OH! mother dearest

Adi Shankara was born at Kalady in Kerala in a Namboodiri Family. His mother was Aryamba and his father died very early. When he wanted to take up Sanyasa very much against the will of her mother, she finally agreed with a condition, that he should be present near her death bed and also he should perform the obsequies. Shankara agreed for this and took up Sanyasa. When he was Srhingeri, he realized that his mother was nearing death and reached there immediately. He was near his mother at the time of her death also performed the funeral ceremonies. It was at this time he wrote these five Shlokas.

Full article in Ayurved Sutra Vol. 07 Issue 01

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