Shankaracharya-Shakta

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Such stories are baseless

Anyone can write their own if they want and just feel happy about it.

 

Does it appear in any of the Shankara Vijayams?

 

The story is just an outcome of various sampradayas trying to

associate themselves with Shankaracharya so that they score a point

over other traditions.

 

Didnt Shankaracharya compose Kanakadhara while he is still a child

in Kerala? That shows that there is no truth in the story that he is

never devoted to Parameshvari until he reached Kashmir?

 

rgds

 

>, "adi_shakthi16 <adi_shakthi16>"

<adi_shakthi16> wrote:

> ADI shankryacharya, after defeating Budhhist Monks and fanatic

Hindu

> priests goes to Kashmir to defeat Shkatas, the devotees of THE

> DIVINE Mother . A day before ADI Shankaracharya gets INDISPOSED

and

> is WEAK AND IS BED RIDDEN.

>

> His disciples wait outside, worried how Acharaya will go for

> spiritual discussion. ADI Shankracharya , IS CONCERNED TOO ! HE

> thinks how can iI take part in these spiritual discussion as i am

so

> sick?

>

> Meanwhile He sees a young girl of 10/12 years entering his room

and

> asking,"what is wrong? are not you going to get up and leave to

take

> part in the spiritua' discussions with shakta acharyas? "

>

> Shankara bhagvatpada replied rather feebly, " i am sick and i have

no

> strenth (shakti) even to lift a straw.

>

> The girl smilingly replies, " Shakti ?" what is shakti?"

>

> "Yes" adi shankara " Everyone is empowered with shakti ! how can

you

> do anything without shakti ? we all need shakti to work, to move ,

to

> speak and carry on in life."

>

> now, the young girl was even more amused...

>

> She raises her eyebrows and asks, " this shakti that you speK OF IS

> DIFFERENT from you? please tell me."

>

> "No ! This my shakti, my working force of manifestation, it is not

> different from me. It is my sankalpa which produces this shakti in

me"

> replies adi shankara.

>

> " Wonderful!well, all ordinary mortals has a shakti. Similarly .

> Sadashiva also has a shakti which looks different but is an

integral

> part of him." answers the young girl.

>

> adi Shankrayacharya was taken aback and answered rather meekly, "

> but, i am preaching advaita . wILL IT NOT BE A CONTRADICTION if i

> accept shakti?"

>

> " NO, not att all the philosophy of advaita is great and there will

> be no inconsistency if you accept Shakti. Shakti is not different

> from shiva. Whebn shiva is inactive he is Purusha when he becomes

> active he is called Shakti." replied the young girl.

>

> adi Shankryacharya was moved to tears.

>

> He asked," may i ask who you arem, Kumari?"

>

> "I am that Shakti. I know my devotees here will not be able to

> contradict your powerful logic, hence I came myself to tell you the

> Truth"- answered the young girl.

>

> Shankrac bhagvadapada immediately touched the lotus feet of the

> young girl and asked for her blessings....

>

> it is believed that adi shankara went on to compose the Bhavani

> stotra after this divine episode...

>

> please join me in offering prayers to sree Bhavani maa!

>

> DHYAYET PADMASANASTHAM VIKASITA -VANDANAM PADMA-PATRAYATAKSIM

> HEMABHAM PITAVASTRAM KARA -KALITA -LASAD -HEMA PADMAM VARANGIM

> SARVALANKARA -YUKTAM SATATAM -ABHAYUDDIN BHAKTA-

NAMRAM***Bhavanim****

> SRIVIDYUM SANTAMURTHAM SAKALA-SURA-NUTAM-SARVA SAMPAT-PRADATRIM.

>

>

> SEVI bHAVANI IS EVER TO BE CONTEMPLATED UPON AS SEATED IN A lOTUS ,

> WITH A FACE BEAMING WITH JOY, EYES SOFT AND ELONGATED LIKE LOTUS

> PETALS., RADIATING A GOLDEN HUE, DRESSED IN YELLOW SILK, SPORTING A

> GOLDEN LOTUS IN HER HAND, PERFECT IN EVERY LIMB, PROFUSELY

DECORATED,

> COMPASSIONATE TOWARDS DEVOTEES, AND BESTOWING PROTECTION AND ALL

> PROSPERITY ON THEM. ADORNED BY ALL CELESTIALS, SHE IS THE VERY

> EMBODIMENT OF ***SRI VIDYA*** and tranquility.

>

> jai ambe bhavani durge maa!