Verses on Sāṃkhya 19.4
Māṭharavṛtti 19.4
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19.4
atrāha --- ayaṃ saṃśayaḥ | kiṃ khalu kartā puruṣo 'sty āhosvid akarteti | kutaḥ saṃśaya iti cet, ācāryavipratipatteḥ | loke tāvat puruṣo gacchati dhāvati tiṣṭhati śocati, puruṣeṇedaṃ kṛtam iti vipratipattiḥ | evam ācāryā vedavādino bruvate | vaiśeṣikā api kartā iti mataṃ pratipannāḥ | ataḥ saṃśayaḥ | atrocyate --- akartā puruṣaḥ | katham iti cet tad ucyate ---
On this point, [the opponent] says: There is this doubt. Is spirit truly an agent, or is it a non-agent? If you ask whence comes this doubt, [we say] it is due to disagreement among teachers. In ordinary life, a man walks, runs, stands, grieves; and there is the conflicting opinion: 'This was done by spirit.' Thus say the teachers who follow the Veda. The Vaiśeṣikas also have accepted the view that [spirit] is an agent. Therefore, there is a doubt. To this, it is replied: Spirit is a non-agent. If you ask how, that is explained:
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