Shankaracharya’s Kaupina Panchakam English Lyrics:
॥ kaupīna paṃcakaṃ (śaṃkarācārya) ॥
kaupīna paṃcakam
Five Stanzas on the wearer of loin-cloth
vedāntavākyeṣu sadā ramanto
bhikṣānnamātreṇa ca tuṣṭimantaḥ ।
viśokamantaḥkaraṇe carantaḥ
kaupīnavantaḥ khalu bhāgyavantaḥ ॥ 1॥
Roaming ever in the grove of Vedanta,
Ever pleased with his beggar’s morsel,
Wandering onward, his heart free from sorrow,
Blest indeed is the wearer of the loin-cloth . (1)
mūlaṃ taroḥ kevalamāśrayantaḥ
pāṇidvayaṃ bhoktumamantrayantaḥ ।
kanthāmiva śrīmapi kutsayantaḥ
kaupīnavantaḥ khalu bhāgyavantaḥ ॥ 2॥
Sitting at the foot of a tree for shelter,
Eating from his hands his meagre portion,
Spurning wealth like a patched-up garment,
Blest indeed is the wearer of the loin-cloth . (2)
svānandabhāve parituṣṭimantaḥ
suśāntasarvendriyavṛttimantaḥ ।
aharniśaṃ brahmasukhe ramantaḥ
kaupīnavantaḥ khalu bhāgyavantaḥ ॥ 3॥
Satisfied fully by the Bliss within him,
Curbing wholly the cravings of his senses,
Delighting day and night in the bliss of Brahman,
Blest indeed is the wearer of the loin-cloth . (3)
dehādibhāvaṃ parivartayantaḥ
svātmānamātmanyavalokayantaḥ ।
nāntaṃ na madhyaṃ na bahiḥ smarantaḥ
kaupīnavantaḥ khalu bhāgyavantaḥ ॥ 4॥
Witnessing the changes of mind and body,
Naught but the Self within him beholding,
Heedless of outer, of inner, of middle,
Blest indeed is the wearer of the loin-cloth . (4)
brahmākṣaraṃ pāvanamuccaranto
brahmāhamasmīti vibhāvayantaḥ ।
bhikṣāśino dikṣu paribhramantaḥ
kaupīnavantaḥ khalu bhāgyavantaḥ ॥ 5॥
Chanting Brahman, the word of redemption,
Meditating only on `I am Brahman’,
Living on alms and wandering freely,
Blest indeed is the wearer of the loin-cloth . (5)
॥ iti śrīmad śaṅkarācāryakṛta kaupīna pañcakaṃ sampūrṇam ॥
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