[Advaita-l] A request for clarifications

[Nithin Sridhar]

Namaste,

You might find it useful to go through my book 'Chatuh Shloki Manusmriti:
An English Commentary' which discusses the question of Adhyayana, different
methods, the question of Adhikara and prohibition, etc.

Shankaracharya's views on these issues are based on Smritis and other
Dharmashastras.

Link to book- https://www.amazon.in/gp/aw/d/8119670914/

Regards,
Nithin S

On Fri, 24 Apr, 2026, 10:20 pm santosh mahapatra via Advaita-l, <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

> Esteemed Members,
> Please accept my humble Pranams. For past several months I am going
> through an internal turmoil due to my inability to answer some questions
> raised by my 18 year old son regarding Adi Shankar's remarks prohibiting
> studies of Vedas and Vedanta by Women and Shudras.Can there be any
> spiritual interpretation to Adi Shankaracharya's such injunctions? I shall
> appreciate the responses from the learned members in this group. They will
> be very helpful to clarify his doubts.
> Pranams,
> Santosh
>  "Ego rules the world. People are helpless victims of their egos."-- Amma
> (Mata Amritanandamayi Devi, The Hugging Saint)
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