Sringeri Jagadguru on The Essence of Adi Shankaracharya's Upadeshams (Tamil)
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Sringeri Jagadguru on The Essence of Adi Shankaracharya's Upadeshams (Tamil):
(a rough translation)
Adi Shankara had done a lot of Upadeshams.
Shankara's Upadeshams are always necessary for man.
Many people asked me if Adi Shankara's Upadeshams are necessary for people of today's age.
I told them not only today, but Shankara's Upadeshams are necessary for generations of all times.
How is it so?
Shankara's Bhashya Granthas have a lot of profound messages but let us not get into that now.
Many people ask what is the essence of Adi Shankara's Upadeshams.
Shankara has said that first of all, man should realize that his human birth (nara janmam) is a great fortune (maha bhagyam.) Then having obtained such a maha bhagyam, he will then think to himself what he should do next. This is because if someone gets something which is unique (apurvam), he will think to himself on how to make proper use of it. He knows he would be a fool if he does not make proper use of it. Even human birth is apurvam. Shankara said that man should make good use of human birth.
1. Follow the path of Dharma
2. Stay away from Adharma
3. Think about God
4. Help others
5. Don't harm others
6. Don't have hatred or ill-will towards others
7. Be friendly with everyone
8. Be compassionate
9. Don't be proud (ahankaram)
10. Always think about God
If we live a life like this, our life will be on the right path, will become pure (pavitram) and will be a guiding example for others to follow (marga darshanam)
Else, people will not understand the true need of having obtained this life.
Hence, what man mainly needs is Bhagavad Bhakti and Dharmacharanam.
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The port city of Mangalore on national highway 17 (N.H 17) is the nearest big city connected to all important places by road, rail and air routes. People coming from southern parts of India have to travel via Mangalore to reach Kollur Mookambika to visit the Mookambika Temple. People coming from eastern and northern parts can access Kollur Mookambika Temple via Shimoga. Travelers on Konkan route have to alight at Bhatkal or Kundapur to go to Kollur. Stage carriage buses ply frequently between Mangalore and Sree Mookambika Temple. There also plenty of buses travelling from Udupi to Kollur and also through the Kollur to Sringeri route. Mangalore, Udupi, Kundapur, Hemmadi, Vandse route is the shortest and convenient route to Kollur Sri Mookambika.
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