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

[Sri B]

Namaskar

It has always intrigued me that among the Trinity, it is Maheswara who is depicted as a grihasta and not either MahaVishnu nor Brahma. Further, Lord Shiva is portrayed as someone who resides in the coldest region; wearing an animal skin; covered with ash and snakes as ornaments. Parvathi is always referred to as ‘wife’ and Ganesha and Karthikeya depicted as two sons. Not only this, this family has a mix of pets each one a predator of the other. All in all Shiva and his clan is perfect representation of a grihasta and the challenges, the conflicts etc. YET, Shiva is the epitome of Sannyasa. His name ‘Shivam’ translates to shantham, achalam, jnanam, tranquility, meaning the Atman. This celestial family is a metaphor to illustrate that Sannyasa is not merely an outward renunciation of material relationships but it signifies that an inner state of being. As Bhagavadpada defines: Jnanam sannyasa lakshanam.  In conclusion, Jnanam is not limited to the sannyasa ashrama. It is ashrama agnostic.

Regards
Sridhar

> On 19 May 2020, at 2:41 pm, Venkatesh Murthy via Advaita-l <advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
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> Namaste
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> Sannyasa is the last Ashrama before death. But a Brahmachari can enter
> Sannyasa if he has Vairagya and necessary qualities. In very ancient time
> Rishis were also married even though they did Tapas. Many Rishis like
> Vasistha, Atri and Gautama were married. What is wrong in Siva doing Tapas
> and marrying?
> 
> On Tue, May 19, 2020 at 5:51 AM Sarvam Khalvidam Brahma via Advaita-l <
> advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
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>> 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?
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>> Such a version would open the case of the Sannyasin taking up the life of a
>> householder. This is not permitted in Dharma, as we know, even from
>> Shankara's own Sutra Bhashya.
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