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Samkhya elements in the Bhagavata-purana

by Jumli Nath | 2017 | 62,959 words

Hinduism Hindu Philosophy Samkhya Purana

Summary: This is an English study of the treatment of Samkhya elements in the Bhavata-Purana. The Puranas are a vast reservoir of Indian religious and cultural wisdom, intertwined with the Samkhya and Yoga philosophies. Sankhya refers to one of the oldest and the authentic system of Indian philosophy ascribed to sage Kapila. This analytical study delves into the reflection of Samkhya philosophy within the Bhagavatapurana by researching original texts, translations, commentaries, and scholarly articles in multiple languages including English, Hindi, Sanskrit, Bengali, and Assamese.

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Acknowledgement

+ Chapter 1a - Introduction

. Part 1 - An introduction to the S膩峁僰hya philosophy

. Part 2 - Meaning of the term S膩峁僰hya and its significance

. Part 3 - S膩峁僰hya in Vedic and in Upani峁dic literature

. Part 4 - S膩峁僰hya in the Puranic literature

. Part 5 - S膩峁僰hya in the Mah膩bh膩rata

. Part 6 - S膩峁僰hya in the 艢rimad-bhagavadgit膩

. Part 7 - Some prominent S膩峁僰hya teachers

. Part 8 - Important S膩峁僰hya works

. Part 9 - Important tenets of S膩峁僰hya philosophy

. Part 10 - Prak峁泃i according to S膩峁僰hya philosophy

. Part 11 - Puru峁 according to S膩峁僰hya philosophy

. Part 12 - Gu峁嘺s according to S膩峁僰hya philosophy

. Part 13 - Satk膩ryav膩da according to S膩峁僰hya philosophy

. Part 14 - Evolution according to S膩峁僰hya philosophy

. Part 15 - Liberation according to S膩峁僰hya philosophy

+ Chapter 1b - An introduction to the Bh膩gavatapur膩峁嘺

. Part 1 - Meaning of the term Pur膩峁嘺

. Part 2 - Characteristic features of Pur膩峁嘺

. Part 3 - Numbers of Pur膩峁嘺s

. Part 4 - Classification of Pur膩峁嘺s

. Part 5 - Date of the Pur膩峁嘺s

. Part 6 - Authorship of the Pur膩峁嘺s

. Part 7 - A brief note on the Bh膩gavata Pur膩峁嘺

. Part 8 - Contents of the Bh膩gavata Pur膩峁嘺

. Part 9 - Date of the Bh膩gavata Pur膩峁嘺

. Part 10 - Authorship of the Bh膩gavata Pur膩峁嘺

. Part 11 - Commentaries on the Bh膩gavatapur膩峁嘺

. Part 12 - Works on the Bh膩gavatapur膩峁嘺

. Part 13 - The Bh膩gavatapur膩峁嘺: it鈥檚 place among the Pur膩峁嘺s

. Part 14 - Aims and Scope

+ Chapter 2a - Theory of Creation and Dissolution in S膩峁僰hya philosophy

. Part 1 - Creation in S膩峁僰hya philosophy鈥擨ntroduction

. Part 1.1 - Purpose of evolution

. Part 1.2 - Four divisions of twenty-five categories

. Part 1.3 - Evolutes of Prak峁泃i

. Part 2 - Dissolution in S膩峁僰hya philosophy

+ Chapter 2b - Theory of Creation and Dissolution in the Bh膩gavata-Pur膩峁嘺

. Part 1 - Creation in the Bh膩gavatapur膩峁嘺鈥擨ntroduction

. Part 2 - Classification of creation

. Part 3 - Dissolution in the Bh膩gavatapur膩峁嘺

+ Chapter 3a - Puru峁, Prak峁泃i and Gu峁嘺 in the S膩峁僰hya philosophy

. Part 1.1 - Puru峁 in the S膩峁僰hya philosophy

. Part 1.2 - Nature of Puru峁

. Part 1.3 - Proof for the existence of Puru峁

. Part 1.4 - Plurality of Puru峁

. Part 2.1 - Prak峁泃i in the S膩峁僰hya philosophy

. Part 2.2 - Nature of Prak峁泃i

. Part 2.3 - Proofs for the existence of Prak峁泃i

. Part 3.1 - The concept of Gu峁嘺 in S膩峁僰hya philosophy

. Part 3.2 - The nature of Gu峁嘺

+ Chapter 3b - Puru峁, Prak峁泃i and Gu峁嘺 in the Bh膩gavatapur膩峁嘺

. Part 1 - Puru峁 as reflected in the Bh膩gavatapur膩峁嘺

. Part 2.1 - Prak峁泃i as reflected in the Bh膩gavatapur膩峁嘺

. Part 2.2 - Nature of Prak峁泃i in the Bh膩gavatapur膩峁嘺

. Part 3 - Gu峁嘺 as reflected in the Bh膩gavata-pur膩峁嘺鈥擨ntroduction

. Part 3.1 - The effects of Sattva-gu峁嘺

. Part 3.2 - The effects of Rajas-gu峁嘺

. Part 3.3 - The effects of Tamas-gu峁嘺

+ Chapter 4a - Bondage and Liberation in the S膩峁僰hya philosophy

. Part 1 - Concept of Mok峁 (liberation) in the S膩峁僰hya philosophy

. Part 2 - Means to attain Discriminative knowledge

. Part 3 - Obstacles of Liberation

. Part 4 - Concept of J墨vanmukti

. Part 5 - Concept of Videhamukti

+ Chapter 4b - Liberation as reflected in the Bh膩gavatapur膩峁嘺

. Part 1 - Concept of Mok峁 (liberation) in the Bh膩gavatapur膩峁嘺

. Part 2.1 - Means of liberation: J帽膩na-Yoga

. Part 2.2 - Means of liberation: Karma-Yoga

. Part 2.3 - Means of liberation: Bhakti-Yoga

. Part 2.4 - Means of liberation: the Yogic path

+ Chapter 5 - S膩峁僰hya and the Bh膩gavata-pur膩峁嘺: Comparative note

. Introduction (a comparative note)

. Part 1 - Similarities and Dissimilarities on the concept of Prak峁泃i

. Part 2 - Similarities and Dissimilarities on the concept of Puru峁

. Part 3 - Similarities and Dissimilarities on the concept of Gu峁嘺

. Part 4 - Similarities and Dissimilarities on the concept of Creation and Dissolution

. Part 5 - Similarities and Dissimilarities on the concept of Liberation

Concluding Observation

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Last Updated: 05 January, 2025

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