Gaurav Yadav ByWhen Shankara was born in 788 AD, Hinduism was in disarray. From a very young age, Shankara wanted to become a sanyasi (monk), but his mother did not agree to it. Shankara wrote bhashyas (commentaries on the ten major Upanishads), the Bhagavad Gita and the Brahma Sutras because he believed these to be the most important texts of Hinduism. From a very young age, Shankara wanted to become a sanyasi (monk), but his mother did not agree to it. Shankara wrote bhashyas (commentaries on the ten major Upanishads), the Bhagavad Gita and the Brahma Sutras because he believed these to be the most important texts of Hinduism.

Source: Indian Express October 02, 2022 00:19 UTC