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Adi Shankaracharya was a great Hindu scholar and dharma guru. He was born in 788 A.D. in the Kaldi district of Kerala to a Nambudri Brahmana family. Adi Shankaracharya Jayanti is celebrated on the Panchami of Vaishakh month. In 2024, Adi Shankaracharya  Jayanti will be celebrated on 12th May. He is considered to be an incarnation of Lord Shiva. He is also the creator of many Vedanta. Adi Shankaracharya lived his life as a saint and gave a new direction to the Hindu religion.

Puja and Havan are organized in many Shankaracharya Mathas on the sacred day of Adi Shankaracharya Jayanti. He is worshipped all around the country. Many satsangs are also orgnanized. Sanatan Dharma is also discussed in these places on this day.

It is believed that worshipping Adi Shankaracharya on this day relieves a person from all his problems. Dharma yatras and Shobha yatras are also organized on this day. Adi Shankaracharya wrote the principles of Advait Veda and hence, he played an important role in Hindu religion. He is also known as Jagat Guru and Shankar Bhagvatpadacharya.

Adi Shankaracharya Birth Story

Adi Shankaracharya was born on the sacred day of Vaishakh Shukla Panchami. He was an incarnation of Lord Shiva who was born in the Kaldi district of southern India. He was later known as Jagat Guru Adi Shankaracharya. Shiva Guru Namprudi did not have a child and hence worshipped Lord Shiva along with his wife, Vishishta devi. Lord Shiva was impressed by their devotion and appeared in their dream so that they could ask for what they wanted.

Namprudi asked for child who could possess all the knowledge and longevity. Lord Shiva denied this by saying that his son could not have both and that he would have to settle for one thing. Namprudi then said that he wanted his son to possess all the knowledge. Lord Shiva blessed them and said that a son would be born in their house who would be an incarnation of Lord Shiva.

Namprudi and Vishishta devi were blessed with a child who was named Shankar or Shankaracharya. This body gave hints in his childhood that he was not just a common boy. He learned all the Vedas when he was just seven years old, all the Shastras when he was just twelve years old and wrote Brahmasutra language when he was sixteen years old. He also created many Stadhik religious texts and was hence known as Guru Shankaracharya.

Significance of Adi Shankaracharya Jayanti

Puja and Havan are organized in many Shankaracharya Mathas on the sacred day of Adi Shankaracharya Jayanti. He is worshipped all around the country. Many satsangs are also orgnanized. Sanatan Dharma is also discussed in these places on this day. Dharma yatras and Shobha yatras are also organized on this day. Adi Shankarachrya wrote the principles of Advait Veda and hence, he played an important role in Hindu religion. Other religious practices are also carried out on this day.