Pratyabhijñāhṛdayam ('The Heart of Self-Recognition') is an eleventh-century treatise written by Kashmiri philosopher
Rajanaka Kṣemarāja.
Overview
The text elucidates the main tenets of the
''pratyabhijñā'' system in a succinct set of
sutras, expounding the core of the philosophy and explaining how self-recognition arises within, culminating in the consciousness of Shivoham''
' (I am
Shiva
Shiva (; , ), also known as Mahadeva (; , , Help:IPA/Sanskrit, ɐɦaːd̪eːʋɐh and Hara, is one of the Hindu deities, principal deities of Hinduism. He is the God in Hinduism, Supreme Being in Shaivism, one of the major traditions w ...
). ''Pratyabhijñāhṛdayam'' consists of 20 aphorisms plus a commentary by Kṣemarāja himself.
It is considered to be an important text in
Kashmir Shaivism
Kashmir Shaivism tradition is a 20th century umbrella-term for a body of Sanskrit learning, Sanskrit exegetical literature from several Nondualism, non-dualist Shaivism, Shaiva-Shaktism, Shakta Tantra, tantric and Monism, monistic religious t ...
.
External links
Interpretive translation of and commentary on the Pratyabhijñāhṛdayam
References
{{Hindudharma
Hindu texts
Hindu literature