Principles and Practices of Kashmiri Shaivism - Sanskrit Texts

[@ayw5118]

I walked into a library in Auckland New Zealand in 2012 just randomly browsing spiritual titles. I chanced upon Lakshmanjoo's commentary on the Shiva Sutras. It was a portal to a new different world. Prior to that I had acquainted myself with Buddhism including its Tibetan tantric tradition over 7 years of on and off informal study and practice. I could never have imagined a religion that delves into such philosophical depth and soars to such unfathomable spiritual height. Always being without a teacher I incorporated only some of its ready applicable teachings in my daily life without worrying about the mind-boggling metaphysics. For example maintaining the awareness that my conscious existence is neither an independent preserver nor the perceived but the unity of the two. e.g. neither I and the universe can exist independently, which implies I am all that is within the field of my awareness. Today I was just thinking that why Kashmir Shaivism is little known and why there isn't somebody who'd make some cool modern looking videos with nice visuals to introduce this astonishing tradition. I guess I am lucky to have found this channel.

[@user-ml1mr1ls2y]

The Dharmics of Kahmir have been under attack since 11th century. The Hindus survived the onslaught but the Buddhists couldn't , the Jama Mosque in Srinagar was actually a Monastery ,monks from Ladakh visited it till the 60s , the biggest blow came in 1990 when close to 200, 000 Hindus had to run away from the valley, things have never been same since then.

[@tanih_bhat]

@@user-ml1mr1ls2y lol Buddhist Prince Of Ladakh Rynchen Was the Reason What happened In Kashmir He converted To Islam And set a Base For the cruelty

[@ShaunBest]

This morning I took a big shit. Looked at it and it reminded me of Islam

[@phoolatiku9169]

Truth has a way to resurrect itself.... In spite of unimaginable destruction. Thankyou.

[@hardikvashishth1300]

Can't thank you enough for the awesome content.

[@myrashiswide]

I rarely comment but this is just so amazing. It's such a privilege to have access to this. This is seed planting at its finest ! Namaskaram.

[@eclecticapoetica]

🙏🏼 thank you for bringing attention to the text and traditions of Kashmir Shaivism. These texts are great treasures. I have been studying for some years now, will obtain the books you provided links to.

[@ManojSharma-ux4xj]

Si please tell me from where should I start as a very beginner ,what's the first books I should read .

[@damnn1503]

Swami lakshmanjoo secret supreme book​@@ManojSharma-ux4xj

[@agastya8999]

When you talked about Tantra Loka and Spanda... It brought goosebumps and tears to me ... Watching Sadhguru doing Prana Pratishtha always brought tears to me that How does he know everything without reading the scriptures ? Where is this all science coming from of Prana Pratishtha? And the Spandana that u talked about Sadhguru has explained that also after Devi Consecration was complete and the Spanda Hall represents and is related to the same Concept of first Reverb .. Thank u Shreyas ji 🙏 you should reach at heights and guide us more because as we are pushing towards amendment in Article 30 of Constitution which DENIES HINDUS to teach their scriptures in their OWN schools forget about Govt. Once this is done then in schools there will be a Wave of Sanskrit and its Revival .. Plz keep posting these forgotten works so that we can refer to them . 😅🤗🤗🙏 A REQUEST : 'Can u make a video on "64 योगिनी " what are these???" . Thnx Namaskaram

[@yugalsharan]

Thank you for your inspiring comments Agastya ji. I would also like to learn a lot more from Sanskrit Channel, but not in English. Can you take up that request too Shreyas ji ?

[@agastya8999]

@@yugalsharan On any new uploaded video type ur comment he reads every comment meticulously

[@agastya8999]

@@praffulkaul That's so good to hear.. N sorry for your expellation from Kashmir in 1990 . But with Due respect.. Sadhguru has never read anything nor he has visited Kashmir before his Enlightenment. See , this knowledge that he's speaking is available to everyone of us each one.. He says, "Yogis leave their eggs behind , because they didn't had means to convey their knowing they leave energy cocoons behind so that someday if anyone capable comes he'll know it".. So whatever he's doing he's perceiving it through the Air and these Energies left by past Yogis.. If you become receptive enough you'll start knowing these things without ever being to Kashmir.. 🙏🙏🙏

[@agastya8999]

