सांख्य
Sankhya
Analytical knowledge of reality's components
📜Understanding Sankhya
Sankhya means "enumeration" or "analysis" - a system of philosophy that provides the theoretical framework underlying much of the Bhagavad Gita's teaching. Chapter 2 is titled "Sankhya Yoga," and the philosophy is referenced throughout the text.
🕉️Related Shlokas(15)
Gita 2.6
→Bhagavad Gita • Chapter 2
Victory or defeat—both lead to the same place: a life not worth living once those we love lie dead by our hands.
Gita 2.39
→Bhagavad Gita • Chapter 2
Two paths, one freedom—whether through the clear seeing of Sankhya or the skillful action of Yoga, the goal is liberation from karma's chains.
Gita 2.72
→Bhagavad Gita • Chapter 2
This is the Brahmic state, O Arjuna—once attained, delusion cannot return. Established in this even at death's door, one dissolves into the infinite peace of Brahman.
📖Related Stories(15)
Ekalavya Sacrifice
→Mahabharata, Adi Parva
Ekalavya cut off his thumb as guru dakshina to Dronacharya, sacrificing his skill to honor his teacher despite being self-taught.
Kapila Teaches Devahuti
→Bhagavata Purana
Lord Kapila, an avatar of Vishnu, teaches his mother Devahuti the Sankhya philosophy and path to liberation. A rare story of a son becoming the guru to his mother.
💬Related Dialogues(5)
Rama's Despair - Why Live?
→Rama & Vasishtha
Disenchantment with worldly life (vairagya) is not depression but the awakening of discrimination. The one who questions the dream is beginning to wake up. This existential despair, when properly directed, becomes the first step toward liberation.
Janaka's Awakening
→Janaka & Ashtavakra
True awakening is not learning something new but recognizing what was always present - the Self discovers it was never lost.