Īśvarapratyabhijñāvimarśinī (Commentary on Īśvarapratyabhijñākārikās)
ms_coll_390item_1147 · University of Pennsylvania
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This is a philosophical text on Kashmir Śaivism, Īśvarapratyabhijñāvimarśinī by Abhinavagupta Rājānaka, which is a detailed commentary on Utpaladeva's root verses, the Īśvarapratyabhijñākārikās, which is upon a exposition of teachings of Utpaladeva's teacher Somanandaguha. It lays out the core doctrines of the Pratyabhijñā ("Recognition") school. offering a path to spiritual liberation through intellectual and experiential recognition of one's own divine identity. The text Īśvarapratyabhijñāvimarśinī contains four chapters (known as Adhikāras) including; Jñāna (Knowledge), Kriyā (Action), Āgama (Scripture/Tradition), Tattvasaṅgraha (Compendium of Principles) and 190 verses (kārikās) in total., but the manuscript holds only one complete chapter. At the end of the folio author mentioned the teacher Somānandaguha lineage (Aruṇāditya or Ambakāditya-Ananda-Somānandaguha) and his work Śivadṛiṣṭi as post colophone. Total folia are 102. colophone is written on folio no. 102a. Mistakes are colourd in yellow colour.
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| Title | Īśvarapratyabhijñāvimarśinī (Commentary on Īśvarapratyabhijñākārikās) |
| Repository | University of Pennsylvania |
| Reference Number | ms_coll_390item_1147 |
| Collection | Collection of Indic Manuscripts |
| Language | Sanskrit |
| Script | Devanāgarī |
| Subject Classification | Kashmiri Śaivism school of Hindu philosophy, Darśanaśāstra. |
| Date | 1800's |
| Place of Origin | United States of America |
| IIIF Manifest | Public IIIF manifest available |