Sadhana Panchakam
Sadhana Panchakam is a Sanskrit text written by Sri Adi Shankaracharya, in which he advises the spiritual aspirant to take to certain practices for spiritual success- moksha, freedom from the life of becoming.
Each verse contains 8 precious gems of advice, making a total of 40 instructions in 5 verses (Panchakam) , which contain the principal Sadhanas (Means) for achieving the sadhya, goal of self discovery.