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Parā-trīśikā-vivaraṇa

The Secret of Tantric Mysticism

By Abhinavagupta

Translated by Jaideva Singh

Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi, 1988

First written late 10th or early 11th century

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Jaideva Singh’s translation of Abhinavagupta’s commentary on a short Tantric text, the Parātrīśikā, setting out the non-dual Śaiva doctrine of supreme speech, consciousness and the mantra in which Śiva and Śakti are one.

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Abhinavagupta. Parā-trīśikā-vivaraṇa: The Secret of Tantric Mysticism. Translated by Jaideva Singh. Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi, 1988.

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@misc{sources-paratrisika-singh,
  title = {{Parā-trīśikā-vivaraṇa}},
  howpublished = {The Library, Unitive Knowledge Society},
  note = {Source. Last modified November 7, 2026},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://www.unitiveknowledge.org/library/sources/paratrisika-singh}
}

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