Adi Shankara - Bhaja Govindam | short biography of Adi Shankaracharya
Adi Shankara - Bhaja Govindam | short biography of Adi Shankaracharya "Bhaja Govindam" is a popular poem composed by the scholar-saint Adi Shankara, one of the foremost advocates of the Advaita Vedanta School of philosophy. Govinda means Bhagwan shree krishna. The story goes like that Shankara and his disciples were walking on the streets of Varanasi when they came across an old teacher teaching the students in his class with grammar rules. Shankara was moved by this scene. He told the teacher that one should focus on God at his stage in life and not waste time teaching the grammar rules. This incident inspired Shankara to compose "Bhaja Govindam". Shankara says that there is no end to desires. Even when humans are in terrible health and in distress, they still don't give up their desires. Shankara reminds us that the joy that wealth can bring is only temporary. Shankara persuades us to constantly think about our place in the world - Who is my spo