1:36nihhatya dhārtarāṣṭrān naḥ kā prītiḥ syāj janārdanapāpam evāśrayed asmān hatvaitān ātatāyinaḥ1:37tasmān nārhā vayaṁ hantuṁ dhārtarāṣṭrān svabāndhavānsvajanaṁ hi kathaṁ hatvā sukhinaḥ syāma mādhava In Śloka 36 and 37, Arjuna
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In Vedanta there is one ultimate Principle called Brahman. But Samkhya maintains a radical duality called Purusha and Prakriti. Is Purusha only the immanent aspect of the divine, unlike Brahman which covers both immanent and transcendent aspect of the divine? What is the nature of absolute in samkhya? Bhagavad Gita is considered as a part of the Prasthana Traya. But it also deals with samkhya principals(?). Can we say that Gita has best of both philosophies or it is just Vedanta only? In samkhya, the progression is gradually from prakriti to purusha but the Shakta tradition considers the worship of prakrit as worship of purusha only. Is the prakriti mentioned in both the concepts are one and the same?
Posted by T Vasudevan on July 10, 2009
Dear Vasudevan,
Sankhya philosophy is a part of Vedanta where Acharya explains about Purusha and Prakrithi. Unless we are able to transcend the limitations of the Prakrithi we can not unite our mind with Purusha. Once we are able to reach there through our regular Sadhana (pranayam, yoga, meditation and study) there we can understand the Purusha is none other than Brahman. “Poornathathwath Purusha and Aksharam Brahma). Both are ONE and the same. Then other than Purusha/Brahman you will not perceive anything. “Ekameva Adwithiyam”.
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