Nochur venkata raman biography of william

Sankara had a Debate with Ubhaya Bharathi

I am reading Nochur Venkataraman's scholarly biography of Sankaracharya,Athma Threetham and I just finished the part where in Ubhaya Bharati challenged Sankara after his debate with her husband Mandana Misra.

It was after rescuing Kumarila Bhatta in Prayag,Sankaracharya travelled to Mahishmathi to have a debate with Mandana Misra,who was a Poorva Meemamsa scholar.He was married to Bharathi.Mandana Misra was the son of Hima Mithra,the Advisor to the King of Kashmir.Hima Mithra is said to be the brother in law of Kumarila Bhatta.Bharathi was the daughter of Vishnu Mithra,who resided on the banks of Sona river.

One day, when Ubhaya Bharati was going to the river for a bath with her women disciples, she saw an ascetic, who had renounced everything in life, sleeping on the wayside, resting his head on a hollow water jug, using it as a pillow and at the same time ensuring that nobody took it away.

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