Nirvana Shatakam | Shivoham Shivoham | Powerful Chant for Peace & Self-Realization | Mahashivratri

Har Har Mahadev 🙏 Nirvana Shatakam, composed by Adi Shankaracharya, is a profound six-verse Sanskrit hymn revealing the highest truth of Advaita — the Self is pure, eternal, blissful consciousness (Shiva). This sacred chant dissolves false identities of mind, body, and ego, guiding the seeker toward inner peace, detachment, and realization of the formless Self. Listening or chanting with awareness brings calmness, clarity, and deep spiritual insight. 🌸 Meaning & Philosophy The central refrain “Shivoham, Shivoham” means “I am Shiva — the formless, absolute consciousness.” Here Shiva represents the pure Self beyond body and mind. Through the method of Neti-Neti (Neither this, nor that), the hymn negates identification with mind, intellect, memory, ego, senses, elements, and worldly roles. It declares the ultimate truth — the individual Self (Jivatman) is none other than the eternal, blissful consciousness, beyond pleasure, pain, virtue, vice, and rebirth. 🌿 Spiritual Benefits • Brings deep mental peace and reduces stress, anxiety, and inner noise • Promotes Vairagya (detachment) from illusion and ego-identity • Enhances meditation, self-inquiry, and inner stillness • Clears confusion and reveals true nature of the Self • Helps maintain balance beyond success/failure and pleasure/pain • Fosters emotional stability, clarity, and blissful awareness ✨ This chant is not a prayer for external help, but a sacred process of dissolving ego and recognizing one’s own divinity — the realization of Shivoham. 🎧 Listen in silence, reflect on each verse, and gently meditate on “I am not the body, not the mind — I am pure consciousness, Shivoham.” End with calm breathing and inner stillness. 🔔 If this sacred chant brings you peace and insight, please Subscribe, Like, and share. Comment Har Har Mahadev to spread divine wisdom and awareness. https://www.youtube.com/@ShemarooBhakti May you realize the eternal truth within — Peace, Bliss, and Pure Consciousness. Om Namah Shivaya 🔱🙏 Title :- Nirvana Shatakam Music :- Sohini Mishra Singer :- Chorus Video :- Mindpro Agency Lyrics मनोबुद्ध्यहकार चित्तानि नाहं I am not any aspect of the mind like the intellect, the ego or the memory न च श्रोत्र जिह्वे न च घ्राणनेत्रे । I am not the organs of hearing, tasting, smelling or seeing न च व्योम भूमिर्न तेजो न वायु: I am not the space, nor the earth, nor fire, nor air चिदानन्दरूपः शिवोऽहम् शिवोऽहम् !! ॥ १॥ I am the form of consciousness and bliss, I am Shiva न च प्राण ज्ञो न वै पंचवायु: I am not the Vital Life Energy, nor the Five Vital Airs न वा सप्तधातु न वा पञ्चकोष: । I am not the seven essential ingredients nor the 5 sheaths of the body न वाक्पणी पादं न चोपस्थ पायु: I am not any of the body parts, like the mouth, the hands, the feet, etc. चिदानन्दरूपः शिवोऽहम् शिवोऽहम् !! ॥ २ ॥ I am the form of consciousness and bliss, am Shiva न मे द्वेषरागौ न मे लोभमोहौ There is no hatred nor passion in me, no greed nor delusion मदो नैव मे नैव मात्सर्यभाव: । There is no pride, nor jealousy in me न धर्मो न चार्थो न कामो न मोक्ष: I am not identified with my duty, wealth, lust or liberation चिदानन्दरूपः शिवोऽहम् शिवोऽहम् !! ॥ ३ ॥ I am the form of consciousness and bliss, am Shiva न पुण्यं न पापं न सौख्यं न दु:खं I am not virtue nor vice, not pleasure or pain न मंत्रो न तीर्थं न वेदा न यज्ञा: । I need no mantras, no pilgrimage, no scriptures or rituals अहं भोजनं नैव भोज्यं न भोक्ता am not the experience, not the object of experience, not even the one who experiences चिदानन्दरूपः शिवोऽहम् शिवोऽहम् !! ॥ ४ ॥ I am the form of consciousness and bliss, am Shiva न मृत्युर्न शंका न मे जातिभेदः I am not bound by death and its fear, not by caste or creed पिता नैव मे नैव माता न जन्म: । I have no father, nor mother, or even birth न बन्धुर्न मित्रं गुरुर्नैव शिष्यं I am not a relative, nor a friend, nor a teacher nor a student चिदानन्दरूपः शिवोऽहम् शिवोऽहम् !! ॥ ५॥ I am the form of consciousness and bliss, am Shiva अहं निर्विकल्पो निराकार रूपो I am devoid of duality, my form is formlessness विभुत्त्वाच्च सर्वत्र सर्वेन्द्रियाणां । I am omnipresent, I exist everywhere, pervading all senses च चासङ्गतं नैव मुक्तिर्न मेयः I am neither attached, neither free nor limited चिदानन्दरूपः शिवोऽहम् शिवोऽहम् !! I am the form of consciousness and bliss, am Shiva चिदानन्दरूपः शिवोऽहम् शिवोऽहम् !! I am the form of consciousness and bliss, am Shiva ॥ ६॥ Shiv Aarti & Bhajans https://youtu.be/E1I_05xu-ro https://youtu.be/Eef79MK4bSA https://youtu.be/KjuxFnWdYpk https://youtu.be/FkqhOr_U90E https://youtu.be/JN_EvHnCpvY Follow Us On - Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/ShemarooBhakti Twitter : https://twitter.com/ShemarooBhakti Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/shemaroobhakti Whatsapp : https://bit.ly/ShemarooBhaktiWhatsappChannel #NirvanaShatakam #Shivoham #Mahashivratri #Mahashivratri2026 #AdiShankaracharya #AdvaitaVedanta #OmNamahShivaya #HarHarMahadev #SelfRealization #MeditationChant #SpiritualAwakening #InnerPeace