Cidgaganacandrika (study)
by S. Mahalakshmi | 2017 | 83,507 words
Cidgaganacandrika 175 [Srishtikali鈥檚 Dvadashakrama Cidurmi], 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 175 [厂峁涐梗峁璱k膩li鈥檚 Dv膩da艣akrama Cid奴rmi]
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English commentary of verse 175:
啶忇啶ぎ啷嵿が 啶むさ 啶ぞ啶む啶え啶距さ啷冟い啷� 啶︵啶掂ぞ啶︵ざ啶曕啶班ぎ啶氞た啶︵啶班啶た啶∴ぎ啷嵿が啶班 啷�
啶膏啶粪啶熰た啶曕ぞ啶侧啶啶︵く啶啶むた 啶え啷嵿ぎ啷佮啷� 啶 啶膏啶啶熰 啶ㄠた啶班さ啶оた啶班啶ㄠた啶班ぞ啶多啶班く啶� 啷� 啷оキ啷� 啷�ekamamba tava bh膩tyan膩v峁泃o dv膩da艣akramacid奴rmi岣峚mbara岣� |
s峁涐梗峁璱k膩lyudayameti yanmukhe ya岣� sphu峁璷 niravadhirnir膩艣raya岣� || 175 ||
Comparative analysis of commentaries and excerpts in English:
[厂峁涐梗峁璱k膩li鈥檚 Dv膩da艣akrama Cid奴rmi]
痴颈尘补谤艣补 with the intend to initiate manifestation, emerges out of 笔谤补办腻艣补. This Krama is 碍腻濒补. This is Cit which evolves the retinue of twelve 艢补办迟颈蝉[1]. She as 厂峁涐梗峁璱办补濒颈 acts as the pioneer in starting the cycle of emanation. For the effect of universal existence, 厂惫腻迟补苍迟谤补 颁颈迟艣补办迟颈 is the prime cause. 颁颈迟艣补办迟颈 assuming four forms鈥�笔补谤腻, 础辫补谤腻, 笔补谤腻par膩 and 碍腻濒腻办补谤峁峁嚹� [碍腻濒补kar峁峁嚹�?] gets multipled [multiplied?] as twelve in the three Stages of awareness (厂峁涐梗峁璱, Sthiti and 厂补峁僪腻谤补).
Notes and Sanskrit references:
[1] Cf. [Kramaprak膩艣ik膩] p 101 -[颁颈诲驳补驳补苍补肠补苍诲谤颈办腻闭-175.鈥�
athed膩n墨峁� vividhak膩l墨n膩m膩vibhaviprasa峁単e sarvaprathama峁� s峁涐梗峁璱k膩ly膩 膩virbh膩va峁� prastutya tasy膩岣� prav膩hasv膩tantrya峁� sarvath膩'nargalamananyonmukhamiti ||