Sadhana Panchakam

Verse 1 and 2    VERSE 1    वेदो नित्यमधीयतां तदुदितं कर्म स्वनुष्ठीयतां तेनेशस्य विधीयताम् अपचितिः काम्ये मतिस्त्यज्यताम्‌। पापौघः परिधूयतां भवसुखे दोषोऽनुसन्धीयतां आत्मेच्छा व्यवसीयतां निजगृहात्तूर्णं विनिर्गम्यताम्‌ ॥ १ ॥   vedo nityamadhīyatāṃ taduditaṃ karma svanuṣṭhīyatāṃ teneśasya vidhīyatām apacitiḥ kāmye matistyajyatām . pāpaughaḥ paridhūyatāṃ bhavasukhe doṣo'nusandhīyatām ātmecchā vyavasīyatāṃ nijagṛhāttūrṇaṃ vinirgamyatām || 1 ||   TRANSLATION    01 . Study the Vedas daily . 02 . Perform diligently the duties ordained by them . 03 . Dedicate all those actions to GOD . 04 . Turn your mind away from desires. 05 . Cleanse yourself of sins 06 . Know the limitations of worldly pleasures.  07 . Strive to discover your true Self. 08 . Escape from the attachment of your home . VERSE 2    सङ्गः सत्सु विधीयतां भगवतो भक्तिर्दृढाऽऽधीयतां शान्त्यादिः परिचीयतां दृढतरं कर्माशु सन्त्यज्यताम्‌। सद्विद्वानुपसृप्यतां प्रतिदिनं तत्पादुका सेव्यतां ब्रह्मैकाक्षरमर्थ्यतां श्रुतिशिरोवाक्यं समाकर्ण्यताम्‌ ॥ २ ॥   saṅgaḥ satsu vidhīyatāṃ bhagavato bhaktirdṛḍhā''dhīyatāṃ śāntyādiḥ paricīyatāṃ dṛḍhataraṃ karmāśu santyajyatām . sadvidvānupasṛpyatāṃ pratidinaṃ tatpādukā sevyatāṃ brahmaikākṣaramarthyatāṃ śrutiśirovākyaṃ samākarṇyatām || 2 ||    TRANSLATION 1    09 . Seek company of wise people. 10 . Cultivate deep devotion to GOD . 11 . Cultivate virtues such as quietude. 12 . Give up actions that are not required any longer for spiritual growth . 13 . Approach a wise teacher to learn . 14 . Everyday serve The Teacher . 15 . Seek the meaning of OM, the Immutable. (Ask for Brahma Vidya) 16 . Listen in depth to the scriptures.