Hindu Medicine c7.184

c7.184

The attempt of King Jīva to stave off the assault of the army of diseases might be disorganized by a sowing of discord among the officers of his household. Jīva himself, the Life-monad, is described, in conformity with Sāṃkhya psychology, as wholly inactive and devoid of volition. He depends entirely upon his active and circumspect chancellor, Intelligence (vijñāna or vijñānaśarman), a shrewd Brahmin who represents worldly wisdom and extraverted consciousness.