Cidgaganacandrika (study)
by S. Mahalakshmi | 2017 | 83,507 words
Cidgaganacandrika 77 [Sphuratta Shaktirupa Mulaprakriti], English comparative study extracted from the two available commentaries—the 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 77 [³§±è³ó³Ü°ù²¹³Ù³ÙÄå ÅšaktirÅ«pa ²ÑÅ«±ô²¹±è°ù²¹°ìá¹›t¾±]
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English commentary of verse 77:
या शिवे सà¥à¤«à¥à¤°à¤£à¤¶à¤•à¥à¤¤à¤¿à¤°à¤•à¥à¤·à¤¯à¤� कà¥à¤·à¥à¤®à¤¾à¤¦à¤¿à¤ªà¤žà¥à¤šà¤•निविषà¥à¤Ÿà¤à¤¾à¤¤à¤¨à¥à¤ƒ à¥�
सा महदॠà¤à¤µà¤¤à¤¿ वीरà¥à¤¯à¤®à¤—à¥à¤°à¤¿à¤®à¤‚ यनà¥à¤®à¤¯à¥€ तà¥à¤µà¤®à¤¸à¤¿ पीठचकà¥à¤°à¤¸à¥‚ः à¥� à¥à¥ à¥�yÄ Å›ive sphuraṇaÅ›aktiraká¹£ayÄ °ìá¹£mÄå»å¾±±è²¹Ã±³¦²¹°ì²¹niviá¹£á¹abhÄtanuá¸� |
sÄ mahad bhavati vÄ«ryamagrimaá¹� yanmayÄ« tvamasi pÄ«á¹hacakrasÅ«á¸� || 77 ||
Comparative analysis of commentaries and excerpts in English:
[³§±è³ó³Ü°ù²¹³Ù³ÙÄå ÅšaktirÅ«pa ²ÑÅ«±ô²¹±è°ù²¹°ìá¹›t¾±]
Gleam of absolute freedom of the Consciousness (³§±è³ó³Ü°ù²¹³Ù³ÙÄå)[1], who is Eternal, Omnipresent in ³§Å«°ìá¹£m²¹ (°ìá¹£mÄå»å¾±) ²ú³óÅ«³Ù²¹ ±è²¹Ã±³¦²¹°ì²¹â€”in the form of Citi, sets forth in bringing about the world process by her ³§²¹á¹…k²¹±ô±è²¹ as Mahat. From Mahat she brings forth the ±Êīṻ·²¹³¦²¹°ì°ù²¹ which is the ³Õ¾±°ùÄå³Ù°ùÅ«±è²¹ of the animate and inanimate gross worldly form. ±Êīṻ·²¹ includes both the aspects of Individuality and Totality of the Body.[2] Here ±è²¹Ã±³¦²¹³Ù²¹²Ô³¾Äå³Ù°ù²¹²õ cause the Mahat tattva which then causes the Gross manifestation from the ²ú³óÅ«³Ù²¹±è²¹Ã±³¦²¹°ì²¹s.
Notes and Sanskrit references:
[1] Cf. [KramaprakÄÅ›ikÄ] p 47 -[°ä¾±»å²µ²¹²µ²¹²Ô²¹³¦²¹²Ô»å°ù¾±°ìÄå±Õ-77.â€�
yÄ'ká¹£ayÄ sphuraṇaÅ›aktiÅ›citirÅ«pÄ, sÄ ká¹£ityÄdi²ú³óÅ«³Ù²¹sÅ«ká¹£amapañceka niviá¹£á¹ÄmahattattvarÅ«pÄ—“mano matirmahÄn brahmÄâ€� ityÄdipada vyapadeÅ›yÄ'grimaá¹� sphuraṇaÅ›aktirÅ«pÄyÄá¸� prá¹›katerÄdyaá¹� kÄryarÅ«paá¹� saṃkalpapradhÄnaá¹� vÄ«ryaá¹� bhavati, sthÅ«lasamaá¹£á¹yupahitasya virÄjo dehasÄdhanatvÄt | sÄ ca mahattattvarÅ«peṇa viká¹›tÄ sphuraṇaÅ›aktirÅ«pÄ prá¹›katiá¸� pÄ«á¹hacakrasya carÄcarÄtmakasya virÄá¸vigraharÅ«pasya sthÅ«laká¹£ityÄdi±è²¹Ã±³¦²¹°ì²¹sya prasÅ«rbhavatÄ«ti |
[2] Cf. (Mahanayaprakase IV Ullase 2 padyatikayam). -[KramaprakÄÅ›ikÄ] p 48-[°ä¾±»å²µ²¹²µ²¹²Ô²¹³¦²¹²Ô»å°ù¾±°ìÄå±Õ-77.â€�
kÄyasya vyaá¹£á¹irÅ«pasya samaá¹£á¹irÅ«pasya ca pÄ«á¹hatvaá¹� |