Sadhana Panchakam Adi Shankaracharya Word by Word meanings
Seek the company of the wise and establish firm devotion to the Lord. Cultivate tranquillity and the other disciplines of the mind, and decisively renounce binding action. Approach a competent teacher, serve and honour the teacher daily, inquire into Brahman symbolized by Om, and listen attentively to the great Upaniṣadic declarations.
Sacred Plants Flowers Associated With Lalitha Parameswari, Devathas
Kadamba Tree → Raja Shyamala / Matangi (Mantrini Devi) 2. Lotus (Padma) → Sri Maha Lakshmi & Sahasrara Devata
ஆதிசங்கராசார்யர் சாதன பஞ்சகம் விளக்கம்.
தேவையான அளவு மட்டும் உணவு உண்ண வேண்டும்.கிடைத்த உணவில் திருப்தியடைய வேண்டும்.சுவை ஆசையைத் தவிர்க்க வேண்டும்.வெப்பம், குளிர் போன்ற இரட்டைகளைப் பொறுத்துக் கொள்ள வேண்டும்.வீண் பேச்சைத் தவிர்க்க வேண்டும்.சமநிலையுடன் இருக்க வேண்டும்.பிறரின் புகழையும் இகழ்ச்சியையும் சமமாக ஏற்க வேண்டும்.
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