"Adi Shankaracharya (The Philosopher)" "Explanatory note follows" "The Vedas constitute the oldest sacred literature of Indo-Aryans" "They contain the spontaneous spiritual aspirations of man" "The origins of the Vedas are shrouded in mystery" "They date back to extreme antiquity" "The orthodox Hindu regards the Vedas as revealed scripture" "The Upanishadas from concluding portion of the Vedas" "They belong among the most remarkable literature in world" "They expand, in poetic outpourings, the view of man's identity of "atman", the individual self, and "brahman", the universal self which pervades the world" "This monism, which is implicit in the Upanishadas, was elaborated into a doctrine of non-dualism by great Indian Philosopher, Shankara" "Shankara was born in 780 AD" "He is referred to as Shankaracharya" ""Adi" denotes the "First" in terms of being "the founder"" ""Acharya" means "a revered teacher"" "Not much is known about Shankara's personal life except through tradition" "It affirms that Shankara was born in Kerala State of South India" "He renounced the world at very young age to become a religious medicant" "The film is based on detailed research and made in consultation with and approval of religious scholars" ""Adi Shankaracharya" is also the first Indian feature film made in the Sanskrit language" "Sanskrit is the literary language of ancient India" "It is also the language of Vedas" "Even today it is a spoken language among some scholars" "This unique film has been made possible by the efforts of the director, GV Wet" "And the film's sponsor the National Film Development Corporation of India" "River Purna flowing in the town Kaladi of Kerala state, South India" "Ceremonial offerings of water to the sun" "Other faiths opposed to Hinduism seek to disturb its disciplines" "Shankara's father, Shivaguru offers morning prayers to sun" "Shankara's mother, Aryamba, carries pot of water to her home" "In worship, the use of colour is symbolic" "But we can't understand it's depth" "Do you understand?" "Adornment begins from feet and up to the eyes" "White denotes truth" "Red denotes sacrifice" "Green denotes prosperity" "A Vedic prayer is performed in the style pertaining to Kerala State" "Aryamba waters the sacred Tulsi a ritual among Hindu wives" "Shivaguru,approaching the temple, hears verses from the Bhagwat-Gita" "He realizes that the time has come for him to leave the world" "He prepares to detach his mind from his human form" "Have you rendered your daily duty to Kesava, the deity of the temple?" "Indeed I have" "The temple opitomises the body" "Darkness is ignorance Vedic Om, the absolute, is the supreme truth" "Shivaguru watches the flames and visualizes his own funeral pyre" "May my breath mingle with the immortal fire" "Shivaguru visualizes the initiation of Shankara into Brahmanism" "and his ceremonial seeking of alms from his mother" "Mother kindly give me the alms" "Shankara" "Come here" "Son, I am departing" "Where to, Father?" " Unto Eternity" "Why ?" "This body is mortal" "Where is Eternity?" " Within oneself" "Then you are not really leaving ?" "You are right" "Son, death is a friend" "If it is imminent then do not be afraid of it" "Recite the verse I taught you" "Like water that descends from the skies and flows into seas offerings to all Gods, reach the Supreme Deity" "Death in the form of a boy sits cross-legged beside Shankara lam Death and your dear friend" "Welcome Abide with me" "Kimit!" "Still talking!" "ls it the time?" "Handing over grass-shoots signifies transfer of authority" "Funeral chants" "Shankara receives initiation into Brahmanism" "Wisdom in the form of a boy sits and observes" "Chanting of "Gayatri", a holy mantra" "Shankara recalls his Father's words" "The body is mortal I go to Eternity" "Please give us the banana too Please give me too" "Mother, give me too" "This is wisdom Can he stay with us?" "Many are here Why can he too not join us?" "Come and stay here" "Shankara, do you remember me?" "Yes, I do Come, be with us" "The Upanishadic imagery of two birds, the crow and the dove" "The crow is the doer, the active one" "The dove is the "atman" (inner self), the passive observer" "(The Sanskrit school located in the Temple grounds)" "Shankara Why are you late today?" "Who are these boys ?" " My friends, Wisdom and Death" "Mother gave me permission I brought them here" "All right Go and sit over there" "Master, I am Wisdom" "Master, I am Death" "It's fine" "But Wisdom and Death do not have human forms" "If you are so named, so be it Be seated" "I have a physical form, yet I am ignored" "A