The Spandakarikas are a number of verses that serve as a sort of commentary on the Siva-sutras. According to Saivagama- the divine consciousness is not simply cold- inert intellection. It is rather spanda- active- dynamic- throbbing with life- creative pulsation. In Siva-sutras- it is the prakasa aspect of the divine that is emphasized in Spandakarikas- it is the vimarsa aspect that is emphasized. Together- these two books give us integral view of Saiva philosophy. Ksemaraja has written a commentary on Spandakarikas- titled Spanda-nirnaya. He is fond of sesquipedalian compounds- long and windy sentences- but he is very profound in the comprehension of the subject and so cannot be ignored. The author tried to provide a readable translation of both the karikas and the Spanda-nirnaya commentary. Each karika (verse) is given both in Devanagari and Roman script- followed by its translation in English.