A rare Sharda-script manuscript has been identified by researchers at the University of Jammu within a remote community archive in the Kishtwar region. Titled 'Jnana-Udaya-Vritti', the 9th-century document is a detailed commentary on the 'arising of knowledge.' It provides an exhaustive psychological and philosophical account of how sensory data is transformed into metaphysical understanding, emphasizing the role of Pratibha—spontaneous intuition—in the final stage of realization.
The text is notable for its defense of an 'empirical path' to spiritual enlightenment, arguing that the study of the physical world is a necessary precursor to understanding the non-dual self. Experts believe this manuscript belongs to a lost Kashmiri philosophical tradition that sought to synthesize the materialist logic of Vaisheshika with the mystical insights of Shaivism. Its recovery is a major milestone for Himalayan heritage and the history of Indian epistemology.