[Advaita-l] Shankara's opinion about Sannyasa for a Kshatriya

[Sudhanshu Shekhar]

Hari Om V Subrahmanian ji,

In this context, pl share your views regarding Brihad Aranyaka Vartika
3.5.191.

Regards.
Sudhanshu.

On Sat 1 Jun, 2019, 11:21 V Subrahmanian, <v.subrahmanian at gmail.com> wrote:

>
>
> On Sat, Jun 1, 2019 at 10:57 AM Sudhanshu Shekhar <
> sudhanshu.iitk at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hari Om V Subrahmanian ji,
>>
>> Acharya is quite explicit in this regard and there is no need for
>> inference whatsoever. In Brihad Aranyak 4.5.15, he says - न हि
>> क्षत्त्रियवैश्ययोः पारिव्राज्यप्रतिपत्तिरस्ति ; तथा ‘मन्त्रैर्यस्योदितो
>> विधिः’ (मनु. २ । १६) ‘ऐकाश्रम्यं त्वाचार्याः’ (गौ. ध. १ । ३ । ३५)
>> इत्येवमादीनां क्षत्त्रियवैश्यापेक्षत्वम्।
>>
>
> Yes, we have such clear statements.  In Mundaka Bhashya 1.2.12:  For the
> mantra: परीक्ष्य लोकान्कर्मचितान्ब्राह्मणो निर्वेदमायान्नास्त्यकृतः
> कृतेन ।  where the word 'brahmana' occurs, Shankara says:
>
> ब्राह्मणः, ब्राह्मणस्यैव विशेषतोऽधिकारः सर्वत्यागेन ब्रह्मविद्यायामिति
> ब्राह्मणग्रहणम्
>
> The mantra uses the word Brahmana since such a one alone has the adhikara
> to renounce everything and engage in Brahmavidya.
>
> regards
> subbu
>
>>
>> In Brihad Aranyak 3.5.1, he says - तम् एतं वै आत्मानं स्वं तत्त्वम् ,
>> विदित्वा ज्ञात्वा — अयमहमस्मि परं ब्रह्म सदा सर्वसंसारविनिर्मुक्तं
>> नित्यतृप्तमिति, ब्राह्मणाः — *ब्राह्मणानामेवाधिकारो* व्युत्थाने, अतो
>> ब्राह्मणग्रहणम् — व्युत्थाय वैपरीत्येनोत्थानं कृत्वा ;
>>
>> The usage of 'eva' clearly establishes Brahmana alone.
>>
>> Thus, as per my understanding, sanyasa, whether karma-sanyasa (of Gita
>> Bhashya 5.2) or sarva-karma-sanyasa (of Gita Bhashya 5.12), is *only*
>> for Brahmana-male as per Shankar Bhashya.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Sudhanshu.
>>
>>
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