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मनीषा पञ्चकम्
About Manisha Panchakam
The Manisha Panchakam, known in Sanskrit as मनीषा पञ्चकम्, is a set of five devotional verses in praise of Lord Shiva. Rooted in Adi Shankaracharya, this composition carries deep spiritual significance. Devotees recite this prayer to establish that anyone who knows Brahman is a Guru regardless of birth and supreme statement of Advaita Vedanta - the Jiva is Brahman itself. It is also said to composed after the historic encounter with Chandala (Lord Shiva in disguise) at Kashi. This prayer is traditionally recited on Monday (Somvar) and Saturday (Shanivar) and during Guru Purnima and Maha Shivaratri to invoke divine grace. The text contains 5 verses and takes around 6 minutes to recite, fitting conveniently into a daily spiritual routine. On this page, you can read the complete Manisha 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 मनीषा पञ्चकम् ॥
प्रत्यक्चैतन्यरूपो निखिलजगदधिष्ठानभूतो यदात्मा
सर्वात्मा सर्वभूतान्तरनिहितचिदानन्दरूपो यदात्मा।
यत्तत्त्वं तत्त्वमस्यादिवचनसमधिगम्यं रमानन्दमात्रं
जाग्रत्स्वप्ने सुषुप्तौ स्फुटतरमविकल्पात्मचैतन्यमस्मि॥
जाग्रत्स्वप्ने सुषुप्तौ स्फुटतरमतिविमलात्मा समुल्लसत्या
दिव्यात्माभासरूपो जगदपि सकलं भासयत्यात्मकान्त्या।
सत्यं ब्रह्मैव जीवो न तु सकलमिदं यो धियं वेत्ति नित्यं
चाण्डालोऽस्तु स तु द्विजोऽस्तु गुरुरित्येषा मनीषा मम॥१॥
ब्रह्मैवाहमिदं जगच्च सकलं चिन्मात्रविस्तारितं
सर्वं चैतदविद्यया त्रिगुणयाऽऽशेषं मया कल्पितम्।
इत्थं यस्य दृढा मतिः सुखतरे नित्ये परे निर्मले
चाण्डालोऽस्तु स तु द्विजोऽस्तु गुरुरित्येषा मनीषा मम॥२॥
शश्वन्नश्वरमेव विश्वमखिलं निश्चित्य वाचा गुरोः
नित्यं ब्रह्म निरन्तरं विमृशता निर्व्याजशान्तात्मना।
भूतं भावि च दुष्कृतं प्रदहता संविन्मये पावके
प्रारब्धाय समर्पितं स्ववपुरित्येषा मनीषा मम॥३॥
या तिर्यङ्नरदेवताभिरहमित्यन्तः स्फुटा गृह्यते
यद्भासा हृदयाक्षदेहविषया भान्ति स्वतो चेतनाः।
तां भास्यैः पिहितार्कमण्डलनिभां स्फूर्तिं सदा भावयन्
योगी निर्वृतमानसो हि गुरुरित्येषा मनीषा मम॥४॥
यत्सौख्याम्बुधिलेशलेशत इमे शक्रादयो निर्वृताः
yachchitte नितरां प्रशान्तकलने लब्ध्वा मुनिर्निर्वृतः।
यस्मिन्नित्यसुखाम्बुधौ गलितधीर्ब्रह्मैव न ब्रह्मविद्
yah कश्चित्स सुरेन्द्रवन्दितपदो नूनं मनीषा मम॥५॥
॥ इति श्रीमच्छंकराचार्यविरचितं मनीषापञ्चकं सम्पूर्णम् ॥
Benefits (फल)
- ★Shankaracharya's revolutionary teaching on caste-transcending spiritual equality
- ★Composed after the historic encounter with Chandala (Lord Shiva in disguise) at Kashi
- ★Establishes that anyone who knows Brahman is a Guru regardless of birth
- ★Supreme statement of Advaita Vedanta - the Jiva is Brahman itself
- ★Destroys caste-based spiritual discrimination at its philosophical root
- ★Profound meditation on the nature of Consciousness across all states