From the Bhakti List Archives
'srini' Srinivasan Srivilliputhur
• Fri Mar 01 1996 - 16:25:38 PST
Hari OM-
I've been keenly following the scholarly postings of Dr. Sadagopan, Mr.
Dileepan, Rengarajan, Mani and am thankful to them for stooping to my
level in the process. I thank them profusely and request them to keep
these coming.
My question is on the role of marriage in a monk's life. Monks like
Shankaracharya never married. From the various postings here, I gather
that most Vaishnava Acharyaas were married before they became monks. Does
this have any connection with the School they followed (Advaita, Dwaita
etc.). Can one reasonably draw a parallel with the different sects. in
Christianity (For ex: Catholic priests should never be married).
Om Namo Narayana.
-Srivilliputhur Gopalan Srinivasan
