Adi Shankaracharya was an 8th century Indian philosopher who consolidated the doctrine of Advaita Vedanta. He was born in 788 CE in Kerala and died at age 32 in Kedarnath, Uttarakhand. He had a guru named Govinda Bhagavatpada and traveled across India to establish four mathas (monasteries), one in each of the cardinal directions. He wrote commentaries on the principal Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita, and Brahma Sutras, consolidating the doctrine of Advaita Vedanta and playing a major role in the historical unification of Hinduism. The document provides biographical details and lists

1. HARI OM

2. Adi Shankaracharya

3. 8th century Indian philosopher and theologian who consolidated the doctrine of
Advaita Vedanta. Parents -Sri Sivaguru and Aryambal
Born : 788 CE, Piravam, Kerala
Died : 820 CE aged 32 Kedarnath,Uttarakhand
Guru : Govinda Bhagavatpada

4. (CIF : Veliyanand (Maternal place of Shri Adi Shankarcharya)
-Manuscripts from CIF Shodha Sansthan

5. Kanakadhara Stotram Beginning of Sanyasa Yatra

6. At 3 yrs of age: His father died
At 5 yrs of age: Shankara's upanayanaṃ, the initiation into student-life
At 8 yrs of age: Mastered the four Vedas
At 12 yrs of age: Met his guru Govind Bhagwatpada in Madhya Pradesh
(Omkareshwar, on the banks of River Narmada)
At 16 yrs of age: Began his on-foot journey to reunite the Bharatvarsh

7. Mandan Mishra & the debateSanskrit Teacher and Panini
Grammar

9. Mathas
East South West North
Name of the Peetham Govardhana Math Sringeri Math Kalika Math Jyotir Math
Place of Location Puri (Orissa) Sringeri (Karnataka) Dwaraka (Gujarat) Badrikashrama (Uttaranchal)
Divinities
Jagannatha
(Purushottama, Shakti-Vrsala Vimala)
Malahanikara Linga,
Varaha, Shakti-Sharada
Siddheshwara
Shakti-Bhadra Kali
Narayana
Shakti-Purnagiri
Tirtha
Mahodadhi
(Bay of Bengal) River Tungabhadra River Gomati River Alakananda
Veda Rig Veda Yajur Veda Sama Veda Atharva Veda
Sampradaya Bhogavala Bhurivala Kitavala Nandavala
Mahavakya
प्रज्ञानं ब्रह्म
(Prajnanam Brahma)
अहं ब्रह्मास्मम
(Aham Brahmasmi)
तत्त्वमसि
(Tattvamasi)
अयमात्मा ब्रह्म
(Ayamatma Brahma)
Titles to the Head Aranya, Vana
All the titles, particularly,
Saraswati, Puri, Bharati,
Aranya, Tirtha, Giri, Ashrama Tirtha, Ashrama Giri, Parvata, Sagara
First Acharya of the
Peetham Sri Hastamalakacharya Sri Sureshwaracharya Sri Padmapadacharya Sri Totakacharya

10. Guru - Govinda Bhagavatpada
Scholar of Adhavita philosophy
Maharshi Vyas, Brahmsutra >> Shukdev >> Gaudapada
Govinda pada >> Shri Shankar.
Adi Shankara reached the banks of the river Narmada where
he met Govinda Bhagavatpada at Omkareshwar.
Today we have easy access to this knowledge solely because
of Guru Parampara.

11. Works of Adi Shankaracharya
● Advaita Vedanta
● Prakarana granthas
● Bhashya on Brahmasutra
● Commentaries on Bhagavad Gita and Upanishads.

