Samkhya thoughts in the Mahabharata
by Shini M.V. | 2017 | 51,373 words
This page relates 鈥榁yasa Shuka Deva 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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痴测腻蝉补 艢耻办补 Deva 厂补峁僾腻诲补
In the 321st chapter of the 艢膩ntiparva the 艣lokas from 4th to 92 describe this 厂补峁僾腻诲补. In this 痴测腻蝉补 is advising vairagya and dharma to his son 艢耻办补 deva.
痴测腻蝉补 taught his son 艢耻办补 the Vedas. He also asked his son to master his senses and to practices virtue. He wanted 艢耻办补 to observe truth and sincerity, to be free from anger, malice, deceit, to have the remnants of food after feeding gods and guests. 痴测腻蝉补 told 艢耻办补 that those who have no faith will be longing for worldly things. Such men will never attain liberation. The people who live in the present and never bothered about future do not understand that they are only here for a short period.[1] The Brahman hood is acquired after great sacrifice and penance. So one must always be in the mood of penance.[2] One鈥檚 mind is always like a horse with no reins. So first, it should be controlled. 痴测腻蝉补 has contempt for that life which is not lived on the basis of purity. Again and again he points out that one should so train the soul as to control the senses and keep away from evil deeds.
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[1]:
膩dyak膩likay膩 buddhy膩 d奴re 艣va iti 苍颈谤产丑补测腻岣� |
sarvabhak峁膩 na 辫补艣测补苍迟颈 karmabh奴mimacetasa岣� || 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 XII, 321-14.
[2]:
产谤腻丑尘补峁噛补峁� bahubhirav膩pyate tapobhi stallabdhv膩 na ratipare峁嘺 helitavyam | sv膩dhy膩ye tapasi dame ca nityayukta岣�
k峁m膩rth墨 ku艣alapara岣� 蝉补诲腻 yatasva || ibid., 24.