Pratyabhijñāhṛdayam ('The Heart of Self-Recognition') is an eleventh-century treatise written by Kashmiri philosopher
Rajanaka Kṣemarāja.
Overview
The text elucidates the main tenets of the
''pratyabhijñā'' system in a succinct set of
sutras
''Sutra'' ( sa, सूत्र, translit=sūtra, translit-std=IAST, translation=string, thread)Monier Williams, ''Sanskrit English Dictionary'', Oxford University Press, Entry fo''sutra'' page 1241 in Indian literary traditions refers to an aph ...
, expounding the core of the philosophy and explaining how self-recognition arises within, culminating in the consciousness of Shivoham''
' (I am
Shiva
Shiva (; sa, शिव, lit=The Auspicious One, Śiva ), also known as Mahadeva (; ɐɦaːd̪eːʋɐ, or Hara, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. He is the Supreme Being in Shaivism, one of the major traditions within Hindu ...
). ''Pratyabhijñāhṛdayam'' consists of 20 aphorisms plus a commentary by Kṣemarāja himself.
It is considered to be an important text in
Kashmir Shaivism
Kashmir Shaivism or Trika Shaivism, is a nondualist tradition of Shaiva-Shakta Tantra which originated sometime after 850 CE. Since this tradition originated in Kashmir it is often called "Kashmiri Shaivism". It later went on to become a pan ...
.
External links
Interpretive translation of and commentary on the Pratyabhijñāhṛdayam
References
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Hindu texts
Hindu literature