poor man's home" "A verse from the scripture, the Bhagawata, is heard" "The wisdom of truth is like the nectar of the fruit of the Tree of Veda" "Mother, give me alms" "Wait, I am coming" "May the Goddess looks kindly on me" "shower her blessings in plenty" "Lady, why weep?" " No, nothing, son" "You are like a mother to me You can tell me why?" "My husband brings a mere handful" "He says hoarding food is sin" "The wise who control past, present and future understand the universe as plainly as a berry seen in the palm of the hand" "Mother, give me the alms" "Take some alms" " No, I don't want aims" "Why not?" "To hoard food is a sin" "So I will not touch your stock" "Come here" "Distribute your food supply to the poor and needy" "How an Ito believe that the self does not change?" "Observe this boy When he moves, he cannot stand" "When he stands, he cannot move ls that not so, my child ?" "lam not aware of my body lam thinking of the lady we saw" "Did you hear ?" "The boy is here, his mind elsewhere!" "Okay, let it be" "We will meet later" "Master" " Yes" "Sir, can a human being attain equanimity ?" "By becoming a Sanyasin (a monk)" "Shankara decides to renounce the world to become a monk" "I will be a monk and be exalted It may trouble Mother, though" "Mother, I want to become a monk" "See, the milk is dripping Wipe it" "Mother, I want to become a monk" "Where is Wisdom ?" "Go play with him" "Mother, I want to become a monk" "That is no easy matter Please don't say that again" "Shankara recalls the words of his Teacher" "Paths of action and of renunciation are ways sanctioned by scripture" "One has to merely follow one's soul" "But very few accept the latter when so young" "The revered teacher Govinda was the only exception" "Such men are rare" "Who are you?" "When did you begin to steal?" "Stay where you are I shall punish you" "What is this punishment ?" "He can't touch the cloth, nor can he jump over it" "Shall I untie it?" "Come down" "Vow that you will never steal again" " I promise" "I ma telling you the truth, lever won't do it again" "Here take it" "Eat it is for you" "Uncle, what kind of punishment is this?" "Son Physical punishment is never a lasting one" "The psychic one endures" "He won't do it again" "How can you trust him ?" ""Trust in Self" is the path of the scriptures" "A noble secret, a great tradition" "Alas, a tradition we are fast losing" "Shankara, get up it is late" "Why are you here?" " Waiting for you" "Where is Wisdom?" "Shankara is drawn to the saffron robe?" "Saffron denotes renunciation Monks wear saffron robes" "Shankara wants to be a monk" "Let him become one, but let him live long" "Shankara!" "Shankara!" "Shankara!" "Shankara!" "Shankara!" "Mother prayed for you" "Shankara!" " Mother!" "Shankara?" "You are a monk now" "Mother has permitted you to be a monk" "Now you can be a monk" "I saved him from the jaws of the crocodile" "You possess all the virtues May fortune smile on you" "Come with me" "I will bring milk for you" "Drummer proclaiming" ""The play Nachiketa will be performed in the Krishna Temple"" "A ballet in the style of Kerala State" "Nachiketa waits for three days in the house of the Lord of Death" "Making a respected guest wall bodes ill for the host" "The Lord of Death returns" "He granted his wish" "I made you wait for three days" "In return I grant you 3 boons Ask for them" "May my father shed his anger against me and welcome me back" "Granted" "Reveal the secrets of the holy fire to me" "Granted" "Third and the most important ls there life after death ?" "Learned men debate and disagree" "Please, you reveal the truth to me" "Dear boy, I shall give you wealth, grant you long life and happiness" "But please don't ask this question" "I want neither wealth nor pleasures I wish to know the secret of life" "You are the one to tell me Instruct me" "You have experienced it" "Experience is superior to logic" "Contemplate and be firm" "The drum and the proclamation is meaningless" "There is no truth here" "Truth must be sought in the heart, with devotion and dedication" "I am leaving to seek Govindapada Look after Mother" "Should you not inform her ?" " I go with her blessings" "Who will perform my funeral rites ?" "It is the sacred duty of a son" "Mother, I will return to perform the rites" "The Kerala" " Karnataka border" "The trees of blind belief falls on a believer" "A group of believers bury him alive" "Shankara sees social injustice He views the cosmos in its entirety" "Tell me, who are you ?" "You, so fierce in form, O supreme power" "I bow before you Have mercy" "I know not what you