Adi Shankara – Short Film Script
Scene-1 Narrator : Children, today we are going to learn about Adi Shankara, one of the greatet philoopher of ! th century and one who had gi"en a new life to #induim$ Shankara wa born in !th Century in the town %aladi at %erala to Shi"aguru and Aryamba$ &pening muic '(ayatri mantram) Shi"aguru: Aryamba, *e ha"e been praying +ord Shi"a for o many year for a Son but Shi"a ha not bleed bleed u yet Aryamba: Swami , +et u go to richur temple and pray him once more
'oth of them praying +ord Shi"a and a "oice i heard from the background) ./ am e0tremely happy with your de"otion and you will get what you want$ ut tell me whether you want a number of dull children who will li"e longer or a on who i e0tremely intelligent, but will li"e for a hort period only$. Shi"aguru: +ord Shi"a, the deciion deciion could could not be our a you you know what i good for u 'Shankara i born- e0t – (ayatri antram in background) Shi"aguru: Aryamba, At lat we are bleed with with a on and he i born on the day of aupiciou tar 2hiru"athirai3 Aryamba: 4e, we will call him a Shankara to how our gratitude to +ord Shi"a Scene-5 Narrator: At the age of 6"e, 6"e, Shankara wa wa initiated in rahmacharyam rahmacharyam and a per the practice thoe day, the brahmachari ha to go from houe to houe and take alm$ &n one uch day he went to a poor lady7 houe
Shankara: a"ati ikham dehi '8oor lady goe around and look for food and bring a fruit – ( 59minute) Shankara : *hy do you weep
8oor +ady : No on, y huband bring home food ;ut for one day and he belie"e hoarding food i a in$ / ha"e only thi fruit to o houe)
Scene-9 Narrator: Shankara was attracted to the life of sanyasa from early childhood but his mother did not allow him to become a Sanyasi and instead wanted him to get married and lead a normal life. One day Shankara was taking bath in a river. Shankara : other ?other, A crocodile ha caught my feet and it i dragging me into the water$ Aryamba: &h?#ow / can a"e you Shankara : y life i nearing to an end but / will get a new life if you gi"e me permiion to become a Sanyai Aryamba: / am granting it right now Shankara : other, the moment you ga"e the permiion the crocodile ha diappeared Aryamba: / am happy that you are ali"e, 4ou can lead your life a a Sanyai a you wihed
Scene-@ Narrator: Shankara went in the earch of a (uru to be formally initiated a a Sannyai$ #e found ri"er Narmada wa ooded and by uing hi power he tarted regulating the ri"er$ 'Shankara regulating the ooded ri"er Narmada uing hi %amandal) (o"inda agawathpada : *ho are you / am amaBed by your power to regulate the ooded Narmada uing your %amandal$ Shankara: hank you (uru;i$ / would like to formally learn all the edic cripture$ (o"inda agawathpada: / will take you a my diciple and teach you the Ad"aita Shatra$
Shankara: (uru;i, *hat i Ad"aita (o"inda agawathpada: /t i the principle that e"eryone in thi world i the manifetation of the (od and that the (od and Atman are one and the ame$ Narrator: Shankara learnt all the "edic cripture Duickly within a few year and hi guru ad"ied him to pread hi knowledge acro the country 'hereafter Senior Shankara) (o"inda agawathpada: Shankara, / know you are till young but at thi age itelf you ha"e gained matery o"er all the @ "eda$ 4ou hould write commentarie containing the eence of the edantic cripture$ y thi work you will gain eternal glory$ 'a;a go"indam ong tarting with 8unara"i ;ananam)
Scene-E Narrator: hough Shankara had learnt all the cripture the real enlightenment occurred to him in the city of %ahi when he wa going to ihwanath temple Shankara7 =iciple: #ello , o"e out of the way and keep ditance$ 4ou hould not touch our Swami;i Shankara +ord Shi"a diguied: ..According to your principle of Ad"aita, which you practice, all the i"atma are ame a (od$ #ow do you ak me to go #ow am / di
Shankara: #ow i my mother Shankara7 Helati"e : *aiting only for you$ Aryamba: Shankara / am happy that you ha"e kept your promie that you will ee me before / die Shankara7 Helati"e : She lingered on only for your arri"al Shankara : / am praying to +ord enkehwara to ble you with mokha$ 8repare for her funeral rite Shankara7 Helati"e : Shankara you are a Sanyai $ 4ou cannot perform lat rite for your mother$ Shankara : ut / had promied my mother Shankara7 Helati"e : 4ou may ha"e promied , ut the tradition prohibit it Shankara : he barrier et up by tradition cannot bind a Sanyai
Scene-I Narrator: Shankara compoed de"otional ong like Soundarya +ahari and wrote commentarie on ma;or cripture like haga"ad (ita and Jpanihad$ #e had alo authored 59 book on the fundamental of the Ad"aita edanta philoophy 'e0t in background i"eka Chudamani, Atma odha, aakya ritti, Jpadea Sahar) Shankara attained hea"y abode at the early age of 95 and the lineage of Shankaracharya ha been continuing ince then for the pat 15KK year 'itle) 'ackground ong 2rahma Satyam agan ithya, ee"o rahmai"a Na 8ara2)
