April, 2019: Aguas Dulces, Uruguay

 

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A More Normal Situation

The statistics for this blog change and evolve over time. We are getting more visits from Asia than previously, fewer from Latin America, and as always, only a few from Africa. Visits in the past twenty-four hours are shown in the following graphics:

This is a more normal situation than what I reported as we approached 120,000 visits. We are now at 120,186 visits (page-views), of which there were 129 over the past twenty-four hours.

Recently, I've posted a lot of Sanskrit, which always elicits a good response from Canada, from Germany, and often also from Russia. The US is usually at the top of the list, no matter the subject.

Thanks to all of you for your continued interest.

 

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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

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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 ॥

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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.

Nirvana Shatakam of Shankara - Phonetic Text

 

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