Does Kashmir Shaivism assign a specific age to the universe, such as the 7500 years suggested by some orthodox traditions?

Attempting to measure the age of the universe assumes that time exists as a fixed, independent container holding all of reality. Shaiva philosophy rejects this premise. Time represents one of the specific principles of restriction voluntarily assumed by supreme awareness to create the experience of sequence and localization. Awareness generates time, rather than time governing awareness. Because time is a generated boundary existing only within the relative sphere, applying a temporal measurement to the absolute manifestation misunderstands the true nature of the cosmos. Consequently, Kashmir Shaivism entirely rejects the assertion that the physical universe is limited to a timeframe of a few thousand years.

Creation is not treated as a finished product completed in antiquity. The sensory world operates as the active expression of awareness happening in the present moment. Every fraction of a second represents a fresh manifestation of supreme consciousness. While Shaiva philosophy accepts the traditional Indian model of vast, beginningless cosmic cycles spanning billions of years, these immense epochs are ultimately understood as the rhythmic pulsation of divine awareness. Therefore, the physical world is simultaneously beginningless in its broader cosmic rhythm and entirely new in its immediate, ever-present expression. ●