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Karika 47

स्वरूपावरणेचास्य शक्तयः सततोद्यताः । यतः शब्दानुबोधेन न बिना प्रत्ययोद्भवः ॥

The powers that veil his true nature are ever ready to act, because without the arising of a conceptual impression through the medium of words, no cognition can occur. This verse reveals the subtle mechanism by which the universal…

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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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