At the end, the question is simple: When death comes… Will your arguments save you? Will your grammar save you? Will your scholarship save you? Shankara answers: Nahi nahi rakṣati ḍukṛñkaraṇe Grammar will not save you. Kabir answers: Only love and truth make one wise. The true pandit is not the one who knows more. The true pandit is the one who has disappeared into the Divine. --- Frequently Asked Questions What is Bhaja Govindam Verse 1 about? It critiques intellectual pride. Shankaracharya warns that grammar and scholarship cannot save a person at death—only devotion and realization matter. Why does Shankara mention grammar rules? Grammar symbolizes academic ego and dry scholarship. Shankara uses it to show that intellectual mastery without surrender is useless. What does Kabir say about pundits? Kabir criticizes pundits who read scriptures but lack love and inner transformation. True wisdom is lived, not memorized. Is scripture study useless? No. Both saints reject pride, not learning. Scripture is valuable only when it leads to humility and realization. What is the danger of intellectual ego in spirituality? It creates the illusion of progress while ego remains intact. Knowledge becomes another form of bondage.