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Sadhana Panchakam

with a sincere resolve to gain knowledge of the truth one must

go in search of a Sadguru and surrender at the Holy Feet of

the Master. This attitude of surrender at the Feet of the Mas-

ter is known as Guru Upasadan. Guru Upasadan reflects our
dispassion towards worldly experiences and achievements and

a sincere desire to enquire upon the truth.

One of the most famous and inspiring example is that of Sri

Adi Shankaracharyji himself. When Adi Shankaracharyaji was

eight years old and when he got the permission from his moth-

er to take sannyas, Shankara left from Kerela in search of a

Shrotriya Brahmnishtha Guru. Such was the intensity of his
desire for knowledge that he walked all the way from Kerela to

Madhya Pradesh in central India in search of a Vidwaan Guru.

There in Omkaareshwar at the banks of the Narmada river the
Acharya finally met his revered Guru, Bhagwatpad Sri Govin-

dapadacharyaji.

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