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Sadhana Panchakam

साधन पञ्चकम्

6 min read5 versesSource: Adi Shankaracharya

About Sadhana Panchakam

Dedicated to Lord Vishnu, the Sadhana Panchakam (साधन पञ्चकम्) is a set of five devotional verses revered in Hindu tradition. This revered text originates from Adi Shankaracharya. Chanting this stotra with devotion is said to forty practical instructions covering Karma, Bhakti, Jnana, and Vairagya as well as step-by-step guide from Vedic study to final Brahman-realization. Additionally, it is known to shankaracharya' complete roadmap for spiritual practice in just five verses. Recitation is particularly auspicious on Thursday (Guruvar) and Saturday (Shanivar) and during Guru Purnima. 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 Sadhana 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 साधन पञ्चकम् ॥

वेदो नित्यमधीयतां तदुदितं कर्म स्वनुष्ठीयतां

तेनेशस्य विधीयतामपचितिः काम्ये मतिस्त्यज्यताम्।

पापौघः परिधूयतां भवसुखे दोषोऽनुसन्धीयतां

आत्मेच्छा व्यवसीयतां निजगृहात्तूर्णं विनिर्गम्यताम्॥१॥

सङ्गः सत्सु विधीयतां भगवतो भक्तिर्दृढाऽऽधीयतां

शान्त्यादिः परिचीयतां दृढतरं कर्माशु सन्त्यज्यताम्।

सद्विद्वानुपसृप्यतां प्रतिदिनं तत्पादुका सेव्यतां

ब्रह्मैकाक्षरमर्थ्यतां श्रुतिशिरोवाक्यं समाकर्ण्यताम्॥२॥

वाक्यार्थश्च विचार्यतां श्रुतिशिरःपक्षः समाश्रीयतां

दुस्तर्कात्सुविरम्यतां श्रुतिमतस्तर्कोऽनुसन्धीयताम्।

ब्रह्मास्मीति विभाव्यतामहरहर्गर्वः परित्यज्यतां

देहेऽहंमतिरुज्झ्यतां बुधजनैर्वादः परित्यज्यताम्॥३॥

क्षुद्व्याधिश्च चिकित्स्यतां प्रतिदिनं भिक्षौषधं भुज्यतां

स्वाद्वन्नं न तु याच्यतां विधिवशात्प्राप्तेन सन्तुष्यताम्।

शीतोष्णादि विषह्यतां न तु वृथा वाक्यं समुच्चार्यतां

औदासीन्यमभीप्स्यतां जनकृपानैष्ठुर्यमुत्सृज्यताम्॥४॥

एकान्ते सुखमास्यतां परतरे चेतः समाधीयतां

पूर्णात्मा सुसमीक्ष्यतां जगदिदं तद्बाधितं दृश्यताम्।

प्राक्कर्म प्रविलाप्यतां चितिबलान्नाप्युत्तरैः श्लिष्यतां

प्रारब्धं त्विह भुज्यतामथ परब्रह्मात्मना स्थीयताम्॥५॥

॥ इति श्रीमच्छंकराचार्यविरचितं साधनपञ्चकं सम्पूर्णम् ॥

Benefits (फल)

  • Shankaracharya's complete roadmap for spiritual practice in just five verses
  • Forty practical instructions covering Karma, Bhakti, Jnana, and Vairagya
  • Step-by-step guide from Vedic study to final Brahman-realization
  • Teaches contentment, dispassion, and proper relationship with Guru
  • Culminates in the supreme instruction: Parabrahmatmana Sthiyatam (Abide as Brahman)

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Sadhana Panchakam

Sadhana Panchakam by Shankaracharya in Sanskrit with Hindi meaning. Complete spiritual roadmap in 5 verses - 40 instructions for liberation. It is dedicated to Shree Vishnu (श्री विष्णु), the preserver and protector of the universe. worshipped in many avatars including rama and krishna. This sacred hymn contains 5 verses and is sourced from Adi Shankaracharya.