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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艢ankar膩c膩rya and points out the advaitic views strongly expressed in PYSBV. Sengaku Mayeda suggests that the vocabulary and usage of words in PYSBV are similar to those in authenticated commentaries of 艢a峁卥ar膩c膩rya. According to above observations these scholars conclude that Sankara is the Vivara峁嘺k膩ra. The editors of PYSBV- P. Ramasastri and S.R. Krishnamurthi Sastri argue that, the author of PYSBV is the same 艢ankarabhagavatp膩da- the author of Brahmas奴trabh膩峁a. They also give sufficient evidences to support this argument. The common style of 艢ankar膩c膩rya and the author of PYSBV is put forward as the reason by Trevor Legget to approve the authorship of PYSBV to 艢a峁卥ar膩c膩rya. All these above mentioned scholars ascribe the authorship of PYSBV to Sankar膩c膩rya i.e., 膧di Sankara. The opinions regarding the authorship of PYSBV to 艢ankar膩c膩rya put forward by Kengo Harimoto, T. Vetter, Albrecht Wezler, Wilhelm Halbfass, etc. are examined. And the disagreement of the same set forth by Ramakrishna Kavi, S.K. Ramanatha Sastri, Ram Shankar Bhattacharya, and T.S. Rukmani is carefully evaluated in this study. 323
