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THE SANKHYA PHILOSOPHY.
Tracable in
the seven
ciples.
been taken by the Hindus as one of their six orthodox Systems. For even the Rigveda has in it amongst others a hymn wherein the Vedas. the whole doctrine as expounded by Kapil is contained in a nut-shell. We have in the Rigveda-FIGHT yaar gat fautressfan afça faufifu-Rik. V. 2-21-164.
The hymn means to say that the mysterious conjunction between Purush and Prakriti and Prakriti invariably results in the evolution fold prin of the seven-fold subtler principles-tatvas beginning with Mahattatva i.e. (1) Mahat. tatva, (2) Ahankartatva and the five tanmåtras, --Rupa, Rasa, Sabda, Gandha and Sparsha-and though such is the consequence of the conjunction, it is worthy of note that owing to the utter and absolute indifference on the part of Purush which is above time and variability on the part of Prakriti denoting in her the equipoise of the gunas, it is She alone that conceives and yields up, in consequence, the seven-fold principles begining with Mahat etc. making up the Universe without Purush being in the least affected by her in any way. This is the reason why the word ardhagarbhå ( H)
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