Tantraloka in English rhyme

O Sage of Kashmir, timeless flame, 

Abhinavagupta, hallowed name;

You wove the stars in Sanskrit thread, 

Where light and silence softly wed. 

From Shiva’s gaze to Shakti’s dance, 

You mapped the soul’s divine expanse;

No dual veil could cloud your sight, 

You penned the path to purest Light. 

Tantraloka, your gift sublime, 

Unfolds the truth beyond all time;

Not rites alone, nor dogma’s chain,

But Consciousness, unbound by frame. 

Each verse a mirror, deep and clear, 

Where sleeping gods in us appear; 

Each shloka sings the silent lore 

Of Self as All, and nothing more.