[Advaita-l] Mandukyopanishad for the Sanyasis

[Srikanta Narayanaswami]

On Fri, 27 May 2011, Srikanta Narayanaswami wrote:

> I think the Mundakopanishad is for the sanyashis as the name suggests and sanyashis do the mundana

The munDakas were followers of the atharvaveda who underwent a special discipline as part of the study of their shakha called shirovrata.  The upanishad itself explains it thus.
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On july 1,Jaldhar Vyas wrote the above Email.I have mentioned this with reference to an Email regarding Mundaka Upanishad by a list member.I have heard it from experts in the sastras that "Mandukyopanishad'was meant for sanyasis.The teachers he has mentioned to Kanchi Swamiji,sringeri Swamiji were grahasthas.Correct.But,for a sanyasi it requires specific qualification.Being an academic teacher is some thing and being a practicing  sanyasi is some thing else.To practice what is said in the Mandukyopanishad,particularly the Adwaita prakarana,Alata Shanti prakarana of Gaudapada karikas,it is clearly mentioned that it is for a practicing sanyasi.any scholar can have academic interest.Anyhow, I treat this discussion as already discussed and refrain from commenting on this
N.Srikanta.