Samkhya elements in the Bhagavata-purana
by Jumli Nath | 2017 | 62,959 words
This page relates 鈥楥lassification of Puranas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 4 - Classification of 笔耻谤腻峁嘺蝉
The famous classification of 笔耻谤腻峁嘺蝉 is found in some of the 笔耻谤腻峁嘺蝉 themselves. According to this classification, the 笔耻谤腻峁嘺蝉 are divided in accordance with the 驳耻峁嘺蝉 prevailing in them. Indian philosophical system recognizes three types of 驳耻峁嘺蝉, viz., sattva, rajas and tamas. Hence, 笔耻谤腻峁嘺蝉 are classified as 厂腻迟迟惫颈办补, 搁腻箩补蝉颈办补 and 罢腻尘补蝉颈办补. This classification is found in Matsya, 骋补谤耻岣峚 and 笔补诲尘补辫耻谤腻峁嘺.
The 笔补诲尘补辫耻谤腻峁嘺 gives the following classifications:
1) 厂腻迟迟惫颈办补: 痴颈峁ａ箛耻, 狈腻谤补诲补, 叠丑腻驳补惫补迟补, 骋补谤耻岣峚, Padma and 痴补谤腻丑补;
2) 搁腻箩补蝉颈办补: 叠谤补丑尘腻峁囜笉补, Brahmavaivarta, 惭腻谤办补峁囜笉别测补, Brahma, 痴腻尘补苍补 and 叠丑补惫颈峁补;
3) 罢腻尘补蝉颈办补: Matsya, 碍奴谤尘补, 尝颈峁単补, 艢颈惫补 Agni and Skanda.[1]
Besides, the renowned Pur膩峁噄c scholar Haraprasad Shastri divides 笔耻谤腻峁嘺蝉 into six classes
1) Encyclopaedic 笔耻谤腻峁嘺蝉 (骋补岣岛谤补, Agni and 狈腻谤补诲补);
2) 笔耻谤腻峁嘺蝉 deal with 迟墨谤迟丑补蝉 and vratas (Padma, Skanda and 叠丑补惫颈峁补);
3) Those who apparently underwent two revisions (Brahma, 叠丑腻驳补惫补迟补 and Brahmavaivarta);
4) The historical 笔耻谤腻峁嘺蝉 (叠谤补丑尘腻峁囜笉补 and 痴腻测耻);
5) Sectarian 笔耻谤腻峁嘺蝉 (尝颈峁単补, 痴腻尘补苍补 and 惭腻谤办补峁囜笉别测补);
6) Old 笔耻谤腻峁嘺蝉 revised out of existence (痴补谤腻丑补, 碍奴谤尘补 and Matsya)[2]
However, slight difference is noticed regarding the division of these 笔耻谤腻峁嘺蝉 in the 笔耻谤腻峁嘺蝉 themselves. The list of the 骋补谤耻岣峚pur膩峁嘺 is different from the 笔补诲尘补辫耻谤腻峁嘺. In the list of the 骋补谤耻岣峚pur膩峁嘺 the Matsya, Kurma and 痴腻测耻 are included in the list of the 厂腻迟迟惫颈办补 笔耻谤腻峁嘺蝉 instead of 狈腻谤补诲颈测补, Padma and 痴补谤腻丑补. Similarly the 搁腻箩补蝉颈办补 笔耻谤腻峁嘺蝉 are regarded as 罢腻尘补蝉墨办补 by the 骋补谤耻岣峚 substituting the 尝颈峁単补 and 膧诲颈迟测补辫耻谤腻峁嘺 in place of 痴腻尘补峁嘺 and 叠丑补惫颈峁补.[3]
The 惭补迟蝉测补辫耻谤腻峁嘺 though classifies these 笔耻谤腻峁嘺蝉 as 厂腻迟迟惫颈办补, 搁腻箩补蝉颈办补 and 罢腻尘补蝉颈办补, but it doesn鈥檛 specify them by name. It signifies the 笔耻谤腻峁嘺蝉 where the 尘腻丑腻迟尘测补 of vi峁ａ箛u prevails are called the 厂腻迟迟惫颈办补 type of 笔耻谤腻峁嘺蝉, the 搁腻箩补蝉颈办补 are those in which stories of 叠谤补丑尘腻 prevails and 罢腻尘补蝉颈办补 笔耻谤腻峁嘺蝉 are those where stories of Agni and 艢颈惫补 are found.[4] In this way, the classifications of the 笔耻谤腻峁嘺蝉 are found according to the deities.
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
笔补诲尘补-辫耻谤腻峁嘺 , 鲍迟迟补谤补办丑补峁囜笉补, 263. 81-82., The Vishnu 笔耻谤腻峁嘺, H.H. Wilson, p. XII
[2]:
笔补诲尘补-辫耻谤腻峁嘺 , Introduction, p. XVII
[3]:
brahm膩峁囜笉alai峁僩ye brahmavaivartaka峁� vai 尘腻谤办补峁囜笉别测补峁� br膩hmam膩dityaka峁� ca/
et膩ny膩hust膩mas膩nn墨ti vipr膩statra 别办补诲别艣补岣� s膩ttviko r膩jasasca// 骋补谤耻岣峚-pur膩峁嘺 , 3.1.55
[4]:
惭补迟蝉测补-辫耻谤腻峁嘺 , 53.67-68