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A BEAUTIFUL STORY OF GURU BHAKTI OF PADMAPADA CHARYAšš
(21/9/23)
Sri ADISHANKARACHARYA, during his yatra with all his disciples, stopped in Kashi for a while. SUNANDA was one of his disciples, who had great faith and devotion to Sri ADISHANKARACHARYA. All his other disciples were jealous of SUNANDA, and
Had complaints on their Guru that though they were more erudite that him, SUNANDA got all the attention.
SHANKARACHARYA wanted to reveal SUNANDA'S devotion to other students. In the course of their travel , they reached the banks of River MANDAKINI, where the flow was very fierce.
He sent SUNANDA to collect food from the forest on the other bank of the River. As soon as the boat which dropped him left, SHANKARACHARYA screamed " SUNANDA, come here immediately, it is very important".
As soon as SUNANDA heard this, realising there isn't any boat, meditating on his Guru's feet, without any second thought, ran towards the other bank, into the waters of the fiercely flowing River. Ma Ganga happy with his guru bhakti, supported his every step with a Lotus. SUNANDA reached the other Bank to his Guru.
ADISHANKARACHARYA embraced SUNANDA, while all the other disciples watched whatever happened with disbelief. ADISHANKARACHARYA extremely pleased with his guru bhakti, conferred him with the name PADMAPADACHARYA.
He was also a great NARASIMHA UPASAKA and attained siddhi with NARASIMHA mantra.
Amongst the disciples of ADISHANKARACHARYA, was one named ABHINAVA GUPTA, a SHAAKTEYA (worshipper of Shakti), who Not only was jealous of his Guru, but couldn't accept his Siddhanta of Advaita, and wanted to kill him. So, he did ABHICHARA POOJA(A kind of black magic with ugra Devata mantras) on ADISHANKARACHARYA. Affected by this ADISHANKARACHARYA fell extremely sick, and no amount of medicines worked on him. A siddha in the nearby area told the disciples that this was the work of mantra shakti of ugra devatas and no medicine will work on those powerful mantras.
PADMAPADACHARYA, enraged with this, invoked Bhagawan Narasimha, with his upasana and as the count of japa increased, Shankaracharya recovered, and ABHINAVA GUPTA deteriorated and finally succumbed. PADMAPADACHARYA was an epitome of Gurubhakti and was a proof of miracles, of what faith in Guru can beget. His life exemplifies Guru shishya relationship, and for him his Guru's command was the ultimate.
He authored PANCHAPADIKA, which is the summary of ADISHANKARACHARYA'S commentary of BRAHMASUTRAS, which is the most difficult to perceive. He was made the first head Of PURVAMNAYA GOVARDHANA PEETHAM established by ADISHANKARACHARYA, in PURI, which holds authority over RIGVEDA.
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