Parabrahman

Adi Sankara proclaims that "PARABRAHMAM" penetrates and stand within all the objects in the Universe . A carpenter carves an elephant in a woodpiece. A child when she sees this believes that she sees an elephant. On the other hand when a carpenter sees this , his mind wanders whether it is a teak or what sort of wood it would be. The carpenter's mind does not think about the elephant in the form of wood. An Anaverage man, like wise, does not wake up to realise "The Omnipresence" in every object. The Maya or "Pancha Bhootha" in him deceives his vision.

A gyani, where as , realises the "PARABRAHMAM" beyond the "Pancha Bhootha", in the 'Panrutti' dolls made of clay look like real 'Brinjal', 'Banana' or 'soldier' to a child where as the maker of the doll knows that the doll is nothing but a clay substance. Similarly when we taste 'Mysore Pakku' or 'Gulobjam' or "Palkova", we forget they are all nothing but sugar. We even go on to praise that they taste like 'Amrith'. The models above only illustrate that the "PARABRAHMAM" is present everywhere which go unnoticed apparently in the routines of life.

AdiSankara's "Manisha Panchakam" brings out this truth. AdiSankara hand and experience before writing this masterpiece. 'Sri KasiViswanathar(Lord Siva)' appeared before AdiSankara disguised as a 'chandala' with four dogs. AdiSankara, unknowingly for a moment, asked him to give way. the 'Chandala' questioned AdiSankara "Who should make the way. is it the body or the sould"? There was a sparkle in Acharyal's mind about the presence of the "parabrahmam" in him. AdiSankara went on to praise the gyani standing before him and created "Manisha Panchakam". The last verse in "Manisha Panchakam" postulates the following theme. The Indhradhi Devas, what they enjoy, is only a momentary wave.

A true sage or a truly liberated soul finds him always immersed in the eternal bliss. He forgets the "I" entity or the "Ahankara", The "Gyani" in him at that instant is nothing but the PARABRAHMAM, Paramacharyal says that by reciting this sloka or the last verse from 'Manisha Panchakam', we may come to realise the presence of the Omnipresence, in course of time and get liberated from the 'mundanes like the "I" in one or for that matter the "Ahankara".