[Advaita-l] Knowledge, renunciation and varNASrama rules

[Bhaskar YR]

So far, I have not gone through a post atleast on niama bhadha sanyasa for 
sthri shudradi vyaktis. My doubt is, whether  a proper initiation into 
sanyasa ashrama is a must for these vyaktis? 

praNAms
Hare Krishna

I dont think so, for them itihAsa purANa etc. are the pramANa-s and they 
can attain the self realization by following the japa, upavAsa, 
devatArAdhana etc. which are not shAstra viruddha. Shankara says in sUtra 
bhAshya (3-4-38) :  vidhurAdee nAma viruddhaiH purushamAtra saMbandhibhiH 
japOpavAsa devatArAdhanAdibhiH dharma visheshaiH anugrahO vidyAyAH 
saMbhavati. 

Hari Hari Hari Bol!!!
bhaskar