@@praffulkaul see whatever is there in the texts is spoken by some Rishi or Shiva himself.. They're talking about human mechanism or rather the Blue Print of it. So if you made a blueprint & built a building and after 200 years that blueprint & you are gone .. But some other architect Figures it out by observing the building studying it.. & makes a Blueprint, then if people after 200 yrs say "Ohhh he has read it & copied it from somewhere" .. This is not true isn't it.. If all of those shouting that you plagiarised it, instead if they observed the building carefully they would've made it.. Isn't it? 🙏😅 & Sadhguru admits "I haven't read anything when my Guru touched me with his staff what couldn't be known in 10 Lifetimes he transfered it into me within a MOMENT"

[@agastya8999]

@@praffulkaul 🤷‍♀️😅I see misunderstanding and misinterpretation here... Today you're doing it.. This very gadget in your hand is gathering information visuals & sounds from AIR isn't it? Ahhh now you'll say no its not air it's the waves invisible to us but received by the receiver of this Device. But a telephone cannot receive it like this.. So does it mean that it doesn't exist??? . Now you know how whole Satellite and all waves work that's why you know it. . If you were here 30 yrs ago nobody would've believed you if you said "There's a Telephone which will do everything without WIRES". . So similarly there's knowledge this entire cosmos is made from phenomenal Intelligence you just need to become a Tool a RECEIVER to receive it from Air... . Krishna said " O Arjuna all this secretive knowledge that I have given you which Yogis take lifetimes to know is there in the leaves.. In trees around you & WITHIN YOU... " " An absence of evidence is not an evidence of absence "😁

[@rosewater6778]

Thank you so much for putting such a lovely video together. I've been reading Spandkarika, Shiva Sutras etc and 30 pages in, and it gets so trippy - like time-space melt away. They are so sublime and stunning that folks will forget Inception and the Matrix when they start reading them. Have always wondered what all came out of the Kashmir spiritual tradition. Great video to learn more about this.

[@amarsrivastava1352]

Sir please never ever stop your work . I am a student I cant contribute right now .. but surely one day i will .

[@h37p84]

Proud to be a KAshmiri pandith

[@manasicateyed1684]

Kashmir is of Shiva ❤

[@commandos885]

when I was visited in British Museum in London in 2020 all the original text of kashmir as well as India are in there. The original text of Rajtrangni written by kalhana also in the museum.

[@ankursaini605]

#HarHarMahadev 🚩 *श्री राम ने जो नारा बोला युद्ध में* *वो था, "हर हर महादेव" ।* *परशुराम ने जो नारा बोला* *वो था "हर हर महादेव" ।* *श्री कृष्ण अर्जुन का भी नारा था,* *"हर हर महादेव'' ।* *यहां तक कि दुर्योधन तक का* *नारा था, "हर हर महादेव"।* *महाराणा प्रताप का भी नारा था, "हर हर महादेव"।* *बाजीराव पेशवा का भी नारा था, "हर हर महादेव"।* *छत्रपति शिवाजी महाराज का भी* *नारा था, "हर हर महादेव"।* *सोचा पता ना हो तो बता दू।* *हर हर महादेव* 🚩

[@Somd55]

ankur saini - हर हर महादेव

[@ShoonyaShivaTribe]

Ravan ka bhi naara tha, "Har Har Mahadev "

[@1RajatS]

Har har Mahadev

[@zengiggle]

Just pause and read list of chapters covered in Tantraloka. It's mindblowing! Such exhaustive work!

[@user-Shiva11God]

We need to propagate this age old indian tradition (which was an inspiration for whole world in ancient times) to bring back the people converted by whatever reason. They should understand the richness of kashmiri Shaivism. .

[@sumpreet1234]

I never knew that these things existed, indebted to you for your hard works ,love sanskrit pls keep it up🙏🙏👍👍

[@amandeepsaini1130]

This is really impossible to believe that today an Islamic state was once hub Shaivism. 😭😭

[@Yash-em2qm]

The Modern day evils

[@PB-sz2lv]

No worries bro. Kashmir will bounce back stronger. Om Namah Shivaya 🕉️

[@AP-nz5xb]

This gonna happen in whole india too..their aim is to destroy all knowledge outside kuran

[@sss201106]

Sad truth 😓😭

[@AP-nz5xb]

@@PB-sz2lv Kese bhai dharm wapis nahi aega kitna log ko settle karaega modi

[@vickysoni1012]

I think that, this is the best channel on KZbin, which provides us the stream of knowledge from our glorious history.

[@cherithsreeram]

You are a gifted soul sir!

