One may cleanse himself daily by taking a bath in water, but if one takes a bath even once in the sacred Ganges water of Bhagavad-gita, for him the dirt of material life is altogether vanquished. Maline mocanam pumsam, jala-snanam dine dine sakrid gitamrita-snanam, samsara-mala-nashanam If one reads Bhagavad-gita very sincerely and with all seriousness, then by the grace of the Lord the reactions of his past misdeeds will not act upon him.
Gitadhyayana-shilasya, pranayama-parasya ca naiva santi hi papani, purva-janma-kritani ca One who, with a regulated mind, recites with devotion this Bhagavad-gita scripture which is the bestower of all virtue, will attain to a holy abode such as Vaikuntha, the residence of Lord Vishnu, which is always free from the mundane qualities based on fear and lamentation. Gita-shastram idam punyam, yah pathet prayatah puman vishnoh padam avapnoti, bhaya-shokadi-varjitah. Shankara was miraculously unharmed and went on to become a monk as his mother had already given him the permission to do so.Bhagvat Gita Mahatmya (Glories) by Adi Shankaracharya As soon as Aryamba gave her consent, the crocodile spared Shankara’s life and went back into the river. When his mother felt helpless, Shankara urged her to allow him to die as a monk. Shankara then cried out to his mother, saying that a crocodile was pulling him into the river. Suddenly, a crocodile appeared from beneath the river and caught hold of his leg. Once he accompanied his mother to a nearby river and took a plunge into the river. Though his idea of becoming a monk was opposed by his mother, Shankara knew exactly what he had to do.
Right from his childhood, he was keen on becoming a monk. He started writing his own analysis of the Brahma Sutras and the Bhagavad Gita at a young age. Throughout the course of his early life, Shankara astounded many with his knowledge intelligence. He started writing his own analysis of the Upanishads, Brahma Sutras and the Bhagavad Gita at a young age. He is regarded as the founder of the Dasanami Sampradaya of Hindu monasticism and Sanmata of Smarta tradition.Founder of the Dasanami Sampradaya of Hindu monasticism and Sanmata of Smarta tradition. Shankaraachaarya travelled across the Indian subcontinent to propagate his philosophy through discourses and debates with other thinkers. Adi guru Shankaraachaarya was an Indian philosopher and theologian who consolidated the Doctorine of Advaita Vedanta.He was responsible to slow down the spread of Buddhism through India and revive Hinduism.
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