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Karika 6

यतः करणवर्गो ऽयं विमूढो ऽमूढवत् स्वयम् सहान्तरेण चक्रेण प्रवृत्तिस्थितिसंहृतीः

Since this entire group of senses, though actually deluded, acts as if undeluded, together with the inner wheel, in activities, maintenance, and withdrawal. The text points to a profound paradox in human experience: our senses and mind are…

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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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