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 EARLY LIFE:-

• Born to Shivaguru and Aryamba

• Kaladay, Kerala;
• 16 April 509 BC [Estimation done on the basis of
Ancient calendar]
• Vaishakha Shukla Panchami
ENCOUNTER WITH
GOVINDABHAGAWATPADA
• Lost his father at a young age
• Seeking permission from his mother to follow the
path of ascetic
• Searching for his ideal teacher
• Crosses the banks of river Narmada and meets
Govindabhagawathpada
• Receives the precious knowledge about “Advaita
Philosophy”
ADVAITA PHILOSOPHY
• Translates to – “Non- Dualism”
• There is one supreme energy, which has no
form
• The individual energy and the supreme
energy are one and the same
• “AHAM BRAHMASMI”
• Knowledge is required to recognize the
ultimate truth
DISCIPLES

• Totakacharya – Giri
• Padmapadacharya – Sanandhyaya [Pic 1]
• Sureshwaracharya – Mandana Mishra [Pic 2]
• Hastakamalacharya - A deaf and dumb kid
 ESTABLISHMENTS OF MUTTS

• Sharada Peetha- Shringeri, Karnataka

• Kalika Matha- Dwaraka, Gujarat
• JyothirMatha- Badrinath, Uttarakhand
• Govardhana Peetha- Puri, Orissa
 SHANMATHA
• Literally translates to- “Six- Sects”
• Six different worshipping sections
under one umbrella
• Deities included are - Shiva, Shakthi,
Vishnu, Surya, Ganesha, Kumara
• Famously known as, “Shanmatha
sthapanacharya”
 WORKS COMPOSED

• Kanakadhara Stotram
• Bhajagovindam
• Soundarya Lahari
• Ganesha Pancharatnam
• Subramanya Bhujangam
• Other important works include- Shivananda
Lahari, Mahishasuramardhini stotram,
Kalabhairavashtakam
• Commentaries on Brahmasutras,
Upanishads, Bhagavadgita
INTERESTING ENCOUNTERS

• Encounter with Veda Vyasa

• Encounter with Lord Shiva
• Encounter with The mother goddess
THANK YOU!!