The Aphorisms of Siva: The Siva Sutra with Bhaskara's Commentary, the Varttika (Suny Series in Tantric Studies)

The ŚivaSūtra was revealed to Vasugupta by Śiva in order to counter the effects of dualism. This revelation initiated the hermeneutics of syntheses and exegesis climaxed by the great Abhinavagupta. The ŚivaSūtra 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 The First Light -- The Description Of The Light Of Universal Consciousness -- The Second Light -- The Arising Of Innate Knowledge -- The Third Light -- The Vibration Of The Powers. Translated With Exposition And Notes By Mark S.g. Dyczkowski. Includes Bibliographic References And Index. Basic work, with commentaries, of the Trika school of Saivism in Kashmir.