The Vedanta Tradition

The Vedanta Tradition

                     Unlike other systems, Vedanta system has a very long antiquity. The traditional lineage of Vedanta system is as follows:

Narayana

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Brahma (Son of Narayana)

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Vasistha (Son of Brahma)

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Shakti ( Son of Vasista)

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Parasara (Son of Shakti)

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Vyasa ( Son of Parasara)

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Goudapaada (Paramaguru of Sankaracharya)

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Govindabhagavatpada ( Guru of Sankara ) 

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Sankara

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1.    Padmapada- 2. Hastamalaka-3.Totaka-4. Sureswara

(C   H   I    E   F     D   E   S   C   I   P   L   E   S)

नारायणं पद्मभुवं वसिष्ठं शक्तिं च तत्पुत्रपराशरं च

व्यासं शुकं गौडपदं महान्तं गोविन्दयोगीन्द्रमथास्य शिष्यम् |

श्रीशंकराचार्यमथास्यपद्मपादं च हस्तामलकं च शिष्यं

तं तोटकं वार्तिककारमन्यदस्मद्गुरून् सन्ततमानतोsस्मि ||

  Lord Narayana taught this knowledge to Brahma ( his son), From Brahman it came  to his son Vasista; from Vasista to his son Shakti; from  Shakti to his son Parasara; from Parasara to his son Vyasa; from  Vyasa to Gaudapada;  From Gaudapada to Govindabhagavatpada; from Govinda to Sankara and from Sankara to his four chief disciples viz., Padmapada , Hastamalaka, Totaka and Sureswara.