Atma Shatakam Or Nirvan Shatakam

Author(s): Shankaracharya
Publisher: B L Institute

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I am neither the sense of hearing or of taste, or of smell or of seeing (and by extrapolation one can include the sense of touch which the author left out to keep the correctness of the Verse) (Hence I am none of the five Inanendriyas (stitisz ze ) I an neither the space, the earth, the fire or the air (and by extrapolation one can include water) (Hence I am none of the Panchamahabhitas (4 THEIHT ) of which this body 18 made) I am knowledge, I am soy. I am the Almighty 6 I am the Almighty (iziatia 29: Diezifesi Riediset) 2. I am neither the life-force (yiūt ), nor the instincts ( 2654T), nor the five bio-energies (515765 ) that flow within me. Nor am I the seven substances (214Tuning ) that hold this body together. Mor am I the rive Sheaths (actor ) that make up this body. Neither am I the speech, the hands, the legs, the arus and the genital organ (Hence I am not the five Karmendtya (atisi 15327 ). I am knowledge, I am joy, I am the Almighty. I as the Almighty. 3. I have neither dislikes (što ) or likes (2001), nor do I have greed (strar ) or bussion ( E ), nor 18 there any pride or a trace of jealousy in me. I am beyond the four purusharthas (42627 - the activities prescribed for all humans)
Kama Chi of dharma (erns ), artha (Pre ) and_ moksa ( stik ). I am knove lodge, I am joy, I am Aledghty 3 . I am the Almighty. 4. I am beyond virtue juu ) or sin (Lilit ). I am also beyond happiness ( 23 2c1 ) and pains ( 2:27). I am beyond the grert tools of holy words (+15) of holy places cites ), of holy books (cia ) and of holy practices (2T). I am neither the