The Sankhya Philosophy of Sage Kapila Sundeep Prakashan Nirvana is not a place

Nirvana is not a place or a thing

The reasonably stable psycho-ecological balance

Section I: Avantiksetra Mahatmya   1 The Greatness of Mahakalavana 1 2 The Decapitation of Brahma 5 3 Brhma's Expiation 12 4 The Origin of Vaisvanara 16 5 The Arrival of the Lord 24 6 Getting Rid of Skull 29 7 Mode of Life in Mahakalavana 40 8 The Greatness of Apsarah Kunda 46 9 The Greatness of Mahisakunda and Rudrasaras 53 10 The Glory of Kutumbikesvara 55 11 The Greatness of Vidyadhara Tirtha 55 12 The Greatness of Sitala 57 13 The Glory of Svargadvara 57 14 The Greatness of Catussamudra 58 15 The Glory of Sankaraditya 60 16 The Efficacy of the River Nilagandhavati 62 17 The Greatness of Dasasvamedha 64 18 The Glory of Ekanamsa 64 19 The Glory of Harasiddhi 67 20 Pilgrimage to Fourteen Tirthas 69 21 The Greatness of Hanumatkesvara 70 22 The Efficacy of Rudrasaras 72 23 Pilgrimage to Mahakalesvara 74 24 The Greatness of Valmikesvara 77 25 The Greatness of Sukresvara and Other Shrines 80 26 The Glory of Mandakini-Ksetra 81 27 The Glory of Ankapada (Restoration of Sandipani's Son) 90 28 The Greatness of Somavati Tirtha 99 29 The Great Efficacyu of Anaraka Tirtha 108 30 Offering Lights to Anarakesvara 111 31 The Greatness of Saubhagyesvara and Other Tirthas 118 32 Arjuna's Eulogy of the Sun-god 125 33 The Greatness of Kesavaditya 134 34 The Greatness of Saktibheda Tirtha 137 35 The Greatness of Agastyesvara 145 36 The Greatness of Naradipa 147 37 The Importance of Angariki Caturthi 153 38 The Story of Abdhaka 157 39 The Greatness of Mahakalavana 162 40 The Origin of the Name Kanakasrnga 162 41 The Genesis of the Name Kusasthali 165 42 The Genesis of the Name Avanti 168 43 The Greatness of Name Ujjayini 172 44 The Greatness of Name Padmavati 177 45 The Efficacy of Kumudvati 180 46 The Genesis of the Name Amaravati 182 47 The Genesis of the Name Visala 184 48 The Genesis of the Name Pratikalpa 188 49 Sipra: The Remover of Jvara 192 50 The Greatness of Sipra 195 51 The Genesis of the Name Amtodbhava 199 52 The Glorification of Sipra 203 53 Sundara Kunda and Pisacamocana 209 54 The Greatness of Nilaganga 213 55 The Greatness of Vimaloda Tirtha 216 56 The Greatness of the Confluence of Ksata 219 57 Praise of Gaya Tirtha 225 58 The Procedure of Sraddha 227 59 The Greatness of Gaya Tirtha 233 60 The Importance of the Intercalary Month 236 61 The Greatness of the Intercalary month 242 62 The Glory of Gomati Kunda 243 63 The Greatness of tirthas and a thousand epithets of Visnu 246 64 The Pilgrimage to Kalabhariava Tirtha 273 65 The Greatness of Nrsimha Tirtha 275 66 The Greatness of Nrsimha Tirtha 278 67 The Greatness of Kutumbesvara 281 68 The Greatness of Akhadesvara 283 69 The Greatness of Karkaraja Tirtha 285 70 Index of all tirthas (in this text) 290 71 The Glory of Avantiksetra 296   Index 209   Part XIII     Publisher's Note v   Abbreviations xi   Skanda Purana

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The Sankhya Philosophy of Sage Kapila Sundeep Prakashan Nirvana is not a placeThis book offers a detailed account of Sage Kapila's Sankhya philosophy in a Question Answer form. Kapila propounded the Sankhya doctrine in the 8 or 7 century B. C. E. with a view to providing a permanent panacea for the persistent pain and suffering of people in their mundane life. The desire arose in view of the permanence of suffering and impermanence of the available Vedic remedies. True to Kapila's credo, Sankhya has provided a lasting solace to