Advaita Vedānta: The Song of Non-Duality
Complete lyrics with original text, transliteration, and meaning, 4 sections
Advaita Vedanta Non Duality Philosophy None
Verse 1: Neti Neti (Not This, Not This)
Original
नेति नेति इति वदते, न मैं देह न मन हूँ। अनादि अनन्त मैं हूँ, शुद्ध चैतन्य स्वरूप हूँ।
Transliteration
Neti neti iti vadate, na main deha na mann hoon. Anadi ananta main hoon, shuddha chaitanya swaroop hoon.
Meaning / Translation
Chanting 'Not this, not this,' I realize I am neither the body nor the mind. I am beginningless and endless, the form of pure consciousness.
Verse 2: The Illusion of Duality
Original
माया का यह जाल है, द्वैत का भ्रम संसार है। दृष्टा और दृश्य का, मिटता ही अब भार है।
Transliteration
Maya ka yeh jaal hai, dvaita ka bhram sansaar hai. Drishta aur drishya ka, mitta hi ab bhaar hai.
Meaning / Translation
This world is a web of Maya, an illusion of duality. The heavy distinction between the observer and the observed is now dissolving.
Verse 3: The Mahavakyas (Great Sayings)
Original
तत्त्वमसि का बोध हो, अहम् ब्रह्मास्मि का घोष हो। जीव और ब्रह्म एक हैं, यही सत्य का कोष हो।
Transliteration
Tat Tvam Asi ka bodh ho, Aham Brahmasmi ka ghosh ho. Jeev aur Brahman ek hain, yahi satya ka kosh ho.
Meaning / Translation
May there be the realization of 'Tat Tvam Asi' (That Thou Art) and the proclamation of 'Aham Brahmasmi' (I am Brahman). The individual soul and the Absolute are one; this is the treasury of truth.
Verse 4: Sat-Chit-Ananda
Original
सत्-चित्-आनंद स्वरूप मेरा, न कोई दूजा, न कोई मेरा। अद्वैत की इस ज्योति में, मिटा द्वैत का अंधियारा।
Transliteration
Sat-Chit-Ananda swaroop mera, na koi dooja, na koi mera. Advaita ki is jyoti mein, mita dvaita ka andhiyara.
Meaning / Translation
My nature is Existence-Consciousness-Bliss; there is no other, and nothing is mine. In the light of Non-Duality, the darkness of duality has vanished.