Hare Krishna all Devotees,
Dandavat Pranam,
Shankaracharya later in his life rejected his own impersonalistic teachings and taught devotion to Krishna because his impersonal teachings were simply a temporary tactic to defeat Buddhism and re-establish Vedic culture. Once this was accomplished he was then free to reveal his actual desire, that we should all surrender to Krishna.
Bhaja Govindam and Nrmismha Stotra are two of his works on supreme personality.
sucharu vaktra mandalam, sukarnh ratna kundalam
suchchirtaang chandanam, namaami nand nandanam ||1||
The round face of Lord Krishna is so very lovely, and the preciouskundals adorning his ears so attractive. His body smeared with the paste of sandalwood is beautifully scented. We bow to Lord Krishna, the illustrious son of Nanda.
sudeergh netra pankajam, shikhee shikhand moordhjam
anang koti mohanam, namaami nand nandanam ||2||
Lord Sri Krishna has large lotus-like eyes.His head is decked with feathers of a peacock's tail.Krishna enchants the whole world as millions of devotees are ardently drawn to him. We bow to Lord Krishna, the joyous son of Nanda.
sunasikagra mauktikam, svachh dant panktikam
navaambudaag chikkanam, namaami nand nandanam ||3||
lord Krishna, the tip of whose nose glistens with a beautiful pearl and whose line of teeth is sparkling white. His cheeks are so very smooth and He is the true Lord of the Universe. We bow to Lord Krishna, the distinguished son of Nanda.
karen venu ranjitam, gati kareendra ganjitam
dukool peet sushobhnam, namaami nand nandanam ||4||
Krishna holds the delightful flute in His hands. His gait is graceful like an elephant's and He is dressed in yellow silk garments which are most becoming.We bow to Lord Krishna, the illustrious son of Nanda.
Tribhang deh sundaram, nakhdhutee sudhaakaram
amoolya ratna bhooshnam, namaami nand nandanam ||5||
Lord Krishna is depicted playing the flute in the tribhang mudra with bent legs, hips and neck. His nails shine like moonbeams and He is decked with priceless ornaments studded with precious stones. We bow to Lord Krishna, the delightful son of Nanda.
Sugandh ang saurabham, uro viraajit kaustubham
sphuraachchee mauktikam, namaami nand nandnam ||6||
The fragrant limbs of Lord Krishna exude a certain fragrance. The kaustubh mani is resplendent on His chest whereas the radiant pearl glistens on his nose. We bow to the beautiful son of Nanda.
Vrindavan sunaagram, vilaasunaag vaassam
surendra garv mochnam, namaami nand nandnam ||7||
Lord Krishna is the star attraction of Vrindavan with every action of His being so very majestic. He lifted mount Goverdhan and triumphed over the ego of Indra. We bow to Lord Krishna, the valiant son of Nanda.
Vrajaangna sunaayakam, sadaa sukh pradaayakam
jagan manah pralobhnam, namaami nand nandnam ||8||
The gopis of Vraja adulate dark-hued Krishna as their saviour. He bestows eternal joy on hungering devotees of the entire world who are invariably drawn to Him. We bow to Lord Krishna, the enchanting son of Nanda.
Shri nand nandnam ashtakam, pathed ya shradha na vitah
tared bhavaabdee dustaram labhet dranghee yukta kam ||
Whosoever chants these eight stanzas, singing the glories of Lord Krishna, with sincere devotion will easily cross over the ocean of this temporal world.Such is the blessing granted by Adi Shankaracharya ji, the composer of this ashtakam.
Is there anything else Sankaracharya told about krishna glorifying he is supreme ?
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Parthaya Pratibodhitam- these verses are written by Sri Madhusudanan Saraswati in his Gudartha Dipika not Adi Sankara as far as I know
It is controversial , some say Madhusudana Saraswati wrote it ,some say Sridhar Swami
and some say no one ,it have been coming from time immemorial and is a part of Veda .
Sankaracarya’s Gita commentary
sa-hetukasya saṁsārasyātyantoparamātmakam
paraṁ niśreyasaṁ gītā-śāstrasyoktaṁ prayojanam
sac-cid-ānanda-rūpaṁ tat pūrṇaṁ viṣṇoḥ paraṁ padam
[Shankara said that] the purpose of the Gita is to attain the supreme good, which is defined as the complete cessation ofsaṁsāra and its causes. That goal is known as the supreme abode of Vishnu, the form of eternal life, consciousness and bliss. (2-3)
In his Gita commentary (13.2), isvara(Supreme Lord) is identified with Visnu: isvarasya visnoh.
