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Cidgaganacandrika (study)

by S. Mahalakshmi | 2017 | 83,507 words

Cidgaganacandrika 100 [Mundakrama and Dandakrama], 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 100 [²Ñ³ÜṇḲ¹°ì°ù²¹³¾²¹ and ¶Ù²¹á¹‡á¸²¹°ì°ù²¹³¾²¹]

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English commentary of verse 100:

भूचरी वहसि दणà¥à¤¡à¤¤à¤ƒ कà¥à¤°à¤®à¤� मà¥à¤£à¥à¤¡à¤¤à¥‹à¤½à¤ªà¤°à¤šà¤¤à¥à¤·à¥à¤Ÿà¤¯à¥€ à¤� सा à¥�
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bhÅ«carÄ« vahasi daṇá¸ataá¸� kramaá¹� muṇá¸ato'paracatuṣṭayÄ« ca sÄ |
bhogyabhoktá¹›kalanormisaṃká¹£aye sÄmarasyarasarohiṇÄ� Å›ive || 100 ||

Comparative analysis of commentaries and excerpts in English:

[muṇá¸adaṇá¸akramau jñÄnakriyÄtmÄkau]

³ÕÄå³¾±ðÅ›±¹²¹°ùī’s pañcavÄha-krama takes two forms viz.,

  1. ²Ñ³ÜṇḲ¹°ì°ù²¹³¾²¹ and
  2. ¶Ù²¹á¹‡á¸²¹°ì°ù²¹³¾²¹[1].

²Ñ³ÜṇḲ¹°ì°ù²¹³¾²¹ relates to her expansion as ´³Ã±Äå²Ô²¹Å›²¹°ì³Ù¾±, Kriya-Åš²¹°ì³Ù¾± being subtle, acting through the µþ³Ü»å»å³ó²âÄå»å¾± ´³Ã±Äå²Ô±ð²Ô»å°ù¾±²â²¹²õ in the path of Knowledge. ¶Ù²¹á¹‡á¸²¹°ì°ù²¹³¾²¹ relates to her expansion as KriyÄ Åš²¹°ì³Ù¾± with JñÄna-Åš²¹°ì³Ù¾± in subtiliy, acting through the ³ÕÄå°ì²¹»å¾±°ì²¹°ù³¾±ð²Ô»å°ù¾±²â²¹²õ in acquiring knowledge. µþ³óÅ«³¦²¹°ùÄ« with ³Ò´Ç³¦²¹°ùÄ«, ¶Ù¾±°ì³¦²¹°ùÄ« and °­³ó±ð³¦²¹°ùÄ« establishes the ¶Ù²¹á¹‡á¸²¹°ì°ù²¹³¾²¹. µþ³óÅ«³¦²¹°ùÄ« with ³Ò´Ç³¦²¹°ùÄ«, ¶Ù¾±°ì³¦²¹°ùÄ«, °­³ó±ð³¦²¹°ùÄ« and ³ÕÄå³¾±ðÅ›±¹²¹°ùÄ« form the ²Ñ³ÜṇḲ¹°ì°ù²¹³¾²¹. By these the enjoyment of the objects of cognition is endowed on ´³Ä«±¹²¹.

Notes and Sanskrit references:

[1] Cf. [KramaprakÄÅ›ikÄ] p 62-[°ä¾±»å²µ²¹²µ²¹²Ô²¹³¦²¹²Ô»å°ù¾±°ìÄå] 100.â€�

muṇá¸anaá¹� jñÄnarÅ«peṇa »å²¹á¹‡á¸²¹²Ô²¹á¹� ca kriyÄtmanÄ |
muṇá¸adaṇá¸akramau tena matau jñÄnakriyÄtmakau ||
ityabhinavaguptaká¹›tamahÄnayaprakÄÅ›e (7|5)

“vÄmeÅ›varyÄÅ›ca prathamo jñÄnaÅ›aktiprasaro'paraá¸� kriyÄÅ›aktigarbho buddhÄ«ndriyavivá¹›ttyÄ muṇá¸akramaṇe, dvitÄ«yaÅ›ca jñÄnaÅ›akti (garbhaá¸� kriyÄÅ›aktiprasaraá¸� karmendriyavá¹›ttyÄ daṇá¸akrameṇa nijanijaviá¹£ayÄnÄtmasÄká¹›tya) vilasatiâ€� (pá¹�.67)

iti Å›itikaṇṭhaviracite mahÄnayaprakÄÅ›e |

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