परमार्थसार (महामाहेश्वर अभिनवगुप्त - त्रिक-दर्शन, अद्वैत शैव साधना एवं सान्वय सटीक)

78 Glossary Prākṛta-Aṇḍa—The sphere made of root-substance and its finer (non-solid) evolutes. It consists of tattvas from mūla-prakṛti to water. Pratibimba-nyāya—The manner in which a reflection appears and exists. Pratibimba-vāda—That philosophic theory which maintains that the phenomenal universe is merely a reflectional manifestation of the divine powers of God brought about by Him by virtue of His playful nature. Pratyabhijñā—Recognition. Recollection of one's forgotten divine nature of Absolute Godhead. Rāga-tattva—Limited interest of a being in some such particular object of its knowing or doing for which he has a high estima- tion. Attribution of high merit to something particular. It limits the scope of knowing and doing of a finite being. Śākta-Aṇḍa—The sphere of Śakti containing the three tattvas from Sadāśiva to Śuddha-vidyā. The finer and pure-covering of the infinite consciousness. Śakti—Power. The divine power of God; His Godhead. Śakti-cakra—The wheel of twelve divine powers of the Ātman. Śakti-daśā—The state of absolute unity containing the two tattvas named Śiva and Śakti. Śakti-pañcaka—Five primary divine powers of God, viz., cit, ānanda, icchā, jñāna and kriyā. Śakti-pāta—Bestowal of His grace by God. Śakti-tattva—That stage of phenomenal evolution at which God is as yet only charged with a strong will to manifest His God- head externally. The second tattva in phenomenal evolution. Śāktopāya—Constant practice in the contemplation on one's own pure, infinite and divine nature, Practice in the correct concep- tional knowledge with an idea about the exact truth. Śuddha-tattvas—Pure elements. The elements from Śuddha-vidyā and Mahā-māyā to Śiva-tattva. Śuddha-vidyā—The viewpoint of unity in diversity belonging to beings residing in the plane of Vidyā-daśā. Sadāśiva-bhaṭṭāraka—The super-god ruling over Sadāśiva-tattva. Sadāśiva-tattva—That stage in phenomenal evolution at which a faint reflection of objectivity appears inside the infinite subject