Guest guest Posted July 13, 2005 Report Share Posted July 13, 2005 According to Garuda PurAnA, samkaracharya is a daitya by the name maniman. maNimAnnAma daityastu saN^karAkhyo bhaviShyati | sarveShAM saN^karaM yastu kariShyati na saMshayaH ||GarP_3,16.70 // tena saN^karanAmA.asau bhaviShyati khageshvara | dharmAn.h bhAgavatAn.h sarvAn.h vinashyati sarvathA ||GarP_3,16.71 // A Demon by name maNimAn will come into being as Shankara, who will, no doubt, pollute everything(saN^karaM). This is why, O King of birds (Garuda), his name will be Shankara; he will pollute and destroy all BhAgavata Dharmas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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