Which one of the following texts of Classical Indian Philosophy contains this verse?
Verse Source: Sāṅkhyakārikā
The verse highlights the significance of investigating the 'means of terminating' the 'threefold misery'.
This concept is explicitly addressed in the Sāṅkhyakārikā, the seminal text of the Sāṅkhya school in Classical Indian Philosophy.
- The Sāṅkhyakārikā details the three types of suffering (often referred to as tāpa-traya):
- Ādhyātmika: Suffering originating from within oneself, such as physical ailments or mental distress.
- Ādhidaivika: Suffering caused by natural calamities or forces beyond human control (e.g., earthquakes, extreme weather).
- Ādhībūta: Suffering inflicted by other living beings or external factors (e.g., conflicts, injuries).
The text argues that understanding and overcoming these sufferings through discriminative knowledge (viveka-khyāti) is the primary objective, thus motivating the philosophical enquiry.
Therefore, the verse is found within the Sāṅkhyakārikā.
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