Sankaracarya's Govindastakam:
satyam jnanam anantam nityam anakasam paramakasam
Please bow down to Govinda, supreme bliss personified. He is the Absolute Truth, as well as unlimited and eternal knowledge.
mrtsnam atsiheti yasoda-tadana-saisava-santrasam
vyadita-vaktralokita-lokaloka-caturdasa-lokalim
loka-traya-pura-mula-stambham lokalokam analokam
lokesam paramesam pranamata govindam paramanandam
Please bow down to Govinda, supreme bliss personified. Though He is the supreme master of the universe, He seemed to become frightened like an ordinary infant when Mother Yasoda chastised Him. When she asked, Are You eating mud? He opened His mouth to prove He had not-and showed her the fourteen planetary systems, including Lokaloka Mountain. He is the supporting pillar for this citylike universe of three worlds. Though He is beyond all vision, He is the source of everyone's vision.
gopalam bhu-lila-vigraha-gopalam kula-gopalam
gopi-khelana-govardhana-dhrta-lila-lalita-gopalam
gobhir nigadita-govinda-sphuta-namanam bahu-namanam
gopi-gocara-duram pranamata govindam paramanandam
Please bow down to Govinda, supreme bliss personified. That protector of cows appeared in the form of a cowherd among the cowherds to perform His pastimes on earth, such as lifting Govardhana Hill to protect the cowherds and dallying with the cowherd damsels. Even the cows called Him by the name Govinda. He has unlimited names, is distinct among the cowherd boys, and is beyond the reach of the gopis' senses [when He goes to the forest during the day, or when He resides in Mathura or Dvaraka].
gopi-mandala-gosthi-bhedam bhedavastham abhedabham
sasvad go-khura-nirdhutoddhat-dhuli-dhusara-saubhagyam
sraddha-bhakti-grhitanandam acintyam cintita-sad-bhavam
cintamanim ahimanam pranamata govindam paramanandam
Please bow down to Govinda, supreme bliss personified. He enters the assembly of cowherd damsels and divides them into groups for His pastimes. He is simultaneously different from and one with everything. He considers it His good fortune to be always smeared with the dust raised by the cows' hooves. He is pleased by faith and devotion. Though He is inconceivable, His pastimes are the object of meditation. He is like a transcendental touchstone.
snana-vyakula-yosid-vastram upadayagam uparudham
vyaditsantir atha dig-vastra hy upadatum upakarsantam
nirdhuta dvaya-soka-vimoham buddham buddher antah-stham
satta-matra-sariram pranamata govindam paramanandam
Please bow down to Govinda, supreme bliss personified. He stole the bathing damsels' clothes and climbed a tree with them, and when the naked maidens asked for their clothes back, He told them to come closer. He dispels lamentation and delusion. He is knowledge personified, realized by intelligence, and is also the personification of pure existence.
kantam karana-karanam adim anadim kalam anabhasam
kalindi-gata-kaliya-sirasi muhur muhuh sunrtyantam /
kalam kala-kalatitam kalitasesam kali-dosa-ghnam
kala-traya-gati-hetum pranamata govindam paramanandam // 7 //
Please bow down to Govinda, supreme bliss personified. He is most beautiful. He is the original cause of all causes, and He has no cause. He is free from all superimpositions of illusion. He danced wonderfully on the hoods of the Kaliya serpent in the Yamuna. Though He is time, He is beyond all divisions of time. He knows everything, He destroys the defects of Kali-yuga, and He is the source of past, present, and future.
vrndavana-bhuvi vrndaraka-gana-vrndaradhyam vande 'ham
kundabhamala-manda-smera-sudhanandam suhrd-anandam
vandyasesa-maha-muni-manasa-vandyananda-pada-dvandvam
vandyasesa-gunabdhim pranamata govindam paramanandam
Please bow down to Govinda, supreme bliss personified. He is the reservoir of all worshipable qualities. All worshipable saintly persons worship His blissful lotus feet within their hearts. He is my worshipful Lord. All the demigods, and Shrimati Vrndadevi as well, worship Him in the land of Vrndavana. His pure and beautiful smile emanates bliss like a kunda flower pouring forth nectar. He gives transcendental ecstasy to His cowherd friends.
govindastakam etad adhite govindarpita-ceta yo
govindacyuta madhava visno gokula-nayaka krsneti
govindanghri-saroja-dhyana-sudha-jala-dhauta-samastagho
govindam paramanandamrtam antah-sthah sa samabhyeti
Anyone who who recites this Govindastaka, who fixes his mind on Govinda, and who sweetly chants, `O Govinda, Acyuta, Madhava, Vishnu, Gokula-nayaka, Krishna,' thus cleansing away all his sins with the ambrosial water of meditation on the lotus feet of Lord Govinda-such a soul will certainly attain Lord Govinda, the supreme, everlasting bliss of the heart.
