Maneesha Panchakam - English

If brevity is the essence of wit, Bhagwan Adi Shankaracharya has it. And if wisdom is anybody's property, Shri Shankracharya shows it. The setting: A swami with his disciples is on the way to Kashi Vishwanath temple after a sacred dip in the Ganges. He recoils from a sweeper doing his round of sweeping and asks him to move away. The sweeper stuns the Swami with a challenging spiritual poser - one body may move from another, but can the Atma of one person be separated from another's? Only five verses in Maneesha Panchakam, but enough to keep one thinking for a lifetime...