Satyopanisad

[Guest guest]

Swami! We hear that Adi Sankara died at a young age. What could be

the reason?

 

It is true that the founder of the doctrine of advaita, nondualism,

died young. He wrote commentaries on three important sacred texts

known as Prasthanatraya, viz. the Upanishads, the Brahmasutras, and

the Bhagavadgita . Besides, emphasising jnana, he composed a large

number of hymns on bhakti. He travelled all over the country and

established pit has centres of worship and spiritual learning. He

symbolises Sanatana Dharma, the ancient, timeless spiritual culture

of this land.

 

Adi Sankara went to the ancient pilgrim centre, Kasi where he prayed

to the presiding deity, Visvanath to pardon him for the three

mistakes he had committed. The first mistake happened to be his

behaviour contrary to what he had been stating all along. While

saying, Vasudevas sarvamiti, God is everywhere, he had come to Kasi

to see God. The second mistake was that even while knowing that God

is beyond our comprehension and description, yato vaco nivartant e ,

he tried to write books on divinity. The third mistake was that while

knowing that one God manifested Himself as many, ekoham bahu syam,

and that the same God is present in everyone, atmavat sarva bhutani

and that awareness is in everyone, prajnanam brahma he organised

mathas, centres of learning considering his disciples separate from

him.

 

You may also have heard another episode connected with his life. He

prayed to his mother for permission to become a Sanyasi, a lifelong

celibate. She didn't accept the proposal initially. One day Sankara

went to a nearby river to have a bath. Suddenly a crocodile caught

his feet. Then he started crying, " Mother! Mother! This crocodile is

pulling me into the water. It is not going to leave me until you

permit me to become a sanyasi " . His mother at last gave her

permission and Sankara was released by the crocodile. The inner

meaning of the episode is that the river is comparable to samsa ra,

worldly life in general, and the crocodile to visaya, sensual

pleasure. Man is dragged into the river of life by the crocodile of

worldly pleasure. Release is renunciation or detachment.

 

Sankara shuffled off the mortal coil soon after completing the tasks

he had set for himself, because he was sure that his mission would be

carried further by his disciples, the torchbearers of his philosophy

and that his theory of advaita, non-dualism would be widely spread

and propagated. His disciples too were of the stature and eminence to

carry on his mission successfully.

[Guest guest]

AADI SHANKARACHARYA

died--

is not the correct way to express his leaving the earth and  his journey to

heaven

 

i must place word-that-aadi shankarachary as -

thou went to  amarnath

then on way back to kedar nath shrine-

from kedar nath-he went to swarga with his own self-with mortal body or with

nashwar deha  as he was  the one who has risen very high-up above the

soul...and  divinity directly above devas/kinnaras/gandharvas/manavas and above

all animal living or vegetation-souls

this was direct  reaching to swarg -

again one can not compare this event with jesus christ dying on cross and coming

back from the cave on good friday.

aadi  shankara  is supreme above all the present or dead soul and his work

even at the very youngest age-when his work was done to his target and so-he

went to supreme cosmic world

hope you will express these in better ways

 

Dinesh k jani

 

 

--- On Sun, 22/2/09, C. P. Kumar <cpkumar wrote:

 

C. P. Kumar <cpkumar

Satyopanisad

Shambhavi

Sunday, 22 February, 2009, 9:40 AM

 

Swami! We hear that Adi Sankara died at a young age. What could be

the reason?

 

It is true that the founder of the doctrine of advaita, nondualism,

died young. He wrote commentaries on three important sacred texts

known as Prasthanatraya, viz. the Upanishads, the Brahmasutras, and

the Bhagavadgita . Besides, emphasising jnana, he composed a large

number of hymns on bhakti. He travelled all over the country and

established pit has centres of worship and spiritual learning. He

symbolises Sanatana Dharma, the ancient, timeless spiritual culture

of this land.

 

Adi Sankara went to the ancient pilgrim centre, Kasi where he prayed

to the presiding deity, Visvanath to pardon him for the three

mistakes he had committed. The first mistake happened to be his

behaviour contrary to what he had been stating all along. While

saying, Vasudevas sarvamiti, God is everywhere, he had come to Kasi

to see God. The second mistake was that even while knowing that God

is beyond our comprehension and description, yato vaco nivartant e ,

he tried to write books on divinity. The third mistake was that while

knowing that one God manifested Himself as many, ekoham bahu syam,

and that the same God is present in everyone, atmavat sarva bhutani

and that awareness is in everyone, prajnanam brahma he organised

mathas, centres of learning considering his disciples separate from

him.

 

You may also have heard another episode connected with his life. He

prayed to his mother for permission to become a Sanyasi, a lifelong

celibate. She didn't accept the proposal initially. One day Sankara

went to a nearby river to have a bath. Suddenly a crocodile caught

his feet. Then he started crying, " Mother! Mother! This crocodile is

pulling me into the water. It is not going to leave me until you

permit me to become a sanyasi " . His mother at last gave her

permission and Sankara was released by the crocodile. The inner

meaning of the episode is that the river is comparable to samsa ra,

worldly life in general, and the crocodile to visaya, sensual

pleasure. Man is dragged into the river of life by the crocodile of

worldly pleasure. Release is renunciation or detachment.

 

Sankara shuffled off the mortal coil soon after completing the tasks

he had set for himself, because he was sure that his mission would be

carried further by his disciples, the torchbearers of his philosophy

and that his theory of advaita, non-dualism would be widely spread

and propagated. His disciples too were of the stature and eminence to

carry on his mission successfully.