MahavakyaPancaka - Sloka 1

nistamasi nérajasi nirgalitasattve

tejasi vivekajuñi bhedam atiçünye |

nirvacana mänasa patädhigamacintyam

tattvamasi tattvamasi tattvamasi räjan || 1

nistamasi - that which is devoid of the tamo guna or that which has no association what-so-ever with the igonarance

nérajasi  - that which devoid of the rajo guna or that which has no association with the effects of rojoguna, which is the activity

nirgalitasattve – that which is devoid of the sattva guna or that which has not fallen from the sattva - existence

tejasi – though so, that which is ever shining

vivekajuñi – that which is attained by the knowledge or that which is the embodiment of knowledge

bhedam atiçünye – that which does not have even an ioto of duality or that for which nothing exists other than itself

nirvacana – explainable

mänasa – thinkable

patädhigamacintyam – or attainable that which is not.

tattvamasi tattvamasi tattvamasi – That you are, That you are, That you are

räjan - oh King.

Oh King, you are the Self, that which is devoid of any association with the cause or the effect of the three gunas. Which cannot be even thought of being gained through the actions of body, speech or the mind. Which is the evershining knowledge princliple devoid of the duality of known and knower.

Note : This text is attributed to the disciples of Bhagavan Bhashyakara, sung when he had entered the body of a King to know and answer the questions of Smt Vani , wife of Sri Mandana Mishra, on the Kama Kalas; to remind him of his true Self :) . The original text is not found in any of the DikVijaya, except Sri Ananda Giri Acharya, refers to a similar sloka.