12. 1. DEVOTIONAL HYMNS
1.1 GanEshA
1.1.1 ganEsha bujanga prayathA
1.1.2 ganEsha pancha rathnam [5]
1.2 SubhrahmanyA
1.2.1 subhrahmanya bujanga prayathA [33]
1.3 ParamEshwarA
1.3.1 ardha nArIswara sthOthram [9]
1.3.2 dasa slOka sthuthi [10]
1.3.3 dhakshinAmUrthy ashtakam [10]
1.3.4 dhakshimAmUrthy sthOthram [19]
1.3.5 dhakshinAmUrthy varna mAlA [25]
1.3.6 kAla bairava ashtakam [9]
1.3.7 mruthyunjaya mAnasIka pUjA [46]
1.3.8 siva aparAdha bhujanga sthOthram [17]
1.3.9 siva Anandha lahari [100]
1.3.10 siva bhujanga sthOthram [4]
1.3.11 siva kEsAdhi pAdhAntha sthOthram [29]
1.3.12 siva mAnasa pUja [5]
1.3.13 siva nAmAvali ashtakam [9]
1.3.14 siva pAdhAdhi kEshAntha sthOthram [41]
1.3.15 siva panchAkshara sthOthram [6]
1.3.16 siva pancAkshara nakshathra mAlA [28]
1.3.17 suvarna mAlA sthuthI [50]
1.3.18 umA mahEswara sthOthram [13]
1.3.19 vEdha sAra siva sthOthram [11]
1.4 ambAl
1.4.1 anna pUrnA (ambA) ashtakam [8]
1.4.2 anna pUrna sthOthram [12]
1.4.3 bhagavathi mAnasa pUjA [11]
1.4.4 bhavAni ashtakam [9]
1.4.5 bhavAni bhujanga prayathA [17]
1.4.6 bhrama rAmbha ashtakam [9]
1.4.7 dEvI bhujanga prayathA [28]
1.4.8 dEvI sathus shasti upachAra pUjA sthOthram [72]
1.4.9 dEvI pancha rathnam [5]
1.4.10 durgA aparAdha bhajana sthOthram [17]
1.4.11 gowrI dhasakam [11]
1.4.12 hara gowrI ashtakam [8]
1.4.13 kAlI aparAdha bhajana sthOthram [17]
1.4.14 lalithA panchakam [5]
1.4.15 manthra manthrikA pushpa mAlA [17]
1.4.16 mAthru panchakam [5]
1.4.17 mInAkshi ashtakam [8]
1.4.18 mInAkshi pancha rathnam [5]
1.4.19 raja rAjEswari ashtakam [8]

13. 1.4.20 sAradhA bhujanga prayathA [8]
1.4.21 soundarya laharI [100]
1.4.22 syAmalA navarathna mAlikA [12]
1.4.23 thripura sundarI ashtakam [8]
1.4.24 thripura sundarI mAnasa pUjA [127]
1.4.25 thripura sundarI vEda pAda sthOthram [10]
1.5 MahA Vishnu
1.5.1 achuthAshtakam [9]
1.5.2 ardha dhrAna nArAyana sthOthram [18]
1.5.3 baja gOvindham
1.5.4 dasAvadhAra sthOthram [10]
1.5.5 gOvindhAshtakam [9]
1.5.6 hari mIdE sthOthram [44]
1.5.7 hari nAmAvali sthOthram [19]
1.5.8 hari saranAshtakam [8]
1.5.9 jagannAthAshtakam [8]
1.5.10 krishnAshtakam [8]
1.5.11 lakshmi nrusimha pancha rathnam [5]
1.5.12 nArAyana sthothram [30]
1.5.13 pAndu rangAshtakam [9]
1.5.14 rAma bhujanga prayathA [29]
1.5.15 ranganAthAshtakam [8]
1.5.16 sankata nAsana lakshmi nrusimha
karAvalamba (karunArasa) sthOthram [17]
1.5.17 shatpathI sthOthram [7]
1.5.18 vishnu bhujanga prayathA [14]
1.5.19 vishnu pAdhAdhi kEshAntha sthOthram
[52]
1.6 mahA lakshmi
1.6.1 kanaka dhArA sthOthram [18]
1.7 HanumAn
1.7.1 hanumath pancha rathnam [5]
1.8 kAsI kshEthram (Holy city of bEnAras)
1.8.1 kAsI panchakam [5]
1.8.2 kAsI sthOthram [9]
1.8.3 manikarnikA ashtakam [8]
1.9 jyOthir linga kshEthram
1.9.1 dwAdasa jyOthir linga sthOthram [13]
1.10 gangA
1.10.1 gangAshtakam [9]
1.10.2 gangA sthOthram [14]
1.11 narmadA
1.11.1 narmadAshtakam [8]
1.12 yamunA
1.12.1 yamunAshtakam [8]

