Adi Shankaracharya
(The Philosopher) Explanatory note follows The Vedas constitute the oldest
sacred literature of Indo-Aryans They contain the spontaneous
spiritual aspirations of man The origins of the Vedas
are shrouded in mystery They date back to extreme
antiquity The orthodox Hindu regards
the Vedas as revealed scripture The Upanishadas from concluding
portion of the Vedas They belong among the most
remarkable literature in world They expand, in poetic outpourings,
the view of man's identi
ty of "atman", the individual self,
and "brahman", the universal self which pervades the world This monism, which is implicit in
the Upanishadas, was elaborated into a doctrine of non-dualism by
great Indian Philosopher, Shankara Shankara was born in 780 AD He is referred to as
Shankaracharya "Adi" denotes the "First" in
terms of being "the founder" "Acharya" means
"a revered teacher" Not much is known about Shankara's
personal life except through tradition It affirms that Shankara was born
in K
erala State of South India He renounced the world at
very young age to become a religious medicant The film is based on
detailed research and made in consultation with
and approval of religious scholars "Adi Shankaracharya" is also the
first Indian feature film made in the Sanskrit language Sanskrit is the literary
language of ancient India It is also the language of Vedas Even today it is a spoken
language among some scholars This unique film has been made
possible by the efforts of the directo
r, GV Wet And the film's sponsor the National Film Development
Corporation of India River Purna flowing in the town
Kaladi of Kerala state, South India Ceremonial offerings of water
to the sun Other faiths opposed to Hinduism
seek to disturb its disciplines Shankara's father, Shivaguru
offers morning prayers to sun Shankara's mother, Aryamba,
carries pot of water to her home In worship, the use of colour
is symbolic But we can't understand it's depth Do you understand? Adornment begins from
feet
and up to the eyes White denotes truth Red denotes sacrifice Green denotes prosperity A Vedic prayer is performed in the style pertaining
to Kerala State Aryamba waters the sacred Tulsi
a ritual among Hindu wives Shivaguru,approaching the temple,
hears verses from the Bhagwat-Gita He realizes that the time has
come for him to leave the world He prepares to detach his mind
from his human form Have you rendered your daily duty
to Kesava, the deity of the temple? Indeed I have The temple opitomise
s the body Darkness is ignorance Vedic Om,
the absolute, is the supreme truth Shivaguru watches the flames and
visualizes his own funeral pyre May my breath mingle with
the immortal fire Shivaguru visualizes the initiation
of Shankara into Brahmanism and his ceremonial seeking of
alms from his mother Mother kindly give me the alms Shankara Come here Son, I am departing Where to, Father?
- Unto Eternity Why ? This body is mortal Where is Eternity?
- Within oneself Then you are not really leaving
? You are right Son, death is a friend If it is imminent then
do not be afraid of it Recite the verse I taught you Like water that descends from
the skies and flows into seas offerings to all Gods,
reach the Supreme Deity Death in the form of a boy sits
cross-legged beside Shankara lam Death and your dear friend Welcome Abide with me Kimit! Still talking! ls it the time? Handing over grass-shoots
signifies transfer of authority Funeral chants Shankara receives initiation
into Brahmanism Wisdom i
n the form of a boy
sits and observes Chanting of "Gayatri",
a holy mantra Shankara recalls
his Father's words The body is mortal
I go to Eternity Please give us the banana too
Please give me too Mother, give me too This is wisdom
Can he stay with us? Many are here
Why can he too not join us? Come and stay here Shankara, do you remember me? Yes, I do
Come, be with us The Upanishadic imagery of two
birds, the crow and the dove The crow is the doer,
the active one The dove is the "atman"
(inner se
lf), the passive observer (The Sanskrit school
located in the Temple grounds) Shankara
Why are you late today? Who are these boys ?
