A Commentary on Prashnottara Ratnamaalika of Sri Adi Shankaracharya

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श्रिया च भूम्या च सदा सुसेवितम्

पीताम्बरं शाश्वत पाण्डुवर्णम् ।

श्री शङ्खचक्रादिगदाब्जहस्तम्

श्रीकेशवं क्लेशहरं नमामि ॥

Sriyacha bhumyacha sadaa susevitam,

Peetambaram shashvata pandu varnam

Sri shankha-chakradi-gadhabja hastaam

Sree keshavam kleshaharam namami

The authoring of a book, that too the maiden effort starts with trepidation. Writing about one's own life experiences or about the great persons who moulded our life, though difficult, is somewhat manageable with some basic language skills and some years of experience. To attempt to write a book on very celebrated and philosophical work of that incomparable Sadguru Adi Shankaracharya is indeed a tall order.

I cannot but recall the famous subashita which points out that anything is possible with God's grace.

Mookam karoti Vachaalam Pangum langayate girim Yat krupa tamaham vande Paramananda madhavam. A dumb person can be made a great orator, a lame person can climb a mountain easily if the Lord bestows His grace.