.. k:òp:in: p:öc:kö ( S:ökrac:ay:ü) ..
          k:òp:in: p:öc:km:Î
Five Stanzas on the wearer of loin-cloth

v:ðdant:v:aVy:ð\:Ø s:da rm:nt::ð
eB:x:aÀm:a*:ðN: c: t:ØeÄm:nt:H .
ev:S::ðkm:nt:HkrN:ð c:rnt:H
k:òp:in:v:nt:H K:l:Ø B:agy:v:nt:H .. 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)

m:Ül:ö t:r:ðH kñv:l:m:aÂ:y:nt:H
p:aeN:¾y:ö B::ðVt:Øm:m:n*:y:nt:H .
knT:aem:v: Â:im:ep: kÙts:y:nt:H
k:òp:in:v:nt:H K:l:Ø B:agy:v:nt:H .. 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)

sv:an:ndB:av:ð p:ert:ØeÄm:nt:H
s:ØS:ant:s:v:ðüendÓy:v:àe¶:m:nt:H .
Ahen:üS:ö b:ÒÉs:ØK:ð rm:nt:H
k:òp:in:v:nt:H K:l:Ø B:agy:v:nt:H .. 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)

dðhaedB:av:ö p:erv:t:üy:nt:H
sv:atm:an:m:atm:ny:v:l::ðky:nt:H .
n:ant:ö n: m:Dy:ö n: b:ehH sm:rnt:H
k:òp:in:v:nt:H K:l:Ø B:agy:v:nt:H .. 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)

b:ÒÉax:rö p:av:n:m:Øcc:rnt::ð
b:ÒÉahm:sm:iet: ev:B:av:y:nt:H .
eB:x:aeS:n::ð edx:Ø p:erB:Òm:nt:H
k:òp:in:v:nt:H K:l:Ø B:agy:v:nt:H .. 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)

.. Eet: Â:im:dÏ S:¢rac:ay:ükát: k:òp:in:  p:Wc:kö s:öp:ÜN:üm:Î ..

source:   `Self-Knowledge' of Adi
Sankaracharya, by Swami Nikhilananda,
Ramakrishna Math, Madras (1967)
(From appendix on miscellaneous stotras).
Encoded and proofread by P . P . Narayanaswami at swami at math.mun.ca