#AdiShankara

Adi Shankara came to Shringeri where HrishyaShringa had meditated earlier. In his ashrama, there was a boy called Giri who was considered to be a dullard by all.

Giri however thought, "Isn& #39;t it enough if Acharya knows my ability?" and went on with his work

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One day he was late to class as he was washing his clothes. Acharya said, "Let& #39;s wait for Giri.." for which some students made fun and compared him to a wall

Acharya decided to teach a lesson and waited for Giri. Through yogic powers, he blessed Giri with abundant knowledge

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Giri was asked to give a discourse for which he presented verses in tōTaka vRtta (meter) praising his guru. The other students ego was removed and they were humbled at their ignorance.

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Adi Shankara named him TōTakaacharya and it& #39;s said Shardha idol in Sringeri was installed to commemorate this event.

TōTakaacharya went on to head the Jyotih Peetha in Badri

Ref: https://srisamsthana.org/shankaracharyaru/

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