Published by Indica Books, 2016
ISBN 10: 8186117350 ISBN 13: 9788186117354
Seller: Vedams eBooks (P) Ltd, New Delhi, India
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. This book is an English translation with Sanskrit Texts of selected chapters of important and foundational books of Kashmir Saivism (Tryambakam), namely, Sri Malinivijayottara Tantram (Chapter 1, 2, 12 to 19, 21-23); Vijnana Bhairava; Sri Svacchanda Tantram (Chapter VII related to Prana); Sri Netra Tantram (Chapter VII and VII dealing with Subtle Yoga and Meditation on the Transcendent) and Siva Sutra. This book is an asset for practitioners as it contains varieties of meditation methods whether be it on touch, taste, smell, sound, fie tattvas, senses, etc. Whether method one may employ, ultimately one reaches to one's reality, i.e. integral consciousness which is the Ultimate Reality called by various names in the timeline of Yoga such as Indra, Yama, Brahman, Siva, etc.
Published by Indica Books, 2016
ISBN 10: 8186117342 ISBN 13: 9788186117347
Seller: Vedams eBooks (P) Ltd, New Delhi, India
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. This has been revealed by the author at the end of the work by way of acknowledgement of his indebtedness to an accomplished yogini appearing suddenly before him following her performance of worship of his deity, namely, Parama Siva or Bhairava with patched cloth on her body, trident and skull in her hands. Maheshvarananda, a full accomplished yogin of the class of Kashmir Saivism seems to have been initially initiated by Yogini Keyurvati who herself was the disciple of Sivananda. Mahartha-Manjari is an important text of Kashmir Saivism. It belongs to the 14th century A.D. and is written in Maharastrian Prakrta but at the same time, its Sanskrit version was also presented by the author alongside the commentary known as Parimala. It is a work of just seventy verses. What is particularly significant is that is claimed to have been the result of the state of super-consciousness.
Published by Indica Books, 2016
ISBN 10: 8186117296 ISBN 13: 9788186117293
Seller: Vedams eBooks (P) Ltd, New Delhi, India
Hardcover. Condition: New. This critical introduction proves that Saivism and Tantra have their origin in the Vedas from where they derive their source and elaborate on them in detail whether it be consciousness, grades of consciousness, cakras, kundalini, nadis, aesthetics, reconciliation between the vital and the spiritual as is proposed in Chapter 29 of Tantraloka, Yoga, etc. lie embedded in the Vedas. Abhinavagupta in his Tantraloka, III.226 refers to Aitareya where its author Mahidhara Aitareya has been identified as a manifest form of Siva and as such is said to have taken the world as a form of visarga (:), remission (Aitareya Aranyaka III.8). This Introduction removes the cloudy misconception/cobweb that has gathered in the form exclusivity, sectarian attitude leading to mathika system and ignorance which is inherent in human nature. If human beings overcome this tendency of exclusivity then only the Reality shines forth otherwise they get stuck and are bereft of experiencing the true nature of Reality. It is the complete English translation of the 37 Chapters of Tantraloka of Abhinavagupta with Sanskrit texts. Tantraloka means light on Tantra. Tantraloka is a magnum opus of Abhinavagupta (950 - 1050 A.D.). Literally Tantra means thread and happens to have been used in one of the earliest usage in the Rgveda (X.53.6) itself in such a deep sense as understanding binding the entire reality together in a single fold of comprehension so beneficial as to transform the human nature of all its baser kind of tendency into the most idealistic form which is known as the divine. Tantraloka sheds light on various topics such as nature of Reality, i.e. Siva and his dynamic force; grades of consciousness, nature of matter, dimensions, initiation, post mortem initiation, reconciliation of the vital and spiritual, mantras, reconciliation of scriptures, etc.