The Paramarthasara of Adi Sesa & The Paramarthasara of Abhinava-Gupta
by Ed.& Tr.S.S.Suryanarayana Sastri and Ed.& Tr.L.D.Barnett

The Paramarthasara, or "Epitome of the Highest Truth," is perhaps the earliest work on Advaita Vedanta in existence.Attributed to Adi Sesa,the primeval serpent,or at least to his incarnation Patanjali,it gives in a mere 85 verses,employing ancient Samkhya terminology,a succinct statement of the highest truths taught in non-dual Vedanta.Its teachings have many parallels to those found in Gaudapada`s famous Manduky-karika.This edition includes the original Sanskrit text.