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The SUNY Series in the Shaiva Traditions of Kashmir Harvey P. Alper, Editor
Kuṇḍalinī
The Energy of the Depths
CONTENTS
FOREWORD
The Dance of Śiva
Serpent of the Depths
Chapter One
Śiva’s Triple Emission and the Three Aspects of
Kuṇḍalinī
Chapter Two
The “Coiled” Kuṇḍalinī Within the Body
Thousand-spoked COSMIC DVĀDAŚĀNTA
Thousand-spoked COSMIC DVĀDAŚĀNTA
PARABĪJA SAUḤ
Chapter Three
Various Means of Unfolding the Median Way
Chapter Four
The Parabīja SAUḤ and the Rod Practice (prāṇadaṇḍaprayoga)
Chapter Five
Movements of Kuṇḍalinī Related to a Yogin’s Practice
Chapter Six
Various Reactions Occurring in a Yogin
Chapter Seven
Cosmic Kuṇḍalinī or the Intimate Sacrifice
Chapter One
Vedhadīkṣā, Initiation through Penetration
Chapter Two
Somānanda’s Śāktavijñāna
30. But consciousness should be held at this place for this divine energy will penetrate there again. Such is her final return.
Thus has been given the whole teaching about the thirteen [stages]. Such is the full text of Discriminative Knowl- edge Related to the [Kuṇḍalinī] Energy by the venerable Somānanda. May writers and readers be prosperous!
Chapter Three
Gorakṣanātha’s Amaraughaśāsana The Nātha
11).
Chapter One
The Androgyne, Ardhanārīśvara
Chapter Two
Transfiguration of the Body and of the Universe
136. The swan7 of dazzling whiteness drinks the world (iḍam) again and says with immense joy: “I am That” (haṃ-sa).
137. Only once does he have to realize his identity with the world, and never again will he be defiled by merits and demerits.
137–138. This omnipresent [swan]—the su-
the “other”,12 in the aspect of subject and object.
Chapter Three
The Mantra SAUḤ and KHA
Chapter Four
Kulamārga, The Esoteric Way
“For one’s own benefit”, says Abhinavagupta, “one must be careful to avoid performing the kula sac- rifice with those who do not know the supreme
brahman2, who are deprived of the free play [of the breaths] and given over to greed, drunken- ness, anger, attachment and illusion”.3
“Let bliss be experienced”, he says, “through the unifying friction of the sexes at the moment of mutual enjoyment; and by its means,
Arise, O Lady, set out to make thine offering, Bearing in thy hand wine, flesh and cakes: If thou know the syllable that is itself the Supreme Place. Thou [wilt also know that] if thou violate the custom, it is all the same. What loss is there therein? (10)
Chapter Five
Kulayāga, Esoteric Sacrifice
96. This secret ritual revealed by the Lord is now described. Let it be performed in the com- pany of an outer energy [a woman called dūtī].
THE EIGHTFOLD WHEEL
THE EIGHT BHAIRAVA1 Incarnations of the mantra
CONCLUSION
INDEX OF SANSKRIT TERMS