In the 4th sarga (canto) of the above text is a description of Shankaracharya’s bodily appearance. Herein, the 58th verse speaks of the three-lined horizontal bhasma on his forehead:
Swami Tapasyananda’s translation
The Madhaviya Sh.vijaya says at the beginning and at the end of every canto that this work is a condensation of the (now non-extant) ‘praachiina shankara vijaya/jaya’
Here is the colophon at the end of any chapter saying this is a condensation.
Om Tat Sat
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That explodes the second part of the “Shankara was a Vaishnavite” lie of Vaishnavites – they claim that there is no evidence of Adisankara donning sacred ash ( Bhasma )- what is the date of this document?
By: S K on April 19, 2020
at 9:57 pm
This document is of the 14th Century CE. It says at the very beginning that it is a condensation of an earlier (now non-extant) work. It may be estimated that that earlier work is of 10th Century CE.
By: adbhutam on April 20, 2020
at 3:17 am
At the very least, even the 14th century date explodes the hateful Vaishnavite lie that it was in the time of Appayya Dikshita that people started portraying Adi sankara sacred ash. Vishnuists have written scurrilous hateful verses denigrating vibhuti.
By: s k on April 20, 2020
at 5:40 pm
Their tirade against Shiva, bhasma, etc. is born out of pathetic sectarianism. They wanted to paint Shankaracharya too in their color and hence these tactics.
By: adbhutam on April 22, 2020
at 3:21 am
This document is of the 14th Century CE. It says at the very beginning that it is a condensation of an earlier (now non-extant) work. It may be estimated that that earlier work is of 10th Century CE.
By: adbhutam on April 20, 2020
at 5:22 am
Why is it that Vaishnavas are eager and desperate to convert shankaracharya as a vaisnava
By: Kaushik on July 15, 2020
at 7:05 am
They want to appropriate Shankara because of his super popularity as the foremost Vedantin.
By: adbhutam on July 16, 2020
at 5:05 am