CHARVAKA

Rationalism. Secularism. Freedom

Sita K. Nambiar

  • Kṛṣnamiṡra’s Prabodhacandrodya – A Critical Introduction

    SITA K NAMBIAR

    Dr. Sita K. Nambiar provides a critical analysis of Kṛṣṇa Miśra’s 11th-century allegorical drama, Prabodhacandrodaya. She explores its historical background, dating, and allegorical framework while examining its detailed presentation of the Cārvāka/Lokāyata materialist tradition. Her study highlights the play’s dual significance as both a Vedāntic treatise and an essential source on ancient Indian materialism.

  • Carvaka Philosophy in Prabodhacandrodaya

    KRSNA MISRA

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    SITA K NAMBIAR

    Kṛṣṇa Miśra’s 11th-century allegorical drama Prabodhacandrodaya offers a critical secondary source on ancient Indian materialism. Translated by Dr. Sita K. Nambiar, the excerpted dialogue features Grand Delusion and Cārvāka advocating perception-based epistemology, physicalism, and sensory pleasure while rejecting Vedic ritualism, karmic retribution, and an immortal soul.