[Advaita-l] A question on a dialogue in the Madhaviya

[V Subrahmanian]

On Tue, May 19, 2020 at 5:51 AM Sarvam Khalvidam Brahma via Advaita-l <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

> Namaste Subbuji.
> From the Puranas we know that Lord Shiva performed austerities as an
> ascetic for a long time, and afterwards he took Grhasthasrama with Mother
> Parvati. How is this instance considered in tradition? Is it treated as an
> exception to the below dharma?
> [Advaita-l] A question on a dialogue in the Madhaviya Shankara Vijaya*V
>

There is a Brahma Sutra Bhashya (apashudradhikaranam) where Shankara has
said: there is no upanayana for Devata-s (and hence no varna ashrama
vyavasthaa.)

This is my understanding.

regards
subbu