intend to do" "Unperturbed, Shankara moves on" "Gokarna, North Karnataka" "Oh!" "People come here and see!" "Vishnu, an old friend, calls out to Shankara" "Shankara." "Vishnu, I became a monk with Mother's consent" "Do you like austere penance?" "Remember the verse from the Bhagwat Gita" "Duty is its own reward" "Shankara!" "May I follow you?" "If we are together we will succeed" "State of Madhya Pradesh, Central India" "These symbols of imperfection aspire for perfection" "Shankara" "Are you still awake, shivering with cold?" "Omkareswar, Central India" "Hindu tradition dictates that one is first a disciple, then a householder" "Then comes the practice of austerity, leading finally to renunciation" "A bachelor can also be a monk I prefer this approach" "The holy river, Narmada" "Govindapada's hermitage must be near" "The River Narmada turns violent" "Shankara suppresses it by prayer" "You are the primal force" "Supreme and oldest among all" "The root cause of the Universe" "You are the Knower, And the Known, too" "Pervader of all the greatest refuge for all" "The eternal, ever-flowing one !" "Victory to the boy who quelled the turbulence of Narmada!" "Come let's go." "Let's pay our gratitude" "We are thankful to you." "You are so welcome" "Please come." "Do come" "Where are you coming from and what's your destination?" "He comes to learn from the renowned monk, Govindapada" "Welcome!" "Welcome, please come." "Come lam Shankara, son of Shivaguru, a brahmin from the South" "I need your initiation to resolve the enigma of existence" "So I am here to be under your guidance" "You have a body made of five senses" "And it is perishable" "But atman (the Individual Self) is imperishable" "This body is destructible, it keeps perishing, not the soul or atman" "Come, son." "Come here" "You will be a great ascetic." "A chant in praise of the atman" "What do you like to see?" "You be blessed" "Come" "These are the aphorisms of the sage, Badarayana Study them in depth" "Sir, these are all torn" "True." "But no one cares for them." "I tried to preserve them but failed" "Sir, may I restore and edit them?" "Perhaps it is the desire of our great sages that you do so" "Comment on these texts and spread their wisdom among the people lam highly please." "You will have my help whenever you need it" "This deed will be greatly helpful to humane emancipation" "This will provide you inspiration and you acquire knowledge from it." "This is for the good of society." "Everything is self" "How does one believe it ?" "Do you know, Shankara has rejuvenated Vedas!" "Yes, only great scholar can do it" "His language is excellent" "But, how does one believe him?" "How would one believe in it?" " Yes, who will?" "Earth is, after all Truth I shall swear by it" "First of all, how can we believe him?" "Sadananda!" "Vidyanad!" "Chidananda!" "All of you come and gather here." "Come here brothers." "All of you come here." "How can it be done?" "It's imposable to believe." "Impossible!" "It's like killing of Brahmin" "How can one believe him?" "Death is ultimate truth." "It's a great mistake!" "It is not my own wisdom" "The wise ancients said so" "Listen to the story of Satyakama" "He asked his mother, Jabala" "I wish to be initiated to Brahminism." "Tell me my lineage" "That's it." "Mother!" "Mother!" "Mother!" "Mother..." "Mother!" " Satyakama, my son!" "Mother." "Tell me lineage." "Mother, what lineage I belong to?" "I wish to be initiated to Brahminism." "Tell me my lineage" "I wish to be initiated to Brahminism." "Tell me my lineage" "Mother!" "In truth, I do not know who your father was" "I was merely a humble servant of him." "Excuse me for it." "You are Jabala's son." "You are Satyakama, son of Jabala." "Tell your teacher." "It will suffice" "Revered sir, I know not my lineage" "I am Satyakama, son of Jabala" "So I am Satyakama, son of Jabala." "None but a learned person can speak so, I shall initiate you" "So, for truth of it I shall initiate you." "Such was the faith of the ancients in truth." "Believe me" "EXCUSE US, EXCUSE US" "Shankara in Banaras, the holy city" "Letters combine to form words The letter is imperishable" "Grammar is essential for understanding meaning" "Hear the sound of a vessel falling Learn "dunkritakara" from it" "You get what your deeds are here itself" "Your deeds are decides the plight" "Vishnu (the friend believed drowned)" "Hey, Shankara!" "I am fortunate." "Please accept me a disciple" "As you wish." "Yes, you will be a Padmapada" "We bow at your feet." "True, he is a great Pandit" "He is well known to part with knowledge." "He is highly