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Sri Durgadasan asked :-

"What you think about the that "Dukrin karane" then???
Am sure that mere learning of this dukrin karane is not enough to get praise and prize for king. If he started learning grammer, then that should be appreaciated na. Beacuse, acharya himself is a great pundit in sanskrit. Why? why? why? which insisted acharya swami to say like this? Because, such a person who came to light the power of knowldege will never find fault in reading things. (In particularly grammar). Because of this only, I arised this as an issue at all."

Sri Durgadasan,

'Dukrin Karane' in the first stanza is interesting. (In the book 'Dhevathin Kural' it is mentioned), Paramacharyal asked this same question to the audience. Acharyal said that the term 'dukrin karane' did not fit well in the stanza at all? Why should Sri. Adi Sankara mention about a grammer rule in that song? Then with Acharyal's usual humor, Acharyal narrated the circumstances when Sri. Adi Sankara composed that song which was initially known as 'Moha Mudgara' and later popularly known as 'Bhaja Govindam'. Here is the link for the explanation from yet a different source :-

Bhajagovindam

As you rightly mentioned, Sri. Adi Sankara as a scholar himself would not have found fault with such a grammetical enquiry; possibly, I assume, Sri. Adi Sankara may have explained that grammer too. Chances are, that would have become insignificant in comparison to the song Sri. Adi Sankara composed after that.

This is one of my favourite songs. It is a great piece of work from Sri. Adi Sankara. I used to think 'why think about God only at the death bed? (sAkum nErathil Sankara, Sankara enrAl pOdhumA; adhu vazhkkai muzhukka vendAmA?) (Is it enough to think of Sankara at the time of death; should it not be throughout the life time?).

So, when we enquire about the use of 'dukrin karane', the story of the old man comes along. I am happy to stand corrected if I am wrong.