Adi Shankaracharya, was the saint who advocated Advaita Vedanta in India. Apart from various divine texts which he has written, he has also written a most famous text which is known as Sri Shankara Gita, also popularly known as Sri Adi Shankara Gita. In that Gita, he explains about the greatness and teachings of Lord Shiva, his abundant […]
Shankaracharya & Celibacy – was Shankaracharya a celibate (Brahmachari), he experienced the pleasures of life by entering into a King’s body..? Shankaracharya had experienced the pleasures of life by entering into the body of a king. How then could he be considered celibate? Is celibacy (Brahmacharya) of the body or of the mind? It is of […]
Divine Songs on Kanchi Kamakshi Amman by Adi Shankaracharya… Sri Sankara and Kancheepuram. In the Kamakshi Amman temple, there is a separate shrine for Adi Sankara who had once installed the image of Devi Kamakshi with great sanctity, devotion, perseverance and bhakti. He had attained Mahasamadhi in Kanchipuram itself. This fact can be known from […]
Sri Adi Sankara wrote Bhashyas or commentaries on the Brahma Sutras, the Upanishads and the Gita. The Bhashya on the Brahma Sutras is called Sareerik Bhasya. Sankara wrote commentaries on Sanat Sujatiya and Sahasranama Adhyaya. It is usually said, “For learning logic and metaphysics, go to Sankara’s commentaries; for gaining practical knowledge, which unfolds and […]
Adi Shankara was a Shaivite saint, who has implemented the philosophies of Advaita Vedanta, and in that, he has mentioned, that out of our sincere devotion on Lord Shiva, we could be even merged with him.He is also considered to be an aspect of Lord Shiva, and through the grace of Shiva, he has popularly […]
In the north-west of the State of Mysore, nestling in the beautiful foot-hills of the Western Ghats, surrounded by virgin forests, lies the village of Sringeri and here Sankara established his first Mutt. The river Tunga-a branch of the river Tungabhadra-runs through the valley closely touching the walls of the temple; and its pure and […]
6 May 2022 is Adi Shankaracharya Jayanti & Ramanujacharya Jayanti. It is celebrated on Vaishakh Shukla Panchami (fifth day in bright half of Vaishakha month). Adi Shankaracharya Jayanti Sankaracharya was considered as the greatest philosophers in Hinduism. Shankara was the first and foremost philosopher who explained the concepts of “Aatma” (soul), “Paramathma” (divine soul), “Vairagya” […]
The Brahma Sutras are written in Sanskrit and it was written by the great sage Vyasa. The text contains the philosophies and spiritual teachings of the great sages, and it contains some portions of Vedic texts. The Brahma Sutras tells us about the need to worship the great almighty, who is considered as the “SUPREME […]
Adi Shankaracharya, was the saint who advocated ‘Advaita Vedanta’ in India. He wrote commentaries on Brahma Sutras and Bhagavad Gita. He explained the difference between Hinduism and Buddhism, stating that Hinduism tells “Atman (Soul, Self) exists”, while Buddhism tells that there is “no Soul, no Self”. Shankara travelled across India to advocate his philosophy through […]
Sri Jagadguru Adi Sankara’s contribution to Hinduism Even in days of yore, Hinduism was subjected to severe test on account of attacks by other religions. As a result people, either lured by twisted interpretations or forced into conversion, strayed away from the path, laid with the Vedas as the base. But it has survived, in […]
Adi Shankaracharya Samadhi which was built in the eighth century has also faced the wrath of devastating floods. Adi Shankaracharya Samadhi which was in the premises or surroundings of Kedarnath Shiva Temple was blown away by the destructive cloud burst in Garhwal region of Uttarakhand. Two statues of Shankaracharya, a sphatik linga and a Hanuman […]
The very complexion of certain glorious traditions, backed by religious sanctions, had undergone total transformations by efflux of time, resulting in their very purpose being defeated. One such is the custom of giving dowry. At present, parents of some bridegrooms extract money from the parents of the brides unmindful of the sacrifice money from the […]