- My friends, Wisdom and Death Mother gave me permission
I brought them here All right
Go and sit over there Master, I am Wisdom Master, I am Death It's fine But Wisdom and Death do not
have human forms If you are so named, so be it
Be seated I have a physical form,
yet I am ignored A poor man's home A verse from the scripture,
the Bhagawata, is heard The wisdom of
truth
is like the nectar of the fruit of
the Tree of Veda Mother, give me alms Wait, I am coming May the Goddess looks kindly on me shower her blessings in plenty Lady, why weep?
- No, nothing, son You are like a mother to me
You can tell me why? My husband brings a mere handful He says hoarding food is sin The wise who control past,
present and future understand the universe as plainly as a berry seen in
the palm of the hand Mother, give me the alms Take some alms
- No, I don't want alms Why no
t? To hoard food is a sin So I will not touch your stock Come here Distribute your food supply to
the poor and needy How an Ito believe that the
self does not change? Observe this boy
When he moves, he cannot stand When he stands, he cannot move
ls that not so, my child ? lam not aware of my body lam thinking of the lady we saw Did you hear ?
The boy is here, his mind elsewhere! Okay, let it be We will meet later Master - Yes Sir, can a human being
attain equanimity ? By becoming a Sanyasin
(a m
onk) Shankara decides to renounce
the world to become a monk I will be a monk and be exalted
It may trouble Mother, though Mother, I want to become a monk See, the milk is dripping
Wipe it Mother, I want to become a monk Where is Wisdom ?
Go play with him Mother,
I want to become a monk That is no easy matter
Please don't say that again Shankara recalls
the words of his Teacher Paths of action and of renunciation
are ways sanctioned by scripture One has to merely follow
one's soul But very few a
ccept the latter
when so young The revered teacher Govinda
was the only exception Such men are rare Who are you?
When did you begin to steal? Stay where you are
I shall punish you What is this punishment ? He can't touch the cloth,
nor can he jump over it Shall I untie it? Come down Vow that you will never steal again
- I promise I ma telling you the truth,
lever won't do it again Here take it Eat it is for you Uncle, what kind of punishment
is this? Son Physical punishment is never
a lasting on
e The psychic one endures He won't do it again How can you trust him ? "Trust in Self" is the
path of the scriptures A noble secret,
a great tradition Alas, a tradition we are
fast losing Shankara, get up it is late Why are you here?
- Waiting for you Where is Wisdom? Shankara is drawn to the
saffron robe? Saffron denotes renunciation
Monks wear saffron robes Shankara wants to be a monk Let him become one,
but let him live long Shankara! Shankara! Shankara! Shankara! Shankara! Mother prayed for
you Shankara!
- Mother! Shankara? You are a monk now Mother has permitted you
to be a monk Now you can be a monk I saved him from the jaws
of the crocodile You possess all the virtues
May fortune smile on you Come with me I will bring milk for you Drummer proclaiming "The play Nachiketa will be
performed in the Krishna Temple" A ballet in the style
of Kerala State Nachiketa waits for three days
in the house of the Lord of Death Making a respected guest wail
bodes ill for the host The Lord of Dea
th returns He granted his wish I made you wait for three days In return I grant you 3 boons
Ask for them May my father shed his anger
against me and welcome me back Granted Reveal the secrets of the holy
fire to me Granted Third and the most important ls there life after death ?
Learned men debate and disagree Please, you reveal the truth to me Dear boy, I shall give you wealth,
grant you long life and happiness But please don't ask this question I want neither wealth nor pleasures
I wish to kno
w the secret of life You are the one to tell me
Instruct me You have experienced it Experience is superior to logic Contemplate and be firm The drum and the proclamation
is meaningless There is no truth here Truth must be sought in the heart,
with devotion and dedication I am leaving to seek
Govindapada Look after Mother Should you not inform her ?
- I go with her blessings Who will perform my funeral rites ?
It is the sacred duty of a son Mother, I will return to
perform the rites The Kerala- K
arnataka border The trees of blind belief falls
on a believer A group of believers bury him alive Shankara sees social injustice
He views the cosmos in its entirety Tell me, who are you ? You, so fierce in form,
O supreme power I bow before you Have mercy I know not what you intend to do Unperturbed, Shankara moves on Gokarna, North Karnataka Oh! People come here and see! Vishnu, an old friend,
calls out to Shankara Shankara. Vishnu, I became a monk
with Mother's consent Do you like austere pena
nce? Remember the verse from
the Bhagwat Gita Duty is its own reward Shankara!
