Lives of great men all remind us. We can make our lives sublime and departing, leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time; (Stanza from 'Psalm Of Life' by H.W.LongFellow)
So was Life of Adi Shakarcharya & Ramanujacharya. Today is the Day to Remember this pious Souls & take inspiration from their Life & offer them our Gratitude.
Acharya Shankar was endowed a Life span of just 8 years. But with his selfless & noble deed for the upliftment of the Mankind he got an extended life of 32 years. Still in this short Life of 32 years he did thorough study of Ved, Bhagwad Geeta, Upanishad's, Brahmasutra etc. & wrote commentary on them. Result of which he became an Acharya.
"PARA BRAHMA HI SATYA HAI" aur "JIVATMA PARABRAHMA SE BHINNA NAHI HAI" yah satya ko samanya manushya tak le jane ke liye Unhone 3 baar Bharat Brahman kiya.
Vedo nithya madheeyatham, thadhuditham karma swanushtiyatham, Thenesaya vidheeyatham apachithi kamye mathisthyajyatham, Papougha paridhooyatham bhava sukhe doshonusandheeyatham, Athmecha vyavaseeyatham nijagruhathoornam vinirgamyatham. (Sadhan Panchakam Stora - Shlok 1) Let us read Vedas daily, Let us do rituals based on them, Let the Gods be worshiped based on them, Let us do work without attachment, Let us drive away the crowd of sins, Let us find the mistakes that we do in our life, Let us cultivate knowledge of the soul, Let us go away from our homes.(towards salvation)