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

[venkata raman]

Arunachalam,
   MahaPeriava has given a series of wonderful lectures around 1932 on
Bagavathpatha.  Has indicated an answer to the question in this context,
these lectures are translated by Sri TMP Mahadevan.  Relevant text extract
from
Adi Sankara: His Life and Times - Discourses Delivered by His Holiness
Jagadguru Sri Candrasekharendra Saraswathi: Sri Sankaracharya of Kanchi
Kamakoti Pitha translated into English by T.M.P Mahadevan published by
Bharathiya Vidya Bhavan, Bombay published in 1980
*Victory over Manda* *Misra *page *161*
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*"
Providing the link for the full book for those interested in this wonderful
lectures.
https://archive.org/details/adisankarahislifeandtimesscsarasvati_202003_65_K/mode/1up


https://archive.org/download/adisankarahislifeandtimesscsarasvati_202003_65_K/Adi%20Sankara%20His%20Life%20and%20Times%20S%20C%20Sarasvati.pdf

Arunachalam