Samkhya Karika: with Gaudapadacarya Bhasya

The original body of the book was inspired by a series of lectures on Isvarakrsna's Samkhya Karika given by Swami Bawra. The presentation includes an English translation of the Samkhya Karika hymns and the Bhasya of Gaudapadacarya. The revised edition includes an introduction to the oral tradition of Samkhya, including the story of Kapila from a Purana and a presentation of the surviving sutras of Pancasikha's Sastitantra. This lost text was the first compilation of Samkhya and was used by ...