Works Abhinavagupta




1 works

1.1 religious works

1.1.1 tantraloka
1.1.2 tantrasara


1.2 devotional hymns
1.3 philosophical works
1.4 poetical , dramatic works





works

the trident (triśūlābija maṇḍalam), symbol , yantra of parama shiva, representing triadic energies of parā, parā-aparā , aparā śakti



abhinavagupta s works fall multiple sections: manuals of religious ritual, devotional songs, philosophical works , philosophy of aesthetics. here enumerated of works. bold type faced titles represent important ones.


religious works
tantraloka

his important work tantrāloka,(translates throw light on tantra ), synthesis of trika system. complete translation in european language – italian – credited raniero gnoli, @ second edition. esoteric chapter 29 on kaula ritual translated in english jayaratha s commentary john r. dupuche, rev. dr. complex study on context, authors, contents , references of tantrāloka published navjivan rastogi, prof. of lucknow university. though there no english translations of tantrāloka date, last recognized master of oral tradition of kashmir shaivism, swami lakshman joo, gave condensed version of important philosophical chapters of ‘‘tantrāloka’‘ in book, kashmir shaivism – secret supreme.


another important text commentary on parātrīśikā, parātrīśikāvivaraṇa, detailing signification of phonematic energies , 2 sequential ordering systems, mātṛkā , mālinī. last great translation project of jaideva singh.


tantrasara

tantrasāra ( essence of tantra ) summarised version, in prose, of tantrāloka, once more summarised in tantroccaya, , presented in short summary form under name of tantravaṭadhānikā – seed of tantra .


pūrvapañcikā commentary of pūrvatantra, alias mālinīvijaya tantra, lost day. mālinīvijayā-varttika ( commentary on mālinīvijaya ) versified commentary on mālinīvijaya tantra s first verse. kramakeli, krama s play commentary of kramastotra, lost. bhagavadgītārtha-saṃgraha translates commentary on bhagavad gita has english translation boris marjanovic.


other religious works are: parātrīśikā-laghuvṛtti, short commentary on parātrīśikā , paryantapañcāśīkā ( fifty verses on ultimate reality ), rahasyapañcadaśikā ( fifteen verses on mystical doctrine ), laghvī prakriyā ( short ceremony ), devīstotravivaraṇa ( commentary on hymn devi ) , paramārthasāra ( essence of supreme reality ).


devotional hymns

abhinavagupta has composed number of devotional poems, of have been translated french lilian silburn:



bodhapañcadaśikā – fifteen verses on consciousness ;
paramārthacarcā – discussion on supreme reality ;
anubhavanivedana – tribute of inner experience ;
anuttarāṣṭikā – 8 verses on anuttara ;
krama-stotra – hymn, different fundamental text of krama school;
bhairava-stava – hymn bhairava ;
dehasthadevatācakra-stotra – hymn wheel of divinities live in body ;
paramārthadvādaśikā – twelve verses on supreme reality and
mahopadeśa-viṃśatikā – twenty verses on great teaching .
another poem Śivaśaktyavinābhāva-stotra – hymn on inseparability of shiva , shakti lost.

philosophical works

one of important works of abhinavagupta Īśvarapratyabhijñā-vimarśini ( commentary verses on recognition of lord ) , Īśvarapratyabhijñā-vivṛti-vimarśini ( commentary on explanation of Īśvarapratyabhijñā ). treatise fundamental in transmission of pratyabhijña school (the branch of kashmir shaivism based on direct recognition of lord) our days. commentary on pratyabhijña work – Śivadṛṣtyā-locana ( light on Śivadṛṣṭi ) – lost. lost commentary padārthapraveśa-nirṇaya-ṭīkā , prakīrṇkavivaraṇa ( comment on notebook ) referring third chapter of vākyapadīya of bhartrihari. 2 more philosophical texts of abhinavagupta kathāmukha-tilaka( ornament of face of discourses ) , bhedavāda-vidāraṇa ( confrontation of dualist thesis ).


poetical , dramatic works

abhinavagupta s important work on philosophy of art abhinavabhāratī – long , complex commentary on natya shastra of bharata muni. work has been 1 of important factors contributing abhinavagupta s fame until present day. important contribution theory of rasa (aesthetic savour).


other poetical works include: ghaṭa-karpara-kulaka-vivṛti, commentary on ghaṭakarpara of kalidasa; kāvyakauṭukavivaraṇa, commentary wonder of poetry (a work of bhaṭṭa tauta), lost; , dhvanyālokalocana, illustration of dhvanyāloka , famous work of anandavardhana.








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