Ebook: The Aphorisms of Siva: The Sivasutra With Bhaskara's Commentary, the Varttika

The ŚivaSūtra was revealed to Vasugupta by Śiva in order to counter the effects of dualism. This revelation initiated the hermeneutics of syntheses and exegesis climaxed by the great Abhinavagupta. The ŚivaSūtra is the most important scripture in the Trika system of Kashmir Shaivism. As a book on yoga, it explains the nature and cause of bondage and the means to liberation