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न सांख्यं न शैवं न तत्पाञ्चरात्रं
न जैनं न मीमांसकादेर्मतं वा।
विशिष्टानुभूत्या विशुद्धात्मकत्वा
त्तदेकोऽवशिष्टः शिवः केवलोऽहम्।।4।।
Na sāṃkhyaṃ na śaivaṃ na tatpāñcarātraṃ
Na jainaṃ na mīmāṃsakādermataṃ vā.
Viśiṣṭānubhūtyā viśuddhātmakatvā
Ttadeko’vaśiṣṭaḥ śivaḥ kevalo’ham..4..
Neither the Sankhya principle,
Nor the doctrine of Shaiva,
Not the principle of pancha rathra,
Nor the doctrine of Jainas,
Nor the principle of Meemasa,
Are Unique experiences,
For the soul is the purest known truth.,
So I am simply Shiva the self,
For this remains even in sleep,
After everything is taken out.

Dasa Shloki – Commentary by S.N. Sastri

Neither the Sankhya view, nor the Saiva, nor the Pancharatra, nor the Jaina nor the Mimamsaka view, etc., is tenable. Because of the realization of the partless Brahman generated by the Mahavakya, Brahman is absolutely pure (untainted). I remain as the one auspicious self free from all attributes.


Dasa Shloki – Verse 4 – Dasa Shloki – 4-Na sāṃkhyaṃ na śaivaṃ – In Sanskrit with English Transliteration, Translation and Meaning – Adi Sankaracharya – Dasa-Shloki-4