In a conflict between King and Sage, to whom should the subject defer more?: Somber Tirukkural thoughts

In the ongoing tussle between the Rulers and the Sankaracharyas, not to mention other Sadhus at the Ayodhya temple , one wonders to which of the following 2 Tirukkural couplets should a humble and loyal subject of the land lend greater credence and deference : Kural 895 : Kural 900: Sudarshan Madabushi

To reach a consensus for Ayodhya “praana pratishta“, shouldn’t the “4+1 Sankaracharyas” convene a conclave?

Like many millions of people in our country I too have been in the last one week closely following the rather unseemly politico-religious goings-on at Ayodhya leading up to the “praana pratishta” inauguration of Ramajanmabhoomi temple . It is disheartening to see that the planned event at Ayodhya has now caused yet another polarisation inContinue reading “To reach a consensus for Ayodhya “praana pratishta“, shouldn’t the “4+1 Sankaracharyas” convene a conclave?”