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Vikṣepa

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By Swami Harshananda

Vikṣepa literally means ‘throwing,’ ‘distracting’.

Vikṣepa as per Nyāya Philosophy[edit]

This is a technical word used in several senses. In the Nyāya philosophy, it is interpreted as ‘evasion’. When a person, who is involved in a disputation, finds himself on the losing side and tries to escape by saying that he has to go on some urgent business, it is called ‘vikṣepa’.[1]

Vikṣepa as per Yogasutras[edit]

In the Yogasutras,[2] the word is used to indicate those nine factors such as vyādhi,[3] pramāda[4] and avirati[5] which acts as antarāyas or obstacles to the practice of yoga.

Vikṣepa as per Advaita Vedānta[edit]

In the Advaita Vedānta, vikṣepa is one of the two śaktis[6] of avidyā.[7] For instance, avidyā covers the real nature of the rope as rope by its āvaraṇaśakti[8] and makes it appear as a snake by its vikṣepaśakti.[9]


References[edit]

  1. ↑ Nyāyasutras 5.2.19
  2. ↑ Yogasutras 1.30
  3. ↑ Vyādhi means illness.
  4. ↑ Pramāda means heedlessness.
  5. ↑ Avirati means absence of renunciation.
  6. ↑ Śaktis means powers.
  7. ↑ Avidyā means nescience.
  8. ↑ Āvaraṇaśakti means covering power.
  9. ↑ Vikṣepaśakti means power of projection.
  • The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram Krishna Math, Bangalore

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