regarded" "Revered, you are welcome in my hermitage." "He is great, highly respected and wise Master." "A verse in praise of Shankara" "I have come refuge" "Like the water quenches the thirst teach me the Upanishds for my thirst" "O Shankara kindly take me under you" "O Shankara take me under you I fall at your holy feet" "A fine verse, coming from a fool" "Due, of course, to your blessings" "You are sweet and pure, since your heart is pure" "When death strikes, grammar forsakes" "When limbs are weak and hair is grey Doddering, old  toothless too !" "Man never gives up desires" "Worship the Lord!" "Worship the Lord!" "Worship the lord, O you ignorant!" "Worship the Lord!" "Worship the Lord!" "Worship the Lord!" "Worship the Lord!" "The King of Banaras comes to see Shankara" "You have grace the court by your honored presence" "Thank you I shall come later I have a task to complete" "I have to convey the message of the scriptures to the people" "Use these chariots and horses for your travel" "I prefer to walk while I can" "The cycle of birth and death Life is an ocean, hard to cross" "Merciful lord, save me !" "Pray to Govindam, pray to lord" "Hail to Shankarcharya!" "Hail!" "Hail!" "The whole world praises you" "Before the ends comes I have to make a declaration ...like the Nachiketa knew of his end" "May you excel forever!" "Death, you know I won't live long" "Nor do I wish a long life" "Move away !" "An untouchable !" "An untouchable is here." "Let us keep away" "He is untouchable." "Keep distance from him." "Move away." "Move away." "From whom ?" "From my body ?" "Or from my Inner Self ?" "The body is of the Earth, and so, untouchable" "The Inner Self is pure and Eternal" "From whom are you tying to keep distance?" "Knowledge is the Universal Self All worldly creations are illusions" "Whoever knows this truth, whatever his caste, is my teacher" "Even being an untouchable you've taught me like a Guru" "This place where you stand is center of knowledge like Kashi to me" "Kashi it enlightening to everyone" "This place itself is Kashi to me" "I have got the enlightenment what I could get at Kashi." "Shankara observes a man on several occasions" "Darth is the real Truth" "After unsuccessful attempts, the boy looks straight at the sun" "Shankara meditates on an Upanishadic verse on the Eye" ""The living breath residing in the body is a Prince waited upon by the select Gods" "God of Wrath is in the red of the eye Rain God is in the Eye's moisture" "Lord of Light is in the Pupil Lord of Speech is in the Iris" "Goddess of life is in the White of the Eye" "He who knows this Truth is free from wants, and liberated" "Revered sir, this boy was born dumb and seems insane at times" "My friend, who are you ?" "Where are you from ?" "Where are you going?" "Do you recall Puranas?" "I am knowledge, bright and pure, as the clear sky" "Everyone only looks at the physical form but the real form is soul" "This boy perceives the eternal truth of self, without effort" "I will accept him as my disciple" "We are obliged" "Badarayana, on whose aphorisms Shankara commented, approaches" "Are you Shankara, the disciple of Govinda ?" "Be seated What can I do for you?" "I hear that you commented on the aphorisms of Badarayana?" "Explain one of them" " Which one ?" "Ask anything as you wish." "The most important one : "How is the body linked to the Earth"" "Shankara gives an explanation of the origin of man as put forth in the Upanishadic speculations" "The soul leaves the body and enters another after death." "This should be known." "Soul travels in cosmos and take up a new body." "Think over it." "What's before and after the death." "Soul transits from a body to another." "Life comes and goes." "The question remain, from where it comes." "There are many questions." "The formation of the body from water is explained by the principle of five oblations:" "Faith, Soma,(Moon), Rain, Food, Seed" "Give an elaborate explanation as to where from this eternity appears and goes." "Does that also mingles with the elements?" "I shall clarify" "Every doubts must be cleared." "The answer could be hundreds." "Three elements ultimately become one with the earth." "Shankaracharya recites a verse from the "Chandogya Upanishad"" "The Heaven is Fire The Sun, its Fuel" "The Rays, its Smoke The Day, its Flame" "The Moon, its Embers The Stars, its Sparks" "Into this Fire the Gods offer the Oblation of Faith" "Out of this, the divine drink, Soma arises" "The Rain God is indeed the Fire, The Air, its Fuel" "The Cloud, its Smoke The Lightning, its Flame" "The Thunderbolt, its Embers