Nada Brahman Stotram: The Hymn of Supreme Sound
Complete lyrics with original text, transliteration, and meaning, 4 sections
Nada Yoga Divine Science Sound Nāda Brahman other
Invocation (Prarthana)
Original
ॐकार स्वरूपाय नमो नमः। नाद ब्रह्म स्वरूपाय नमो नमः॥
Transliteration
Omkara swarupaya namo namah. Nada Brahman swarupaya namo namah.
Meaning / Translation
Salutations to the one who is the form of Omkara. Salutations to the one who is the essence of Nada Brahman (the Supreme Sound).
The Essence of Vibration (Spandana)
Original
शब्द ही शक्ति, शब्द ही प्राण। नाद योग से मिले ज्ञान॥ अनाहत की गूँज है दिव्य। शब्द ब्रह्म में लीन हो जियें॥
Transliteration
Shabda hi shakti, shabda hi praan. Nada Yoga se mile gyaan. Anahata ki goonj hai divya. Shabda Brahman mein leen ho jiyein.
Meaning / Translation
Sound is power, sound is life-force. Through Nada Yoga, true knowledge is attained. The resonance of the unstruck sound (Anahata) is divine. Let us live immersed in the Brahman of Sound.
The Journey of Sound (Nada Yatra)
Original
आहत से अनाहत की यात्रा। नाद योग की है यह मात्रा॥ बाह्य ध्वनि से अंतर्मन की ओर। खींच ले हमें सत्य की डोर॥
Transliteration
Ahata se Anahata ki yatra. Nada Yoga ki hai yeh maatra. Bahya dhwani se antarman ki ore. Kheench le humein satya ki dor.
Meaning / Translation
The journey from the struck sound (external) to the unstruck sound (internal). This is the measurement/essence of Nada Yoga. From external noises toward the inner consciousness, let the thread of Truth pull us forward.
The Ultimate Realization (Param Satya)
Original
सब शब्द मिटे जब नाद मिले। परम सत्य का द्वार खुले॥ नाद ही ब्रह्म, ब्रह्म ही नाद। मिट जाए सारा मोह और विवाद॥
Transliteration
Sab shabda mite jab nada mile. Param satya ka dwar khule. Nada hi Brahman, Brahman hi Nada. Mit jaye saara moh aur vivaad.
Meaning / Translation
When all words vanish and the Divine Sound is met, the door to the Ultimate Truth opens. Sound is Brahman, and Brahman is Sound. All attachment and conflict shall dissolve.