Nirvana Shatakam - Nicki Wells

Nirvana Shatakam / Tad Nishkala by Adi Shankaracharya

Translation of Sanskrit prose:

I am neither the mind, the intellect, ego nor memory,
I am not the ears, the skin, the nose or the eyes,
I am not space, not earth, nor water or wind,
I am the form of consciousness and bliss,
I am the eternal Shiva...

I am not the breath, nor the five elements,
Not matter, nor the five sheaths of consciousness,
Nor am I speech, the hands nor the feet,
I am the form of consciousness and bliss,
I am the eternal Shiva...

There is no like or dislike in me, no greed nor delusion,
I know not pride or jealousy,
I have no duty, no desire for wealth, for lust or liberation,
I am the form of consciousness and bliss,
I am the eternal Shiva...