Sadhana Panchakam – 5 steps that can take you to Nirvana Updated Feb 04, 2021 | 15:38 IST
As advocated by Adi Shankaracharya, here are some easy steps that a devotee can follow to achieve salvation. Sadhana Panchakam – 5 steps that can take you to Nirvana 
Adi Shankaracharya was a powerful, irrepressible spiritual torrent that emerged from Kaladi in Kerala in 14th century and left an enduring impact on Hindu religious beliefs in the subcontinent. He consolidated the various philosophical currents in Hinduism and established its four main centres so as the conjoin and strengthen its structure. An ardent advocate of Advaita or non-duality, he wrote compelling and definitive commentaries on the Vedas, Upanishads, Brahma Sutras and the Bhagavad Gita. He travelled relentlessly across the length and breadth of the subcontinent propagating and institutionalizing his thesis. What is exemplary is that he achieved his entire life’s mission in merely 32 year