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On the occasion of #HappyMothersDay, shall we look at #MathruPanchakam, a set of five stanzas composed by Adi Shankara upon the demise of his mother?
Mathru Panchakam is one of the most moving compositions on the role of a mother.
It is also probably (correct me if wrong), the only composition of Sankara dedicated to a mortal.
It is also probably (correct me if wrong), the only composition of Sankara dedicated to a mortal.
Mortal - a word with its origin in Latin "mort"-cognate with Sanskrit Mrityu - implies death.
As much as we sidestep thoughts of mortality, ours as well as those close to us, it happens when it has to.
As much as we sidestep thoughts of mortality, ours as well as those close to us, it happens when it has to.