The Thunder its Sparks" "Into this Fire, the Gods offer the oblation of Soma" "Out of this Oblation, Rain arises The Earth, its Fire" "The Year, its Fuel The Sky, its Smoke" "The Night, its Flame The Four Directions, its Embers" "The Intermediate Directions, its sparks" "Into this Fire, the Gods offer the Oblation of Rain Out of this Oblation, arises Food" "Man indeed is the Fire Speech, his Fuel" "Breath, his Smoke Tongue, his Flame" "Eyes, his Embers The Ears, his Sparks" "Into this Fire, the Gods offer the Oblation of Food" "Out of this Oblation the Seed arises" "Woman is the Fire Into this Fire, the Gods offer the Oblation of the Seed Out of this Oblation" "The Foetus arises At the fifth Oblation the Oblation called Water , comes to be designated as Man" "The Foetus covered with membrane," "Lies within the mother's womb" "Remains for a prescribed time And then is born into the world" "Very good Go ahead and complete your work" "Make it free of mistakes" "When you have doubts, ask the others" "May others write such commentaries too" "Some stay away from the World Some can never stay free" "There are others, too, who stay in the world, and yet are free" "Prayag, Uttar Pradesh" "Kumarila, an elder of Shankara and an authority on Veda rituals.." "Is seen immolating himself" "Shankara, I am an expert on orthodoxy and rituals" "My aim has been to uphold the Vedas and to thwart the atheists" "I committed a mistake, though" "This is the punishment I suffer" "Why must you suffer this way ?" "I lived incognito among the Buddhists to learn their philosophy" "So I am immolating myself as an atonement." "WWI." "Why so?" "Does merely posing does he become a knowledgeable?" "Then I went posing as Bodhist." "My teacher, Dharmapala, decried the Vedic faith that those who follow dharma they surrender to lord" "Once Dhranwpal appeared before him and described the Veda." "Seeker devotee!" "My eyes shed involuntary tears" "He then knew my true leanings" "Knowing that I had cheated them, the monks pushed me downhill" "I fell into an abyss and lost one of my eyes" "Had I said, "Eternal Vedas protect me", no harm would've come to me" "But I said, "If the Vedas are eternal, then no harm will come to me" "Veda's proof will it self provide its proof." "I decided to immolate myself to atone for sinning against my Teacher" "Learned men praise your commentaries." "Ved daharma is always victorious" "Yes, Ved dharma always wins." "Would you kindly enlighten me on shastras ?" "So that my atonement is achieved." "For this you will have to take a vow" "But then, when dying." "Where is the time to talk to you ?" "Master, I have heard ample praises of you" "I highly respect you for your what you have written" "I wish to leave my body" "Learned sir, please relent and stop this immolation" "Possible." "If it's acceptable in the meeting of Veda experts" "I find you have true knowledge by which I am at peace and no desire" "All my sins are absolved now having seen you and with your deep meditation" "Being your disciple is the greatest thing" "You continue with your creation and good work" "Mahishmati, the banks of the River Narmada" "Shankara looks for the house of Mandana Misra" "Shankara looks for the house of Mandana Misra" "Dear death, don't meet him first" "Then there will be no one to comment on my work" "Then there will be no one to comment on my work" "Who know what's in the future?" "Have you taught this to him?" "Who has taught him such great thought" "No one taught him." "There is silence here." "Let us look" "Welcome to you, divinity personified" "What do you want?" "I came here to beg for debate, not for rice" "Want to debate as aim!" "Great!" "Let us eat first" "What you say and your deeds are what you get accordingly" "And what is life belongs to the Agnihotri sect" "Deeds and karma are the ultimate for being" "Hail!" "Hail!" "What do you wish ?" " I am hungry" "Here take it." "What is the diagram for ?" "To ensnare you !" "For the comprehension of the truth and liberator of the society..." "He be the victorious!" "Victorious!" "Does your parrot like grapes ?" "He likes only pepper" "He likes it?" "Eat these grapes !" "They are sweet" "Knowledge is the essence of Dharma." "Your deeds depend on your knowledge." "We need enlightenment from you." "Your karma rules your life." "What's your life?" "You only love the taste of chilli." "But have you ever tasted grapes?" "Sweets and fruits are plenty here" "Yet, you prisoner, prefer pepper." "When will you be released ?" "When you'll attain your freedom?" "Your teachings will forever lead people to tread on a