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105. he declares that in one hundred Aryas he has summariz- ed the very secret essence and adds that he, Abhinava- gupta, has received light by dwelling on the feet of Siva.1 In the 13th Ahnika, verse 215, he enumerates the five signs of a man that has attained the highest spiritual eminence viz. सुनिश्षला रद्रभक्ति, मन्त्रसिद्धि, सर्वतत्त्ववशित्व, कृत्यसम्पद्, (i. e. प्रारब्धकार्यनिष्पत्ति), कवित्व and सवंशाख्ार्थवेत्तत्व and जयरय in his commentary on it (vol. 8 p. 137, No. 47 of Kashmir S. S.) remarks that it was well-known that all these signs had manifested themselves in ufa and quotes a verse of his teacher in support. In commenting on the concluding verse of Pratyabhijna-karika (जनस्यायत्नसिद्धयर्थमुदयाकरसूनुना। ईश्वरप्रत्यभिश्वे- यमुत्पलेनोपपादिता । Kashmir S. S. vol. 33 p. 276) Abhinava- gupta boldly states that this Pratyabhijña philosophy is meant for all men whatever, without any reference to caste or the like.ª It is far beyond the scope of this work to set out or discuss the tenets of Kashmir monistic Saivism or its litera- ture. Those who desire to secure further information on these matters should read Mr. J. C. Chatterji's very careful and pioneer work on 'Kashmir Saivism' (in 1914) and Dr. K. C. Pandey's excellent dissertation,8 on 'Abhinavagupta; an Historical and Philosophical study in Chowkhamba Sanskrit studies vol. I .; Dr. 'Bhandarkar's Vaishnavism and Saivism' pp. 129-131.4 The tradition in Kashmir says that Abhinavagupta accompanied by 1200 disciples entered a cave repeating the 1. The word 'शिवचरयस्मरणदीप्तेन' (of परमार्थसार verse 105) is explained by योगेश्वर as 'उपदेष्टः समाविष्टमहेश्वरस्वभावोडनेन वाक्येनोक: स्याए'. 2. बस्य कस्यचिन्जन्तोरिति नात्र जात्याधपेकषा काचिए इति सर्वोपकारित्व- मुकम्। ई.प्र. वि. vol. II. p. 276. 3. Though I have had to criticize some opinions of Dr. Pandey I quite appreciate his great industry in putting together all about Abhinavagupta, his works and the monistic Saiva philosophy. I am sorry that he was misled by Mr. Kavi's method of editing the भभिनवभारती into thinking that नान्यदेव was quoted by ufara and needlessly expended pp. 121-125 of his thesis. He missed the note of Mr. Kavi on . HT. vol. I .p. 253. 4. On p. 130 there is apparently a slip, where Branx is mentioned as thepupil of सोमानन्द (not उत्पल).