May I follow you? If we are together we will succeed State of Madhya Pradesh,
Central India These symbols of imperfection
aspire for perfection Shankara Are you still awake,
shivering with cold? Omkareswar, Central India Hindu tradition dictates that one is
first a disciple, then a householder Then comes the practice of austerity,
leading finally to renunciation A bachelor can also be a monk
I prefer this approach The
holy river, Narmada Govindapada's hermitage
must be near The River Narmada turns violent Shankara suppresses it by prayer You are the primal force Supreme and oldest among all The root cause of the Universe You are the Knower,
And the Known, too Pervader of all
the greatest refuge for all The eternal, ever-flowing one ! Victory to the boy who quelled
the turbulence of Narmada! Come let's go.
Let's pay our gratitude We are thankful to you.
You are so welcome Please come. Do come Where are you co
ming from
and what's your destination? He comes to learn from the
renowned monk, Govindapada Welcome! Welcome, please come. Come lam Shankara, son of Shivaguru,
a brahmin from the South I need your initiation to resolve
the enigma of existence So I am here to be
under your guidance You have a body made of five senses And it is perishable But atman (the Individual Self)
is imperishable This body is destructible, it keeps
perishing, not the soul or atman Come, son.
Come here You will be a great as
cetic. A chant in praise of the atman What do you like to see? You be blessed Come These are the aphorisms of the sage,
Badarayana Study them in depth Sir, these are all torn True. But no one cares for them. I tried to preserve
them but failed Sir, may I restore and edit them? Perhaps it is the desire of our
great sages that you do so Comment on these texts and spread
their wisdom among the people lam highly please. You will have my help
whenever you need it This deed will be greatly
helpful to
humane emancipation This will provide you inspiration
and you acquire knowledge from it. This is for the good of society. Everything is self How does one believe it ? Do you know, Shankara has
rejuvenated Vedas! Yes, only great scholar can do it His language is excellent But, how does one believe him? How would one believe in it?
- Yes, who will? Earth is, after all Truth
I shall swear by it First of all, how can we
believe him? Sadananda! Vidyanad! Chidananda! All of you come and gather here. C
ome here brothers. All of you come here. How can it be done? It's imposable to believe.
Impossible! It's like killing of Brahmin How can one believe him? Death is ultimate truth. It's a great mistake! It is not my own wisdom The wise ancients said so Listen to the story of Satyakama He asked his mother, Jabala I wish to be initiated to
Brahminism. Tell me my lineage That's it. Mother! Mother! Mother! Mother... Mother!
- Satyakama, my son! Mother. Tell me lineage. Mother, what lineage
I belong to
? I wish to be initiated to
Brahminism. Tell me my lineage I wish to be initiated to
Brahminism. Tell me my lineage Mother! In truth, I do not know who
your father was I was merely a humble
servant of him. Excuse me for it. You are Jabala's son. You are Satyakama, son of Jabala.
Tell your teacher. It will suffice Revered sir, I know not my lineage I am Satyakama,
son of Jabala So I am Satyakama,
son of Jabala. None but a learned person can
speak so, I shall initiate you So, for truth of it
I sha
ll initiate you. Such was the faith of the
ancients in truth. Believe me EXCUSE US, EXCUSE US Shankara in Banaras, the holy city Letters combine to form words
The letter is imperishable Grammar is essential for
understanding meaning Hear the sound of a vessel falling
Learn "dunkritakara" from it You get what your deeds
are here itself Your deeds are decides the plight Vishnu (the friend believed drowned) Hey, Shankara! I am fortunate. Please accept me a disciple As you wish. Yes, you will be a P
admapada We bow at your feet. True, he is a great Pandit He is well known to part with
knowledge. He is highly regarded Revered, you are welcome
in my hermitage. He is great, highly respected
and wise Master. A verse in praise of Shankara I have come refuge Like the water quenches the thirst
teach me the Upanishds for my thirst O Shankara kindly take me
under you O Shankara take me under you
I fall at your holy feet A fine verse, coming from a fool Due, of course, to your blessings You are sweet
and pure,
since your heart is pure When death strikes,
grammar forsakes When limbs are weak and hair is grey
Doddering, old & toothless too ! Man never gives up desires Worship the Lord!