right path." "Your wisdom shall guide the society." "Through Karma, I am told you get salvation" "You are right." "But when ?" "All right, all right." "See these ants." "How many more births do they need to be liberated ?" "You have a pair of wings and can fly to heaven if you wish" "You need only to emerge from the cage." "Do you want grapes ?" "No, I only want to be released." "Please open the cage" "Shankara is the sun of the spiritual sky" "Before the rays of knowledge, the ordinary sun is pale as a moon" "Revered sir, make me your disciple" "I accept you." "You are Sureshwara" "Shankara, the unvanquished scholar, uncrowned king of the spiritual world" "Sir, would you enter into a debate with me ?" "Mother, truth is beyond debate." "It is experienced and not discussed" "Let us move away from verbalism" "Be our foster Mother and lead us" "May the revered one be victorious" "lam beyond pain and pleasure" "Virtue and sin do not touch me" "I am supreme knowledge" "Why is Vedic religion accepted only in India ?" "India is the home of the Vedas" "But knowledge of self is open to all" "Kashmir, Kamarup (Assam ) and Kanyakumari are the three corners" "Varanasi is the centre" "India symbolizes the mystic wheel (Tantric Chakra )" "An ode to the mother" "Why do you always laugh at me?" "I will leave you now." "I have some work to do" "The sun in the sky, and Shankara in my heart, are both memorable" "The atmosphere is calm and peaceful" "This is Sringeri and the Thunga river" "Buddhists stopped animal sacrifices" "These ritualists offer flowers as sacrifice" "How does one put an end to it ?" "You have realised the futility of rituals" "You are truly enlightened" "I would be delighted if you commented on my work." "Yes, delighted" "All of you come." "Come." "Food is ready" "Why is it none of you wants to eat ?" "Why are you not accepting her offering?" "They resent Sureshwara commenting on your work" "True." "They are not happy about it" "Why this envy?" "Why unnecessarily harass?" "Hastamalakais a better scholar" "Experience is more important" "Do you still carry old grudges?" "Padmapada is better qualified between you four..." "If all four aren't of the same thought and voice... what chance is there for Vedic thought to spread?" "Our ancestors were liberal in thought" "Due to them, Vedas were preserved" "Philosophy will perish soon if people quarrel among themselves" "Let Padmapada undertake the task" "You can give me that task" "Why?" "Why do you want to do this?" "Pardon us." "Let Sureshwara write" "Master, kindly tell us" "My decision is final." "Write yourself" "We crave your pardon." "We were jealous" "We should see that the Vedic religion is kept alive" "Let us go and eat" "I intend sending Padmapada..." "Hastamalaka, Totaka and Sureshwara... to the four corners of India to propagate monism" "Where should they go ?" " Dwarka, Badri, Puri  Sringeri" "Yes, kindly have your meals at leisure." "After that kindly come to my house else where is a place to rest for you" "The whole world is my land." "Where the sun sets will be my home" "Where I am supposed to be ?" "You are Sharada in Sringeri, Kamakshi in Kanchipuram... and Annapurna in Banares" "I will follow you everywhere" "What is it ?" "I just remembered my Mother." "lam going to see her" "Hurry!" "Shankara is coming to see his Mother" "Move away." "Shankara has come to meet with his mother after so long" "Shankara is here!" " Shankar is coming!" "How is she?" " Not much time." "She is only for you" "Mother... lam your Shankara here." "It was her affection towards the son that she was alive till now." "Prepare for the funeral" "A monk is not allowed to perform funeral rites" "But I had promised her" " She waited for her beloved son" "It is against accepted tradition" " I do not care for tradition" "You look down on tradition." "You are excommunicated" "Yes, excommunicate!" " Excommunicate!" "Mother doesn't remain" "Father does not remain" "Neither the siblings and friends remain" "Nothing remains." "Awaken, awaken." "Whatever is here isn't permanent" "True." "Nothing remains with us" "Man endeavors his best but all is mortal" "Now starts my real journey to make the masses shed their ignorance" "Kanyakumari, Southernmost India" "Prayer to Goddess Kanyakumari" "Kanchipuram, South India" "What use are gestures ?" "To a detached mind, knowledge is all" "If you don't have the faith than how can you comment on faith" "Belief and faith are to be nurtured and cared for." "If we ignore our soul the lord punishes us." "I have learnt and experience there is nothing but the only and ultimate