[@AmitSingh__]

I am from Jammu and Kashmir. HARI AUM.🙏

[@siddharthbhatt90]

You are doing a great work 🙏🙏 reviving the lost values our ancestors used to live with.

[@mystivixen5038]

These may have been more known in the ancient world, but they are truths that continue as they are reality. So much delusion includes that this was only accessible in another time. It is what is.

[@reshabraina9669]

Thats for the video 🙏🙏 . Its hurtful to see even among kashmiri pandits the knowledge of kashmiri shavism is faiding away

[@anoridinaryhumanbeing70]

We need more youtubers like these , in this age of Kali ... To continue flourishing the Grandest Way of Enlightened Living : Sanatan Dharma.

[@neelamrazdanwali7058]

I love all your videos. I wonder how come you have done so much research in such a young age. 🙏🙏

[@neuronaldream]

1. Shiva Sutra 2. Vigyana Bhairava Tantra 3. Tantra Loka 4. Spandakarikas 5. Pratyabhigya Hridayam

[@tanih_bhat]

I m Kashmiri Pandit Even I dont Know about This ... Thanks Sir ❤️

[@melodieg.6636]

I wish I could find a teacher like you!

[@orangebetsy]

Thank you! Dhanyavad! Just ordered the Shiva Sutras

[@cheetahvolcano]

Thank you so much, I was excited and watched this video as soon as I saw it posted, and I'm grateful for you to even touch on these beautiful texts that have so greatly influenced my life. I would love to join you live via the web for Mahashivaratri, I'm not sure the best way to be present without any community around, but I intend to stay upright, meditate, and be alert to the moving dynamic cosmos. All love, Namaskar 🕉️🙏🔱

[@MrBurningmonk]

Thank you thank you thank you ❤️🎈👍

[@Shivansh_OM_official]

Thanks so so soo much bheya 🙏💓❤️

[@ravindervishen9909]

Thanks Sir obliged . God bless

[@MsPilliya]

I bow to you for rewarding us with this rare knowledge. I have no words to thank you enough 🙏

[@meenasrusti4080]

Hats off to u for bringing such brilliant sanskrit works to everyone through your videos🙏🙏

[@ramanathdas7058]

Jai Gurudev!

[@antaraban]

Wow i recently bought these boos... Shive surta.. Vigyan bhairava nd Spanda karika... N today i saw this video. I got interest in these books as i wanted to know about Kashmir Shaivism

[@licht432]

I'm proud to be a kashmiri even though I have never been there because of certain people

[@neeharika5815]

Thank you thank you thank you I'm in search of this thank you for guiding me. Happy Maha Shivratri Uday sir

[@arunreddy4778]

Lord Maha Shiva Drank Poision And Saved Whole Universe Lord Maha Shiva Stays In Graveyard And He Protects Our Soul And You Know Why We Keep proud of ourselves Seeing Our Body And Our Positions Which Is Temporary After Our Death After Our Body is Been Buried Or Burnt Then In Graveyard Where No Body Is With Us Lord Maha Shiva Helps Us In Making Realise Us That Our Identity Is Just Soul Which Has No Form And Life Is Tempoarary Soul Is Permanant We Belong To Soul And We Belong To Nothing White Or Black Rich Or Poor Eka Bilvam Shivarpanam Hara Hara Mahadeva Shambo Shankara Om Namo Parvathi Shiva Namaha

[@sachithaattigadde105]

Thanks, very rare commentary.

[@sachithaattigadde105]

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@vivekgovekar6342]

Excellent video. Minor quibble is the title which Calls it Kashmiri Shaivism. While it is technically correct to add that extra ‘I’ at the end of the word Kashmir, the most common name for this philosophy is merely‘Kashmir Shaivism’ without the extra i. That said, great video overall.

[@preetijain8543]

Your videos are really good and easy to understand

[@sanketk3155]

I stayed awake all the night watching Mahashivaratri 2020 Livestream.It was just amazing❣️ Memorable Night❣️Your content much helps who is doing some type of sadhana 🙏

[@nirvanaservices-suresh3542]

I am a huge fan of your videos, we are really proud of you..keep it up

[@madhukeshwarw9672]

Wow...never heard these books name before. Thank you very much for sharing this video and books.

[@soulmedicinegal1165]

What brilliant work you do…🌙

[@EyeOfTheVeda]

Your channel is wonderful

[@TheMsKittypride]

Thank you so much, this was highly informative. No wonder Kashmir was and is been attacked to wipe out our valuable ancient education from root.

