Aapta Mimansa

Author(s): Saratchandra Ghoshal
Publisher: Bharatiya Gyanpith

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CHAPTER I
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philosophy, viz., Mahat arises from Prakrti, then aharkāra and from it the sixteen varieties (mind, the five organs of sense, the five organs of action and the five tanmātrās) and from the five tanmātrās the five elements appear, cannot stand and all these become without any beginning. (because we deny their prāgabhāva or previous nonexistence).
If pradhvaṁsābhāva is not accepted all these tattvas, which the Sānkhya says arise from Prakrti, will become eternal. But the Sārkhya has laid down that the five elements, earth etc., merge in the five tanmātrās which again with five organs of sense and five organs of action as well as mind merge in aharkāra. Ahankāra merges in mahat which merges in Prakrti. This merging will become impossible on denial of pradhvaṁsābhāva described before.3
If anyonyābhāva be denied, the twentythree principles leaving aside, Purusa and Prakrti will not exclude one aother, but each will involve the other and thus will become all-pervading. But definitions have been given in Sānkhya philosophy distinguishing these twentythree principles which are called vyakta from Prakrti which is called avyakta.4
If atyantābhāva be denied, the qualities of all the twentyfive tattvas cannot be distinguished each from the other; so these will lose their identity. If there is no
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