Worship the Lord! Worship the lord,
O you ignorant! Worship the Lord!
Worship the Lord! Worship the Lord!
Worship the Lord! The King of Banaras comes to
see Shankara You have grace the court
by your honored presence Thank you I shall come later
I have a task to complete I have to convey the message
of the scrip
tures to the people Use these chariots and horses
for your travel I prefer to walk while I can The cycle of birth and death
Life is an ocean, hard to cross Merciful lord, save me ! Pray to Govindam, pray to lord Hail to Shankarcharya!
Hail! Hail! The whole world praises you Before the ends comes
I have to make a declaration ...like the Nachiketa knew
of his end May you excel forever! Death, you know I won't live long Nor do I wish a long life Move away ! An untouchable ! An untouchable is here.
Let us keep away He is untouchable.
Keep distance from him. Move away. Move away. From whom ? From my body ?
Or from my Inner Self ? The body is of the Earth, and
so, untouchable The Inner Self is pure
and Eternal From whom are you
tying to keep distance? Knowledge is the Universal Self
All worldly creations are illusions Whoever knows this truth,
whatever his caste, is my teacher Even being an untouchable you've
taught me like a Guru This place where you stand is
center of knowledge like Kashi
to me Kashi it enlightening to everyone This place itself is Kashi to me I have got the enlightenment
what I could get at Kashi. Shankara observes a man
on several occasions Darth is the real Truth After unsuccessful attempts,
the boy looks straight at the sun Shankara meditates on an
Upanishadic verse on the Eye "The living breath residing in the
body is a Prince waited upon by the select Gods God of Wrath is in the red of the eye
Rain God is in the Eye's moisture Lord of Light is in the Pupil
Lord of Speech is in the Iris Goddess of life is in the
White of the Eye He who knows this Truth
is free from wants, and liberated Revered sir, this boy was born
dumb and seems insane at times My friend, who are you ?
Where are you from ? Where are you going?
Do you recall Puranas? I am knowledge, bright and
pure, as the clear sky Everyone only looks at the
physical form but the real form is soul This boy perceives the eternal
truth of self, without effort I will accept him as my disciple We are
obliged Badarayana, on whose aphorisms
Shankara commented, approaches Are you Shankara,
the disciple of Govinda ? Be seated
What can I do for you? I hear that you commented on
the aphorisms of Badarayana? Explain one of them
- Which one ? Ask anything as you wish. The most important one : "How
is the body linked to the Earth" Shankara gives an explanation
of the origin of man as put forth in the Upanishadic
speculations The soul leaves the body and
enters another after death. This should be kno
wn. Soul travels in cosmos and
take up a new body. Think over it. What's before and after the death. Soul transits from a body
to another. Life comes and goes. The question remain, from where
it comes. There are many questions. The formation of the body
from water is explained by the principle of five oblations:
Faith, Soma,(Moon), Rain, Food, Seed Give an elaborate explanation as to where from this eternity
appears and goes. Does that also mingles
with the elements? I shall clarify Every doubts
must be cleared. The answer could be hundreds. Three elements ultimately
become one with the earth. Shankaracharya recites a verse
from the "Chandogya Upanishad" The Heaven is Fire
The Sun, its Fuel The Rays, its Smoke
The Day, its Flame The Moon, its Embers
The Stars, its Sparks Into this Fire the Gods offer
the Oblation of Faith Out of this, the divine drink,
Soma arises The Rain God is indeed the Fire,
The Air, its Fuel The Cloud, its Smoke
The Lightning, its Flame The Thunderbolt, its Ember
s
The Thunder its Sparks Into this Fire, the Gods offer
the oblation of Soma Out of this Oblation, Rain arises
The Earth, its Fire The Year, its Fuel
The Sky, its Smoke The Night, its Flame
The Four Directions, its Embers The Intermediate Directions, its
