222 Jnana Yoga Path for Sankhyas

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JƱāna-Yoga Path for Sāį¹…khya-s (=Knowers) from Śaį¹…kara GÄ«tā Commentary

II.21 The Knower (jƱānin) has nothing to do with action.
(Question) What then has he to do?
(Answer) This is answered in III.3: ā€˜The Sāį¹…khya-s should resort to jƱāna-yoga.ā€™

For the Knower and seeker of Liberation, who sees that the Self is actionless, there is qualification for renunciation-of-all-action alone (avikriyātma-darśino viduį¹£o mumukį¹£o ca sarva-karma- saį¹ƒnyāse eva adhikāra).

II.55 The Knower (vidvat), having renounced, makes efforts in jƱāna-niį¹£į¹­hā.

The above quotations illustrate the path of Knowledge-yoga (jƱāna-yoga). It begins with the rise of Knowledge, which distinguishes the Sāį¹…khya. The path consists of (1) renunciation-of-action (saį¹ƒnyāsa): this renunciation is not necessarily of things, but is characterized as freedom from the notion ā€˜I doā€™; (2) establishment-in-Knowledge (jƱāna-niį¹£į¹­hā), sustained meditations to throw off disturbances, by memory-illusions, of the naturally continuing current of Knowledge. When jƱāna-niį¹£į¹­hā reaches its end (avasāna) in being-Brahman (anubhava), it is Freedom (mokį¹£a).

Here follow a few passages to illustrate Śaį¹…karaā€™s scheme. He does not spell out all the stages each time: for instance, saį¹ƒnyāsa may include jƱāna-niį¹£į¹­hā.

Rise of KnowledgeSaį¹ƒnyāsajį¹…āna-nisthaMoksa
II.10,11self-knowledgesaį¹ƒnyāsaend of
(atma-jƱa) jƱānin-Sāį¹…khyajį¹…āna-yogasamsara
21seer of Self (ātma-darśin)saį¹ƒnyāsa
21Knower=vidvat=Sāį¹…khyasaį¹ƒnyāsa
by mind (5.13)
54,55vidvatsaį¹ƒnyāsajį¹…āna-yoga-nisthaBrahman
satmādhi-sthii(2.56-72)
69ātma-jƱasaį¹ƒnyāsajƱāna-niį¹£į¹­hā
III intro.jį¹…ānasaį¹ƒnyāsajį¹…āna-nistha
III.3Sāį¹…khya-ātma-jƱasaį¹ƒnyāsajƱāna-niį¹£į¹­hāGoal
III.4rise of KnowledgejƱāna-niį¹£į¹­hā
17Sāį¹…khya Self-knowersaį¹ƒnyāsinātma-jƱāna-niį¹£į¹­hā
IV.39jį¹…āna-labhaquicklymokį¹£a
V intro.ātma tattva-vid Self-knowersaį¹ƒnyāsajƱāna- yoga -niį¹£į¹­hā
Sāį¹…khyasaį¹ƒnyāsinjƱāna-niį¹£į¹­hā
jį¹…ānasaį¹ƒnyāsasiddhi (perfection)
V.4Sāį¹…khya-Knowersaį¹ƒnyāsa
5Sāį¹…khyasaį¹ƒnyāsinjƱāna-niį¹£į¹­hāmokį¹£a
6paramātma-jį¹…āna paramārthaka-paramitma-
saį¹ƒnyāsajƱāna-niį¹£į¹­hā
12jƱāna-prāpatisarva-karma-jƱāna-niį¹£į¹­hāpeace
saį¹ƒnyāsamoksa
13paramārtha-darśin;vidvatmental saį¹ƒnyāsarests happy
17Sāį¹…khyajƱāna-niį¹£į¹­hālive in
(S.2.69)Brahman
25samyag-darśinsaį¹ƒnyāsaBrahma-
nirvāį¹‡a
26,27Samyag-darśanasaį¹ƒnyāsasamyag- darsanamokį¹£a
jƱāna-prāpatiniį¹£į¹­hā
VIIl.16-18jƱāninsamadhi oncomes to
tattva-vidI am VāsudevaMe
19jƱāna-vatparipāka-jƱānacomes to
Me
IX.22paramārtha-darśinsaį¹ƒnyāsin'Lord as Self'
(=jƱāna-niį¹£į¹­hā, Ś on18.66)
X.8paramārtha-intense
tattva-vidmeditation (bhavana)
X.10samyag-darśanabuddhi-yoga
11jƱānawithdrawaldhyāna visionbliss
XII.4jƱāninsaį¹ƒnyāsinmeditationOne with Me
5paramātma- darśanajƱāna-niį¹£į¹­hāmokį¹£a
10jƱāna-prāptisiddhi
12samyag-darśinsaį¹ƒnyāsa
13,14jƱānin (of 7.17) mumukį¹£usaį¹ƒnyāsajƱāna-niį¹£į¹­hāimmortality
-2.19
XIII.31parainartha-paramahamsajƱāna-niį¹£į¹­hā
darsin=Sāį¹…khyaparivrājaka
XIV.1jƱānasaį¹ƒnyāsamanana-śīlamokį¹£a
23-25ātma-vid = Sāį¹…khya (3.5)saį¹ƒnyāsinmumukį¹£u
26,27saį¹ƒnyāsinjƱāna-niį¹£į¹­hāmokį¹£a
jį¹…āna-yoga
XVIII.3tattva-vid = Sāį¹…khyaperceives no painmeditate:
in Self'I do nothing'
10jį¹…ānamind-saį¹ƒnyāsajƱāna-niį¹£į¹­hā
12paramārtha-darśinparamahamsakevala-samyag-end of
parivrājakadarśana-niį¹£į¹­hāsaį¹ƒsāra
45,46jƱāna-niį¹£į¹­hā
49jį¹…ānamind-saį¹ƒnyāsajƱāna-niį¹£į¹­hāa = naiį¹£karmyasiddhimokį¹£a

 

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