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Chapter 11 They accept the twenty-five तत्त्वाs of the Sankhya system, and add only one more तत्त्व, viz. ईश्वर ( hence, they are also called सेश्वर सांख्यs). [27] एकत्रिंशक (constituted of thirty-one principles ) by some. They, according to Anandagiri, are Pasupatas (worshippers of Pasupali, Siva ). They accept the twenty-five तत्त्व of the सांख्याs, and add six more, (I) रागः (2) अविद्या (3) नियतिः (4) काल: (5) कला and (6) माया. Others add to this list five more, शिवः, शक्तिः , सदाशिवः, ईश्वर. and विद्या, making the total 36. Prof. Vidhusekhara says that out of these thirty-six, रागः, अविद्या, नियतिः, काल:, and कला are regarded as मायाविभूतिs, so the thirty-six has can be reduced to thirty-one. We think that all the above views are wrong and that Gaudapada is here merely referring to the passage in the Gitā (XIII. 5-6) महाभूतान्यहंकारो बुद्धिरव्यक्तमेव च । इन्द्रियाणि दशैकं च पञ्च चेन्द्रियगोचराः ।। इच्छा द्वेष सुखं दुःखं संघातश्चेतना धृतिः । एतत्क्षेत्र समासेन सविकारमुदाहृतम् ।। The total 31 is thus made up, महाभूत-- अहंकार, बुद्धि and अव्यक्तइन्द्रिय (5 कर्मेन्द्रिय, ज्ञानेन्द्रियSAnd मनस् )--- इन्द्रियगोचरs ( रूप, रस, गन्ध, स्पर्श and शब्द )-- इच्छा , द्वेष, सुख, दुःख, संघात, चेतना and धृति-- 28 1 अनन्त by some who hold that-it is futile to limit the number of तत्त्वs. They presumably take their stand upon passages like नान्तोऽस्ति मम दिन्यानां विभूतीनां परंतप ! ... यद्यद्विभूतिमत् सत्वं श्रीमदjdजितमेव वा तत्तदेवावगच्छ त्वं मम तेजोंशसंभवम् ।। ( Gita X. 40-41 ). (27) 24] लोका: by the लोकविद्s; these are the democrats who look at the world from a practical point of view, and are not interested in metaphysics. The greatest good of the greatest number' is their motto, and लोकसंग्रह their forte. These लोकविदs are different from the लोकविदs in II. 21 above. [30] आश्रमाः by the आश्रमविदs; these want to follow the directions given in the Smrti works about the different inodes of life (ब्रह्मचर्य, गृहस्थ, वानप्रस्थ and संन्यास); the proper observance of the Smrti rules in this behalf conduces to the well-being of society
