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 Tantrālokaviveka (Tantraloka Viveka) - Non-dual Shaivism of Kashmir

Commentary of Jayaratha on Tantrāloka

  1. Introduction
  2. Āhnika 1 - Vijñānabhedaprakāśana
    Parts  A-(1-25) | B-(26-50) | C-(51-75) | D-(76-102) | E-(103-126) | F-(127-150) | G-(151-175) | H-(176-200) | I-(201-225) | J-(226-250) | K-(251-275) | L-(276-300) | M-(301-332) - The first Āhnika or Chapter contains 332 stanzas
  3. Āhnika 2 - Anupāyaprakāśana
    Parts A-(1-25) | B-(26-50a) - The second Āhnika or Chapter contains 49 and a half stanzas
  4. Āhnika 3 - Śāmbhavopāyaprakāśana
    Parts A-(0b-25) | B-(26-50) | C-(51-75) | D-(76-100) | E-(101-125) | F-(126-150) | G-(151-175) | H-(176-200) | I-(201-225) | J-(226-250) | K-(251-275) | L-(276-294a) - The third Āhnika or Chapter contains 294 stanzas
  5. Āhnika 4 - Śāktopāyaprakāśana
    Parts A-(1b-25) | B-(26-50) | C-(51-75) | D-(76-100) | E-(101-125) | F-(126-150) | G-(151-175) | H-(176-200) | I-(201-225) | J-(226-250) | K-(251-279a) - The fourth Āhnika or Chapter contains 278 stanzas
  6. Āhnika 5 - Āṇavopāyaprakāśana
    Parts A-(1b-25) | B-(26-50) | C-(51-75) | D-(76-100) | E-(101-125) | F-(126-159a) - The fifth Āhnika or Chapter contains 158 stanzas
  7. Āhnika 6 - Kālatattvaprakāśana
    Parts A-(1b-25) | B-(26-50) | C-(51-75) | D-(76-100) | E-(101-125) | F-(126-150) | G-(151-175) | H-(176-200) | I-(201-225) | J-(226-252a) - The sixth Āhnika or Chapter contains 250 and a half stanzas (stanza 251th is a half stanza)
  8. Āhnika 7 - Cakrodayaprakāśana
    Parts A-(1b-25) | B-(26-50) | C-(51-71) - The seventh Āhnika or Chapter contains 70 and a half stanzas
  9. Āhnika 8 - Adhvaprakāśana
    Parts A-(1b-25) | B-(26-50) | C-(51-75) | D-(76-100) | E-(101-125) | F-(126-150) | G-(151-175) | H-(176-200) | I-(201-225) | J-(226-250) | K-(251-275) | L-(276-300) | M-(301-325) | N-(326-350) | O-(351-375) | P-(376-400) | Q-(401-425) | R-(426-452) - The eighth Āhnika or Chapter contains 451 and a half stanzas
  10. Āhnika 9 - Tattvaprakāśana
    Parts A-(1b-25) | B-(26-50) | C-(51-75) | D-(76-100) | E-(101-125) | F-(126-150) | G-(151-175) | H-(176-200) | I-(201-225) | J-(226-250) | K-(251-275) | L-(276-300) | M-(301-314a) - The ninth Āhnika or Chapter contains 313 stanzas
  11. Āhnika 10 - Tattvabhedaprakāśana
    Parts A-(1b-25) | B-(26-50) | C-(51-75) | D-(76-100) | E-(101-125) | F-(126-150) | G-(151-175) | H-(176-200) | I-(201-225) | J-(226-250) | K-(251-275) | L-(276-300) | M-(301-310a) - The tenth Āhnika or Chapter contains 309 stanzas
  12. Āhnika 11 - Kalādipradarśana
    Parts A-(1b-25) | B-(26-50) | C-(51-75) | D-(76-100) | E-(101-118a) - The eleventh Āhnika or Chapter contains 117 stanzas
  13. Āhnika 12 - Adhvopayogaprakāśana
    Parts A-(1b-26a) - The twelfth Āhnika or Chapter contains 25 stanzas
  14. Āhnika 13 - Śaktipātapradarśana
    Parts A-(1b-25) | B-(26-50) | C-(51-75) | D-(76-100) | E-(101-125) | F-(126-150) | G-(151-175) | H-(176-200) | I-(201-225) | J-(226-250) | K-(251-275) | L-(276-300) | M-(301-325) | N-(326-350) | O-(351-362a) - The thirteenth Āhnika or Chapter contains 361 stanzas
  15. Āhnika 14 - Dīkṣopakramaprakāśana
    Parts A-(1-25) | B-(26-47a) - The fourteenth Āhnika or Chapter contains 46 and a half stanzas
  16. Āhnika 15 - Samayadīkṣāprakāśana
    Parts A-(1-25) | B-(26-50) | C-(51-75) | D-(76-100) | E-(101-125) | F-(126-150) | G-(151-175) | H-(176-200) | I-(201-225) | J-(226-250) | K-(251-275) | L-(276-300) | M-(301-325) | N-(326-350) | O-(351-375) | P-(376-400) | Q-(401-425) | R-(426-450) | S-(451-475) | T-(476-500) | U-(501-525) | V-(526-550) | W-(551-575) | X-(576-600) | Y-(601-613) - The fifteenth Āhnika or Chapter contains 613 stanzas
  17. Āhnika 16 - Prameyaprakāśana
