Cidgaganacandrika (study)
by S. Mahalakshmi | 2017 | 83,507 words
Cidgaganacandrika 78 [Pithacakra in Savikalpaka and Nirvikalpaka Samadhi], 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 78 [±Êīṻ·²¹³¦²¹°ì°ù²¹ in Savikalpaka and Nirvikalpaka ³§²¹³¾Äå»å³ó¾±]
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English commentary of verse 78:
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sadbhirudyamanirantarÄtmabhirlaká¹£yase'mba niravagrahodayÄ || 78 ||
Comparative analysis of commentaries and excerpts in English:
[±Êīṻ·²¹³¦²¹°ì°ù²¹ in Savikalpaka and Nirvikalpaka ³§²¹³¾Äå»å³ó¾±]
²Ñ²¹³ó²¹³Ù°ùÅ«±è²¹ Åš²¹°ì³Ù¾± who is the mother of the ³Õ¾±°ùÄå³Ù °ùÅ«±è²¹ which is the ±Êīṻ·²¹³¦²¹°ì°ù²¹, resides in the ±Êīṻ·²¹³¦²¹°ì°ù²¹[1] as the core in all animate and inanimate beings. In the Savikalpaka samÄdhi state, a ³§Äå»å³ó²¹°ì²¹ attains her multitude form in the ±Êīṻ·²¹³¦²¹°ì°ù²¹. By perseverence when he attains the Nirvikalpaka samÄdhi, he transcends beyond the ±Êīṻ·²¹³¦²¹°ì°ù²¹ and realizes her omnipresence in the entire manifestation (²õ²¹°ù±¹Äå³Ù³¾²¹).
Notes and Sanskrit references:
[1] Cf. [KramaprakÄÅ›ikÄ] p48-[°ä¾±»å²µ²¹²µ²¹²Ô²¹³¦²¹²Ô»å°ù¾±°ìÄå±Õ-78.â€�
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