Biography of adi shankaracharya bhaja
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An Introduction
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Bhaja Govindam
भज गोविन्दं भज गोविन्दं
गोविन्दं भज मूढमते ।
सम्प्राप्ते सन्निहिते काले
नहि नहि रक्षति डुकृञ्करणे ‖ 1 ‖
bhaja gōvindaṃ bhaja gōvindaṃ
gōvindaṃ bhaja mūḍhamatē ।
samprāptē sannihitē kālē
nahi nahi rakṣati ḍukṛñkaraṇē ॥
Worship Govinda, worship Govinda,
Worship Govinda, oh deluded mind!
At the time of your death,
Rules of grammar will not save you.
मूढ जहीहि धनागमतृष्णां
कुरु सद्बुद्धिम् मनसि वितृष्णाम् |
यल्लभसे निज कर्मोपात्तं
वित्तं तेन विनोदय चित्तम् ‖ 2 ‖
mūḍha jahīhi dhanāgamatṛṣṇāṃ
kuru sadbuddhiṃ manasi vitṛṣṇām ।
yallabhasē nijakarmōpāttaṃ
vittaṃ tēna vinōdaya chittam ॥
dṛṣṭvā mā gā mōhāvēśam । ētanmāṃsavasādivikāraṃ manasi vichintaya vāraṃ vāram ॥
tadvajjīvitamatiśaya-chapalam । viddhi vyādhyabhimānagrastaṃ lōkaṃ śōkahataṃ cha samastam ॥
tāvannijaparivārō raktaḥ । paśchājjīvati jarjaradēhē vārtāṃ kō'pi na pṛchChati gēhē ॥
tāvatpṛchChati kuśalaṃ gēhē । gatavati vāyau dēhāpāyē bhāryā bibhyati tasminkāyē ॥
taruṇastāvattaruṇīsaktaḥ । vṛddhastāvachchintāsaktaḥ
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Life of Adi Shankaracharya – Stories, Teachings and Stotras
Adi Shankara - A Prodigy
Sadhguru: Adi Shankara was an intellectual giant, a genius of linguistics, and above all, a spiritual light and the pride of India. The level of wisdom and knowledge he showed at a very early age made him a shining light for humanity.He was a prodigal child and an extraordinary scholar with almost superhuman capabilities. At the age of two, he could fluently speak and write Sanskrit. At the age of four, he could recite all the Vedas, and at the age of twelve, he took sanyas and left his home. Even at such a young age, he gathered disciples and started walking throughout the country to re-establish the spiritual sciences.
By the age of thirty-two, he left his body, but in those twenty years from the age of twelve to thirty-two, he crisscrossed India a few times, north to south, east to west, from Kerala right up to Badrinath and back, travelling everywhere in all directions. The man must have been a really brisk walker to do so much walking in a short span of life, and in between he produced thousands of pages of literature.
The Extraordinary Guru of Adi Shankara
Adi Shankara’s guidance came from Gowdapada. Under his guidance, Shankara went about doing all this incredible work. Gowdapada