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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... śāstra or Rahasya - sampradaya . The words śāsana and sastra are very significant . Both contain the root śāsa which means discipline . Śāsana or Śāstra means teaching containing rules for discipline . A Sastra or Sāsana in India never ...
... sastra is known as Svacchanda Tantra . 2. Etc. includes Vijñānabhairava , Spandakärikā . 3. Svacchanda Yoga . This means union with Svätantrya , the Divine I - consciousness which is the quintessential nature of Siva . 4 . Svacchanda ...
... Sastra . Iśvara - tattva : The fourth tattva , counting from Śiva . The consciousness of this tattva is ' This am I ' . Jñāna is pre- dominant in this tattva . Iśvara - bhaṭṭāraka : The presiding deity of the Mantresvaras residing in ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 15 |
Kṣemarajas Introduction to the Sutras | v |
Sūtra 5 | lii |
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