sankyha

Herein the word svamsa-kalaya indicates that the Lord would appear as the son of Devahuti and Kardama Muni as Kapiladeva, the first propounder of the saṅkhya philosophy which is mentioned here as tattva-samhita. The Lord foretold to Kardama Muni that He would appear in His incarnation of Kapiladeva and would propagate the philosophy of saṅkhya. Saṅkhya philosophy is very well known in the world as propagated by another Kapiladeva, but that saṅkhya philosophy is different from the saṅkhya which was propounded by the Lord Himself. There are two kinds of saṅkhya philosophy: one is godless saṅkhya philosophy, another godly saṅkhya philosophy. The saṅkhya propagated by Kapiladeva, son of Devahuti, is godly philosophy.    (More...)