    Parts A-(1-25) | B-(26-50) | C-(51-75) | D-(76-100) | E-(101-125) | F-(126-150) | G-(151-175) | H-(176-200) | I-(201-225) | J-(226-250) | K-(251-275) | L-(276-300) | M-(301-311) - The sixteenth Āhnika or Chapter contains 311 stanzas
  18. Āhnika 17 - Vikṣiptadīkṣāprakāśana
    Parts A-(1-25) | B-(26-50) | C-(51-75) | D-(76-100) | E-(101-122a) - The seventeenth Āhnika or Chapter contains 121 and a half stanzas
  19. Āhnika 18 - Saṅkṣiptadīkṣāprakāśana
    Parts A-(1-11) - The eighteenth Āhnika or Chapter contains 11 stanzas
  20. Āhnika 19 - Sadyautkrāntiprakāśana
    Parts A-(1-25) | B-(26-56) - The nineteenth Āhnika or Chapter contains 56 stanzas
  21. Āhnika 20 - Tulādīkṣāprakāśana
    Parts A-(1b-16a) - The twentieth Āhnika or Chapter contains 15 stanzas
  22. Āhnika 21 - Paro'kṣadīkṣāprakāśana
    Parts A-(1b-25) | B-(26-50) | C-(51-61) - The twenty-first Āhnika or Chapter contains 60 and a half stanzas
  23. Āhnika 22 - Liṅgoddhāraprakāśana
    Parts A-(1b-25) | B-(26-48) - The twenty-second Āhnika or Chapter contains 47 and a half stanzas
  24. Āhnika 23 - Abhiṣekaprakāśana
    Parts A-(1b-25) | B-(26-50) | C-(51-75) | D-(76-103) - The twenty-third Āhnika or Chapter contains 102 and a half stanzas
  25. Āhnika 24 - Antyeṣṭiprakāśana
    Parts A-(1b-24a) - The twenty-fourth Āhnika or Chapter contains 23 stanzas
  26. Āhnika 25 - Śrāddhaprakāśana
    Parts A-(1b-29) - The twenty-fifth Āhnika or Chapter contains 28 and a half stanzas
  27. Āhnika 26 - Sthaṇḍilapūjāprakāśana
    Parts A-(1b-25) | B-(26-50) | C-(51-76) - The twenty-sixth Āhnika or Chapter contains 75 and a half stanzas
  28. Āhnika 27 - Liṅgārcāprakāśana
    Parts A-(1b-25) | B-(26-59) - The twenty-seventh Āhnika or Chapter contains 58 and a half stanzas
  29. Āhnika 28 - Parvapavitrakādiprakāśana
    Parts A-(1b-25) | B-(26-50) | C-(51-75) | D-(76-100) | E-(101-125) | F-(126-150) | G-(151-175) | H-(176-200) | I-(201-225) | J-(226-250) | K-(251-275) | L-(276-300) | M-(301-325) | N-(326-350) | O-(351-375) | P-(376-400) | Q-(401-435a) - The twenty-eighth Āhnika or Chapter contains 434 stanzas
  30. Āhnika 29 - Rahasyavidhiprakāśana
    Parts A-(1-25) | B-(26-50) | C-(51-75) | D-(76-100) | E-(101-125) | F-(126-150) | G-(151-175) | H-(176-200) | I-(201-225) | J-(226-250) | K-(251-275) | L-(276-292a) - The twenty-ninth Āhnika or Chapter contains 291 and a half stanzas
  31. Āhnika 30 - Mantrādiprakāśana
    Parts A-(1-25) | B-(26-50) | C-(51-75) | D-(76-100) | E-(101-123) - The thirtieth Āhnika or Chapter contains 123 stanzas
  32. Āhnika 31 - Maṇḍalaprakāśana
    Parts A-(1-25) | B-(26-50) | C-(51-75) | D-(76-100) | E-(101-125) | F-(126-150) | G-(151-164a) - The thirty-first Āhnika or Chapter contains 163 and a half stanzas
  33. Āhnika 32 - Mudrāprakāśana
    Parts A-(1-25) | B-(26-50) | C-(51-68a) - The thirty-second Āhnika or Chapter contains 67 and a half stanzas
  34. Āhnika 33 - Ekīkāraprakāśana
    Parts A-(1-32) - The thirty-third Āhnika or Chapter contains 32 stanzas
  35. Āhnika 34 - Svasvarūpapraveśa
    Parts A-(1-4a) - The thirty-fourth Āhnika or Chapter contains 3 and a half stanzas
  36. Āhnika 35 - Śāstrasammelana
    Parts A-(1-25) | B-(26-44) - The thirty-fifth Āhnika or Chapter contains 44 stanzas
  37. Āhnika 36 - Āyātikramanirūpaṇa
    Parts A-(1-16a) - The thirty-sixth Āhnika or Chapter contains 15 and a half stanzas
  38. Āhnika 37 - Upādeyabhāvādinirūpaṇa
    Parts A-(1-25) | B-(26-50) | C-(51-75) | D-(76-85) - The thirty-seventh Āhnika or Chapter contains 85 stanzas
  39. Tantrāloka (the original work composed by the eminent Abhinavagupta)
  40. Further information
Only active links appear in dark orange bold letters in the above index
1 transcribed documents out of 240 documents
0 translated documents out of 240 documents
25 transcribed stanzas/commentaries out of 5,839.5 stanzas/commentaries - (percentage: 0.43%)
0 translated stanzas/commentaries out of 5,839.5 stanzas/commentaries - (percentage: 0%)