[@milancbhatt]

Thank you so much. Please keep posting more information about kashmiri shaivism

[@dinkar-businesscoach2211]

Marvellous Guidance . Thanks a lot

[@ikaul2]

Hello sir. Can you please make a video on Shivmahimna stotr or mahimnapar as it is called by Kashmiri Pandits is one of the earliest and one of the most recited Shiva prayer. It is said to have been written by a Gandharva (a demigod or heavenly musician) known as Pushpadanta. He was a great devout of Lord Shiva. One day he could not get flowers to offer during prayers. He cut flowers from a neighbour's garden without his permission which he realised later on was a sin; though a small one but to wash off that sin he decided to compose his own hymn to Lord Shiva for His forgiveness. Thus he composed thirty-two hymns and at the end of each hymn he offered his tooth as offering instead of flowers. In this way, he composed thirty-two hymns for his thirty-two teeth.

[@rahush9515]

People like you constitute the continuous thread that help connect our ancient culture with future generations and keep it going.. Are you also training future generations on this? Do we have enough people who are imbibing this knowledge? I feel sad that I have not been able to implant the seed of Indian culture in my kids...

[@rohitbhat326]

I bow down to you, sir.. 😭🙏🙏😑

[@ryanlevin1912]

very informative and to the point

[@allnone4277]

Thank you for this video 🙏🙏🙏

[@jaypalsinhvaghela3199]

i live currently in new zealand , what time should i be awake on the mahashivratri ? thank you for all videos. you are surely a pure soul

[@abhishekchattopadhyay2312]

6pm to 6am according to your local time. Because acc to Sadhguru it is related to gravitational pull of the moon!

[@venkatakrishnaprasadk1214]

Hi, Hope you got an answer for your question. But during Shivratri, in India, temples are open till late night. According to puranas, the maha lingam has emerged during the creation, at night, specifically at midnight 12AM. So it is advisable to be awake at least until 12 and chant Shiva's name.

[@jonaskahnwald7394]

My friend, it would be a disservice to not mention Swami Lakshmanjoo and his works. Probably one of the best sources to learn this complex philosophy

[@loveenaluximon5184]

We need more men like you 🙏🏽

[@jigold22571]

Eternal Gratitude and Appreciation. 🙏💟❣💟🙏

[@C_Ma__S]

Thank you for this video!

[@shantiq439]

Thank you. What a great knowledge for me.

[@atanudas6061]

thnk you so much for providing the book links ❤️

[@tanyapineda7212]

I agree, such a gift!

[@suhil79]

Pranams, can you explain the principle of creation of Lingas.

[@rushi5294]

Great work ! Keep it up I also liked ur what we called it in Marathi as 'उपर्ण'

[@rohanofelvenpower5566]

woah, too awesome, thank you

[@kishorebarik7490]

Namaskaram.. Thanks for this nice video.

[@SUSHEELKUMAR-ok4gn]

Beautiful stay blessed always

[@shama_k2604]

Here after swami sarvapriyananda's talk on Shakthi... Immensely happy to have found links to these texts.. thank you so much uday Anna ... Annattu, meeru ECE engineer ani recent ga telisindi... May I know what's your current profession..?? Nenu kuda ECE 3rd yr but interested in spirituality... Meelanti channel dorakadam chaala arudu....

[@Gurupremananda]

I am very interested in Kashmir Shaivism. Thank you for bringing this out. I have studied books by Westerners. However, I would like to know what you have to say.

[@tyrannasparx]

Check out lectures by Swami Lakshman Joo

[@lopamudra5307]

A brilliant video and researched well 🙏🙏

[@bhumikagupta5075]

Whoa! I stumbled upon a gold mine! Your content is GOLD but if you could make it less boring/more appealing to normal people, it would reach a wider audience....Just a tip to help your channel.. (Try doodle videos, voice modulation, change background music, pace change, nature background etc.)

[@zoranznidaric4518]

hmm ... this spiritual practices are very deep. What to say, ... I like to learn knowledge from India, but sometimes it gets overwhelming. I read once Bhagavat Gita with Maharishi Mahes Yogi's commentary. It definitively is interesting, but one need to read it meany times to understand this multilayered knowledge. At the end book felt heavy.

[@knowledgedesk1653]

Right. I also got confused many times.

[@sunflower8800]

Thank you so much for this 🙏❤️

[@shoonyah]

Unbelievable amount of research!

