Samkhya elements in the Bhagavata-purana
by Jumli Nath | 2017 | 62,959 words
This page relates ‘Important Samkhya works� of the English study dealing with the treatment of Samkhya elements in the Bhavata-Purana. The Puranas are a vast reservoir of Indian religious and cultural wisdom. 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.
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Part 8 - Important ṃkⲹ works
The original ṃkⲹ works which enrich the ṃkⲹ philosophy are enlisted�
1. ṃkⲹsūtram or Ṣaḍaīūٰ or ṃkⲹpravacanasūtra (1400 AD) by Kapila;
2. ղٳٱ (probably1400 AD) by Kapila;
3. ṃkⲹpravacanabhāṣya (1600 AD) by Vijñānabhikṣu;
4. ղٳٱvyākhyā by پ;
5. ṃkⲹkārikā (about 200 AD) by Īśvarakṛṣṇa;
6. Tattvakaumudi (900 AD) (Commentary on ṃkⲹkārikā) by Vācaspati Ѿś;
7. ⲹṅg (Commentary on ṃkⲹkārikā) by 峾ṛṣṇa;
8. ṃkⲹDz (Commentary on ṃkⲹkārikā) by Hariharāṇyaka;
9. ṻṛtپ (Commentary on ṃkⲹkārikā) by Māṭharācārya;
10. Ҳḍa岹ⲹ (Commentary on ṃkⲹkārikā) by Ҳḍa岹;
11. ṃkⲹsāra by Vijñānabhikṣku;
12. ܱṇaٲپśٰ (Commentary on ṃkⲹkārikā) by ʲٳ;
13. Ჹٳپ첹 by ᲹᲹ;
14. ṣṭٲԳٰ by ʲñś;
15. ۳ܰپī辱 by ;
16. ṃkⲹsūtravṛtti or Ծܻṛtپ (2nd half of 1500 AD) by Aniruddha;
17. ṃkⲹtattvayāthārthyadīpana by Bhāvagaṇeśa;
18. ṃkⲹkaumudī by 峾ṛṣṇa;
19. ṃkⲹtattvavivecana by Sīmānanda;
20. ṃkⲹvṛttisāra (Commentary on 峾ⲹūٰ) by Mahādevasarasvati;
21. ū-ṃkⲹsūtravṛtti (Commentary on 峾ⲹūٰ) by Nāgoji Bhatta;
22. ṃkⲹtaraṅga (Commentary on 峾ⲹūٰ) by Viśvesvara Datta Ѿś;
23. ṃkⲹcandrīkā (Sub commentary of Ҳḍa岹bhāṣya) by Nārāyaṇa Tīrtha;
24. ṃkⲹtattvapradīpa by Ჹ پ;
25. ṃkⲹtaruvasanta by Muḍumba Narasiṃhaswāmin;
This list shows only the names of those works which are mostly available and mostly used for the study of ṃkⲹ in the present date.[1] Many other works are also written on the ṃkⲹ philosophy which are either lost or not known to us. This list gives a brief idea about the ṃkⲹ literature. It is to be mentioned here that the tradition is not unanimous regarding the authorship of many works mentioned in the list. It is because of mythical origin of those personalities as for instance Kapila, ʲñś and others.