Sankara prayed to a river and requested her to change course for the sake of his mother. Name the river.

An animal caught Sankara and he pleaded to his mother that, only when he is given permission to be a Sannyasi, he will be released. Which animal caught Sankara?

Name the Guru or Sankaracharya

On the banks of which river did Govinda Bhagavatpada reside?

On being posed a question, the young Sankara composed a stotram extempore. Which stotram did he compose as a reply to his guru?

In a very popular stotram of Adi Sankara, he addresses the deity as the Supreme Lord of Varanasi. Which stotram is being described here?

In another stotram, Adi Sankara ends each verse with the phrase "No Matter who he is, be he a Chandala or a Dvija, he is my guru. This is my firm conviction".

For which amongst the following sections of the Mahabharata has Adi Shankaracharya NOT written a Bhashya?

This Prakarana Grantha of Adi Shankaracharya is composed in the Shardula Vikridita metre and the name literally means Crest Jewel of Discrimination. Name the text.

स्थापकाय च धर्मस्य सर्वधर्म-स्वरूपिणे । ।। अवतार-वरिष्ठाय रामकृष्णाय ते नमः ॥. This is how MS Subbulakshmi amma begins a very popular stotram of Adi Shankaracharya. Which stotram?

When Shankara went to a lady's house for bhiksha, she offered him a single fruit out of devotion. Moved by her kindness, he sang a 21 verse stotram, upon which a shower of golden fruits fell into her house. Which fruit fell in her house?

Adi Shankaracharya is said to have established a form of Pooja wherein Shiva, Vishnu, Devi, Surya and an ishtadevata are worshipped. What is this form of Pooja called?

Adi Sankara defeated Mandana Misra in debate. But his wife, who is said to be Sarasvati incarnate, said she too must be defeated in order to claim victory. Name this illustrious wife of Mandana Misra.

One of Shankaracharyas foremost disciples was a staunch devotee of Lord Narasimha. Who was this disciple?

Adi Shankaracharya once prayed to Mother Saraswati to settle in his home state. She agreed but on the condition that Shankara will lead the way and not look back. At one point, he looked back and Mother Saraswati settled down at this place. However, she agreed to grant darshan to devotees in his home state in the early hours of the day. Name the two places.

One disciple of Shankaracharya was involved in performing the chores for the Guru. When called to attend the class, the other disciples mocked him. He composed a great composition, extempore which contains the very essence of Advaita. Name this disciple.

This is the Adi Sankara Keerthi Sthambha in Kaladi. Which modern day sage established this sthambha?

Which of the following names are not a part of the Dasanami sampradaya of Adi Sankara?

GV Iyer made an award winning film on Adi Sankara in the year 1983. What is unique about this film?