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Event Type: Daily
Talk on Totakashtakam by Swamini Svatmavidyananda
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One of the chief disciples of Sri Adi Shankara composed an octad of verses in praise of the Master. The metre he has used in this composition is the difficult but beautiful Totaka. Hence, the octad came to be known as ‘Totakashtakam’ and he was himself given the name Totakacharya. Every word of this exquisite hymn bespeaks the utter devotion of its author to Sañkara. Sañkara, the Guru, is all to him. There is nothing equal to the Guru; nothing superior to him. The Guru is the dispeller of the darkness of ignorance.
Swamini Svatmavidyananda will shed light on the philosophy enunciated in this text.
One of the chief disciples of Sri Adi Shankara composed an octad of verses in praise of the Master. The metre he has used in this composition is the difficult but beautiful Totaka. Hence, the octad came to be known as ‘Totakashtakam’ and he was himself given the name Totakacharya. Every word of this exquisite hymn bespeaks the utter devotion of its author to Sañkara. Sañkara, the Guru, is all to him. There is nothing equal to the Guru; nothing superior to him. The Guru is the dispeller of the darkness of ignorance.
Swamini Svatmavidyananda will shed light on the philosophy enunciated in this text.