This popular Shloka in praise of Sri Adi Sankaracharya says:
“I salute Sankara Bhagavatam, the compassionate abode of the Vedas, Smrtis, and Puranas, who bestows Auspiciousness upon the world.”
Let us seek refuge at the feet of Shri Adi Sankara, who shines as the sun among all great souls, who is indeed Lord Shiva Himself, the destroyer of delusions, the Master of investigation into Self-Knowledge!