KARSNAJINI AND KASAKRTSNA in JOURNAL OF ORIENTAL RESEARCH MADRAS
by Hajime Nakamura
Kārṣṇājini and Kāśakṛtsna of the Brahmasūtras
ISSN: / 0022-3301
Volume/Issue/Pages:34-35 / 1-4 / 10-19
Date:1964-66
KARSNAJINI AND KASAKRTSNA in JOURNAL OF ORIENTAL RESEARCH MADRAS
by Hajime Nakamura
Kārṣṇājini and Kāśakṛtsna of the Brahmasūtras
ISSN: / 0022-3301
Volume/Issue/Pages:34-35 / 1-4 / 10-19
Date:1964-66
KARSNAJINI AND KASAKRTSNA in JOURNAL OF ORIENTAL RESEARCH MADRAS
by Hajime Nakamura
Kārṣṇājini and Kāśakṛtsna of the Brahmasūtras
ISSN: / 0022-3301
Volume/Issue/Pages:34-35 / 1-4 / 10-19
Date:1964-66
KARSYAJINI AND KASAKRTSNA
Hiroe NAKAMURA
Toiyo
‘After the ancient Upanisads of the early period came into existence, the
‘schoo! line which follows them as stored eanon coatinued on witho
that the thought of t
throughout
their thought been discussed and c
to also in works of other areas ; thus in the following, we shall take up the
examination of the chat 1d thought of two scholar.
Secriox I. KARSNAJINI
In the Brafmansirra
defiled conduct
Jez, that of a dog,
Up. V. 10.7). In this verse, however, the man who performs
‘good and berutiful conduct in this world, after he dies, will be born egain
‘as a member of one of the theee upper classes, while the man who performs
‘ugly and evil conduct will be bora again as a very low and mean person or
4s an animal, but just what relationship this verse has with the teaching of
(Chand.12 JOR, 00K1V-V_SANKARACHARYA VOLUME
ight in the verse immediately precedi
1 ofthat time. The ‘Teaching of Fi
the five fires (pated vidya)
down and are rebora upon the
which, under the pretext of
it refers obliquely to the “resid
‘That is to say, according to the teaching of the Five Fires, man after
idual selves accompanied by their remaining
enter this world, and are born into the various conditions,
in accordance with whatever remaining karma they have.
By the way, such an interpretation has the following ditiully—I one
oe when he
performance of
necessary. The man who does not perform correct
ain good rewards, even if he carries out the rituals; so
1. 0a the avestin of the aterprtative reading of the Brahmasira which flloms,
ave refered tothe thee sncient commentaries of Saslara, Bhaskara apd Riminyj.
‘EAscording to Basskara, “action” (armon).
it is said, Accor
verse whi
3 Then at the same time, we can
ery wiunbe the als thre may be no
“Becton al ofthese te thoaght too one andthe sume peron. Ta that
cas, soc be vasa man pit fot
he dates of his life, is a
imstances.
Secnox 2 KASAKRTSNA
of Kagakrtsna are quoted in the Brahma-satra (I, 4,22)
ath century AD. Bi
the husband dear, but
not for the sake of
ihe wile dear,
forthe sake of the sons ar
the Self. Verily, not for
hould be seen, heard, reflected on
(Brhad. Up. 1.45; ef. IV 56.
indod here one body or
have only an
that there isa
because ofthe Basband”NAKAMURA ; KARSNAJINE AND KASAKRTSNA, is
the fied theory
nd, in this case, that the theory of Kasakrtsna is the
also acknowledged by the three ancient commentaries.*
asyaiva paraistmana'nentpt vf ensemabhovenrasthnadupaparmamidam
‘abhedenopakramanam.
Ye tu Kaiakrtsniyam eva matam dsthaya jtvam paramdimano'miam
eaksus, tesam: kathare niskalam niskriyare §Ontam iti na érutiirodkah.
1. Sabkar, in his commentary, has sometimes opposed this ul, but i those cases,
tman within the individual self
rahman by means of the word18 JOR. XXXIV-V—SANKARACHARYA VOLUME
‘The dates of Kagakrten’s life are not clear, but there is no doubt that
be lived prior o Patafjali. And according to the Varitike of Katyéyana, as
it has refered to the rules of Kagakrtsni's grammar,
‘amere legend. That is,
skptena as a scholar had
ere may bave originated such @
ri rr the grammatical school
two Mimimsis have an intimate connection as the aap
the erthodox abut scolashp from sce
tinny toc, tind Nth ances of
the case of the learning of Apisali being called
tka 3 ad Pagint IV. 1-4); AptalePoslniya-
5,6 Ths coincides exactly
Apliia. Egy Apolam adie
Gentemipth (tahsbhozye. VoL, p. 125).
cn Kj, ond nthe Keane
hone o's mae. Ae C1 TO,
5 A.Weber:HIL, pp. 138, 40. Indltche Studien XIN 8. 998,418.