Samkhya thoughts in the Mahabharata
by Shini M.V. | 2017 | 51,373 words
This page relates 鈥榁asishtha Karala Janaka Samvada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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痴补蝉颈峁ａ弓丑补 Kar膩la Janaka Sa峁僾膩da
In the 艢膩ntiparva chapter, 302 explains this 蝉补峁僾腻诲补. From 11th to 49th 艣lokas cover this. The principles of 办峁谤补 and a办峁谤补 are also described here.
痴补蝉颈峁ａ弓丑补 said that a cycle is made of twelve thousand years and four cycles make a kalpa. 贬颈谤补峁噛补驳补谤产丑补 is the eldest -born Being and is known as the great, Viri帽ci and the unborn. Besides he has diverse names. He is indestructible. He is the creator of consciousness. The unmanifest creates the manifest and knowledge. The consciousness has wind, light, ether, water and earth with the properties of sound, touch, form taste and scent[1]. There are twenty four topics which give insight into the truth. The twenty fourth is Nature and the twenty fifth is 痴颈峁ａ箛耻.[2] The twenty fifth unites with the unmanifest changed into destructible, by means of knowledge becomes indestructible.
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[1]:
惫腻测耻谤箩测辞迟颈谤补迟丑腻办腻艣补尘腻辫辞'迟丑补 辫峁泃丑颈惫墨 tath膩 |
艣补产诲补岣� 蝉辫补谤艣补艣肠补 谤奴辫补峁� ca raso gandhastathaiva ca || 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 XII, 302-25.
[2]:
pa帽cavi峁兣沘timo vi峁ａ箛urnistattvastattvasa峁僯帽ita岣� |
tattvasa峁兣況aya峁嚹乨etat tattvam膩hurman墨峁峁嘺岣� || 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 XII, ibid., 38.