Author: Dehejia, Harsha V & Vatsyayan, Kapila

This book is based on the philosophy of Kashmir Shaivism. The style of writing is cryptic and as such the author expects the readers to be quite alert and receptive. In a number of cases more than one reading may be necessary to understand the true import of some of the statements. Some changes may appear to be abrupt and unrelated to the context. However at the end a clear and deep pattern emerges and it transforms the reader.