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Karika 29

तेन शब्दार्थ चिन्तासु, न साऽवस्था नयः शिवः । भोक्तैव भोग्य-भावेन, सदा सर्वत्र संस्थितः ॥

By that [Spanda], in the contemplation of word and meaning, there is no other state or direction; Shiva alone, the experiencer, ever abides everywhere in the form of the experienced. This verse reveals the collapse of the apparent duality…

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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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