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NIYATIVĀDA (PRE-DESTINATION, FATALISM, DETERMINISM): 257
discussing the relative importance of Fate and Human Effort. In the Rāmāyaṇal too we have passages describing the power of Fate. The philosopher poet Bhartrhari gives us some of the finest verses on fate in his century called Nīti.2
The climate and geography of India seem to be conducive to the growth of this fatalist attitude towards life. Heavy floods, cyclones, droughts and famines occur frequently on a gigantic scale causing misery and suffering. The big gap between the rich and the poor, diseases and epidemics that frequently visit the people seem to encourage this attitude.
It should, however, be remembered that no part of Gosala's writings in the original is available to us. But it is true he has made a very deep impression on the Indian psyche. The Jaina commentators have quoted from the writings of Cāņakya, 3 1. Ayodhyākānda, Canto XXII 2. Nitisataka: Daiva paddhatu and Karma paddhati
(1) नमस्तत् कर्मभ्यो विधिरपि न येभ्यः प्रभवति । (v. 91.d) (ii) ब्रह्मा येन कुलालवनियमितो ब्रह्माण्डभाण्डोदरे . . . तस्मै नमः कर्मणे ॥
__ (v. 92) (iii) तद् व्यक्तं ननु दैवमेव शरणं धिग् धिग् वृथा पौरुषम् । (v. 81.d) (iv) दैवमेव हि पर वृद्धौ क्षये कारणम् । (v. 82.d) (v) गजभुजगविहगमबन्धन . . . विधिरहो बलवानिति मे मतिः। (v. 85) Vide also Subhâsıtaratna-bhāņdāgāra: TEUTATE (p. 90 vvi-131) and
Subha șitävali (vv 3079 to 3156) pp. 509 to 522 3. सा सा संपद्यते बुद्धिर्व्यवसायश्च तादृशः। सहायास्तादृशाहूया यादृशी भवितव्यता ।।
--ज्ञानविमल on प्रश्नव्याकरणसूत्र (सूत्र ७)
--आप्तमीमांसाभाष्य (Pariccheda VIII) This verse is found in the Canakya-nitr with a few variant readings: तादृशी जायते बुद्धिर्व्यवसायश्च तादृशः। सहायास्तादृशाः सन्ति यादृशी भवितव्यता ।। In Vikramacarita we have: सा सा संपद्यते बुद्धिः सा मतिः सा च भावना।
सहायास्तादृशा एव यादृशी भवितव्यता ।। M.M.-33
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