Vivekachudamani literally means the ‘crest-jewel of discrimination’. The text discusses key concepts of Vedanta and viveka or discrimination between real (unchanging, eternal) and unreal (changing, temporal), Athma and Anathma, and Jiva – Brahma Aikyam being the central teaching of Advaitha Shastram. This text has been authored by Adi Shanakara Bhagavadpada in the form of a dialogue between a Guru and Sishya.
