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Karika 17

तस्योपलब्धिः सततं त्रिपदाव्यभिचारिणी नित्यं स्यात्सुप्रबुद्धस्य तदाद्यन्ते परस्य तु

Its apprehension is constant and unerring in the three states; for the perfectly awakened one, it is eternal, whereas for the other, it exists only at the beginning and end. This verse distinguishes between the experience of the Spanda…

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A contemplative reading in the spirit of the Kashmir Shaivism (Spanda — the doctrine of vibration) tradition — an aid to reflection, not a substitute for a living teacher or the classical commentaries.

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