This ancient manuscript page contains a title or colophon referencing Siva Sutana Dimasi Sino and Srimendra, indicating a tantric text from the year 2585 in an unspecified calendar system. The document consists of 12 leaves and is classified under the Tantra tradition, suggesting it contains ritual, philosophical, or yogic teachings associated with Shaivism. The names Siva Sutana Dimasi Sino and Srimendra may refer to authors, deities, or specific tantric lineages preserved in this codex.

Sanskrit

Śivasūtravimarṣiṇī

This Sanskrit manuscript presents a significant Tantric philosophical text, specifically a commentary on the Śivasūtras attributed to the Kashmiri Shaiva tradition. The sample reveals exegetical treatment of foundational concepts including caitanya (pure consciousness), the nature of Śiva as supreme consciousness, and the threefold powers of knowledge, will, and action (jñāna-icchā-kriyā-śakti). Notable features include the invocation of Śrīkaṇṭha, references to the Spandaśāstra tradition, and detailed discussion of mantra-virya and śāktopāya as meditative methodologies. The manuscript's colophon elements indicate it comprises 12 folios (paṭra) and dates to Saṃvat 2585 (1528 CE), situating it within the early modern period of Hindu Tantric scholarship.

Opening of the Śivasūtravimarśinī with the invocation to Śiva

DarshanaApril 10, 2026

Consciousness Is the Self: The Śivasūtra's First Word

The Śivasūtravimarśinī, a Kashmiri Śaiva commentary, opens with 'caitanyam ātmā' — consciousness is the Self — and unfolds the powers of perception, knowledge, and action.

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