Atma Bodh: Song of Spiritual Growth and Liberation
Complete lyrics with original text, transliteration, and meaning, 6 sections
Verse 1
Original
मोक्षस्थानं हि दुर्लभं मोक्षस्थानं सुगमम् ।
Transliteration
Mokshasthānaṁ hi durlabhaṁ mokshasthānaṁ sugamam
Meaning / Translation
The abode of liberation is indeed difficult to attain, yet it is also easily accessible
Verse 2
Original
न जातु कामान्न भयान्न लोकैः ।
Transliteration
Na jātu kāmān na bhayān na lokaiḥ
Meaning / Translation
Neither through desires, nor through fear, nor through worldly attachments
Verse 3
Original
सदा तत्त्वमसि तत्त्वमसि श्रोत्रियोऽसि ।
Transliteration
Sadā tattvamasi tattvamasi śrotriyō'si
Meaning / Translation
Always remember 'That Thou Art', you are the embodiment of the ultimate truth
Verse 4
Original
अहिंसा परमो धर्मः धर्मः हिंसा तदेव च ।
Transliteration
Ahiṁsā paramō dharmaḥ dharmo hiṁsā tadeva ca
Meaning / Translation
Non-violence is the highest virtue, and violence is also a form of duty, when necessary
Verse 5
Original
यतः प्रवृत्तिर्भूतानाम्येन सर्वमिदं ततम् ।
Transliteration
Yataḥ pravṛttirbhūtānāmyena sarvamidaṁ tatam
Meaning / Translation
From which the universe has evolved, and by which everything is pervaded
Verse 6
Original
सर्वभूतेषु चात्मानं सर्वभूतानि चात्मनि ।
Transliteration
Sarvabhūteṣu cātmānaṁ sarvabhūtāni cātmani
Meaning / Translation
See the Self in all beings, and all beings in the Self