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  1. Bhaja Govindam

    dwai posted a topic in Hindu Discussion

    Adi Shankaracharya had composed a poem in Sanskrit, whose translation I provide below. Though Shankara was a Kevaladvaitin (Pure Nondualist), he also said that for most seekers, before Pure Nondual awareness can be stabilized, a total surrender to a Personal Deity is needed. He composed other similar poems where the Deity is Lord Shiva, or The Divine Mother Bhavani (Durga). Without this surrender, the dissolution of the Ego self (or Jiva) cannot happen for most seekers. Shankaracharya was inspired to compose this poem when we observed a pandit grammarian sitting on the banks of the Ganges in the ancient city of Kashi, early in the morning, practicing his grammar formulae. http://www.hindu-blog.com/2008/02/english-translation-of-bhaja-govindam.html