Essay name: Yoga-sutra with Bhashya Vivarana (study)
Author:
Susmi Sabu
Affiliation: University of Kerala / Department of Sanskrit
This essay studies the enduring and relevance of Yoga in India, highlighting its evolution from a comprehensive philosophy to primarily a physical practice. It further underscores the importance of studying Yoga texts to understand its historical trajectory. Special attention is given to the Patanjala Yogasutra Bhashya Vivarana, a significant work attributed to Adi Shankaracharya.
Chapter 6 - Conclusion
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External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)
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The evidences in PYSBV clearly differentiate the author from Ä€di Sankara. The references of Yoga in SBh. on prasthÄnatraya are mentioned in to compare the style, the treatment of topics, use of quotations, etc. that of VivaraṇakÄra and ÅšankarÄcÄrya. After a thorough analysis, it is effectively concluded that the native place of VivaraṇakÄra is in Kerala. It is difficult to judge that SankarÄcÄrya the great exponent of Advaita wrote a vivarana on VBh. The style of VivaraṇakÄra is not at all same to those of the famous works of ÅšankarÄcÄrya. The salutary verses given in PYSBV deserve less poetical value. It is very difficult to imagine the versatile poet ÅšankarÄcÄrya has written such inferior verses. In some of the portions of PYSBV, the VivaraṇakÄra repeats entire portions of VBh. without adding a single word. If the author was SankarÄcÄrya, there would have some mention that the rest of the portion is revealed by itself etc. Many evidences in PYSBV show that VBh. as well as Y.S. used by VivaraṇakÄra are just different from the available texts today. More over it is even different from those used by the famous sub-commentators VÄcaspati MiÅ›ra and VijñÄna Bhiká¹£u. In some places the author mentions the different texts of VBh. and 324
