Dr. Samani Mangal Pragya
It assumes tenth place in dvādaśāṅgī. Paṇhavāgaraṇāi[1] or Paṇhāvāgaraṇadasāo[2] - these two names are available for this āgama text.
Contents
Nandī, Samavāyāṅga and other āgamas differ about its contents. According to Samavāyāṅga, it comprises one hundred and eight questions, one hundred and eight sub-questions, one hundred and eight questions-cum-sub-questions, the exclusiveness of mystic sciences and also the dialogues between Nāga and Sūparṇa deities.[3]
According to the description of Tattvārtha, in this text answers of queries are given with numerous counter questions, refutations, inferences and viewpoints. The concluding statements about worldly, social and vaidika questions are also available in this text.[4]
The contents as mentioned in above said āgamas, are not available today. Today, we have the description of five kinds of cause of influx of karmas and five ways of inhibition. In this context, we may infer that due to the loss of the whole text, some Acharyas may have composed and presented newer editions with newer contents. Although presence of the discussion of influx and inhibition in this text is not referred in Nandī, nonetheless Nandī Cūrṇī does contain such descriptions.[5] It is quite possible that curnikara may have mentioned these on the basis of text currently available.
