Cidgaganacandrika (study)
by S. Mahalakshmi | 2017 | 83,507 words
Cidgaganacandrika 17 [The visible form of Amba as Fire, Water and Earth], English comparative study extracted from the two available commentaries鈥攖he Divyacakorika and the Kramaprakashika. The Cidgagana-candrika is an important Tantric work belonging to the Krama system of Kashmir Shaivism. Written by Kalidasa (Shrivatsa) in 312 Sanskrit verses, it deals with the knowledge regarding both the Macrocosmic and Microcosmic phenomena
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Verse 17 [The visible form of 础尘产腻 as Fire, Water and Earth]
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English commentary of verse 17:
啶い啷� 啶むぎ啷嬥そ啶ㄠ啶う啶苦す 啶むい啷� 啶曕啶粪た啶む啶班啶掂お啷佮 啶膏い啷嵿い啷嵿さ啶え啷嵿く啶︵た啶� 啶む啶溹じ啶� 啶多た啶掂 啷�
啶た啶多啶班ぃ啷嬥い啷嵿ぅ啶た啶むぐ啶︵啶班啶膏啶むく啷嬥じ啷嵿い啷嵿さ啶む啶曕じ啶む啶む啶掂啶い啷� 啶椸啶｀い啷嵿ぐ啶ぎ啷� 啷� 啷оキ 啷�yat tamo'nyadiha tat k峁tervapu岣� sattvamanyadiha tejasa岣� 艣ive |
mi艣ra峁噊tthamitaradrajastayostvatkasattvajamato gu峁嘺trayam || 17 ||
Comparative analysis of commentaries and excerpts in English:
[The visible form of 础尘产腻 as Fire, Water and Earth]
Next, 艢补办迟颈 is invoked by the name 厂颈惫腻. 厂颈诲诲丑腻 says that the three 驳耻峁嚹乻 are her three fold divine body both the Invisible and the Visible. When she is in the state of Tamas or Darkness she represents 笔峁泃丑惫颈-Tattva, (Earth). Her 厂腻迟迟惫颈肠 body is Tejas or Agni; The mixture of both is Rajas. All the three 驳耻峁嚹乻 are born of her quiet nature- 艢腻苍迟腻 or 艢补尘补. So she gradually creates and evolves in her 艢腻苍迟腻 form (calm state) as Fire to Water and then to Earth. While destroying she is in her Ugra or (Fierce) form. Thus, the world exists by her 厂腻迟迟惫颈肠 nature, but in the physical form of the three 驳耻峁嚹乻.[1]
Three 驳耻峁嘺蝉 forming the Gross elements viz., fire water and others.
The three 驳耻峁嘺蝉, which emerge from the Pure Sattva, the abode of 碍颈濒腻蝉补 i.e. 办腻濒墨 form, transform into the Gross elements (Pa帽ca mah膩bh奴tas)[2]. Due to the change undergone in Tamas鈥擠arkness, the form of 碍峁迟颈 (笔峁泃丑惫颈) is formed with the qualities of being inert and hard. Change undergone in Sattva鈥擝right results in formation of Tejas (Fire) having the qualities of brightness and lightness. The mixture of these two鈥掷补迟迟惫补 and Tamas, which is Rajas, gets transformed into the rest of the three 惭补丑腻产丑奴迟补蝉 (痴腻测耻, 膧办腻蝉补 and Jala). 痴腻测耻 has the quality of movement and felt by touch. 膧办腻蝉补 has the quality of being a medium for sound. Jala has the quality of being the medium for taste.
These 驳耻峁嘺蝉 form the three facets of the divine form of 办腻濒墨 the supreme (Para), invisible (厂奴办峁补) and visible (厂迟丑奴濒补). All these 驳耻峁嘺蝉 emanate from her 艢补苍迟补 form (艢补尘补). A gradual process of manifestation from Fire to Water and then to Earth is from her 艢补苍迟补 form. Destruction on the contrary is from her 鲍驳谤补鈥�terrible form. Thus the Pure 厂腻迟迟惫颈肠 艢补苍迟补 form undergoes transformation into the physical forms of the three 驳耻峁嘺蝉 experienced in the empirical universe.
Notes and Sanskrit references:
[1] Cf. [Divyacakorik膩] p 40-[颁颈诲驳补驳补苍补肠补苍诲谤颈办腻] 17.鈥�
v膩garthayoreva gu峁嘺trayas奴k峁ar奴pat膩峁� vivicya bh奴tatrayasya gu峁嘺trayasth奴lar奴pat膩m膩ha.
[2] Cf. [Kramaprak膩艣ik膩] p 12-[颁颈诲驳补驳补苍补肠补苍诲谤颈办腻]-17.鈥�
tvad墨yavi艣uddhasattvasamuttha峁� bh奴t膩n膩峁� bhautik膩n膩峁� c膩艣e峁Ｄ佱箛膩峁� k膩ra峁嚹玝h奴ta峁� gu峁嘺trayami