vivekachudamani of shri shankaracharya
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The Vivekachudamani is a famous work by Adi Shankara that expounds advaita vedanta philosophy. In Vivekachudamani, Shankara describes developing Viveka--the human faculty of discrimination--as the central task in the spiritual life and calls it the "crown jewel" among the essentials for Moksha. 'Viveka' means discrimination, 'Chuda' is crest, and 'Mani' means jewel. Hence the title means 'Crest-jewel of discrimination'. Sankara wrote commentaries on the Brahmasutra, the Bhagavad Gita and the Upanishads. His principal work is the Vivekachudamani.Praising The Acharya Shankara Guru, Ramana Maharshi says : "Sri Shankara Jagadguru shines as the form of Lord Siva. In this work, Vivekachudamani, he has expounded in detail the heart of Vedanta and its meaning in order that the most ardent of those qualified for liberation may acquaint themselves with it and attain immortality".TRANSCRIPT
