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Kanakadara stothraSong 7The powerful God, Vishnu,Killed the Demon Madhu,Besides another KaidabanThe most cruel demon.Such a powerful God,Was won by..

At the age of 6, Adi Sankara stood at the doorof a poor Brahmin for alms. There was nothingto give him, excepting one Amla fruit, which thethe lady..

Sankara saw the Town Kanchi,Blessed by Goddess Kamakshi,That would prosper furtherWhen changed in Srichakra order.The king redid the town,In the..

After his trip to Badrinath,Sankara went to Kedarnath.By the power of his yoga,He visited then KailasaHe bowed before SivaAnd His consort UmaIn..

After Tirupati, Sankara moved,And twelve places, he visited,Where Jyotilingams kept a guardO’er the country’s every ward.In praise of those LingamsHe..

Sankaracharya, paid a visit,To Southern temples next,And the famous pilgrim centerAt Tanjore-Tiruvidaimaruthur,There, some hard-core..

Among all the disciplesThere was one simple,Giri, a gentle-silent-man,When the class was on.Others teased him,And joked at him,But he kept silentAnd..

At Sringeri Sankara knew,His mother’s days were few.To fulfill his promise to her,He came running to see her.She saw her loving sonWho was different..

Taking leave of Bharati,Sankara went to Kasi.King of Kasi was dead.This news he heard.He entered the king’s body.Leaving his physical body.The..

Next Sankara went to seeMandana Misra at Mahishmati.He was the Chief PunditIn the Mahishmati Court.The Pundit was in favourOf Karma Mimamsa orderAnd..

Kumarilabhattar, a Pundit,And a scholar of great repute,Was lying in his death bed.To see him, Sankara hurried.Sankara’s thought like this.“If the..

Sixteenth year was to end,When a Brahmin, very old,Before Sankara appearedAnd for a debate invited.On Brahma Sutra Bashyam,For days argued both of..

Sankara was on his wayTo the temple, one day,After his bath in GangesAlong with his disciples.By then, a low caste man,With his unclean woman,And..

One Sanandana by name,To meet Sankara came,From a Cholan Town,Of the Southern region.As a devotee of Narasimha,At Kasi, he met Sankara,Became then..

Those who once opposed,Later on they acceptedThe arguments of SankaraAnd the principles of Advaita.He knew his life was shortSo, his teachings he..

Sankara knew where to goYet he walked miles to go.He reached Narmada River,That overflowed with water.He controlled its forceAnd directed its..

Mother Aryambal desiredThat Sankara be married,But the purpose of his birthWas to establish the Truth.One day, when he was alone,Seven Sages from the..

The young Sankara was wise,And his behavior very nice.He earned others’ appreciationWith all his love and affection.When he started his studies,His..

In the State of Kerala,South-west of India,There exists a town,As Kaladi, it’s known.As a famous pilgrim center,At the bank of Purna River,There..

There was a setbackThousand two years backTo the Hindu Religion,With its order broken.Many other religions came,Like Buddhism and Jainism,Just..

The great Adi Sankara was born at Kalady, Kerala, India in the year 686 AD anddied in 718 AD. (Some say, he was born in 509 BC and died in 477 BC.)At..

For several days Rana waited,But no reply was received.So, he went to Vrindavan,Dressed like a common man.He met her with Sadhus,Singing songs and..

Rana recollected the past,And a few events last,When he always yieldedTo Meera’s every demand.“She’s this state queenWhy she had no concernFor my..

Meera was in the temple,Along with common people,Who also sang with herClosely following her.Her every divine song,All the rural folks sang.Thus..

In the temple of Lord Shiva,A cow came before Meera.It reminded her about Krishna,And His consort, Radha.Her suppressed feelings came out.She was..