14. 1.13 Miscellaneous
1.13.1 dhasa slOki sthuthi [10]
1.13.2 kalyAna vrushti [16]
1.13.3 navarathna mAlikA [10]
1.13.4 pushkarAshtakam [8]
2. PRAKARANA GRANTHAs
2.1 advaitha anubhUthi [86]
2.2 ajnAna bOdhini [prose]
2.3 amaru shatakam [101]
2.4 anAthma srI vikarhanA [18]
2.5 aparOkshAnubhUthi [144]
2.6 Athma-anAthma vivEkam [prose]
2.7 Athma bOdham [68]
2.8 AthmagnAna upadEsanA vidhi /dhruk dharsana vivEkam
2.9 Athma panchakam / Athma shatkam/advaitha panchakam
[6]
2.10 Athma pUjA / para pUjA [17]
2.11 bAla bOdha sangraham
2.12 bOdha sAram [69]
2.13 bhramA nanjana vali mAlA [21]
2.14 bhramAnu chinthanA / Athma chinthanA [29]
2.15 dhyAna ashtakam [10]
2.16 gnAna gangA shatakam [100]
2.18 jIvan mukthAnandha laharI /anubhUnAndha laharI
[19]
2.19 kEvalOham [8]
2.20 kOUpIna panchakam / yathi panchakam [5]
2.21 mani rathna mAlA [32]
2.22 manIshA panchakam [9]
2.23 mAyA panchakam [5]
2.24 matha AmnAya [65]
2.25 nirguna mAnasa pUjA [33]
2.26 nirvAna dasakam / sidhAntha bindhU [10]
2.27 nirvAna manjarI [12]
2.28 nirvAna shatkam / Athma shatkam [6]
2.29 panchikaranam [prose]
2.30 prabOdha sudhAkarA [257]
2.31 prashnOthra rathna mAlA [67]
2.32 prapancha sAra thanthram [464]
2.33 prAtha smarana sthOthram [4]
2.34 proudhAnubhUthi [17]
2.35 sadAchAra santhAnam [56]
2.36 sAdhanA panchakam / upadEsa panchakam [6]
2.37 sankara smruthi
2.38 sanyAsa paththathi [prose]
2.39 sAra thathva upadEsam [3]

15. 2.41 sarva siddhAntha sangraham [546]
2.42 sarva vEdhantha sidhdhAntha s Arasangraham [1006]
2.43 svAthma nirUpanam [154]
2.44 svAthma prakAsikam [68]
2.45 svarUpAnu santhAnam / vijnAna sowka [9]
2.46 tathva bOdham [42]
2.47 tathva upadEsam [87]
2.48 upadEsa sahasrI
2.49 vAkya sIthA [46]
2.50 vAkya vruthI [53]
2.51 (laghU) vAkya vruthI [18]
2.52 vEdhAntha kEsarI / sadhAslOkI [10]
2.53 vivEka chUdAmani [581]
2.54 yEka slOki [1]
2.55 yOga thArAvalI [29]
3. BHASHYA GRANTHAs
3.1 vishnu sahasra nAmam
3.2 lalithA thrisathI
3.3 yOga sUtras
3.4 bhagawad gIthA
3.5 TEN principal upanishads
3.6 bhrama sUtras

16. विदिताखिलशास्त्रसुधाजलधे
मदितोपनिषत ् कथितािथनिधे ।
हृिये कलये विमलं चरणं
भि शंकर िेशशक मे शरणम् ॥ १॥
viditákhilashastrasudhájaladhe
mahitopanisatkathitárthanidhe
hrudaye kalaye vimalam charanam
bhava Shañkara deshika me sharanam.(1)
O Thou, the knower of all the milk-Ocean of Scriptures! The expounder of the topics of the great Upanisadic treasure-
trove! On Thy faultless feet I meditate in my heart,
Be Thou my refuge O Master, Sankara!
Totakashtakam

17. करुणािरुणालय पालय मां
भिसागरिुुःिवििूिहृिम् ।
रचयाखिलिशथितत्त्िवििं
भि शंकर िेशशक मे शरणम् ॥ २॥
karunávarunalaya pálaya mám
bhavaságaradukhavidünahrudam
rachayákhiladarshanattattvavidam
bhava Shañkara deshika me Sharaïam.(2)
O the Ocean of compassion! Save me whose heart is tormented by the misery of the sea of birth! Make me understand
the truths of all the schools of philosophy!
Be Thou my refuge, O Master, Sañkara.

