[Advaita-l] Subject: A question on a dialogue in the Madhaviya Shankara Vijaya

[jaldhar at braincells.com]

On Sun, 10 May 2020, venkata raman via Advaita-l wrote:

> Before the debate began, the two participants came to an understanding.
> Sankara said to Mandana: "If I win you should take sannyasa, if you win I
> shall become a house-holder *after performing the appropriate expiatory
> ceremony or I will continue to perform expiation until death*"

Thank you.  Though I am wondering what that expiation is.  There is 
definitely a school of thought that holds return from sannyasa is 
impossible.  For instance the father of the famous Marathi Sant 
Jnaneshvara was expelled from his community when he tried to do the same.

Another interesting thing I learned from Swamiji is that Ubhaya Bharati 
was also named Sarasvani. I don't think this is mentioned in MDV is it? 
Perhaps it is told in a different digvijaya.

Anway I think I have this book and it is time for a reread.

-- 
Jaldhar H. Vyas <jaldhar at braincells.com>