Kalady in kerala the birthplace of Adi Shankara, where he established a temple of Lord Krishna. which is known as Kalady Shree Krishna temple
Viveka Chudamani by Adi Shankara
1. I bow to Govinda, whose nature is Bliss Supreme, who is the Sadguru, who can be known only from the import of all Vedanta, and who is beyond the reach of speech and mind.
Eight Pada on Krishna (krishnastakam by adi shankara)
Sing salutations to The only ornation of Vraj, Who destroys every sin (among us), Who is continuous bliss for His devotees, and Who is the dear one of Nanda. I bow to naughty Krishna, Who has beautiful bunch of peacock feathers on head, Who has a sweet sounding flute in hands, and Who is inseparable from God and is full of colorful actions.||1||
I bow to The lotus-eyed One, Whose beauty slays the pride of Kamdev (Manoj), Who has fulsome lips and beautiful big eyes, Who removed the thoughts of obstacles from cow-rearers (gopa). I bow to head-elephant-like-carefree Krishna, Who lifted a mountain in His lotus like hands, Whose smile and gaze is enticing, and Who slayed the pride of Indra¹.||2||
I bow to Krishna, Who is hard to get, Who has beautiful earrings made of flowers of kadamba-tree, Who has two beautiful cheeks, Who is the only dear One of land of Vraj. I bow to Krishna as cow-rearing-leader, Who is supreme bliss when viewed with Yashoda, Cow-rearers, and Nand.||3||
I bow to the son of Nanda, Whose lotus-feet is always immersed in the maan-sarovar like lake of my mind, Who has beautiful curls falling upon his face. I bow to the delight of Nand, Who is absolver of all defects (in us), Who looks after everyone in this world, and Who is the heart of every Gopa or cow-rearer.||4||
I bow to the heart-stealer, Who relieved earth of heavy weight² (of humans), Who is the support for us to cross the ocean of life and death, and Who is the young son of Yashoda. I bow to the son of Nand, Who has beautiful glancing eyes, Who is always accompanied by bumble-bees³, and Who appears new to His devotee, everytime, and leaves them mesmerized.||5||
I bow to the dear one of Gopas, Who is the abode of qualities, mercy, and happiness, and does not needs any mercy from anyone, and Who relieved the problems of demi-gods. I bow to cloud-colored beautiful one, Who is a new cowherd rearer and playful, Who is always thinking of new ways to mesmerize the mortals, and Who is wearing yellow lightening like robes.||6||
I bow to Krishna, Who roamed amidst the gardens of Vraj, Who is dear to every cow-rearer in Vraj, Who is the only happiness for heart, and Who has a sun like resplendent face. I bow to Krishna, Who is the leader of everyone in gardens of Vraj, Who is desireless but fulfils desire of everyone, Whose glances are like beautiful enticing arrows, and Who sings mesmerizing tunes over flute.||7||
I bow to The consort of Lakshmi, Who slept in the bed-like-dreams of young gopikas in Vraj, Who swallowed the forest and garden fire inside Vraj to save His fellows, Who is surrounded by the divine glow, Who is decorated in every way, and Who gave moksha to Gajendra, the elephant king×.||8||
O Lord! Whenever or wherever I am born, may I be immersed in Your beautiful ornate stories. Whomsoever sings the two Krishnashtaka (this one and one more by Shankaracharya), and meditates on it shall be born with Krishna bhakti in every life.||9||
Notes:
¹Indra sent clouds to flood and damage whole of Vraj and Krishna saved Vraj by lifting the mountain Govardhan. In yet another incident, Indra with army fought with Krishna when Krishna and Satyabhama wanted to take it away from heaven. Seeing the first pada, I presume, the last sentence refers to Govardhan incident.
² Earth gets crowded with time and Lord appears to slay off and provide salvation to numerous humans. This is called as relieving weight of earth.
³ Krishna appears with divine ornation during His incarnation. Of them, ‘‘Lakshmi-mark’’ on chest, ‘‘Kaustubh-jewel’’ in neck, ‘‘Tulsi-garland’’ in neck, blue cloud likebody, etc., are cited many times. Due to non-decaying ‘‘Tulsi-garland’’ in neck, bumble-bees always flock around it to sip on the divine nectar.
