Bhaja Govindam was told by Jagadguru Adi Shankaracharya when he saw an old man studying sanskrit grammar. Shankara was touched with pity at seeing the plight of the old man spending his last years at a mere intellectual accomplishment while he would be better off praying and spending time to control his mind.
When ādi Śaṅkarāchārya was a young boy of eight wandering near River Narmada, seeking to find his guru, he encountered the seer Govinda Bhagavatpāda who asked him, “Who are you?”. The boy answered with this ātmashatakam.
The Supreme Bhagavan, moved by the devout and reverential homage of his disciples in accord with scriptural prescriptions in countless former births, incarnates out of compassion in the form of a Guru.
A popular stotram on Bhavani Devi known for her protective and merciful nature. The stotram explains that I don't have anything or anyone other than you - the Divine Bhavani Devi, to protect me in all situations.
Those who recite this stotram will be bestowed with good health, wealth, knowledge, and good children. This also helps one in overcoming obstacles in life.
One of the chief disciples of Sri Adi Shankaracharya composed this stotram in praise of his Guru. Since he composed this stotram in the totaka metre, he came to be known as Totakáchárya.