Nirguna Brahman

brahmajñānāvalīmālā

(Brahma Jnanavali Mala in English (IAST))

Adi Shankaracharya

Attributed to the great philosopher Adi Shankaracharya, the Brahma Jnanavali Mala is a profound Vedantic text that functions as a garland of wisdom for the seeker of truth. Unlike devotional hymns directed toward a specific deity, this stotra focuses on the realization of the formless, absolute reality of the Self. Through its repetitive and rhythmic verses, it reinforces the essence of Advaita Vedanta, asserting the practitioner's inherent divine nature as Satchidananda. Chanting this work aids in dissolving the ego, shattering ignorance, and facilitating the direct experience of Brahman, ultimately leading to liberation and spiritual clarity.

sakṛcchravaṇamātreṇa brahmajñānaṃ yato bhavet |
brahmajñānāvalīmālā sarveṣāṃ mokṣasiddhaye || 1||
asaṅgo'hamasaṅgo'hamasaṅgo'haṃ punaḥ punaḥ |
saccidānandarūpo'hamahamevāhamavyayaḥ || 2||
nityaśuddhavimukto'haṃ nirākāro'hamavyayaḥ |
bhūmānandasvarūpo'hamahamevāhamavyayaḥ || 3||
nityo'haṃ niravadyo'haṃ nirākāro'hamucyate |
paramānandarūpo'hamahamevāhamavyayaḥ || 4||
śuddhacaitanyarūpo'hamātmārāmo'hameva ca |
akhaṇḍānandarūpo'hamahamevāhamavyayaḥ || 5||
pratyakcaitanyarūpo'haṃ śānto'haṃ prakṛteḥ paraḥ |
śāśvatānandarūpo'hamahamevāhamavyayaḥ || 6||
tattvātītaḥ parātmāhaṃ madhyātītaḥ paraḥ śivaḥ |
māyātītaḥ parañjyotirahamevāhamavyayaḥ || 7||
nānārūpavyatīto'haṃ cidākāro'hamacyutaḥ |
sukharūpasvarūpo'hamahamevāhamavyayaḥ || 8||
māyātatkāryadehādi mama nāstyeva sarvadā |
svaprakāśaikarūpo'hamahamevāhamavyayaḥ || 9||
guṇatrayavyatīto'haṃ brahmādīnāṃ ca sākṣyaham |
anantānantarūpo'hamahamevāhamavyayaḥ || 10||
antaryāmisvarūpo'haṃ kūṭasthaḥ sarvago'smyaham |
paramātmasvarūpo'hamahamevāhamavyayaḥ || 11||
niṣkalo'haṃ niṣkriyo'haṃ sarvātmādyaḥ sanātanaḥ |
aparokṣasvarūpo'hamahamevāhamavyayaḥ || 12||
dvandvādisākṣirūpo'hamacalo'haṃ sanātanaḥ |
sarvasākṣisvarūpo'hamahamevāhamavyayaḥ || 13||
prajñānaghana evāhaṃ vijñānaghana eva ca |
akartāhamabhoktāhamahamevāhamavyayaḥ || 14||
nirādhārasvarūpo'haṃ sarvādhāro'hameva ca |
āptakāmasvarūpo'hamahamevāhamavyayaḥ || 15||
tāpatrayavinirmukto dehatrayavilakṣaṇaḥ |
avasthātrayasākṣyasmi cāhamevāhamavyayaḥ || 16||
dṛgdṛśyau dvau padārthau staḥ parasparavilakṣaṇau |
dṛgbrahma dṛśyaṃ māyeti sarvavedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ || 17||
ahaṃ sākṣīti yo vidyādvivicyaivaṃ punaḥ punaḥ |
sa eva muktaḥ so vidvāniti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ || 18||
ghaṭakuḍyādikaṃ sarvaṃ mṛttikāmātrameva ca |
tadvadbrahma jagatsarvamiti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ || 19||
brahma satyaṃ jaganmithyā jīvo brahmaiva nāparaḥ |
anena vedyaṃ sacchāstramiti vedāntaḍiṇḍimaḥ || 20||
antarjyotirbahirjyotiḥ pratyagjyotiḥ parātparaḥ |
jyotirjyotiḥ svayañjyotirātmajyotiḥ śivo'smyaham || 21||
iti śrīmatparamahaṃsaparivrājakācāryasya śrīgovindabhagavatpūjyapādaśiṣyasya śrīmacchaṅkarabhagavataḥ kṛtau brahmajñānāvalīmālā sampūrṇā ||

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