Para-trisika-Vivarana of Abhinavagupta Motilal Banarsidass I have explained philosophical principles

I have explained philosophical principles and guidelines for self and god realization which have been taught for thousands of years by enlightened saints and sages

From the words of the poet

The first part of the book

remembering only that the vowels should be sounded as in Italian

Para-trisika-Vivarana of Abhinavagupta Motilal Banarsidass I have explained philosophical principlesThe Paratrisika (or Paratrimsika) is a short Tantra which has been held in the highest esteem by Kashmir Saivism or Trika. After Somananda, Abhinavagupta has written two commentaries on it, a short one (Laghuvrtti) and an extensive one the present Vivarana which is presented here for the first time in an English translation. The Paratrisika Vivarana is one of the most fascinating but also most difficult texts of the Kashmir Saiva School and of the