Śiva Sūtras · Chapter 2

Śiva Sūtras — Chapter 2

शिवसूत्राणि

Śivasūtrāṇi


Chapter 2 10 verses

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  1. 1 cittaṃ mantraḥ (The yogin's) mind (intent on the supreme) is mantra.
  2. 2 prayatnaḥ sādhakaḥ Spontaneous effort (toward Reality) is the (true) means of attainment.
  3. 3 vidyā-śarīra-sattā mantra-rahasyam The being whose body is Pure Knowledge is the secret of mantra.
  4. 4 garbhe citta-vikāso 'viśiṣṭa-vidyā-svapnaḥ Expansion of the mind (delighted) in the womb (of māyā) is merely the dream of an…
  5. 5 vidyā-samutthāne svābhāvike khecarī śivāvasthā When Pure Knowledge spontaneously arises, (that) khecarī (state of moving in pure…
  6. 6 gurur upāyaḥ The Guru is the means.
  7. 7 mātṛkā-cakra-sambodhaḥ (From the guru comes) full awakening to the wheel of Mātṛkā (the matrix of phonemes).
  8. 8 śarīraṃ haviḥ (For such a yogin,) the body is the oblation.
  9. 9 jñānam annam (Limited) knowledge is (his) food.
  10. 10 vidyā-saṃhāre tadutthа-svapna-darśanam On the withdrawal of (Pure) Knowledge, there appears the dream-vision arising from that…