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Knowledge No Help In Salvation Bhaja Govindam Sankaracharya

Adi Sankaracharya,as Rajaji puts it in his introduction to MS rendering of The Bhaja Govindam,who drank the nectar of Knowledge as one wold a sip of water from one's palm, extols the virtues of Bhakti in his famous song/sloka Bhaja Govinda,(Repeat 'Govinda', a Name of Lord Vishnu)

Adi Shankaracharya, he proponent of Advaita, Non Dualism, is one who seems to advocate Gnana Yoga, The Path Of Yoga.

He also advocates Karma Yoga, in his Brahma Sutra Bhashya.

He assigns a great importance to the understanding of The Reality, Gnana Yoga.

But Sankaracharaya, who is such an ardent protagonist of the Path of Knowledge, reverts to bhakti in his Bhaja Govindam.

It is, as decreed in the scriptures,, rare to be born a Human being, where limited Freedom Of Choice if offered to realize Godhood.

Depending on one's mental attitude and dispositions. various paths for realizing Godhood are proposed in Hinduism.

They are,

Gnana Yoga, The Path of Knowledge,

Karma Yoga , The Path of Action,

Raja Yoga, The Path of Physical and Mental Disciple, and

Bhakti Yoga, The path of Surrender to God.

My Dying Words

Who is not afraid of death?

Those who reply in the negative are lying.

It is fear of Pain that might accompany death that is more disconcerting more than the fear of the Unknown.

Does my Life end here?

For that matter what is Life?

What have I done with/in my life?

have I loved some body?

If so, have I been found wanting in that?

Do I meet up with those whom I have loved and who had departed before me?

Would i curse who have not helped me?

Would I get food?

Would people, especially my children, remember Me?

Is there a God?

Would He punish me?

Would I be reborn?

If so, would i be born as an animal to suffer?

Would I be wandering body-less in between my death and the time before i am reborn and where?

Would my philosophical musings help?

Shankaracharya says 'No"