A History of Indian Philosophy v2.c20.s3.26

v2.c20.s3.26

¹ *Ojo’ sy ojo me dāḥ svāhā* (A.V. II. XVIII. 1). Sāyaṇa, in explaining *ojaḥ*, says, “*ojaḥ śarīra-sthiti-kāraṇam aṣṭamo dhātuḥ.*” He quotes a passage as being spoken by the teachers (ācāryaiḥ): “*ksetrajñasya tad ojas tu kevalāśraya iṣyate yathā snehaḥ pradīpasya yathābhram aśani-tviṣaḥ*” (Just as the lamp depends on the oil and the lightning on the clouds so the *ojaḥ* depends on the *kṣhetra-jña* (self) alone).