Shankara’s Childhood ~~ Shiva came down on Earth Himself To Save Vedas ~

Shankara’s Childhood ~~ Shiva came down on
Earth Himself To Save Vedas ~
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Shankara was born in a Brahmin family circa
788 AD in a village named Kaladi on the banks
of the river Purna (now Periyar) in the Southern
Indian coastal state Kerala. His parents, Sivaguru
and Aryamba, had been childless for a long time
and the birth of Shankara was a joyous and
blessed occasion for the couple. Legend has it
that Aryamba had a vision of Lord Shiva and
promised her that he would incarnate in the
form of her first-born child.
Shankara was a prodigious child and was hailed
as ‘Eka-Sruti-Dara’, one who can retain anything
that has been read just once. Shankara mastered
all the Vedas and the six Vedangas from the
local gurukul and recited extensively from the
epics and Puranas. Shankara also studied the
philosophies of diverse sects and was a
storehouse of philosophical knowledge.