The Aphorisms of Śiva: The Śiva Sūtra with Bhāskara's Commentary, the VārttikaThe Shiva Sutra was revealed to Vasugupta by Shiva in order to counter the effects of dualism. This revelation initiated the hermeneutics of syntheses and exegesis climaxed by the great Abhinavagupta. The Shiva Sutra is the most important scripture in the Trika system of Kashmir Shaivism. As a book on yoga, it explains the nature and cause of bondage and the means to liberation from bondage. Bhāskara is in the direct lineage of Vasugupta. To Bhāskara's commentary, Mark Dyczkowski has added his translation of an anonymous commentary as an aid to understanding Bhāskara's interpretation. This anonymous writer also serves as a bridge between Kṣemarāja's and Bhāskara's commentaries, drawing from both. The commentary on each sutra is thus in three layers. Bhāskara's commentary is first, followed by the anonymous commentary, after which Dyczkowski adds his own exposition and compares Bhāskara and Kṣemarāja. Kṣemarāja's commentary, the Vimarsini, has been translated by Jaideva Singh and published by SUNY Press under the title Siva Sutra. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The Description of the Light of Universal Consciousness | 9 |
The Arising of Innate Knowledge | 65 |
The Vibration of the Powers | 93 |
The Stanzas on Vibration | 181 |
List of Abbreviations | 187 |
Notes | 189 |
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The Aphorisms of Śiva: The Śiva Sūtra with Bhāskara's Commentary, the Vārttika Vasugupta Limited preview - 1992 |
The Aphorisms of Śiva: The Śiva Sūtra with Bhāskara's Commentary, the Vārttika Limited preview - 1992 |