Samkhya

Samkhya karika 42 explains how subtle body behaves like an actor and plays different roles by manifesting as gross body. Prakriti binds Purushas, and also helps free it from itself.

Samkhya Karika 41 talks about how the subtle body is like a easel supporting Buddhi like a painting kept on it. It is the substratum on which the inner sense organs exist and function.

Samkhya karika 40 describes the nature of Subtle body, its composition, and the fact that it transmigrate to other gross bodies as it never perishes un till it is finally dissolved.

Samkhya Karika 39 talks about the evolution of the biological being the humans. For this it categorizes matter into three classes instead of two, Subtle and gross elements along with the animate part of matter.

Samkhya karika 38 talks about the subtle and gross nature of Tanmatras and Mahabhutas respectively. The qualities of gross elements are also discussed.

Samkhay karika 37 explains that Buddhi is the principal sense organ. It creates and reflects experience on to Purusha and can Identify Prakrit from Purusha as a distinct entities.

Samkhya Karika 36 compares all the indriyas collectively with a lamp and Buddhi as its light. This light is the collective experience for Purusha.

Samkhya Karika 35 explains the relationship between the internal and externa; sense organs as gate keepers and the gates.

Author: Randeep Singh / go to all Samkhya Karikas Samkhya Karika 34 text: Buddhi indriyani teshaam pancha vishesh-avishesh-vishyaani I Vak bhavati sabda-vishayaa seshaani tu pancha-vishyaani II Buddhi indriyani – the senses of perception or knowing, cognition Tesaam – of these Pancha – five Vishesh avishesh – special and not special Vishyaani – objects Vak – … Read more

Author: Randeep Singh / go to all Samkhya Karikas Man has been striving to understand the nature of matter, which forms each element of the world, since times immemorial. Some twenty-three centuries ago, the Greek philosopher Democritus wrote, “sweet and bitter, cold and warm as well as the colors – all these things exist but … Read more