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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can deduce that the author of vivara峁嘺- 艢ankara- lived prior to V膩caspati Mi艣ra who lived in the 9th century A.D."15 Albrecht Wezler: According to him, there was no absolute bar to the possible authorship of Sankar膩c膩rya. But still he considers it as merely a possibility. Wilhelm Halbfass, in an important 25-page appendix to the monograph 'Studies in Kum膩rila and Sankara' (No. 9 of studienzur Indologie und Iranistik, Reinbek, 1983) compares some of the philosophical ideas of the vivara峁嘺 with parallels in Sankara's works and finds striking resemblances." Govind Chandra Pande on the authorship of PYSBV G.C. Pande, who has studied the life and philosophy of 艢ankar膩c膩rya in detail, shares his view on the authorship of PYSBV. According to Pande, PYSBV is not written from an orthodox S膩nkhya-Yoga point of view. He states that it is an attempt to understand the philosophy of Yoga in conformity with Ved膩nta. G. C. Pande also points out some dissimilarities between PYSBV and Sankara's principal writings. It appears that he has a propensity to believe Paul Hackers argument- 鈥樑歛nkara 104