 Introduction

Tantrālokaviveka --wrongly-written Tantraloka Viveka-- is the great commentary on Tantrāloka --wrongly-written Tantraloka-- (the most outstanding Abhinavagupta's work). For the lovers of time and space: Jayaratha lived about 1150-1200 AD. It was him who composed this Tantrālokaviveka. Without his commentary it would be practically impossible to understand the words of Abhinavagupta. If you are interested in time and space, simply search the Web for "Jayaratha" and you will receive a lot of information about the historical Jayaratha. Someone who was born and died, etc. From my viewpoint, the real Jayaratha is the very Lord who, seeing that most of people studying Tantrāloka failed to understand it adequately, decided to write an authoritative commentary elucidating the real meaning of the Abhinavagupta's words.

If Tantrāloka is, using an analogy, like a solar system in size, so, Tantrālokaviveka is the Milky Way. It will take 240 documents (about 30 pages each -average-, if printed in A4 format) per language. That amounts to about 7,000 pages. Evidently the Supreme Self made all the necessary efforts for Tantrāloka to be understood in the right way. If I am allowed by Him to totally translate it, those 7,000 pages will become 14,000 or even more (due to the translation and the notes of explanation whose size is imposible to predict). If I manage to accomplish that by His Grace, I can say that the purpose of my existence on this obscure planet was fully accomplished. "Kimatra", i.e. "What else could I say about it then?".

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