sparks Into this Fire, the Gods offer the Oblation of Rain
Out of this Oblation, arises Food Man indeed is the Fire
Speech, his Fuel Breath, his Smoke
Tongue, his Flame Eyes, his Embers
The Ears, his Sparks Into this Fire, the Gods offer
the Obl
ation of Food Out of this Oblation
the Seed arises Woman is the Fire
Into this Fire, the Gods offer the Oblation of the Seed
Out of this Oblation The Foetus arises
At the fifth Oblation the Oblation called Water ,
comes to be designated as Man The Foetus covered with
membrane, Lies within the mother's womb Remains for a prescribed time
And then is born into the world Very good Go ahead and
complete your work Make it free of mistakes When you have doubts, ask the
others May others write such
comm
entaries too Some stay away from the World
Some can never stay free There are others, too, who stay
in the world, and yet are free Prayag, Uttar Pradesh Kumarila, an elder of Shankara
and an authority on Veda rituals.. Is seen immolating himself Shankara, I am an expert on
orthodoxy and rituals My aim has been to uphold the
Vedas and to thwart the atheists I committed a mistake, though This is the punishment I suffer Why must you suffer this way ? I lived incognito among the
Buddhists to learn t
heir philosophy So I am immolating myself
as an atonement. WWI. Why so? Does merely posing does
he become a knowledgeable? Then I went posing as Bodhist. My teacher, Dharmapala,
decried the Vedic faith that those who follow dharma
they surrender to lord Once Dhranwpal appeared before
him and described the Veda. Seeker devotee! My eyes shed involuntary tears He then knew my true leanings Knowing that I had cheated them,
the monks pushed me downhill I fell into an abyss and lost
one of my eyes Had
I said, "Eternal Vedas protect
me", no harm would've come to me But I said, "If the Vedas are eternal,
then no harm will come to me Veda's proof will it self provide
its proof. I decided to immolate myself to atone
for sinning against my Teacher Learned men praise
your commentaries. Ved daharma is always victorious Yes, Ved dharma always wins. Would you kindly enlighten me
on shastras ? So that my atonement is
achieved. For this you will have to
take a vow But then, when dying. Where is
the tim
e to talk to you ? Master, I have heard ample
praises of you I highly respect you for
your what you have written I wish to leave my body Learned sir, please relent and
stop this immolation Possible. If it's acceptable in
the meeting of Veda experts I find you have true knowledge by
which I am at peace and no desire All my sins are absolved now having
seen you and with your deep meditation Being your disciple is
the greatest thing You continue with your
creation and good work Mahishmati, the bank
s of
the River Narmada Shankara looks for the house
of Mandana Misra Shankara looks for the house
of Mandana Misra Dear death, don't meet him first Then there will be no one to
comment on my work Then there will be no one to
comment on my work Who know what's in
the future? Have you taught this to him? Who has taught him
such great thought No one taught him. There is silence here.
Let us look Welcome to you, divinity
personified What do you want? I came here to beg for debate,
not for rice Want
to debate as alm!
Great! Let us eat first What you say and your deeds
are what you get accordingly And what is life belongs
to the Agnihotri sect Deeds and karma are
the ultimate for being Hail! Hail! What do you wish ?
- I am hungry Here take it. What is the diagram for ? To ensnare you ! For the comprehension of the truth
and liberator of the society... He be the victorious! Victorious! Does your parrot like grapes ? He likes only pepper He likes it? Eat these grapes !
They are sweet Knowledge
is the essence of Dharma. Your deeds depend on
your knowledge. We need enlightenment from you. Your karma rules your life. What's your life?
You only love the taste of chilli. But have you ever tasted grapes? Sweets and fruits are plenty here Yet, you prisoner, prefer pepper.
