![]() (i) the natural and intrinsic, both bodily and mental ( adhyatmika) (ii) the natural and external ( adhibhautika) and, (iii) the divine or supernatural ( adhidaivika) an inquiry into the means of terminating it is to be made. In this karika, Isvarakrsna says: since one is struck by the threefold misery i.e. the inquiry) apartha – superfluous cet – if it is said na – not so aikantatyantata bhavat – (since in them) there is the absence of certainty and permanency) [ The very first karika of Samkhya-Karika isĭuhkha-traya-bhighatat Jijnasa tad abhighatak ehetau|Drste sdpartha cet Na ikantatyantata bhavat ||(karika no-1)ĭuhkha traya abhighatat – from the torment by the three-fold pain Jijnasa tad abhighatake hetau – a desire for inquiry into the means of terminating it Drste – the existing visible means sa – it (i.e. Samkhya- karika puts forth the view that understanding the ultimate ground of human existence, which, according to it is pure-consciousness, is the right way to freedom. ![]() It assures that Samkhya system offers a valid means to eliminate suffering. It emphasizes that human existence is characterized by Dukkha, which cannot be decidedly removed by drugs, medicines or scriptures. As mentioned earlier, Samkhya- karika sets forth its objective as elimination of human suffering. ![]() Ballantye, Published by Turner & Co., London – 1885 ]Ģ0.1. The Sankya Aphorisms of Kapila, With illustrative extracts from the commentaries, Translated by James R. [ We will be trying to understand only a few concepts of Samkhya –Karika and not discussing the entire text. ![]()
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