![]() Soon, Shankara decides to preach his Advaita Vedanta philosophy to the people who are quarreling among themselves in the name of caste and religion. Bhagavatpada teaches Shankara 'Jala Stambhana', 'Agnisthambana', 'Vaayusthambana' and 'Parakaya Pravesha' (leaving one's soul and entering others), etc. Then he finds his guru, Govinda Bhagavatpada. Shankara leaves for North India in search of a guru. Reluctantly, his mother accepts his proposal and then the crocodile disappears. When he is caught by a crocodile in the Purna river, he seeks the permission of his mother to become a Sanyasi, and then only the crocodile leaves him. After his father's death, Shankara shows his remarkable power in acquiring mastery over four Vedas at the age of eight. So, Rudraksha Rushi gives 24 years of life to Shankara from his span, at a cycle of every 8 years whenever Shankara's life is in trouble. Soon after Adi Shankara is born, Agni the fire god, says to Rudraksha Rushi that he has only 8 years of life. Adi Shankara is born at Kalady in Kerala to a Brahmin family. ![]()
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