सर्वज्ञानोत्तरागमः- Sarva Jnanottara Gama: Vidya Pada and Yoga Pada

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About the Book SARVAJÑANOTTARĀGAMA is one of the Upagama-s belonging to the Saiva-siddhanta. This is the first Deva nagari edition of the text. First prepared by Pandit Ramachandra Sarma, it has been revised by Pandit R. Thanga swami Sarma, who has also written an Amukha to it.

Introduction The Sarvajñānottaragama, published in Devanagari script for the first time here, is one of the Upagama-s belonging to the Saiva-Siddhanta. It contains two sections, Vidyapada and Yogapada; the former has seven Prakaraṇa-s and the latter is short consisting of only 25 verses. As the title suggests this text contains a summary of the main tenets of the Saivagama-s, and does not claim much originality. Unlike most of the Śaivagama-s where Siva instructs the sages, here it is to Sanmukha whom Siva instructs.

Padartha Prakarana deals with the forms and functions of Paśu, Pati and Pāśa. Beyond Pati who is identical with Sadasiva, is the Absolute Śiva. The next Prakarana deals with the Jivātman and Paramatman and their absolute identity; the importance of the teacher in instructing the higher truth is also discussed. Paramātman is Absolute Reality. The constitution of the world is from the Apara with its subtle and gross differences. Through Yogic Sadhana-s under a proper teacher one can realize one's identity with the Absolute Reality. The third Prakarana is on the movable and immovable phenomenal world, and the process of evolution, including embryology. The fourth section, in three verses, speaks of all the languages-Sanskrit, Prakrits, the regional languages, and the languages of animals, birds etc. as evolved from the internal vāk in combination with Prana, Apāna, etc.

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