Śiva Sūtras · Chapter 1

Śiva Sūtras — Chapter 1

शिवसूत्राणि

Śivasūtrāṇi


Chapter 1 22 verses

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  1. 1 caitanyam ātmā Consciousness is the Self.
  2. 2 jñānaṃ bandhaḥ (Limited) knowledge is bondage.
  3. 3 yonivargaḥ kalāśarīram The source-group (māyā) and the body of kalās (are also bondage).
  4. 4 jñānādhiṣṭhānaṃ mātṛkā The basis of (bound) knowledge is Mātṛkā (the un-understood matrix of phonemes).
  5. 5 udyamo bhairavaḥ The sudden upsurge (of pure awareness) is Bhairava.
  6. 6 śakticakra-sandhāne viśva-saṃhāraḥ Through union with the wheel of śaktis, the (objective) universe is dissolved.
  7. 7 jāgrat-svapna-suṣupta-bhede turyābhoga-sambhavaḥ (For the yogin) even amid the differences of waking, dream, and deep sleep, the bliss of…
  8. 8 jñānaṃ jāgrat Empirical knowledge is the waking state.
  9. 9 svapno vikalpāḥ Dream is (the play of) mental constructs.
  10. 10 aviveko māyāsauṣuptam Non-discrimination is the deep sleep of māyā.
  11. 11 tritaya-bhoktā vīreśaḥ (He who is) the enjoyer of the triad (of states) is the lord of the (sense-)heroes.
  12. 12 vismayo yoga-bhūmikāḥ The stages of yoga are (states of) wonder.
  13. 13 icchāśaktir umā kumārī The Will-power (of the yogin) is Umā, the Virgin.
  14. 14 dṛśyaṃ śarīram The whole of the perceivable (universe) is (his) body.
  15. 15 hṛdaye citta-saṅghaṭṭād dṛśya-svāpa-darśanam By fixing the mind on the Heart, the vision of the (whole) perceivable as if asleep…
  16. 16 śuddha-tattva-sandhānād vā apaśu-śaktiḥ Or, by union with the pure Principle, one acquires the power that liberates from being a…
  17. 17 vitarka ātmajñānam Right awareness (vitarka) is knowledge of the Self.
  18. 18 lokānandaḥ samādhi-sukham The bliss of (witnessing) the world is the joy of samādhi.
  19. 19 śakti-sandhāne śarīrotpattiḥ By union with Śakti, (the yogin can effect) the production of (any) body (he wills).
  20. 20 bhūta-sandhāna-bhūta-pṛthaktva-viśva-saṅghaṭṭāḥ (He acquires the powers of) joining elements, separating elements, and uniting the entire…
  21. 21 śuddha-vidyodayāc cakreśatva-siddhiḥ By the arising of Pure Wisdom, mastery of the wheel of (śaktis) is attained.
  22. 22 mahāhradānusandhānān mantra-vīryānubhavaḥ By continuous communion with the Great Lake (of supreme consciousness), one experiences…