Foreword by Paul Muller Ortega
List of Abbreviations
Part I: Paratrisika-Vivarana of Abhinavagupta: Translation with Notes
Preliminaries (Benedictory Verses 1-5)
Verse 1 of Paratrisika
Commentary
Different implications of the word Devi
The rationale of the past tense in 'said' (uvaca)
The Final Resting Place of all questions and answers
Sixteen interpretations of anuttara
Interpretations of Kaulika-siddhidam
Exposition on Verse 1 and Commentary
Etad guhyam mahaguhyam Text and Commentary
Verse 2
Commentary
Verses 3 and 4
Commentary
Verses 5 to 9a
Commentary
Verses 9 to 18b
Commentary
Verse 19
Commentary
Verse 20
Commentary
Verse 21
Commentary
Verse 22
Commentary
Verse 23
Commentary
Verse 24
Commentary
Verses 25 to 26
Commentary
Verse 27
Verse 28
Verse 29
Verse 30
Verses 31 to 33
Commentary
Verse 34
Verse 35
Commentary
Verse 36
Commentary
Verse 37
Commentary
Autobiographical Verses of Abhinavagupta
General Index
Part II: Paratrisika-Vivarana : Sanskrit Text
List of Additions & Corrections (Sanskrit Text)
Index of Half-Verses of Paratrisika
Index of Quotations
List of Charts
1. The various anda or ellipses contained in anuttara
2A. The identity of the original sourse (bimba) and its reflection (pratibimba)
2B. The transposition of the tattvas (catagories of existence in reflection (pratibimba)
3. The arrangement of letters according to Matrka in parasamvitti in sarvagrarupata
4. Arrangement of letters according to Matrka in parparasamvitti in sarvamadhyarupata
5. Letters of Malini together with their representation with reference to supreme consciousness or parasamvitti
6. Parasamvitti (supreme consciousness) - sarvagrarupata
7. In parapara-samvitti - supreme-cum-non-supreme consciousness, sarvamadhyarupata in the order of Matrka-letters
8. Arrangement of letters according to Matrka in parparasamvitti sravantya-rupata
9. Malini in apara samvitti and Matrka in pasyanti or parapara samvitti
10. The outline of the Mandala of the trident and lotuses (trisulabjamandala)