𑌯𑌤𑌿 𑌪𑌞𑍍𑌚𑌕𑌮𑍍 (𑌕𑍗𑌪𑍀𑌨 𑌪𑌞𑍍𑌚𑌕𑌮𑍍)
Yati Panchakam (Kaupina Panchakam) in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥
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Origin & Story
Ascribed to Adi Shankaracharya · Adi Shankaracharya · Classical
The Yati Panchakam (Kaupina Panchakam) is traditionally ascribed to Adi Shankaracharya. Adi Shankaracharya’s five verses on the bliss of the renunciate — "ever delighting in the words of Vedanta, content with whatever alms come, wandering free of sorrow… truly blessed are they who wear but a loincloth (kaupina)."
✦ As told in scripture
It is said that to recite the Yati Panchakam (Kaupina Panchakam) with a sincere and devoted heart is to draw near to the grace of the divine, which never forsakes those who lovingly call upon it.
The Mantra
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𑌵𑍇𑌦𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌵𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌸𑌦𑌾 𑌰𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍋 𑌭𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌣 𑌚 𑌤𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌿𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌃 । 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍋𑌕𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌃 𑌕𑌰𑌣𑍈𑌕𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌃 𑌕𑍗𑌪𑍀𑌨𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌃 𑌖𑌲𑍁 𑌭𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌃 ॥ ௧॥ 𑌮𑍂𑌲𑌂 𑌤𑌰𑍋𑌃 𑌕𑍇𑌵𑌲𑌮𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌃 𑌪𑌾𑌣𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌂 𑌭𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌮𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌃 । 𑌕𑌨𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌮𑌿𑌵 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌮𑌪𑌿 𑌕𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌃 𑌕𑍗𑌪𑍀𑌨𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌃 𑌖𑌲𑍁 𑌭𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌃 ॥ ௨॥ 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌂 𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌜𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌤 𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌵𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌃 । 𑌨𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌨 𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌨 𑌬𑌹𑌿𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌃 𑌕𑍗𑌪𑍀𑌨𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌃 𑌖𑌲𑍁 𑌭𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌃 ॥ ௩॥ 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌭𑌾𑌵𑍇 𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌤𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌿𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌃 𑌸𑌂𑌶𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌦𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌿𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌃 । 𑌅𑌹𑌰𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌶𑌂 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌣𑌿 𑌯𑍇 𑌰𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌃 𑌕𑍗𑌪𑍀𑌨𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌃 𑌖𑌲𑍁 𑌭𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌃 ॥ ௪॥ 𑌪𑌞𑍍𑌚𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌰𑌂 𑌪𑌾𑌵𑌨𑌮𑍁𑌚𑍍𑌚𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌃 𑌪𑌤𑌿𑌂 𑌪𑌶𑍂𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌹𑍃𑌦𑌿 𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌃 । 𑌭𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌶𑌨𑌾 𑌦𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍁 𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌃 𑌕𑍗𑌪𑍀𑌨𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌃 𑌖𑌲𑍁 𑌭𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌃 ॥ ௫॥ 𑌇𑌤𑌿 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌹𑌂𑌸𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌵𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌕𑌾𑌚𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌗𑍋𑌵𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌭𑌗𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌪𑍂𑌜𑍍𑌯𑌪𑌾𑌦𑌶𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌮𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌰𑌭𑌗𑌵𑌤𑌃 𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍗 𑌯𑌤𑌿𑌪𑌞𑍍𑌚𑌕 𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌮𑍍 ॥
vedāntavākyeṣu sadā ramanto bhikṣānnamātreṇa ca tuṣṭimantaḥ | viśokavantaḥ karaṇaikavantaḥ kaupīnavantaḥ khalu bhāgyavantaḥ || 1|| mūlaṃ taroḥ kevalamāśrayantaḥ pāṇidvayaṃ bhoktumamatrayantaḥ | kanthāmiva śrīmapi kutsayantaḥ kaupīnavantaḥ khalu bhāgyavantaḥ || 2|| dehādibhāvaṃ parimārjayanta ātmānamātmanyavalokayantaḥ | nāntaṃ na madhyaṃ na bahiḥ smarantaḥ kaupīnavantaḥ khalu bhāgyavantaḥ || 3|| svānandabhāve parituṣṭimantaḥ saṃśāntasarvendriyadṛṣṭimantaḥ | aharniśaṃ brahmaṇi ye ramantaḥ kaupīnavantaḥ khalu bhāgyavantaḥ || 4|| pañcākṣaraṃ pāvanamuccarantaḥ patiṃ paśūnāṃ hṛdi bhāvayantaḥ | bhikṣāśanā dikṣu paribhramantaḥ kaupīnavantaḥ khalu bhāgyavantaḥ || 5|| iti śrīmatparamahaṃsaparivrājakācāryasya śrīgovindabhagavatpūjyapādaśiṣyasya śrīmacchaṅkarabhagavataḥ kṛtau yatipañcaka sampūrṇam ||
Meaning:Adi Shankaracharya’s five verses on the bliss of the renunciate — "ever delighting in the words of Vedanta, content with whatever alms come, wandering free of sorrow… truly blessed are they who wear but a loincloth (kaupina)."
Benefits of Chanting Yati Panchakam (Kaupina Panchakam)
Recitation of the Yati Panchakam (Kaupina Panchakam) is held to bring the grace, blessings and protection of the deity.
Cultivates devotion, calms the mind and steadies the heart in the Lord’s remembrance.
Most auspicious on Mondays, and during Maha Shivaratri and Shravan.
A treasured Sanskrit hymn, suitable for daily recitation with faith.
How to Chant Yati Panchakam (Kaupina Panchakam)
Bathe and sit facing east or north before an image of the deity. Light a lamp and recite the Yati Panchakam (Kaupina Panchakam) slowly and with devotion. It may be chanted daily, or especially on Mondays and during Maha Shivaratri and Shravan.
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