ਵੈਰਾਗ੍ਯਪਞ੍ਚਕਮ੍
Vairagya Panchakam in Punjabi (Gurmukhi) · ਪੰਜਾਬੀ
ਆਪਣੀ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ/ਲਿਪੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਪੜ੍ਹੋ
ਉਤਪਤੀ ਅਤੇ ਕਥਾ
Vairagya Panchakam (five verses on dispassion) · Vedanta Desika (Venkatanatha) · 13th-14th century CE
Swami Vedanta Desika lived in Kanchipuram in great simplicity, sustaining himself by unchavritti — gathering fallen grain. When a king, impressed by his fame, sent an emissary to summon him to court with the promise of riches, Desika composed and sent back these five verses instead. In them he refuses to flatter or beg petty rulers, holds up the Lord's enriching of poor Sudama, and proclaims that his sole, unfailing wealth is Lord Varadaraja of Hastigiri — the Lord who lifted Govardhana. The hymn became a classic statement of Sri Vaishnava vairagya and self-respect.
✦ ਸ਼ਾਸਤਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਦੱਸੇ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ
The same Lord praised here as the devotee's only wealth is remembered for transforming the fortunes of the destitute Sudama (Kuchela): when the boyhood friend came to Dvaraka with nothing but a handful of beaten rice, Krishna received him with love and silently bestowed upon him boundless riches — a sign, says Desika, that one who clings to the Lord alone never truly wants for anything.
ਅਰਥ ਸਹਿਤ ਪੂਰਾ ਪਾਠ
ਕਿਸੇ ਵੀ ਪੰਗਤੀ ਜਾਂ ▶ ਬਟਨ ਨੂੰ ਛੂਹ ਕੇ ਸੁਣੋ
ਕ੍ਸ਼ੋਣੀਕੋਣਸ਼ਤਾਂਸ਼ਪਾਲਨਕਲਦ੍ਦੁਰ੍ਵਾਰਗਰ੍ਵਾਨਲ- ਕ੍ਸ਼ੁਭ੍ਯਤ੍ਕ੍ਸ਼ੁਦ੍ਰਨਰੇਨ੍ਦ੍ਰਚਾਟੁਰਚਨਾਧਨ੍ਯਾਨ੍ਨ ਮਨ੍ਯਾਮਹੇ । ਦੇਵਂ ਸੇਵਿਤੁਮੇਵ ਨਿਸ਼੍ਚਿਨੁਮਹੇ ਯੋऽਸੌ ਦਯਾਲੁਃ ਪੁਰਾ ਦਾਨਾਮੁਸ਼੍ਟਿਮੁਚੇ ਕੁਚੇਲਮੁਨਯੇ ਦਤ੍ਤੇ ਸ੍ਮ ਵਿਤ੍ਤੇਸ਼ਤਾਮ੍ ॥ ੧ ॥
kṣoṇīkoṇaśatāṃśapālanakaladdurvāragarvānala- kṣubhyatkṣudranarendracāṭuracanādhanyānna manyāmahe | devaṃ sevitumeva niścinumahe yo'sau dayāluḥ purā dānāmuṣṭimuce kucelamunaye datte sma vitteśatām || 1 ||
ਅਰਥ:We do not count blessed the composing of flattery to petty kings — kings swollen with the irresistible fire of pride at ruling a mere hundredth part of a corner of the earth. We resolve to serve only the Lord, that compassionate one who long ago granted the status of the lord of wealth (Kubera) to the poor sage Kuchela (Sudama), who could offer Him but a fistful of beaten rice.
ਸ਼ਿਲਂ ਕਿਮਨਲਂ ਭਵੇਦਨਲਮੌਦਰਂ ਬਾਧਿਤੁਂ ਪਯਃ ਪ੍ਰਸ੍ਰਿਤਿਪੂਰਕਂ ਕਿਮੁ ਨ ਧਾਰਕਂ ਸਾਰਸਮ੍ । ਅਯਤ੍ਨਮਲਮਲ੍ਪਕਂ ਪਥਿ ਪਟਚ੍ਚਰਂ ਕਚ੍ਚਰਂ ਭਜਨ੍ਤਿ ਵਿਬੁਧਾ ਮੁਧਾ ਹ੍ਯਹਹ ਕੁਕ੍ਸ਼ਿਤਃ ਕੁਕ੍ਸ਼ਿਤਃ ॥ ੨ ॥
śilaṃ kimanalaṃ bhavedanalamaudaraṃ bādhituṃ payaḥ prasṛtipūrakaṃ kimu na dhārakaṃ sārasam | ayatnamalamalpakaṃ pathi paṭaccaraṃ kaccaraṃ bhajanti vibudhā mudhā hyahaha kukṣitaḥ kukṣitaḥ || 2 ||
ਅਰਥ:Would gleaning fallen grain not be enough to quell the fire of the belly? Is the water of the lotus-ponds not enough to sustain one's thirst? Are not soiled rags, picked up effortlessly along the road, enough to cover the body? Alas, alas — the learned serve (kings) in vain, only for the belly, for the belly!
