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"Love is the answer and the key" - in Kashmir Shaivism bhagavad gita bhakti devotion love para bhāva Feb 06, 2025

In this excerpt from the Bhagavad Gita, In the Light of Kashmir Shaivism Swami Lakshmanjoo makes clear that “Everybody can achieve Him with bhakti, devotion, love.” And he goes on to explain what love really is…

"Love is the answer and the key!" ~Swami Lakshmanjoo

DVD 8 (1:03:00)

परस्तस्मात्तु भावोऽन्यो व्यक्ताव्यक्तः सनातनः 

यः स सर्वेषु भूतेषु नश्यत्सु न विनश्यति  ॥२०॥

अव्यक्तोऽक्षर इत्युक्तस्तमाहुः परमां गतिम् 

यं प्राप्य न निवर्तन्ते तद्धाम परमं मम  ॥२१॥

पुरुषः स परः पार्थ

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A special excerpt from Abhinavagupta's Tantraloka
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A special excerpt from Abhinavagupta's Tantraloka devotion kashmir shaivism love shaktipata [grace] tantrāloka Nov 25, 2024

“Love and devotion for God arise from His Grace”.
~Swami Lakshmanjoo

 

 

Below is an extract from the Tantraloka 13th Ahnika revealed by Swami Lakshmanjoo…

This is an unpublished text from the Archive of the Lakshmanjoo Academy)
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 purāṇe’pi ca tasyaiva

prasādādbhaktiriṣyate /

yayā yānti parāṁ siddhiṁ

tadbhāvagatamānasāḥ // 285 //

In Purāṇa also, in historical tantras also–tantras which propound only histories of the past s...

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This is the great story of my torture in this universe
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This is the great story of my torture in this universe devotion sādhanās utpaladeva yogic exercises Apr 13, 2024

In this excerpt from the Hymns to Shiva, Upaladeva’s Shivastotravali, Swami Lakshmanjoo tells of the “great story of my torture in this universe” as he relates Utpaladeva’s devotional plea to Shiva: “O Lord, keep the avenues always open, just for the time being, as long as I would pass through them and reach at Your feet“.

Chapter 4 (07:26)

उल्लङ्घ्य विविधदैवत-

सोपानक्रममुपेयशिवचरणान् ।

आश्रित्याप्यधरतरां भूमिं

नाद्यापि चित्रमुज्झामि ॥२॥

ullaṅghya vividhadaivata-

sopānakramamupeyaśi...

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Sacred Hymns of Devotion by Utpaladeva - Kashmir Shaivism
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Sacred Hymns of Devotion by Utpaladeva - Kashmir Shaivism devotion hymns to shiva kashmir shaivism utpaladeva utpaladeva’s shivastotravali Mar 04, 2024

Swami Lakshmanjoo was very fond of Sacred Hymns of Utpaladeva’s Shivastotravali, especially the verses below, and often requested his devotees to sing these.

You can listen to Swamiji and devotees chanting the 13th Chapter here. The complete audio/transcription of the Hymns to Shiva, Songs of Devotion in Kashmir Shaivism, Utpaladeva’s Shivastotravali is available with free downloadable audio.


Below is an excerpt from the 13th Chapter (verse 1-4) revealed by Swamiji…

“He who is attached to

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