Shankaracharya

Bhakti Movement is an important topic for preparing any competitive examination like, Assam Government jobs ,APSC or UPSC. Here is about Shankaracharya, who led to the development of Bhakti Movement in North India.

Shankaracharya: The Bhakti Movement played an important role in Indian Society. Different saints had developed the ideas of Bhakti in different ways. Among them one is  Shankaracharya, who led to the development of Bhakti Movement.

Shankaracharya was a great thinker, distinguished philosopher,and the leader of the Hindu revivalist movement of the 19 th century. He gave a new orientation to Hinduism.

Shankaracharya,the propounder of Advaita philosophy and Nirgunabrahman , was born in Kaladi (Kerala).

His famous quote was" Brahma Satyam Jagat Mithya Jivo Brahmatra Naparaha". It's meaning is the absolute spirit is the reality,the world of appearance is Maya.

According to Shankaracharya, knowledge alone can lead to salvation.He wrote commentary on Bhagavad Gita.

His main writings were :

a) Upadesh Shastri.

b) Vivek Chudamani and

c) Bhaja Govindum Stotra.

 

Shankaracharya was also established mathas at Sringiri, Dwarka, Puri and Badrinath.