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Pratyabhijñā-hṛdayam
The Heart of Recognition — Kṣemarāja, ~11th century CE
Twenty sūtras on the nature of consciousness, bondage, and recognition. Each sūtra is a complete teaching; together they form a systematic map of Trika Shaiva philosophy.
The universal · Sūtras 1–4
Consciousness, free, unfolds the universe within itself
Sūtra 4
चितिसंकोचात्मा चेतनोऽपि संकुचितविश्वमयः
citisaṃkocātmā cetano'pi saṃkucitaviśvamayaḥ
Even the individual conscious being (cetana), whose essential nature is the…
draftThe individual · Sūtras 5–8
The one knower contracts into the many
Sūtra 5
चितिरेव चेतनपदादवरूढा चेत्यसंकोचिनी चित्तम्
citireva cetanapadādavarūḍhā cetyasaṃkocinī cittam
Consciousness (citi) itself, descended from the plane of the pure knower…
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तन्मयो मायाप्रमाता
tanmayo māyāpramātā
The māyā-perceiver (māyāpramātā) consists of that [contracted mind, citta].
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स चैको द्विरूपस्त्रिमयश्चतुरात्मा सप्तपञ्चकस्वभावः
sa caiko dvirūpastrimayaścaturātmā saptapañcakasvabhāvaḥ
And he, though one, is of two forms, threefold in constitution, fourfold in…
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तद्भूमिकाः सर्वदर्शनस्थितयः
tadbhūmikāḥ sarvadarśanasthitayaḥ
The positions of all philosophical views (darśanas) are stages (bhūmikāḥ) of…
draftBondage · Sūtras 9–12
How fullness comes to feel like limitation
Sūtra 9
चिद्वत्तच्छक्तिसंकोचात् मलावृतः संसारी
cidvat tacchaktisaṃkocāt malāvṛtaḥ saṃsārī
Full of consciousness (cidvat) though it is, through the contraction of its…
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तथापि तद्वत् पञ्चकृत्यानि करोति
tathāpi tadvat pañcakṛtyāni karoti
Even then, [the contracted self] performs the five acts (pañcakṛtya), just as…
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आभासनरक्तिविमर्शनबीजावस्थापनविलापनतस्तानि
ābhāsanaraktivimarśanabījāvasthāpanavilāpanatastāni
These [five acts he performs] through manifesting (ābhāsana), savoring (rakti),…
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तदपरिज्ञाने स्वशक्तिभिर्व्यामोहितता संसारित्वम्
tadaparijñāne svaśaktibhirvyāmohitatā saṃsāritvam
When that is not fully recognized (aparijñāna), the condition of the…
draftRecognition · Sūtras 13–16
The turn inward and the fire of consciousness
Sūtra 13
तत्परिज्ञाने चित्तमेव अन्तर्मुखीभावेन चेतनपदाध्यारोहात् चितिः
tatparijñāne cittameva antarmukhībhāvena cetanapadādhyārohāt citiḥ
When that is fully recognized (parijñāna), the mind (citta) itself — through…
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चितिवह्निरवरोहपदे छन्नोऽपि मात्रया मेयेन्धनं प्लुष्यति
citivahniravarohapade channo'pi mātrayā meyendhanaṃ pluṣyati
The fire of consciousness (citivahni), though concealed in the plane of…
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बललाभे विश्वमात्मसात्करोति
balalābhe viśvamātmasātkaroti
On attaining the strength (bala) [of consciousness], one makes the universe…
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चिदानन्दलाभे देहादिषु चेत्यमानेष्वपि चिदैकात्म्यप्रतिपत्तिदार्ढ्यं जीवन्मुक्तिः
cidānandalābhe dehādiṣu cetyamāneṣvapi cidaikātmyapratipattidārḍhyaṃ jīvanmuktiḥ
When the bliss of consciousness (cidānanda) is attained, the firmness (dārḍhya)…
draftThe means and the fruit · Sūtras 17–20
Practice, its stabilization, and lordship of the wheel
Sūtra 17
मध्यविकासाच्चिदानन्दलाभः
madhyavikāsāccidānandalābhaḥ
Through the unfolding (vikāsa) of the center (madhya), the bliss of…
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विकल्पक्षयशक्तिसंकोचविकासवाहच्छेदाद्यन्तकोटिनिभालनादय इहोपायाः
vikalpakṣayaśaktisaṃkocavikāsavāhacchedādyantakoṭinibhālanādaya ihopāyāḥ
The means (upāya) here are: dissolution of mental constructs (vikalpakṣaya),…
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समाधिसंस्कारवति व्युत्थाने भूयो भूयश्चिदैक्यामर्शान्नित्योदितसमाधिलाभः
samādhisaṃskāravati vyutthāne bhūyo bhūyaścidaikyāmarśānnityoditasamādhilābhaḥ
In the emergence from meditation (vyutthāna), while it is still charged with…
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तदा प्रकाशानन्दसारमहामन्त्रवीर्यात्मकपूर्णाहन्तावेशात्सदा सर्वसर्गसंहारकारिनिजसंविद्देवताचक्रेश्वरताप्राप्तिर्भवति इति शिवम्
tadā prakāśānandasāramahāmantravīryātmakapūrṇāhantāveśātsadā sarvasargasaṃhārakārinijasaṃviddevatācakreśvaratāprāptirbhavati iti śivam
Then, through immersion (āveśa) in the perfect I-ness (pūrṇāhantā) — whose…
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