Essay name: Yoga-sutra with Bhashya Vivarana (study)
Author:
Susmi Sabu
Affiliation: University of Kerala / Department of Sanskrit
This essay studies the enduring and relevance of Yoga in India, highlighting its evolution from a comprehensive philosophy to primarily a physical practice. It further underscores the importance of studying Yoga texts to understand its historical trajectory. Special attention is given to the Patanjala Yogasutra Bhashya Vivarana, a significant work attributed to Adi Shankaracharya.
Chapter 3 - The Authorship Problem of Patanjala-yogasutra-bhashya-vivarana
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T.S. Rukmani's disagreement in ascribing the authorship to Sankar膩c膩rya Rukmani, who wrote an English translation of PYSBV confidently states that, Vivara峁嘺k膩ra is not the same Sankara- the author of Brahmas奴trabh膩峁a. To strengthen the view, she points out a number of evidences in the footnotes of her translation of the work. For example, T.S. Rukmani mentions that, it is difficult to imagine Sankara advocating dharma as an exclusive means to knowledge. 21 She points out that,
Vivara峁嘺k膩ra must have lived between the 12th and 15th centuries
A.D. and have the name Sankara. A list of different Sankaras also
is given and she concludes: any one of these Sankaras could have
been the Vivara峁嘺k膩ra.
22 In the introduction of the translation, T.S.
Rukmani 23 gives evidences to an extant to reject the authorship of
艢ankar膩c膩rya, the author of Brahmas奴trabh膩峁a. Another useful
thing she has made is the two appendices at the end of the text.
The first one discusses the problem of the authorship of the
PYSBV and the second one discusses Sankara's views on Yoga in
the B.S. SBh. in the light of the authorship of the PYSBV.
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