[@Yash-em2qm]

Namaskaram 🙏🕉

[@retvik8283]

Those who made Prabhu Sri Ram to weep ,those who forced Prabhu Sri Krishna to beg Land to Sea God,what their Progeny did to Kashmiris is not a Surprise. Nomo Narayana!

[@hetaloza5768]

Thank u so much for information.wish u best of luck for ur further efforts

[@heloisacoutinho6156]

Thank you so mucj for all this amazing content! Would like to see some videos about all the agamas and diferences between them. Thanks again and congrats on this videos!!

[@topg2820]

Kashmir, Lake Balkash, Hindu Kush mountains, Kaspian sea, Kasvin, KavKash (Caucasus) mountains, Kashgar, Kaushik, Kashyap, Kushan, Kashkai, etc.

[@aryanrajpurohit2465]

Please sir keep adding links of book in your description and if possible in english translet 🙏🙏 namaskaram

[@cheetahvolcano]

Would you be open to doing some videos just on SPANDA? I love Spandakarika and Spanda Sandoha. I’d love to hear more on what you have to say about spanda. I notice that it isn’t spoken of or mentioned much in most of what I hear of Sanatana Dharma and I wonder why. Thank you everything! Love and peace, om namo narayana.

[@shivashankar28]

Excellent video, can you please also teach us on Shaiva Siddhantam and Advaita Vedanta. I feel hindus need to know these philosophies urgently, we are following personality oriented hinduism right now, we need to transition to principle oriented hinduism

[@sahasrar6797]

Awesome content

[@Nowbugh]

Enlightening

[@durganandasivaya2016]

Thank you.

[@vikasgohil1195]

Sir very gratitude feling of u

[@prasadm3]

Great video! Please also do one for Shaiva Sidhantha, would love to hear more about it

[@AbsoluteConsciousness]

@thesanskritchannel While talking about Kashmiri Shaivism, you left out the most important book on Kashmiri Shaivism - Parātrīśikā by the great sage, Sri Abhinava Gupta who was the only one to have defeated the great sage, Sri Adi Sankaracharya, in a debate on advaita vedanta.

[@Ekam-Sat]

My personal favorite is the Pratyabijñāhṛdayam. Although it does not directly answer why Self (the mystery as it is called in Pratyabijñāhṛdayam) veils itself as manifoldness, as life, we can connect the dots when reading the verse of Genesis 2:18 which says that it is not good to be alone. The ultimate conclusion being that the purpose of Self (Shiva) is Love. I welcome all replies and different opinions.

[@sunilfauji]

Satya Sanatan Hindu Dharma ki Jai

[@saurabhraul1578]

If I had money iwould have donated to this guy

[@vijayachoubey4433]

Thankful for your videos....kindly make one on Bhakti yoga too ! Namaskaram

[@rishadjoshi]

Please also include Panchastavi....

[@baldturtle6599]

Kashmir, kerala; here.

[@bebluebop]

Thank you so much..💛🧡♥️

[@divyashshah6290]

Could u please do a video on mathematics in vedas

[@baba_ai1]

will you please help availing me the sanskrit-hindi version of Shiva sutra and vijyann bhairav tantra

[@MohammedAhmed1990]

I want to learn sanskrit. How do i start from beginner level?

[@akshaytawar1294]

Consider buying school books of Sanskrit first for your basics , then go for college education

[@mansibisht6768]

@@advityasharma4179 read it Quran ..is mostly about fearing god🙄 and in the last chapter about heaven😁

[@alokpatil000]

www.sanskritfromhome.in/ Use this link, courses are present here from beginner to advance, it was recommended by this channel itself in one of the videos comment section for similar question.

[@ambikachoudhry4434]

Thanks🙏

[@kiranjoshi2025]

Namaste 🙏🙏 Thanks a lot for sharing. Kashmir shaivisam is so different than other tantra I am wondering how it has been created (maharshi ) Interpretations of ancient sankrit books is nearly impossible due to its cryptic secretive nature as each words have many meanings. Besides subtle realms can only experienced and cannot be explained. Only prana & Akasha is real and will remain till eternity. Its interesting to look at tantra, prana, akasha relating with quantum realms and dark energy

[@liliesandtulips2000]

Guru ji , can you please shed some light on advaita vedanta, dvaita and vishishtadvaita. And how one can keep up the karmayoga along with it. Thank you. Namaskaram.