Samkhya elements in the Bhagavata-purana
by Jumli Nath | 2017 | 62,959 words
This page relates 鈥楥haracteristic features of Purana鈥� 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 2 - Characteristic features of 笔耻谤腻峁嘺
The 笔耻谤腻峁嘺蝉 are said to be comprised of five characteristics-pur膩峁嘺m 辫补帽肠补濒补办峁峁嘺尘. In the 础尘补谤辞办辞峁, the characteristics of 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 are clearly stated.
It says that the 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 is one which describes鈥�
- sarga,
- pratisarga,
- 惫补峁僺补,
- manvantara and
- 惫补峁僺腻苍耻肠补谤颈迟补.[1]
In the 辫补帽肠补濒补办峁峁嘺尘 the first one is sarga which means creation, the second is pratisarga or recreation, the third one is 惫补峁僺补 i.e., history of sages, the fourth is manvantara which means theperiods of different Manus, and the last one is 惫补峁兣浤乶耻肠补谤颈迟补 which means the genealogy of kings.[2] This definition is found in the 痴颈峁ａ箛耻辫耻谤腻峁嘺 also[3].
Besides, the 叠丑腻驳补惫补迟补辫耻谤腻峁嘺 also added some more characteristics to their original five and adopted the 诲补艣补濒补办峁峁嘺 as the characteristic features of 惭补丑腻辫耻谤腻峁嘺.[4]
In addition to the topics like sarga, etc., this definition includes鈥�
- 惫峁泃迟墨 (sustenance),
- 谤补办峁Ｄ� (protection of the universe),
- 蝉补峁僺迟丑腻 (physical annihilation),
- hetu (cause or the lust for karmas) and
- 补辫腻艣谤补测补 (the last support or ultimate reality).
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
sarga艣ca pratisarga艣ca va峁兣沷 manvantar膩峁噄 ca /
惫补峁兣浤乶耻肠补谤颈迟补峁� caiva 辫耻谤腻峁嘺峁� 辫补帽肠补濒补办峁峁嘺峁�// 础尘补谤补办辞峁 ,1.5
[2]:
Puranic Encyclopaedia, p. 617
[3]:
sarga艣ca pratisarga艣ca va峁兣沷 manvantar膩峁噄 ca /
sarve峁ete峁 kathyante 惫补峁兣浤乶耻肠补谤颈迟补峁兠眂a yat// 痴颈峁ａ箛耻-辫耻谤腻峁嘺 , 3.6.25
[4]:
sargo鈥檚y膩tha visarga艣ca 惫峁泃迟墨 谤补办峁Ｄ乶tara峁噄 ca/
va峁兣沷 va峁兣泍膩nucarita峁� 蝉补峁僺迟丑腻 hetur补辫腻艣谤补测补岣�//
da艣abhirlak峁峁嘺iryukta峁� 辫耻谤腻峁嘺峁� tadvido 惫颈诲耻岣�/
kecitpa帽cavidha峁� brahmanmahadalpavyavasthay膩// 叠丑腻驳补惫补迟补-辫耻谤腻峁嘺 ,12.7.9-10