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Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric TraditionsNavamārga (नवमार्ग) refers to a “new path”, according to Utpaladeva’s Īśvarapratyabhijñākārikā verse 4.16ab.—Accordingly, “Thus I have set forth this new, easy path (navamārga—mārgo navo) as it was explained by my distinguished teacher [Somānanda] in the śāstra, [entitled] the Śivadṛṣṭi”.
Note: In the Īśvarapratyabhijñākārikāvṛtti, Utpaladeva glosses the term “new” (nava) with the synonym abhinava; and Abhinavagupta reproduces this latter term in the shorter of his two sub-commentaries, the Īśvarapratyabhijñāvimarśinī, where he adds that the path (mārga) in question is both “included in” all the various secret śāstras and, because it has been concealed from public view, is not well known.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
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