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Abhinavagupta and the Kashmir Shaiva Lineage abhinavagupta swami lakshmanjoo swami mahatabkak swami ram Mar 01, 2026

A painting of Abhinavagupta with Swami Ram, Swami Mahatabkak, and Swami Lakshmanjoo,

Depiction of Abhinavagupta taken from a pen-picture (see verses below).

 
Original painting © Claudia Dose
 
 
 
The following verses are known as the dhyana shlokas, taken from Madhuraja’s ‘Gurunatha Paramarsha’.(1)  Also called a “pen-picture” of Abhinavagupta because of its vivid description.

“May the glorious Dakshinamurti in the form of Abhinava, who is an incarnation of Shrikantha (Lord

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