Modi and Shah Lead Tributes on Adi Shankaracharya Jayanti

Overview

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi posted a tribute on X that praised Adi Shankaracharya’s Advaita Vedanta teachings and said his work still guides people worldwide.
• Modi said Shankaracharya revitalized spiritual thought in India and set up centers that continue to inspire truth, compassion, and shared well-being.
• Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath shared a separate homage that lauded Shankaracharya’s ascetic life and urged people to follow a path of truth and self‑realization.
• Union Home Minister Amit Shah said Shankaracharya paved the way for Advaita Vedanta during a period of social rigidities and described his commentaries as a bridge back to Vedic wisdom.
• Shankaracharya is credited with key commentaries on the Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita, and the Brahma Sutras, and with founding four mathas—Sringeri, Dwarka, Puri, and Jyotirmath—that still preserve and teach his tradition.