18. भिता जिता सुदिता भविता
निजबोधविचारण चारुमते ।
कलयेश्िरजीिवििेकवििं
भि शंकर िेशशक मे शरणम् ॥ ३॥
bhavatá janatá suhitá bhavitá
nijabodhavichárana chárumate
kalayeshvarajivavivekavidam
bhava Shañkara deshika me sharanam.(3)
By thee the masses have been made happy, O Thou who hast a noble intellect, skilled in the inquiry into self-knowledge!
Enable me to understand the wisdom relating to God and the soul.
Be Thou my refuge, O master, Sañkara.

19. भि एि भिानिनत मे नितरां
समजायत चेतशस कौतुककता ।
मम िारय मोिमिाजलथधं
भि शंकर िेशशक मे शरणम् ॥ ४॥
bhava eva bhavániti me nitarám
samajáyata chetasi kautukitá
mama váraya mohamahájaladhim
bhava shankara deshika me sharanam.(4)
Knowing that Thou art verily the Supreme Lord, there arises overwhelming bliss in my heart. Protect me from the vast
ocean of delusion.
Be Thou my refuge, O Master, Sankara.

20. सुकृ तेऽथधकृ ते बिुधा भितो
भविता समिशथिलालसता ।
अनतिीिशममं पररपालय मा
ंंभि शंकर िेशशक मे शरणम् ॥ ५॥
sukrute dhikrute bahudhá bhavato
bhavitá samadarsanalalasata
atidinamimam paripálaya mám
bhava Shañkara deshika me sharanam.(5)
Desire for the insight into unity through Thee will spring only when virtuous deeds are performed in abundance and in
various directions. Protect this extremely helpless person.
Be Thou my refuge, O Master, Sañkara.

21. जगतीमवितुं कशलताकृ तयो
विचरन्तत मिामिसश्छलतुः ।
अदिमांशुररिार विभाशस गुरो
भि शंकर िेशशक मे शरणम् ॥ ६॥
jagatimavitum kalitákrutayo
vicharanti mahamahasashchalatah
abhimámsurivatra vibhási guro
bhava Shañkara deshika me sharanam.(6)
O Teacher! For saving the world the great assume various forms and wander in disguise. Of them, Thou shinest like the
Sun.
Be Thou my refuge, O Master, Sañkara.

22. गुरुपुंगि पुंगिके ति ते
समतामयतां िदि कोऽवप सुधीुः ।
शरणागतित्सल तत्त्िनिधे
भि शंकर िेशशक मे शरणम् ॥ ७॥
gurupuñgava puñgava ketana te
samatámayatám nahi ko pi sudhi:
Sharanágatavatsala tattvanidhe
bhava Shañkara deshika me sharanam.(7)
O the best of Teachers! The Supreme Lord having the bull as banner! None of the wise is equal to Thee! Thou who art
compassionate to those who have taken refuge! The Treasure-trove of truth!
Be Thou my refuge, O Master Sankara.

23. विदिता ि मया विशिैककला
ि च ककं चि काञ्चिमन्स्त्त गुरो ।
द्रुतमेि विधेदि कृ पां सिजां
भि शंकर िेशशक मे शरणम् ॥ ८॥
viditá na mayá vishadaikakalá
na cha kimchana kánchanamasti guro
drutameva vidhehi krupám sahajám
bhava Shañkara deshika me sharanam.(8)
Not even a single branch of knowledge has been understood by me correctly. Not even the least wealth do I possess, O
Teacher. Bestow on me quickly Thy natural grace.
Be thou my refuge, O Master Sañkara.

24. HARI OM