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CHAPTER 13,V.7&8 Translation by Sri Kapali Sastriar {Sanskrit] English

rendering by

S.Sankaranarayanan.

 

On the Equality of Women for Sannyasa

 

Here the wife of the Muni, Visalakshi, is the questioner .

 

7.Bhagavan,the loftiest amongst the Seers, knowing the essential meaning of all

the Shastras,

having heard this couple of questions, pronounced his decision.

 

8.For women mature in Sadhana, living in their own true form, Sannyasa is not

blameworthy as the

prohibition has been withdrawn .

 

 

 

 

 

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CHAPTER 13,V.7&8 Translation by Sri Kapali Sastriar {Sanskrit]

English rendering by

S.Sankaranarayanan.

 

On the Equality of Women for Sannyasa

 

Here the wife of the Muni, Visalakshi, is the questioner .

 

7.Bhagavan,the loftiest amongst the Seers, knowing the essential

meaning of all the Shastras,

having heard this couple of questions, pronounced his decision.

 

8.For women mature in Sadhana, living in their own true form,

Sannyasa is not blameworthy as the

prohibition has been withdrawn .

 

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Ramana Gita [Translation and Commentary by AR Natarajan]

Chapter 13 `Women Eligible for Sanyasa'

V7

After listening to the two questions, (vs5,6) Bhagavan , the great

sage, the knower of the essence of scriptures, gave his decisions.

 

Commentary

It is said that one should learn the scriptures at the feet of the

Guru. In this case the teacher knew the import of the scriptures by

his unique spiritual stature and was, therefore a fit person to

learn from. It is important to note that the Muni uses the

expression `decisions' and not `replies'. This is because the

questions relate to practice of dharma, observance of a correct

ethical code. Maharshi's words themselves are the authority for the

validity of the replies.

 

V8

Since scriptures do not prohibit it, there is nothing wrong in a

woman abiding in the Self and becoming an ascetic when fully ripe.

 

Commentary

Restrictions based on sex cannot apply to the discharge of one's

paramount duty, namely, discovering one's true nature. Life has a

dual purpose, the exhaustion of a portion of the ethical balance

sheet and the use of the discriminative faculty to search and find

the Truth. The regulation and codes of conduct are applicable within

the karmic framework and cannot bind ripe souls who have transcended

its limitations. The only qualification for renunciation of home,

equally applicable to men and women, is that one should be ripe for

it. Often in the spur of temporary disappointment or of the stresses

and pressures of daily life one might put on the ochre robe and

regard oneself as a Sanyasi. Such mere change in environment and

status is not what is required. Hence in the reply Maharshi refers

to `ripeness' as a pre-condition.

 

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