Handwritten folio number 'V' at top right in pencil. Significant staining, foxing, and smudging across the central text block, though the text remains largely legible.

A small woodcut-style illustration depicts the sacred Hindu symbol ॐ (Om) centered at the top of the page.

Kashmir Sanskrit Series

Book Number 23

The Light of the Tantras (Tantraloka)

Authored by the great master of the great Maheśvara, the venerable Ācārya Abhinavagupta.

Accompanied by the commentary called 'Viveka' Discernment composed by the great master of the great Maheśvara, Śrī Jayaratha.

Established by the standard-bearer of the sacred Dharma, the Maharaja of Kashmir, Śrī Pratāp Singh.

At the Research Department original: Pratnavidyāprakāśa office.

Under the supervision of the Mahāmahopādhyāya greatest of the great teachers Paṇḍit Mukunda Rāma Śāstrī,

assisted by other learned scholars of the designated office,

collected, revised, and published after proper collation, notation, and exposition,

refined through modern, accessible, and accurate editorial methods approved by Western scholarly assemblies.

In the City of Prayāga

Printed at the press known as the Indian Press and brought to publication.

(Part One)

The official circular seal of the "RESEARCH DEPARTMENT JAMMU & KASHMIR STATE" is depicted here. The emblem features two figures in traditional dress supporting a central shield which depicts a sun, mountains, and water. A motto in Devanagari script is visible at the bottom of the inner shield, and the words "THE STATE" are visible at the very bottom.

Sambat era 1972 Christian Era: 1918

Srinagar, Kashmir.

(All rights of publication, printing, and related matters for this text are reserved by the aforementioned Maharaja.)