🙏 Introduction to Adi Guru Shankaracharya Adi Guru Shankaracharya was a great philosopher, saint, and the founder of the philosophy of Advaita Vedanta in Sanatan Dharma. He traveled across India spreading the teachings of the Vedas and Upanishads and helped re-establish the spiritual traditions of Hinduism. Adi Shankaracharya was one of the greatest spiritual teachers of India. He was born around the 8th century in Kalady village in Kerala . His father’s name was Shivaguru and his mother’s name was Aryamba. Both were very religious. From childhood, Shankaracharya showed extraordinary intelligence. It is believed that by the age of eight he had already mastered the study of the Vedas. 🙏 Sannyasa and Guru Govindapada Even in his childhood, Shankaracharya had a strong desire to become a monk. With the permission of his mother, he took Sannyasa and went to the banks of the Narmada River , where he became the disciple of Guru Govindapada . His guru entrusted him with the great mission ...