brahmānucintanam · Chapter 1

ahameva paraṃ brahma vāsudevākhyamavyayam /
iti syānniścito mukto baddha evānyathā bhavet

ahameva paraṃ brahma niścitaṃ citta cintyatām /
cidrūpatvādasaṅgatvādabādhyatvāt prayatnataḥ

ahameva paraṃ brahma na cāhaṃ brahmaṇaḥ pṛthak /
ityevaṃ samupāsīta brāhmaṇo brahmaṇi sthitaḥ

sarvopādhivinirmuktaṃ caitanyaṃ ca nirantaram /
tadbrahmāhamiti jñātvā kathaṃ varṇāśramī bhavet

ahaṃ brahmāsmi yo veda sa sarvaṃ bhavati tvidam /
nābhūtyā īśate devāsteṣāmātmā bhaveddhi saḥ

anyo asāvahamanyo asmītyupāste yo anyadevatām /
na sa veda naro brahma sa devānāṃ yathā paśuḥ

ahamātmā na cānyo'smi brahmaivāhaṃ na śokabhāk /
saccidānandarūpo'haṃ nityamuktasvabhāvavān

ātmānaṃ satataṃ brahma saṃbhāvya viharanti ye /
na teṣāṃ duṣkṛtaṃ kiñcidduṣkṛtotthā na cāpadaḥ

ātmānaṃ satataṃ brahma saṃbhāvya viharetsukham /
kṣaṇaṃ brahmāhamasmīti yaḥ kuryādātmacintanam

tanmahāpātakaṃ hanti tamaḥ sūryodayo yathā /
ajñānādbrahmaṇo jñātamātmākāśaṃ budbudopamam

ākāśādvāyurutpanno vāyostejastataḥ payaḥ /
adbhyaśca pṛthivī jātā tato vrīhiyavādikam

pṛthivyapsu payo vahnau vahnirvāyau nabhasyasau /
nabho'pyavyākṛte tacca śuddhe śuddho'smyahaṃ hariḥ

ahaṃ viṣṇurahaṃ viṣṇurahaṃ viṣṇurahaṃ hariḥ /
kartṛbhoktrādikaṃ sarvaṃ tadavidyotthameva ca

acyuto'hamananto'haṃ govindo'hamahaṃhariḥ /
ānando'hamaśeṣo'hamajo'hamamṛto'smyaham

nityo'haṃ nirvikalpo'haṃ nirākāro'hamavyayaḥ /
saccidānandarūpo'haṃ pañcakośātigo'smyaham

akartā'hamabhoktā'hamasaṅgaḥ parameśvaraḥ /
sadā matsannidhānena ceṣṭate sarvamindriyaṃ

ādimadhyāntamukto'haṃ na baddho'haṃ kadācana /
svabhāvanirmalaḥ śuddhaḥ sa evāhaṃ na saṃśayaḥ

brahmaivāhaṃ na saṃsārī mukto'hamiti bhāvayet /
aśaknuvanbhāvayituṃ vākyametatsadā'bhyaset

yadabhyāsena tadbhāvo bhavedbhramarakīṭavat /
atrāpahāya sandehamabhyasetkṛtaniścayaḥ

dhyānayogena māsaikādbrahmahatyāṃ vyapohati /
saṃvatsaraṃ sadā'bhyāsātsiddhyaṣṭakamavāpnuyāt

yāvajjīvaṃ sadā'bhyāsājjīvanmukto bhavedyatiḥ /
nāhaṃ deho na ca prāṇo nendriyāṇi tathaiva ca

na mano'haṃ na buddhiśca naiva cittamahaṅkṛtiḥ /
nāhaṃ pṛthvī na salilaṃ na ca vahnistathā'nilaḥ

na cākāśo na śabdaśca na ca sparśastathā rasaḥ /
nāhaṃ gandho na rūpaṃ ca na māyā'haṃ na saṃsṛtiḥ

sadā sākṣisvarūpatvācchiva evāsmi kevalaḥ /
mayyeva sakalaṃ jātaṃ mayi sarvaṃ pratiṣṭhitam

mayi sarvaṃ layaṃ yāti tadbrahmāsmyahamadvayam /
sarvajño'hamananto'haṃ sarveśaḥ sarvaśaktimān

ānandaḥ satyabodho'hamiti brahmānucintanam /
ayaṃ prapañco mithyaiva satyaṃ brahmāhamavyayam

atra pramāṇaṃ vedāntā guravo'nubhavastathā /
brahmaivāhaṃ na saṃsārī na cāhaṃ brahmaṇaḥ pṛthak

nāhaṃ deho na me dehaḥ kevalo'haṃ sanātanaḥ /
ekamevādivitīyaṃ vai brahmaṇo neha kiṃcana

hṛdayakamalamadhye dīpavadvedasāraṃ
praṇavamayamatarkyaṃ yogibhirdhyānagamyam /
hariguruśivayogaṃ sarvabhūtasthamekaṃ
sakṛdapi manasā vai cintayedyaḥ sa muktaḥ

// iti śrīmad śaṅkarācāryaviracitaṃ brahmānucintanaṃ samāptaṃ //