Taking leave of Bharati, <br />Sankara went to Kasi. <br />King of Kasi was dead. <br />This news he heard. <br /> <br />He entered the king’s body. <br />Leaving his physical body. <br />The disciples kept his body <br />In the hole of a tree shady. <br /> <br />With queens he moved, <br />And got what he wanted. <br />In him, they saw a change <br />And something strange. <br /> <br />They came to a conclusion, <br />He wasn’t an ordinary man, <br />But a Mahatma’s soul <br />Had replaced King’s soul. <br /> <br />Soldiers went to locate, <br />Where his body was kept, <br />But back Sankara entered <br />Before his body was destroyed. <br /> <br />In the fresh debate held <br />Bharati was again defeated. <br />Mandana Misra took sanyas. <br />Sankara had one more success. <br /> <br />Mandana Misra, who became <br />Sureswara Acharya, new name <br />Of the Sanyasi, selected first <br />To take over the Sringeri Mutt. <br /> <br />Success after success, <br />Sankara achieved thus. <br />Jagadguru he became. <br />With all the due fame. <br /> <br />His success was so complete <br />None was able to compete <br />With his supreme position <br />As a Founder of the institution.<br /><br />Rajaram Ramachandran<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/adi-sankara-13-madana-misra-2/
