Verses on Sāṃkhya 8.1

Māṭharavṛtti 8.1

Language: Sanskrit

8.1

nanu pratyakṣeṇa yo 'rtho nopalabhyate sa sarvathā nāstīti mataṃ saṅgacchate | yathā dvitīyam anīśvaraśiraḥ, tṛtīyo bāhuḥ, śaśaviṣāṇādayo vā | evaṃ pradhānapuruṣau nopalabhyete tasmāt tāv api na sta ity āśaṅkānirāsāyāha ---

An objection: Is it not the accepted view that whatever object is not apprehended by perception does not exist in any way, like a second head on someone other than Īśvara, a third arm, or the horn of a hare? Likewise, primordial matter and spirit are not apprehended, therefore they too do not exist. To dispel this doubt, he says:
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Sāṃkhyakārikā — Īśvarakṛṣṇa, Sanskrit