Śiva Sūtras: The Yoga of Supreme Identity : Text of the Sūtras and the Commentary Vimarśinī of Kṣemarāja Translated Into English with Introduction, Notes, Running Exposition, Glossary and IndexSiva Sutras are considered to be a revealed book of the Yoga: supreme identity of the individual self with the Divine. Dr. Jaideva Singh has studied the book with the help of his guru Swami Laksmana Joo, the sole surviving exponent of this system in Kashmir and has provided an English Translation of the Sutras together with the commentary of Ksemaraja. Each Sutra is given in Devanagari as well as in Roman Script. Then the meaning of every word of the Sutra is given in English, followed by a translation of the whole Sutra. This is followed by the Vimarsini Commentary in Sanskrit and its English translation, copious notes on important and technical words and a running exposition of the main ideas of the Sutra. A long introduction, together with an abstract of each Sutra, throws a flood of light on the entire system of Saiva Yoga. A Glossary of technical terms and index are appended for the convenience of the reader. Contents Dedicated, Blessing, Preface, Introduction, Siva Sutras-Text and commentary, Section I-III Sambhavopaya, Conclusion, Glossary of Technical Terms, Subject Index, Index to important Sanskrit Words, Alphabetical Index to the sutras. |
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... According to Samkhya- Yoga , Self or Puruşa is saccit ( existence - consciousness ) and there is nothing higher than Puruşa . According to Vedanta , Self or Atmā is Saccidānanda ( existence - consciousness - bliss ) and is identical ...
... According to 3. Pranava is the mystic sacred syllable . Saivagama , there are four kinds of praṇava , ( 1 ) the Saiva Pranava which is , ( 2 ) the Sākta praṇava which is , ( 3 ) the māyā praṇava which is and ( 4 ) the Vedic praṇava ...
... according to the deci- sion ) , she is said to be kriyā - Śakti ( the Power of execution ) . Thus being of two kinds , she undergoes innumerable changes according to the desired objects . This goddess becomes like Cintamani1 ( a thought ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 15 |
Kṣemarajas Introduction to the Sutras | v |
Sūtra 5 | lii |
Copyright | |
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