It contains 1,006 verses and gives minor details and nuances of the practices toward Self-realisation. Beginning with the auspicious verse of worship, the Acharya first salutes his Guru Sri Govinda Bhagavadpada. Through this address, Sri Adi Sankaracharya also observes the Vedic tradition of seeing God in one’s own Guru. That Guru whose very form is but a mass of consciousness and bliss, I worship, says the Acharya. In this text of Self-realisation, the author dedicates a verse of prayer to the Self within too.

Source: Indian Express October 31, 2021 06:53 UTC