Shiva’s Kedara-Tirtha and the Rise of Mura: From Shaiva Pilgrimage to Vaishnava Theology
सांख्येवेत्तारमपरं कपिलं वोढुमासुरिम् दृष्ट्वा पञ्चशिखं श्रेष्ठं योगयुक्तं तपोनिधिम्
sāṃkhyevettāramaparaṃ kapilaṃ voḍhumāsurim dṛṣṭvā pañcaśikhaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ yogayuktaṃ taponidhim
Thấy Pañcaśikha—bậc tối thắng, chuyên tu Yoga, kho tàng khổ hạnh—họ lại theo lối a-sura mà tìm cách tôn lập Kapila như một bậc tri Sāṃkhya khác nữa.
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Pañcaśikha is remembered as a major Sāṃkhya teacher, often linked to the transmission of Sāṃkhya doctrines. Here he is praised as yogayukta and tapo-nidhi, marking him as an exemplary ascetic-philosopher.
In Purāṇic diction, āsurī can denote asura-affiliation, but it also functions as a moral-philosophical label for a disposition opposed to daivī (divine) virtues—pride, contentiousness, or improper appropriation of sacred knowledge.
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