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
Words by Adi Shankara. Translation and image Copyright © 2022 by Donald C. Traxler aka Donald Jacobson Traxler.
