Spandakārikāḥ

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Hindu scripture Sanskrit philosophical text Shaiva tantra text

Spandakārikāḥ is a foundational Sanskrit philosophical text of the non-dual Kashmir Shaivism tradition, expounding the doctrine of “spanda” or divine vibrational consciousness.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Spandakārikā	2
Spandakārikāḥ canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6977400 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Spandakārikāḥ
Context triple: [Spanda Karikas, hasTitleInSanskrit, Spandakārikāḥ]

A. Karunashtakas
Karunashtakas is a devotional Marathi composition attributed to the 17th-century saint-poet Samarth Ramdas, expressing intense pleas for divine compassion and grace.
B. Charchika
Charchika is a fierce form of the Hindu goddess Chamunda, venerated as a powerful protective and destructive deity in Shakta traditions.
C. Devantaka
Devantaka is a demon warrior from the Ramayana, known as one of Ravana’s powerful sons who fought against Rama’s forces in the battle of Lanka.
D. Marwaris
Marwaris are an Indian ethnic and business community originating from the Marwar region of Rajasthan, known historically for their entrepreneurial and trading prowess across India and abroad.
E. Yajnaseni
Yajnaseni is another name for Draupadi, the central heroine of the Indian epic Mahabharata, renowned for her strength, devotion, and pivotal role in the Kurukshetra war.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Spandakārikāḥ
Target entity description: Spandakārikāḥ is a foundational Sanskrit philosophical text of the non-dual Kashmir Shaivism tradition, expounding the doctrine of “spanda” or divine vibrational consciousness.

A. Karunashtakas
Karunashtakas is a devotional Marathi composition attributed to the 17th-century saint-poet Samarth Ramdas, expressing intense pleas for divine compassion and grace.
B. Charchika
Charchika is a fierce form of the Hindu goddess Chamunda, venerated as a powerful protective and destructive deity in Shakta traditions.
C. Devantaka
Devantaka is a demon warrior from the Ramayana, known as one of Ravana’s powerful sons who fought against Rama’s forces in the battle of Lanka.
D. Marwaris
Marwaris are an Indian ethnic and business community originating from the Marwar region of Rajasthan, known historically for their entrepreneurial and trading prowess across India and abroad.
E. Yajnaseni
Yajnaseni is another name for Draupadi, the central heroine of the Indian epic Mahabharata, renowned for her strength, devotion, and pivotal role in the Kurukshetra war.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hindu scripture ⓘ Sanskrit philosophical text ⓘ Shaiva tantra text ⓘ
associatedDeity	Śakti ⓘ linked to: Adhya Shakti Śiva ⓘ linked to: Shiva
coreDoctrine	non-dual consciousness ⓘ spanda ⓘ vibrational consciousness ⓘ
cosmologicalView	the universe as manifestation of vibrating consciousness ⓘ
genre	kārikā (versified aphorisms) ⓘ
influenced	Pratyabhijñā school of Kashmir Shaivism ⓘ linked to: Pratyabhijñā school later Kashmir Shaiva exegesis ⓘ non-dual Shaiva yoga ⓘ
isCommentedOnBy	Kallaṭa’s Spandavṛtti ⓘ Kṣemarāja’s Spandanirṇaya ⓘ linked to: Spandanirṇaya Rāmakaṇṭha’s commentary on Spanda ⓘ
keyConcept	identity of individual consciousness and universal consciousness ⓘ immanence of the divine in all mental states ⓘ inner vibration underlying all phenomena ⓘ recognition of one’s own nature as Śiva ⓘ universal pulsation of consciousness ⓘ
language	Sanskrit ⓘ
meditativeFocus	inner vibration between two thoughts or perceptions ⓘ
ontology	reality as dynamic, pulsating consciousness rather than inert being ⓘ
philosophicalSchool	non-dual Kashmir Shaivism ⓘ linked to: Trika school of Kashmir Shaivism
regionOfOrigin	Kashmir ⓘ
relatedWork	Pratyabhijñā treatises ⓘ Śivasūtra ⓘ linked to: Shiva Sutras
religiousContext	Tantric Hinduism ⓘ linked to: Tantra
religiousTradition	Kashmir Shaivism ⓘ Shaivism ⓘ
script	Devanāgarī (in most modern editions) ⓘ linked to: Devanagari script
soteriologicalGoal	liberation (mokṣa) through recognition (pratyabhijñā) ⓘ realization of one’s identity with spanda ⓘ
statusInTradition	authoritative scripture in Kashmir Shaivism ⓘ foundational text of the Spanda school ⓘ
subjectMatter	epistemology ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ mystical experience ⓘ yogic practice ⓘ
teaches	contemplation of the subtle vibration in all experiences ⓘ use of ordinary mental states as gateways to the divine ⓘ
tradition	Trika Shaivism ⓘ linked to: Trika school of Kashmir Shaivism
viewOfBondage	bondage as ignorance of one’s vibrational nature ⓘ
viewOfLiberation	liberation as stable awareness of spanda in all states ⓘ
viewOfWorld	world as playful vibration of Śiva-Śakti ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Spanda Karikas → hasTitleInSanskrit → Spandakārikāḥ ⓘ

Spanda Karikas → hasAlternativeName → Spandakārikā ⓘ

linked to: Spandakārikāḥ

Kshemaraja → commentaryOn → Spandakārikā ⓘ