Prakāśa is consciousness as pure illumination, the light by which all things are manifest. Kashmir Śaivism insists that it is inseparable from vimarśa, the light’s awareness of itself; without self-awareness, light would be like a crystal, reflecting without knowing.
Prakāśa
Light: in Kashmir Śaivism, consciousness as the self-luminous light in which everything appears.
Also: Prakasha