Principle / Ruledraft· Bṛhat Saṁhitā
Theories of the cause of earthquakes (sage-opinions)
rul-earthquake-causesPrāṇa relevance
Prāṇa relation not yet traced — a complete, acceptable terminal state.
Sources
- txt-brihat-samhitaXXXII.1–5 (Bhat ed.)Classical✓ verifiedthe competing causal theories and the four-deity myth
Other attributes
- Rule Class
- doctrine
- Statement
- BS records competing sage-opinions on earthquake causation, unreconciled: (a) huge ocean-animals (some Sages); (b) the resting/heaving of the quarter-elephants tired by the earth's weight (Garga); (c) atmospheric winds colliding and crashing to earth (Vasishtha); (d) unseen power / the fruit of human karma (Vrddhagarga); (e) a deity-circle scheme (Parashara and others — see rul-earthquake-circles). A framing myth has Brahman assign Wind, Fire, Indra and Varuna to shake the earth in the four parts of the day-and-night.
- Contradiction Flag
- Multiple incompatible causal theories stated side by side; BS does not adjudicate. Captured as a stated plurality, NOT resolved (Q46).
- Tag
- CLASSICAL