ਜ੍ਵਲਤੁ ਜਲਧਿਕ੍ਰੋਡਕ੍ਰੀਡਤ੍ਕ੍ਰਿਪੀਡਭਵਪ੍ਰਭਾ- ਪ੍ਰਤਿਭਟਪਟੁਜ੍ਵਾਲਾਮਾਲਾਕੁਲੋ ਜਠਰਾਨਲਃ । ਤ੍ਰਿਣਮਪਿ ਵਯਂ ਸਾਯਂ ਸਮ੍ਫੁਲ੍ਲਮਲ੍ਲਿਮਤਲ੍ਲਿਕਾ- ਪਰਿਮਲਮੁਚਾ ਵਾਚਾ ਯਾਚਾਮਹੇ ਨ ਮਹੀਸ਼੍ਵਰਾਨ੍ ॥ ੩ ॥
jvalatu jaladhikroḍakrīḍatkṛpīḍabhavaprabhā- pratibhaṭapaṭujvālāmālākulo jaṭharānalaḥ | tṛṇamapi vayaṃ sāyaṃ samphullamallimatallikā- parimalamucā vācā yācāmahe na mahīśvarān || 3 ||
ਅਰਥ:Let the fire of the stomach blaze like the submarine fire that plays in the ocean's depths, with its fierce, rising garland of flames! Even so, with speech fragrant as fully-blossomed jasmine, we will not beg the lords of the earth even for a blade of grass.
ਦੁਰੀਸ਼੍ਵਰਦ੍ਵਾਰਬਹਿਰ੍ਵਿਤਰ੍ਦਿਕਾ- ਦੁਰਾਸਿਕਾਯੈ ਰਚਿਤੋऽਯਮਞ੍ਜਲਿਃ । ਯਦਞ੍ਚਨਾਭਂ ਨਿਰਪਾਯਮਸ੍ਤਿ ਮੇ ਧਨਞ੍ਜਯਸ੍ਯਨ੍ਦਨਭੂਸ਼ਣਂ ਧਨਮ੍ ॥ ੪ ॥
durīśvaradvārabahirvitardikā- durāsikāyai racito'yamañjaliḥ | yadañcanābhaṃ nirapāyamasti me dhanañjayasyandanabhūṣaṇaṃ dhanam || 4 ||
ਅਰਥ:This is my folded-hand farewell to the misery of sitting upon the platform outside the gate of some wretched king — for I possess an unfailing wealth, dark as collyrium: the Lord who was the very ornament of Arjuna's chariot.
ਸ਼ਰੀਰਪਤਨਾਵਧਿ ਪ੍ਰਭੁਨਿਸ਼ੇਵਣਾਪਾਦਨਾ- ਦਬਿਨ੍ਧਨਧਨਞ੍ਜਯਪ੍ਰਸ਼ਮਦਂ ਧਨਂ ਦਨ੍ਦਸ਼ੂਕਮ੍ । ਧਨਞ੍ਜਯਵਿਵਰ੍ਧਨਂ ਧਨਮੁਦੂਢਗੋਵਰ੍ਧਨਂ ਸੁਸਾਧਨਮਬਾਧਨਂ ਸੁਮਨਸਾਂ ਸਮਾਰਾਧਨਮ੍ ॥ ੫ ॥
śarīrapatanāvadhi prabhuniṣevaṇāpādanā- dabindhanadhanañjayapraśamadaṃ dhanaṃ dandaśūkam | dhanañjayavivardhanaṃ dhanamudūḍhagovardhanaṃ susādhanamabādhanaṃ sumanasāṃ samārādhanam || 5 ||
ਅਰਥ:That wealth which, by yielding the service of the Lord until the fall of this body, quells the fire of poverty without need of any fuel; that wealth which is a serpent (venomous) to poverty yet ever-increasing in true riches; that wealth who lifted Mount Govardhana — the excellent, unobstructed means, the perfect object of worship for all noble souls — that alone is my wealth.
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਸ਼ਬਦ ਅਰਥ
ਉਚਾਰਨ ਸੁਣਨ ਲਈ ਕਿਸੇ ਵੀ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਉੱਤੇ ਕਲਿੱਕ ਕਰੋ
Vairagya Panchakam ਪਾਠ ਦੇ ਲਾਭ
Instils true vairagya (dispassion) and contentment, freeing the mind from craving wealth and patronage
Affirms that the Lord alone is the soul's real, unfailing wealth (dhana)
Strengthens self-respect and independence — the resolve never to flatter or beg the powerful
Recalls how the Lord enriched poor Sudama, inspiring faith that He cares for His devotees' needs
A favourite recitation for those seeking the spirit of renunciation while living in the world
Short and rhythmic, easy to learn, and powerful in shaping the right attitude toward money
Vairagya Panchakam ਪਾਠ ਵਿਧੀ
Sit quietly and recite the five verses slowly, reflecting on their meaning — that the Lord alone is one's true wealth and refuge. It is especially helpful to contemplate this hymn whenever one feels tempted to compromise one's principles for money or favour. Conclude by turning the mind to Lord Varadaraja / Vishnu with gratitude and contentment.
ਅਕਸਰ ਪੁੱਛੇ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਸਵਾਲ
ਇਹ ਵੀ ਪੜ੍ਹੋ
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ਪੂਰਾ Vairagya Panchakam ਸ਼ਲੋਕ-ਦਰ-ਸ਼ਲੋਕ ਅਰਥ ਸਹਿਤ ਪੜ੍ਹੋ, ਜਾਂ ਹੋਰ ਪਵਿੱਤਰ ਪਾਠ ਵੇਖੋ