परमार्थसार (महामाहेश्वर अभिनवगुप्त - त्रिक-दर्शन, अद्वैत शैव साधना एवं सान्वय सटीक)

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that urges him to take birth after birth to reap the fruits of such
actions.
Kriyā-śakti—The active power of God. One of His primary divine
powers. That power of the Lord through which He manifests all
phenomena as different from Him even when everything is He
Himself. Kriyā-śakti shines predominantly in Īśvara-tattva and
its extroversion results in the creation of Vidyā-tattva and the
tattvas that follow.
Mahā-māyā—The lowest step in Śuddha-vidyā. It is governed
by Anantanātha. Beings residing in it see themselves as pure,
infinite and divinely potent I-consciousness but even then take
every thing else as different from them. They are known as
Mantras or Vidyeśvaras.
Mala—Impurity that hides the pure and divine nature of the self.
Mala-trayam—Three impurities named Āṇava, Māyīya and Karma
malas.
Mantra-beings—Beings residing in Mahā-māyā. Such pure and
divinely potent beings who have the only impurity of Māyīya
mala, the viewpoint of diversity.
Mantra-maheśvaras—Beings residing in Sadāśiva-tattva and
having an awareness as "I am this".
Mantreśvaras—Beings residing in Īśvara-tattva and having an
awareness as "This is my self".
Māyā-tattva—The first impure tattva created by Parama-śiva
Himself. The tattva that serves as the substance for the crea-
tion of next seven impure and insentient tattvas, viz., five
kañcukas, puruṣa and prakṛti.
Māyā-śakti—The divine power of the Lord through which He
makes a show of diversity while continuing to stay on eter-
nally as the only monistic reality. The power that makes the
impossible possible.
Māyīya Aṇḍa—The sphere of Māyā containing in it the group of
kañcukas as well as prakṛti and puruṣa. A fine covering of the
Ātman.
Mūla-prakṛti—The root substance that serves as the material
cause of all instrumental and objective elements. An absolute
equilibrium of three guṇas. The undiversified objective element
before puruṣa.