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Madhavacarya (6633 words) |
 | Madhyageha Bhatta saw that teaching Vasudeva the alphabet and showing him how to form the letters with the sounds was so natural and easy for the boy to pick up, it was as though he already knew everything but was just keeping it a secret. |
 | Madhyageha Bhatta thought to himself that the reason for his son's wonderfully sharp intelligence was due to the mercy of Lord Anantasana, and in that way Madhyageha Bhatta always remembered his Lord Anantaswara. |
 | Madhyageha Bhatta showed his pure and simple son how to light to homa and how to perform the oblations into the fire after cleansing oneself internally by mantra, and externally by bathing, wearing clean cloth, the sipping of water called acaman, and performance of nyasa (touching parts of the body with mantras). |
| Extra Readings (4096 words) |
 | He was a great Sadhaka intent on Japa and Aagama to such an extent that he was reduced to skin and bone. |
 | But Sankara Bhatta turned a deaf ear to her allurements; he said politely, but firmly, 'No, Saraswathi has blessed me with the most precious wealth, the gift that liberates me. I do not crave your Grace. |
 | THE A of AUM is the Vishwa; the U is Tejas; and the M is Prajna - There is another interpretation in the scriptures. |