truth" "What is the prince doing here." "Come lets find out" "Lord, kindly accept my daughter and reveal the secret of life" "I have come to conclusion those who look decent they are devious and they make knowledge as their business" "It should not be happen parting of knowledge can't be for money" "I you get real knowledge it reflects on your face" "And your future becomes so fruitful" "And you'd acquire power from your soul and life" "If you want to be happy give your all for knowledge" "Open your inner eyes and soul" "And to acquire it you have to keep eyes, ears and heart and soul open" "If wise men become cheats the world will be doomed" "Nothing will be left" "Sir, who are you ?" "lam a worshiper of Bhairavi" "What do you want ?" "Human sacrifice was offered to this Goddess" "If I do it I will be immortal and rule the world." "No." "How could it be?" "I will have the blessing of immortality" "What's the purpose?" "I will please Goddess Kali by the sacrificing you" "This act will lead me to heaven" "And this will be achievement" "I sought your body in sacrifice" "And it's me who is sacrificed" "Shankara prays to the Goddess." "Your wish will be fulfilled." "Shankara is Somnath" "Narmada River, Marble rocks" "Prayag, Uttar Pradesh" "Banaras, Uttar Pradesh" "Devaprayag, Himalayas" "See how our Teacher hides his ill-health from us !" "He never rests...always absorbed in his thoughts  work" "It's mentioned in epics" "He travels endlessly." "No wonder he is ill" "Let me request him to rest." "We will undertake his work" "As you have to depart ultimately, then why do all this?" "Nothing bothers him." "He cares for nothing" "Why do you laugh?" "What it is that is making you laugh?" "It's so strange..." "You, the destroyer, want to protect me !" "The strangeness of it!" "Have to leave it all" "You don't care for your health." "But you should think of others" "Humanity needs you; several things are to be accomplished by you" "Please drink this milk" "Why and what for your doing it?" "Do not leave us destitute !" "If you leave, we will be destitute" "Nothing is within our control" "The warmth is only in he lap of mother" "I am alright !" "Let me bathe in the Ganges" "Please do not go" "Your forehead is the crescent moon" "A hymn in praise of Ganga" "Ganga, dear daughter of the Himalayas" "This pure water is the milk of your breasts" "You nourish this one your child from the South" "He's great among the greatest" "Despite the teaching things went waste" "Arise, let the drums beat the glory of Monism" "Shankara, you are at the top." "ls there more to be achieved ?" "I have achieved knowledge." "Some are torn by worldly sorrows" "May they realize their true self." "And be relieved of their burden" "Amazing self-realization" "Your philosophy is subtle and complicated" "Only through divine grace that comes through devotion... can one understand Monism ?" "O God kindly bless your devotee" "Why are you testing us?" "I pray that everyone attains true knowledge of his self" "Now, my time has come lam the Universal Soul, supreme, eternal, and blissful" "I know you are fearless, but I am human, let me go away!" "Wisdom, see the ice and flowing water" "If you look otherwise they are only stones" "This is the one truth;" "the doctrine of non-dualism" "True,That's the ultimate truth" "The Inner Self and the Universal Self are one and the same" "Death, come join me." "You are ever with me" "Please don't hesitate." "Death, embrace me" "He who has no attachments is verily the Self, the Universal Self" "Acharya!" "Acharaya!" "Acharya!" "What are you thinking?" "My great master had given me knowledge here" "He is enshrined here" "Any one who comprehends this secret... and communicates it to my brethren..." "I accept all the religions and all the god's elements" "Always with my pure and devoted free soul I surrender to you" "He who has no attachments is verily the Self, the Universal Self" "Anyone who comprehends this secret and communicates it to my brethren" "Pride, power, desires, lust and anger you should renunciate ...then only we shall have the total peace and will become One with lord" "Entrancing, captivating" "Blissful" "Omnipresent, all encompassing" "As the water flowing from the sky reaches the sea" "As the water flowing from the sky reaches the sea" "As the water flowing from the sky reaches the sea" "That (Universal Self) is infinite this( IndividualSelf)is infinite" "The Individual Self proceeds from the Universal" "Both continue to be Infinite" "Let there be peace everywhere" "Let the peace prevail" "Laser Subtitled at NFDC, Mumbai, India"