How Long to Read Spanda-Karikas

How Long Does it Take to Read Spanda-Karikas?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 9 minutes to read Spanda-Karikas by Jaideva Singh

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

The Spandakarikas are a number of verses that serve as a sort of commentary on the Siva-sutras. According to Saivagama, the divine consciousness is not simply cold, inert intellection. It is rather spanda, active, dynamic, throbbing with life, creative pulsation. In Siva-sutras, it is the prakasa aspect of the divine that is emphasized; in Spandakarikas, it is the vimarsa aspect that is emphasized. Together, these two books give us an integral view of Saiva philosophy. Ksemaraja has written a commentary on Spandakarikas, titled Spanda-nirnaya. He is fond of sesquipedalian compounds, long and windy sentences, but he is very profound in the comprehension of the subject and so cannot be ignored. The author tried to provide a readable translation of both the karikas and the Spanda-nirnaya commentary. Each karika (verse) is given both in Devanagari and Roman script, followed by its translation in English. This is followed by Ksemaraja's commentary in Sanskrit. Then follows an English translation of the commentary. After this, copious notes are added on important and technical words. Finally, a running exposition of each karika in the author's own words is given.

How long is Spanda-Karikas?

Spanda-Karikas by Jaideva Singh is 245 pages long, and a total of 62,475 words.

This makes it 83% the length of the average book. It also has 76% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Spanda-Karikas Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 41 minutes to read Spanda-Karikas aloud.

What Reading Level is Spanda-Karikas?

Spanda-Karikas is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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