Shaiva Devotional Songs of Kashmir A Translation and Study of Utpaladeva's Shivastotravali

Name: Shaiva Devotional Songs of Kashmir A Translation and Study of Utpaladeva's Shivastotravali
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ISBN: 9780887064937

ISBN-10: 0887064930

ISBN-13: 9780887064937

Edition: 1987

Authors: Constantina Rhodes Bailly

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Utpaladeva was considered a siddha, a "perfected being," one of the masters of the tantric tradition in Kashmir, and he is best known for his philosophical treatises. The Shivastotravali reflects Utpaladeva's philosophy, known as the Pratyabhijna school. And yet it is unique among the author's works in its not being a straightforward philosophical treatise but instead, as Dr. Bailly points out in her introduction, more of a spiritual diary of one who is actually treading the path of Shiva. The path that Utpaladeva has chosen does not require leaving one's home and heading for a mountain cave; instead it calls for changing one's view of the world, for leading a life of divine recognition…

Book details

List price: $34.95
Copyright year: 1987
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Publication date: 7/1/1987
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 208
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English



Acknowledgements


Introduction


The Sivastotravali


The First Song: The Pleasure of Devotion


The Second Song: Contemplation of the All-Soul


The Third Song: The Gift of Affection


The Fourth Song: Potent Nectar


The Fifth Song: The Command of Powers


The Sixth Song: Tremblings along the Journey


The Seventh Song: Victory over Separation


The Eighth Song: Unearthly Strength


The Ninth Song: The Triumph of Freedom


The Tenth Song: Breaking the Continuity


The Eleventh Song: Bound to the World by Desire


The Twelfth Song: Particulars of the Arcane Lore


The Thirteenth Song: In Summary


The Fourteenth Song: Song of Glorification


The Fifteenth Song: About Devotion


The Sixteenth Song: Breaking out of the Fetters


The Seventeenth Song: A High Regard for Divine Amusements


The Eighteenth Song: Becoming Clear


The Nineteenth Song: The Meaning Revealed


The Twentieth Song: The Meaning Savored








Notes


Bibliography


Index