Manish Vyas, Shivoham: from words of Adi Shankracharya

Shankaracharya was an enlightened being born in 788 AD who lived on this planet for only 32 years. In this short time, he accomplished that which can only be achieved when a person is personally empowered by the higher forces. Even before Shankaracharya turned a year old, he would sit on his father’s lap and listen to him recite verses from the scriptures. He was able to memorise them after listening to them just once. At the age of three, his chooda-karan sanskar (first haircut) was done, and he was taught how to write the alphabet, after the ritual worship of the slate. Soon after, his father passed away. At the age of five, he underwent the sacred thread ceremony and was enrolled in a gurukul for two years. He returned after having memorised all the scriptures. He wrote many sacred texts of wisdom and interpretations of Vedas and Upanishads; he is also considered the master of Advait Vedanta (the path of non duality.) I had the honor to compose musically one of his amazing verses in this so