Samkhya Karika 8, Mahat Proves the Existence of Prakriti

Author: Randeep Singh / go to all Samkhya Karikas Samkhya Karika 8 text: Saukshamyaat tad-anupalabdhir  na abhaavaat kaaryatas tad-upalabdheh | Mahad adi tach cha kaaryam  prakritiviroopam saroopam cha || Saukshamyaat – subtle by nature Tad – that Anupalabdhir – no perception or grasping Na – not Abhaavaat – that which does not exist Kaaryatas – … Read more

Samkhya Karika 7, Obstacles to Perception and Inference

Author: Randeep Singh / go to all Samkhya Karikas Samkhya Karika 7 text: Atidoorat saameepyaad indriyaghaataan mano’navasthaanaat | Saukshmyaat vyavadhaanaat abhibhavaat samaan abhihaar achcha || Atidoorat – from a great distance Saameepyaad – from a very near distance Indriyaghaataan – through damage, defect, in the senses,  Mano’navasthaanaat – from being fickle, weak minded Saukshmyaat – … Read more

Samkhya Karika 6, Scriptures as Pramana, Apta Sruti and Vacana

Author: Randeep Singh / go to all Samkhya Karikas Samkhya Karika 6 text: saamaanyatastu drishtaad aateendriyaanam prateetir anumaanaat | Tasmaad api cha asiddham paroksham aapt-aagamaat siddham || Saamaanyata – common, general Astu – but, though Drishtaad – thorugh perception, observation Aateendriyaanam – beyond the reach of senses Prateetir – knowledge of Anumaanaat – via inference … Read more

Samkhya Karika 5, Perception and Inference as Pramana

Author: Randeep Singh / go to all Samkhya Karikas Samkhya Karika 5 text: Prati-vishayaadhyava saayo drishtam trividham anumaanam aakhyaatam | Ta linga lingi purvakam apta-shrutir aptavachanam tu || Prati – establishing contact with each Vishaya – Objects which are to be known Adhyavasaayo – knowledge of Drushtam – Perception Trividham – three kinds Anumaanam – … Read more

Samkhya Karika 4, Validity of Sankhya Philosophy with 3 Proofs

Author: Randeep Singh / go to all Samkhya Karikas Samkhya Karika 4 text: Drstam anumaanam aaptavachanam cha sarva pramaana siddhatvaat |  Trividham pramaanam ishtam prameya-siddhih pramaanaad hi || Drstam – Perception with all the senses  Anumaanam – inference Aaptavachanam – verbal or written testimony, authentication of authority figure Ca – and Sarva – all Pramaana … Read more

Samkya karika 3, Purusha and Prakriti, How the World Evolved

Author: Randeep Singh / go to all Samkhya Karikas Samkhya Karika 3 text: Moola prakritir avikritir  mahadaadyaah prakriti-vikrtayah sapta |  Shodhashakastu vikaaro na prakritirna vikratih purushah || Mula – root, primordial Prakritir – the entity from which the material world originates Avikritir – which is not created from anything Mahadaadyaah – Mahat and the other … Read more

Samkhya Karika 2, Principles of Sankhya are Remedy for Pain

Author: Randeep Singh / go to all Samkhya Karikas Samkhya Karika 2 text: Drishthavad anushravikah sah hy avishuddhikshaya atishaya yuktah |  Tadvi pareetah shreyaan vyakta-avyakta jna-avijnaanaat ||  Drishthavad – something that is obvious, seen Anushravikah – That which is known, heard, or followed, it refers to the vedic knowledge and ritualistic practices of vedas Sah … Read more

Samkhya Karika 1, Three fold sufferings, the desire to be free of pain

Author: Randeep Singh / go to all Samkhya Karikas Samkhya Karika 1 text: Dukkah trayaabhi ghaataat jijnasaa tadapghaatake hetau | Dhriste saa aparthaa chet naikanta atyantatou abhavat || Dukkah traya – The three main sufferings, sorrows, miseries Abhighataat – misery, grief, anguish, suffering due to pain Jijnasa – desire, longing Tadapghaatake  – removing, killing that … Read more

Yoga for a Healthy Memory, Yoga for Improving Brain Power

Yoga and memory

Author: Randeep Singh / go to all articles on Yoga cure Yoga for Memory: Memory is the ability of the human brain to retain information for recalling at a later stage. The function of memory is not localized in a particular section of the brain; in fact this ability to retain information is spread equally across the … Read more

Yoga Asanas for a Chiseled Jawline, Face Exercises

Jawline exercises

Author: Randeep Singh / go to all articles on Yoga cure Yoga as Jawline Exercises: Jawline or the mandible is the only bone comprising the skull which is not fused to other bones. The  lower jaw  is crucial to chewing, speaking, and  gesticulating. It extends from the left to the right temporal bone in the … Read more