Samkhya thoughts in the Mahabharata
by Shini M.V. | 2017 | 51,373 words
This page relates 鈥楻esume鈥� of the study of Samkhya thought and philosophy as reflected in the Shanti-Parva of the Mahabharata. Samkhya represents one of the six orthodox schools of Indian Philosophy and primarily deals with metaphysical knowledge and explains the Universe without the need to introduce God. The Mahabharata is an ancient Sanskrit epic which includes many Sankhya theories while expounding twenty-five principles.
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Indian philosophy is considered as the source of royal knowledge and contains ever full to the brim with mankind which never ends or goes off. Philosophy is the fertilizer which makes the free of life grow and spread out.
The Hindu philosophical scriptures has in it 艢谤耻迟墨蝉, Sm峁泃墨s, 滨迟颈丑腻蝉补蝉, 笔耻谤腻峁嘺蝉, 膧驳补尘补蝉 and 顿补谤艣补苍补蝉. The 顿补谤艣补苍补蝉 constitute the intellectual section and are based on Vedas. Indian Philosophical system is classified into two wide divisions鈥�膧蝉迟颈办补 and N膩stika. The 膧蝉迟颈办补 numbers six consisting of six dar艣anas: 厂腻峁僰丑测补, Yoga, 狈测腻测补, Vai艣e峁ka, P奴rvam墨m膩ms膩 and Uttaram墨mams膩.
These six systems have six founders. The exponent of 厂腻峁僰丑测补 system is Kapila, the yoga system belongs to 笔补迟补帽箩补濒颈, 狈测腻测补 by Gautama, Vai艣e峁ka by 碍补峁嚹乨补, Jaimini the M墨m膩ms膩 school and 痴别诲腻苍迟补 by 叠腻诲补谤腻测补峁嘺. Of all these schools, the 厂腻峁僰丑测补 system that too in the epic the 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 is dealt with in detail.
厂腻峁僰丑测补, the oldest system in the Hindu philosophy puts everything on the shoulders of 笔谤补办峁泃颈 and 笔耻谤耻峁. This is a dualistic realism. It does not accept God as a metaphysical principle. The three 驳耻峁嘺蝉-Sattva, Rajas and Tamas are also the main concern of this Philosophy. 厂腻峁僰丑测补k膩rika upholds twenty five principles and also the 笔谤补办峁泃颈 惫颈办峁泃颈蝉 like Mahat, 础丑补峁僰腻谤补 and the five 迟补苍尘腻迟谤补蝉. 笔耻谤耻峁 is considered as an eternal entity which is neither an evolute nor can evolve. 笔耻谤耻峁 is sentient whereas 笔谤补办峁泃颈 is non-sentient. 笔耻谤耻峁 is a passive witness of the activities performed by 笔谤补办峁泃颈.
Yoga is the spiritual and mental discipline formulated in India. The aim of this system is to lead to the practical path of liberation. It is the cittav峁泃tinirodha. Eight steps are described. Yoga gives stress on supreme God.
The concept of 滨迟颈丑腻蝉补 is explained with greater emphasis on the 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 The epic 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 is the focus of the project with greater emphasis on the 艢膩ntiparva So brief descriptions of all the Parvas are included.