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Truth is the appearance of the Supreme Brahman;
Truth is the most excellent of all Tapas; every act is rooted in Truth.
Than Truth there is nothing more excellent. Therefore has it been said
by Me that when the sinful Kali Age is dominant, Kaula ways should be
practised truthfully and without concealment - Mahanirvanatantra IV,
77-78, Woodroffe translation Shiva Sutra is a central text for Kashmir
Shaivism. I first translated these mysterious verses in 1978, said to
have been revealed to a sage Vasugupta in a dream. Waking, he went to
the summit of a nearby mountain, and found a rock inscribed with the
verses. In 1979, Jaideva Singh produced a translation of the sutras,
together with a long commentary and explanatory material. (Shiva
Sutras, Motilal Banarsidas, 1979). I recommend this work to any
student. The translation is probably far better too; but as my
translation was written with the Shri Vidya in mind, I have decided to
let it stand or fall on its own. Shiva Sutra is divided into three
sections and gives the core of the inner yoga practice and philosophy
not only of Kashmir Shaivism but also of many other tantrik traditions.
First section
Second section
Third section
7. The Fourth, the Turiya, Shiva Himself enjoys = eats, through the
three states of wake, dream, and deep sleep -- these three being
subsequently developed in the next three sutras.
11. These three are eaten, consumed, by Shiva, that is to say He enjoys
them, and is inseparable from them. As he is one with the triple
Shakti, He is therefore in them all.