When will you be released ? When you'll attain your freedom? Your teachings... ...will forever lead people to
tread on a right path. Your wisdom shall guide
the society. Through Karma, I am told
you get salvation You are r
ight. But when ? All right, all right. See these ants. How many more births
do they need to be liberated ? You have a pair of wings and
can fly to heaven if you wish You need only to emerge from
the cage. Do you want grapes ? No, I only want to be released.
Please open the cage Shankara is the sun
of the spiritual sky Before the rays of knowledge,
the ordinary sun is pale as a moon Revered sir,
make me your disciple I accept you. You are Sureshwara Shankara, the unvanquished scholar,
uncrowned k
ing of the spiritual world Sir, would you enter into a
debate with me ? Mother, truth is beyond debate.
It is experienced and not discussed Let us move away from verbalism Be our foster Mother and
lead us May the revered one be
victorious lam beyond pain and pleasure Virtue and sin do not touch me I am supreme knowledge Why is Vedic religion accepted
only in India ? India is the home of the Vedas But knowledge of self is open
to all Kashmir, Kamarup (Assam ) and
Kanyakumari are the three corners
Varanasi is the centre India symbolizes the mystic
wheel (Tantric Chakra ) An ode to the mother Why do you always
laugh at me? I will leave you now.
I have some work to do The sun in the sky, and Shankara
in my heart, are both memorable The atmosphere is calm
and peaceful This is Sringeri and
the Thunga river Buddhists stopped
animal sacrifices These ritualists offer
flowers as sacrifice How does one put an end to it ? You have realised the futility
of rituals You are truly enlightened I would
be delighted if you
commented on my work. Yes, delighted All of you come. Come. Food is ready Why is it none of you wants
to eat ? Why are you not accepting
her offering? They resent Sureshwara
commenting on your work True. They are not happy
about it Why this envy?
Why unnecessarily harass? Hastamalakais a better scholar Experience is more important Do you still carry old grudges? Padmapada is better qualified
between you four... If all four aren't of the same
thought and voice... what chance i
s there for Vedic
thought to spread? Our ancestors were liberal in
thought Due to them, Vedas were
preserved Philosophy will perish soon if
people quarrel among themselves Let Padmapada undertake the task You can give me that task Why?
Why do you want to do this? Pardon us. Let Sureshwara
write Master, kindly tell us My decision is final. Write yourself We crave your pardon.
We were jealous We should see that the Vedic
religion is kept alive Let us go and eat I intend sending Padmapada... Hastam
alaka, Totaka and
Sureshwara... to the four corners of India to
propagate monism Where should they go ?
- Dwarka, Badri, Puri & Sringeri Yes, kindly have your meals
at leisure. After that kindly come to my house else where is a place to rest for you The whole world is my land.
Where the sun sets will be my home Where I am supposed to be ? You are Sharada in Sringeri,
Kamakshi in Kanchipuram... and Annapurna in Banares I will follow you everywhere What is it ? I just remembered my Mother.
lam goi
ng to see her Hurry! Shankara is coming to
see his Mother Move away. Shankara has come to meet
with his mother after so long Shankara is here!
- Shankar is coming! How is she? - Not much time.
She is only for you Mother... lam your Shankara here. It was her affection towards
the son that she was alive till now. Prepare for the funeral A monk is not allowed to
perform funeral rites But I had promised her
- She waited for her beloved son It is against accepted tradition
- I do not care for traditi
on You look down on tradition.
You are excommunicated Yes, excommunicate!
- Excommunicate! Mother doesn't remain Father does not remain Neither the siblings and friends
remain Nothing remains.
