Aham Brahmsmi

by Detlef Eichler

@k @vaitIyae=h< neh nanaiSt ikn,

Ah< aiSm inTyae=h< sidanNdsagr>. 1.
Eka evdvityo 'ha neha nnsti kicana |
Aha brahmsmi nityo 'ha sac-cid-nanda-sgara || 1 ||
I am one only without a second. Not is here any diversity.
I am Brahman. I am the eternal ocean of absolute bliss consciousness.

ytae vacae invtRNte tam prm< mm,

Ah< aiSm inTyae=h< sidanNdsagr>. 2.
Yato vco nivartante tad dhma parama mama |
Aha brahmsmi nityo 'ha sac-cid-nanda-sgara || 2 ||
From where the speech returns that is my supreme abode.
I am Brahman. I am the eternal ocean of absolute bliss consciousness.

sv olu #d< jIvae Ev napr>,

Ah< aiSm inTyae=h< sidanNdsagr>. 3.
Sarva khalu ida brahma jvo brahmaiva npara |
Aha brahmsmi nityo 'ha sac-cid-nanda-sgara || 3 ||
All this world indeed is Brahman. The Jva is nothing other than Brahman.
I am Brahman. I am the eternal ocean of absolute bliss consciousness.

AaTma @v #d< svRm! AymaTma Ev ih,

Ah< aiSm inTyae=h< sidanNdsagr>. 4.
tm eva ida sarvam ayam tm brahmaiva hi |
Aha brahmsmi nityo 'ha sac-cid-nanda-sgara || 4 ||
tm, the Self, is all this world. This Self indeed is Brahman.
I am Brahman. I am the eternal ocean of absolute bliss consciousness.