Shree ShivamondayKashi Panchakam
काशी पञ्चकम्
About Kashi Panchakam
The Kashi Panchakam, known in Sanskrit as काशी पञ्चकम्, is a set of five devotional verses in praise of Lord Shiva. Drawn from Kashi Panchakam — Adi Shankaracharya, this text has been cherished by devotees for centuries. Regular recitation is believed to reveal Kashi as the inner spiritual state — not just a place, grant liberation through understanding Vishweshwara as Antaratma, and identify Ganga as the flow of knowledge within. It is especially recommended on Monday (Somvar) and during Maha Shivaratri and Shravan Somvar for maximum spiritual benefit. The text contains 5 verses and takes around 5 minutes to recite, fitting conveniently into a daily spiritual routine. On this page, you can read the complete Kashi Panchakam in Devanagari Sanskrit with English transliteration, Hindi meaning (arth), and free PDF download for offline recitation.
Reviewed & translated by Acharya Pushyadant Mishra
Stotra Path (स्तोत्र पाठ)
॥ श्री काशी पञ्चकम् ॥
मनो निवृत्तिः परमोपशान्तिः
सा तीर्थवर्या मणिकर्णिका च।
ज्ञानप्रवाहा विमलादिगङ्गा
सा काशिकाहं निजबोधरूपा॥ १॥
यस्यामिदं कल्पितमिन्द्रजालं
चराचरं भाति मनोविलासम्।
सा काशिकाहं निजबोधरूपा
विश्वेश्वरोऽस्मीति विभावयेत्सः॥ २॥
कोशेषु पञ्चस्वधिराजमाना
बुद्धिर्भवानी प्रतिदेहगेहम्।
साक्षी शिवः सर्वगतोऽन्तरात्मा
सा काशिकाहं निजबोधरूपा॥ ३॥
काश्यां हि काशते काशी
काशी सर्वप्रकाशिका।
सा काशी विदिता येन
तेन प्राप्ता हि काशिका॥ ४॥
काशीक्षेत्रं शरीरं त्रिभुवनजननी
व्यापिनी ज्ञानगङ्गा
भक्तिर्विश्वेश्वरस्य श्रवणमननयोः
संयमो ध्यानयोगः।
विश्वेशोऽयं तुरीयः सकलजनमनः-
साक्षिभूतोऽन्तरात्मा
देहे सर्वं मदीयं यदिह हि काश्यां
नास्ति मे तद्विहाय॥ ५॥
॥ इति श्रीमच्छंकराचार्यविरचितम् काशीपञ्चकम् सम्पूर्णम् ॥
Benefits (फल)
- ★Reveals Kashi as the inner spiritual state — not just a place
- ★Teaches that the body itself is the sacred Kashi Kshetra
- ★Identifies Ganga as the flow of knowledge within
- ★Grants liberation through understanding Vishweshwara as Antaratma
- ★Supreme Advaita teaching connecting pilgrimage to self-realization
- ★Ideal for seekers who cannot visit Kashi physically