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Tuesday, November 10, 2020

Shanmata

Ubhaya Bharati

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Saraswati noticed a slight slip in the recital of sage Durvasa and smiled most inadvertently inviting the wrath of the sage.

On many occasions, the curse of realised souls turns into a blessing for humanity. In this instance also, the sage decreed that this curse would be redeemed when Saraswati in human form meets Siva face to face.

Goddess of learning

Saraswati was born as Bharati and being the very incarnation of the goddess of learning was well versed in all the fine arts and accomplished in the nuances of scriptural scholarship as well.

She married Mandana Misra, the foremost disciple of Kumarila, the famed Vedic scholar who believed in the authority of the scriptures. Kumarila advised Adi Sankara to meet Mandana Misra and make him his disciple as he would be able to explain and interpret Sankara’s commentaries. Adi Sankara met Misra and a verbal duel ensued with Bharati as the mediator.

Bharati realised that Adi Sankara was none other than Siva, and that her time on earth had come to an end. But at the request of Adi Sankara she willed to stay in Sringeri as Saradambal.

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