


However, as the verses contain deep Vedantic thought it is often included as a prakarana, introductory text. The Bhaja Govindam belongs to the class of stotras. Prakarana Granthas: Introductory manuals for spiritual studies Stotras: Devotional compositions like the Dakshinamoorthy stotrasģ. Bhashya: Commentaries on the scriptures such as the Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita and the BrahmasutrasĢ. Shankara’s works are classified into 3 main categories:ġ. He combined his scientific knowledge of the subject with deep devotion to produce brilliant compositions. Some of the other magnificent works on Vedanta by Adi Shankaracharya are the Vivekachudamani and Atmabodha. S.S.Jagannadharao on C.Composed by the great saint Bhagavadpada Sri Adi Shankaracharya, Bhaja Govindam is one of the most lucid yet insightful works of Vedanta. Rangarajan Ramaswamy on C.Rajagopalachari’s comm…


Wisdom is integrated with life and issues out in action, it becomes Bhakti. Intelligence matures and lodges securely in the mind, it becomes wisdom. The way of devotion, is not different from the way of knowledge or Jnana. One of these hymns is the famous Bhaja Govindam. He also composed a number of hymns to fosterīhakti in the hearts of men. “Adi Shankaracharya wrote a number of Vedantic works for imparting knowledge of
