Essay name: Discovery of Sanskrit Treasures (seven volumes)
Author:
Satya Vrat Shastri
Affiliation: Karnatak University / Department of Sanskrit
The series called "Discovery of Sanskrit Treasures" represents a comprehensive seven-volume compendium of Dr. Satya Vrat Shastri's research on Sanskrit and Indology. They feature a wide range of studies across major disciplines in these fields, showcasing Shastri's pioneering work. They include detailed analyses like the linguistic appraisal of Yogavasishtha, etymological studies in the Mahabharata and the Devibhagavata-purana, as well as explorations of human values as defined in ancient texts.
Volume 5 - Philosophy and Religion
61 (of 216)
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Concept of Time in Post-Vedic Sanskrit Literature 57 His (painless) activity the Lord effects His purpose with the help
of K膩la."
The implication of the above statement of the D墨pik膩
evidently is that it is only in Lord's playful activity (L墨l膩vibh奴ti)
that K膩la is of any use, in eternal divine glory (Nityavibh奴ti), K膩la
is superfluous. 132
Time is one indivisible entity. As it is so, it is deemed to have
undergone modifications such as k峁峁嘺, lava and it is possible
to carry on with the all-pervading (time). The modifications such
as k峁峁嘺 are perceived in all objects. On this it has been said:
k膩lasyaikasyaiva k峁峁噀n膩sya vi艣vasy膩pi vi艣e峁峁嚹乼
k膩lavat tatk峁峁嚹乶膩帽 ca vy膩pitvam ava艣isyatell 133
'kecit tu 峁岣峣ndriyavedya岣� k膩la ity apy 膩hu岣�'谋 134
"As all this is qualified by the one moment (k峁峁嘺) the
moments of time are, like time itself, held to be pervasive."
Some, however, affirm that K膩la is comprehensible by the
six senses. A pot is, for it is an object of ocular perception, as
admitted by all. Being is here no more than being related to time.
A few teachers of this school accept K膩la as one and eternal
in both the Vibhutis: L墨l膩vibhuti and Nityavibh奴ti, of the Lord and
believe that one, eternal, and all-pervading time gets appellations
of moment (k峁峁嘺) etc. on account of the limiting adjuncts, of
solar motion, etc. They say:
ayam ca k膩la岣� at墨ndriyavedya岣� ghata岣� sann iti
c膩k峁峁Ｄ乨iprat墨te岣� sarvasiddhatv膩t, tatra sattvasya
办腻濒补蝉补尘产补苍诲丑颈迟惫补尘腻迟谤补谤奴辫补迟惫腻迟颈
ayam ca k膩lo nityo vibhur eka eval k峁峁嚹乨ivya-
vah膩ras tu ekasy膩py upadhibhedad upapadyate 135,
In essentials this view seems to be influenced by the Vai艣e峁ka
system.
Vallabha
The Ac膩ryas of the Vallabhasampradaya do not accept K盲膩la
as a separate entity. According to them K膩la is non-distinct from
Brahman. It is Brahman itself. As the Vidvanma峁囜笉ana says:
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