be the source of more than a single page-view to be named on the list. Thirty-one views put Oz on the map, and on the list.

There are some strange things about these country statistics, though. For example, you almost never see China, which has roughly a quarter of the world's population, on the list. That is because China has its own internet, and does not allow ordinary citizens to access "our" internet. I do occasionally see two or three visits from China, probably from individuals with special privileges or those able to circumvent the ban through technical means.

There are also some illogical points. Visits from Réunion (a Department of France) are shown separately, as "Réunion." But I've never seen a separate listing for Tahiti or French Polynesia. States and Territories of the US are not shown separately, so one never sees a listing for Puerto Rico. More consistency would be good, but I like seeing Réunion separately, since I have a friend there.


Saturday, August 28, 2021

As We Approach 120,000 Visits

Soon after getting up this morning, I checked the statistics for this blog, as I always do. Total visits (page-views, actually) had increased to 119, 708. In the prior 24-hour period there had been 145 visits. It's a healthy number, above average, but not a huge one. The only surprise, actually, was that the greatest number of page-views had come from Vietnam, a country that normally does not produce more than one or two views at a time. Here is the relevant graphic:




What does this mean? Don't know, to tell you the truth. The largest spike in activity came between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., my local time (EDT), as can be seen in the graph below:



The activity peak around 5 p.m. was due to the initial publication of my most recent entry, which garnered eighteen visits to the blog. The remainder of the activity through the 24-hour period came from the countries listed in the first graphic. More on this later.

I have a theory about the high level of interest from Vietnam. It is accompanied by an uptick in interest from Japan, Thailand, South Korea, and a few other countries where Buddhism is a prominent social, religious, and philosophical influence. Lately my posting has sounded more Buddhistic, but the influence is actually from the Advaita Vedanta of India. There are, of course, other possibilities. For example, Vietnam has a well established book-publishing industry, and someone there may be planning to pirate some of "my" work (which is really the Muse's work, and my play).

The rest of the 24-hour activity is pretty typical. My most loyal readers are in the US, Germany, France, Portugal, Sweden, and the Netherlands, along with Belgium, Spain, Italy, the UK, Poland, Romania, and other countries of Europe. Among these, the US dominates by quite a bit. Within the US, a single "reader" accounts for perhaps 2/3 of the activity. I strongly suspect that "reader" of being another would-be pirate. That is not, however, the only possibility.

This blog allows comments directly on the individual entries. The blog now contains more than 2,500 entries, but there are so far only 130 comments. I would love it if readers would enlighten me as to the reasons for their interest, but the bottom line is that I appreciate that interest, and thank you all for it.

Donald Traxler aka Nagna, ꭴᏸꮈꭽ.




Text and images Copyright © 2021 by Donald C. Traxler aka Nagna, ꭴᏸꮈꭽ.


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Hologram

 



Text and image Copyright © 2021 by Donald C. Traxler, aka Nagna, ꭴᏸꮈꭽ.


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Monday, August 2, 2021

Sanskrit Text of Nirvana Shatakam by Adi Shankara (with added translations)

 

Here is the complete Sanskrit text of Shankara's Nirvana Shatakam, with added translations.


मनो बुद्धि अहंकार चित्तानि नाहं,

न च ष्रोत्र जिह्वे न च घ्राण नेत्रे.  |

न च व्योम भूमिर्न तेजो न वायुः

चिदानन्दरूपः षिवोऽहम्‌ षिवोऽहम्‌  || १ ||


mano buddhi ahaMkAra cittAni nAhaM,

na ca Srotra jihvE na ca ghrANa nEtrE,

na ca vyoma bhUmir na tEjo na vAyuH.

cidAnandarUpaH Sivo'ham, Sivo'ham.  1


I am neither mind nor intelligence nor ego nor memory,

neither ears nor tongue nor nose nor eyes.

Neither am I the sky nor the earth, nor fire nor wind.

In the form of blissful consciousness, I am Shiva, I am Shiva.  1


न च प्राण संज्ञो न वै पञ्चवायुः

न वा सप्तधातुर्‌ न वा पञ्चकोशः ।

न वाक्पाणिपादौ न चोपस्थपायू

चिदानन्दरूपः शिवोऽहम्‌ शिवोऽहम्‌ ॥ २ ॥


na cha prANa saMgyo na vai pancha vAyuH

na vai saptadhAtur na vai panchakoshaH.

na vAk pANi pAdau na chopastha pAyU

chidAnanda rUpaH shivo'ham shivo'ham.  2


I am neither to be understood as prana nor as the five kinds of breath,

nor the seven materials nor the five sheaths;

neither am I the organs of speech, elimination, motion, grasping, or procreation.

In the form of blissful consciousness, I am Shiva, I am Shiva.  2


न मे द्वेषरागौ न मे लोभमोहौ

मदो नैव मे नैव मात्सर्यभावः  ।

न धर्मो न चार्थो न कामो न मोक्षः

चिदानन्दरूपः शिवोऽहम्‌ शिवोऽहम्‌  ॥ ३ ॥


na mE dvESharAgau na mE lobhamohau

mado naiva mE naiva mAtsaryabhAvaH.

na dharmo na chArtho na kAmo na mokShaH

chidAnandarUpaH shivo'ham shivo'ham.  3


I am not affected by aversion or attachment, I have neither greed nor delusion,

neither egotism nor jealousy.

I have no duty nor objects of desire nor desire itself nor liberation.

In the form of blissful consciousness, I am Shiva, I am Shiva.  3


न पुण्यं न पापं न सौख्यं न दुःखं

न मन्त्रो न तीर्थो न वेदो न यज्ञाः  ।

अहं भोजनं नैव भोज्यं न भोक्ता

चिदानन्दरूपः शिवोऽहम्‌ शिवोऽहम्‌  ॥ ४ ॥


na puNyaM na pApaM na saukhyaM na duHkhaM

na mantro na tIrtho na vEdo na yajñAH.

ahaM bhojanaM naiva bjojyaM na bhoktA

chidAnandarUpaH shivo'ham shivo'ham.  4


I am neither virtue nor vice, neither pleasure nor pain,

neither mantra nor holy shrine, neither scriptures nor sacrifices.

Neither am I enjoyment nor its object, nor the enjoyer.

In the form of blissful consciousness, I am Shiva, I am Shiva.  4


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.  5


अहं निर्विकल्पो निराकाररूपो

विभुर्व्याप्य सर्वत्र सर्वेन्द्रियाणि  ।

सदा मे समत्वं न मुक्तिर्न बन्धः

चिदानन्दरूपः शिवोऽहम्‌ शिवोऽहम्‌  ॥ ६ ॥


ahaM nirvikalpo nirAkArarUpo

vibhurvyApya sarvatra sarvEndriyANi.

sadA mE samatvaM na muktirna bandhaH

chidAnandarUpaH shivo'ham shivo'ham.  6


I am without change, I am without form.

Permeating the basis of all, I am everywhere and behind all the senses.

I am always in equilibrium, and have neither liberation nor attachment.

In the form of blissful consciousness, I am Shiva, I am Shiva.  6



Nirvana Shatakam by Adi Shankara - Re-posting Links

 I am re-posting the links to the six parts this series.


Nirvana Shatakam I

Nirvana Shatakam II

Nirvana Shatakam III

Nirvana Shatakam IV

Nirvana Shatakam V

Nirvana Shatakam VI


Sunday, August 1, 2021