The Young , Intelligent and Strong unifying force of Bharat :
Adi Shankaracharya
Sridhar
Sri Shankara was the Young , Intelligent and Strong unifying force of Bharat . On May 6 , we celebrate the birth anniversary of Adi Shankaracharya , born around 500 B . C and known as the resuscitator of Sanatana Dharma .
He brought the lost light of Vedic Dharma back from the darkness of ignorance . He is known as the exponent of Advaita Vedanta , the spiritual tradition and philosophical school of Non-dualism . He became the master of all shastras and began writing his own bhasyams / commentaries on Upanishads , Bhagavat Gita , Bramha Sutras etc by the age of 16 . He was a young , energetic , strong and encouraging reformer of Hinduism , who later travelled to all four corners of Bharat on foot in his Digvijayam to spiritually integrate our motherland . He established four spiritual monasteries or maths in all four corners of our country that would preserve dharma , guide and teach all followers of the Sanatana dharma . He was a great devotee of Mother Goddess Shakti , his compositions of Saundarya Lahari , Lalita Pancharatnam , Tripurasundari Ashtakam etc have been widely known in Shakta Schools of Goddess . He was a practitioner of Sri Vidya and by the guidance of the Goddess , he consecrated and established Sri Chakras in various Devi Temples .
Sri Shankara ' s contribution to Sanatana Dharma can ' t be expounded in mere few lines . This Young Acharya lived only a lifetime of 32 years of age in which he successfully attained self-realisation and revolutionised our country . He left his physical self to divine abode at Kedarnath . He should be the source of inspiration for all Sanatana dharmis , especially the youth so that we transform ourselves and bring back the depriving spiritual glory of Bharat . Shankara indeed remains the young and strong unifying force of Bharat .
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