Nice post I found in one forum.. Sub:- Shri Adi Shankaracharya

October 2, 2009

Directly pasting it here,

From Srisailam, Acharya and his disiples went to Ahobila to pay respects to the

Lord Narasimha who saved Acharya's life. There, he composed the famous Lakshmi

Narasimha Pancharatnam.

It is interesting to note that while Padmapada, the Sishya, learnt Advaita,

Bhakti Gnana and everything else from his Guru Sri Sankaracharya, the Guru got

the Narasimha bhakti from his Sishya, Padmapada.

The successive Sankaracharyas of the lineage of Adi Sankara have continued to

worship Narasimha. In addition to worshipping Maha-Tripurasundari and Sri

Chandra-mouleshwara as the main deities, Lakshmi Narasimha Upasana has also been

traditionally followed by the Acharyas.

Sri Sankaracharya's Dig vijayam continued towards south. In Karnataka, along

with his disciples, he visited a Vaishnavaite temple. The authorities stopped

Sri Sankaracharya from entering the temple, a la Rameswaram, saying that

Saivaites were not allowed entry there!

Acharya was not surprised. He had faced situations where, those who were against

Advaita philosophy would go to any extent to put him down.

" The Lord at Sanctum sanctorum is Para Brahman in a particular form. There is no

difference between Shiva and Vishnu " , said Acharya.

" Ok OK, you are saying `no difference'. Only for this statement of yours, we are

letting you go inside. Go and see for yourself, whether He is your Easwara or

our Padmanabha with a conch and Chakra. Keep your eyes wide open and see! "

The authorities ridiculed Acharya and took him to the Sanctum sanctorum.

Alas! Everyone saw a figure there, which was so different! A combined image of

Shiva and Vishnu!

Acharya paid His respects to Harihara, as the Lord was called- a combination of

Hari and Hara.

The authorities bowed their heads in shame!

( Please note that this event is likely to repeat in Rameswaram soon)

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Jai Ho!!

October 2, 2009

Hari-Hara.........................

We all can get-a-long..........without "ism/schism"......

Hari-Hara..........proved it............!!!!!!!!!!!

Syama--- On Fri, 10/2/09, tpmods <tpmods wrote:

tpmods <tpmods Nice post I found in one forum.. Sub:- Shri Adi Shankaracharyasacred-objects Date: Friday, October 2, 2009, 7:37 AM

Directly pasting it here,From Srisailam, Acharya and his disiples went to Ahobila to pay respects to the Lord Narasimha who saved Acharya's life. There, he composed the famous Lakshmi Narasimha Pancharatnam.It is interesting to note that while Padmapada, the Sishya, learnt Advaita, Bhakti Gnana and everything else from his Guru Sri Sankaracharya, the Guru got the Narasimha bhakti from his Sishya, Padmapada.The successive Sankaracharyas of the lineage of Adi Sankara have continued to worship Narasimha. In addition to worshipping Maha-Tripurasundari and Sri Chandra-mouleshwara as the main deities, Lakshmi Narasimha Upasana has also been traditionally followed by the Acharyas.Sri Sankaracharya' s Dig vijayam continued towards south. In Karnataka, along with his disciples, he visited a Vaishnavaite temple. The authorities stopped Sri Sankaracharya from entering the temple, a la Rameswaram, saying that Saivaites were not

allowed entry there! Acharya was not surprised. He had faced situations where, those who were against Advaita philosophy would go to any extent to put him down."The Lord at Sanctum sanctorum is Para Brahman in a particular form. There is no difference between Shiva and Vishnu", said Acharya."Ok OK, you are saying `no difference'. Only for this statement of yours, we are letting you go inside. Go and see for yourself, whether He is your Easwara or our Padmanabha with a conch and Chakra. Keep your eyes wide open and see!"The authorities ridiculed Acharya and took him to the Sanctum sanctorum.Alas! Everyone saw a figure there, which was so different! A combined image of Shiva and Vishnu!Acharya paid His respects to Harihara, as the Lord was called- a combination of Hari and Hara.The authorities bowed their heads in shame! ( Please note that this event is likely to repeat in Rameswaram soon)

------------ --------- --------Jai Ho!!