× Gajendra, an elephant, was cursed by Sage Agastya in his human body for neglecting the kingdom for seeking moksha. He was trapped by a crocodile in a river and then Vishnu (Krishna) freed him from the crocodile trap.
Poet: Adi Shankaracharya.
Source: Stotra Ratnavali— Gitapress.
Shri Gita Mahatmya
By Adi Sankaracarya
parthaya pratibodhitam bhagavata narayanena svayam
vyasena grathitam purana-munina madhya-mahabharatam /
advaitamrta-varsinim bhagavatim-asta-dasadhyayinim
amba tvam anusam dadhami bhagavad-gite bhagavad-vesinim // 1 //
O Bhagavad-gita,
Through Thy eighteen chapters
Thou showerest upon man
The immortal nectar
Of the wisdom of the Absolute.
O blessed Gita,
By Thee, Lord Krishna Himself
Enlightened Arjuna.
Afterward, the ancient sage Vyasa
Included Thee in the Mahabharata.
O loving mother,
Destroyer of man's rebirth
Into the darkness of this mortal world,
Upon Thee I meditate.
namo'stu te vyasa visala-buddhe
phalaravindayata-patra-netra /
yena tvaya bharata-taila-purnah
prajvalito jnana-mayah pradipah // 2 //
Salutations to thee, O Vyasa.
Thou art of mighty intellect,
And thine eyes
Are large as the petals
Of the full-blown lotus.
It was thou
Who brightened this lamp of wisdom,
Filling it with the oil
Of the Mahabharata.
prapanna-parijataya
totra-vetraikapanaye /
jnana-mudraya krishnaya
gitamrta-duhe namah // 3 //
I salute Thee, O Krishna,
O Thou who art the refuge
Of ocean-born Laksmi
And all who take refuge
At Thy lotus feet.
Thou art indeed
The wish-fulfilling tree
For Thy devotee.
Thy one hand holds a staff
For driving cows,
And Thy other hand is raised-
The thumb touching the tip
Of Thy forefinger,
Indicating divine knowledge.
Salutations to Thee, O Supreme Lord,
For Thou art the milker
Of the ambrosia of the Gita.
sarvopanisado gavo
dogdha gopala nandanah /
partho vatsah su-dhir bhokta
dugdham gitamrtam maha // 4 //
The Upanisads
Are as a herd of cows,
Lord Krishna, son of a cowherd,
Is their milker,
Arjuna is the calf,
The supreme nectar of the Gita
Is the milk,
And the wise man
Of purified intellect
Is the drinker.
vasudeva-sutam devam
kamsa-canura-mardanam /
devaki-paramanandam
krishnam vande jagad-gurum // 5 //
Thou son of Vasudeva,
Destroyer of the demons Kamsa and Canura,
Thou supreme bliss of Mother Devaki,
O Thou, guru of the universe,
Teacher of the worlds,
Thee, O Krishna, I salute.
bhisma-drona-jayadratha-jala gandharanilotpala
salya-grahavati krpena bahani karnena velakula /
asvathama-vikarna-ghora-makara duryodhanavartini
sottirna khalu pandavai rana-nadi kaivartakah kesavah // 6 //
Of that terrifying river
Of the battlefield of Kuruksetra
Over which the Pandavas victoriously crossed,
Bhisma and Drona were as the high banks,
Jayadratha as the river's water,
The King of Gandhara the blue water-lily,
Salya the shark, Krpa the current,
Karna the mighty waves,
Asvatthama and Vikarna the dread alligators,
And Duryodhana the very whirlpool-
But Thou, O Krishna, wast the ferryman!
parasarya-vacah saroja-mamalam gitartha-gandhotkatam
nanakhyanaka-kesaram hari-katha-sambodhanabodhitam /
loke sajjanasat-padai-raha-rahah pepiyamanam muda
bhryad-bharata-pankajam kali-mala-pradvamsi nah sreyase // 7 //
May the spotless lotus of the Mahabharata
That grows on the waters
Of the words of Vyasa
And of which the Bhagavad-gita
Is the irresistibly sweet fragrance
And its tales of heroes
The full-blown petals
Fully opened by the talk of Lord Hari,
Who destroys the sins
Of Kali-yuga,
And on which daily light
The nectar-seeking souls,
As so many bees
Swarming joyously-
May this lotus of the Mahabharata
Bestow on us the highest good.