Awaken, awaken. Whatever is here isn't permanent True. Nothing remains with us Man endeavors his best
but all is mortal Now starts my real journey to make
the masses shed their ignorance Kanyakumari, Southernmost India Prayer to Goddess Kanyakumari Kanchipuram, South India What use are gestures ? To a deta
ched mind,
knowledge is all If you don't have the faith than how can you
comment on faith Belief and faith are
to be nurtured and cared for. If we ignore our soul
the lord punishes us. I have learnt and
experience there is nothing but the
only and ultimate truth What is the prince doing here. Come lets find out Lord, kindly accept my daughter
and reveal the secret of life I have come to conclusion
those who look decent they are devious and they make
knowledge as their business It should not be h
appen parting
of knowledge can't be for money I you get real knowledge
it reflects on your face And your future becomes
so fruitful And you'd acquire power
from your soul and life If you want to be happy
give your all for knowledge Open your inner eyes and soul And to acquire it you have to keep
eyes, ears and heart and soul open If wise men become cheats the
world will be doomed Nothing will be left Sir, who are you ? lam a worshiper of Bhairavi What do you want ? Human sacrifice was offered to
this Goddess If I do it I will be immortal
and rule the world. No. How could it be? I will have the blessing
of immortality What's the purpose? I will please Goddess Kali
by the sacrificing you This act will lead me to heaven And this will be achievement I sought your body in sacrifice And it's me who is sacrificed Shankara prays to the Goddess.
Your wish will be fulfilled. Shankara is Somnath Narmada River, Marble rocks Prayag, Uttar Pradesh Banaras, Uttar Pradesh Devaprayag, Himalayas See how
our Teacher hides his
ill-health from us ! He never rests...always
absorbed in his thoughts & work It's mentioned in epics He travels endlessly.
No wonder he is ill Let me request him to rest.
We will undertake his work As you have to depart ultimately,
then why do all this? Nothing bothers him.
He cares for nothing Why do you laugh? What it is that is making you laugh? It's so strange... You, the destroyer, want to protect
me ! The strangeness of it! Have to leave it all You don't care for you
r health.
But you should think of others Humanity needs you; several things
are to be accomplished by you Please drink this milk Why and what for your doing it? Do not leave us destitute ! If you leave, we will be destitute Nothing is within our control The warmth is only in he lap
of mother I am alright !
Let me bathe in the Ganges Please do not go Your forehead is
the crescent moon A hymn in praise of Ganga Ganga, dear daughter
of the Himalayas This pure water is the milk of
your breasts You n
ourish this one your child from the South He's great among the greatest Despite the teaching things
went waste Arise, let the drums beat the
glory of Monism Shankara, you are at the top.
ls there more to be achieved ? I have achieved knowledge. Some are torn by worldly sorrows May they realize their true self.
And be relieved of their burden Amazing self-realization Your philosophy is subtle and
complicated Only through divine grace
that comes through devotion... can one understand Monism ? O Go
d kindly bless your devotee Why are you testing us? I pray that everyone attains
true knowledge of his self Now, my time has come lam the Universal Soul,
supreme, eternal, and blissful I know you are fearless, but I
am human, let me go away! Wisdom, see the ice and
flowing water If you look otherwise
they are only stones This is the one truth;
the doctrine of non-dualism True,That's the ultimate truth The Inner Self and the Universal Self
are one and the same Death, come join me.
You are ever wi
th me Please don't hesitate.
Death, embrace me He who has no attachments is
verily the Self, the Universal Self Acharya! Acharaya! Acharya! What are you thinking? My great master had given
me knowledge here He is enshrined here Any one who comprehends
this secret... and communicates it to my
brethren... I accept all the religions and all the god's elements Always with my pure and devoted
free soul I surrender to you He who has no attachments is
verily the Self, the Universal Self Anyone who comp
rehends
this secret and communicates it to my
brethren Pride, power, desires, lust
and anger you should renunciate ...then only we shall have
the total peace and will become One with lord Entrancing, captivating Blissful Omnipresent, all encompassing As the water flowing from
the sky reaches the sea As the water flowing from
the sky reaches the sea As the water flowing from
the sky reaches the sea That (Universal Self) is infinite
& this (Individual Self) is infinite The Individual Self proceeds
from the Universal Both continue to be Infinite Let there be peace everywhere Let the peace prevail Laser Subtitled at
NFDC, Mumbai, India
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