Cidgaganacandrika (study)
by S. Mahalakshmi | 2017 | 83,507 words
Cidgaganacandrika 192 [Reflection of Self as in the mirror is Srishti], 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 192 [Reflection of Self as in the mirror is 厂峁涐梗峁璱]
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English commentary of verse 192:
啶ぞ啶く啶距え啷嵿い啶班ぎ啶た 啶膏啶ムた啶む 啶溹啶︵ 啶掂ぐ啷嵿い啶ぞ啶ㄠぎ啶掂き啶距い啶� 啶ぞ啶灌啶さ啶む 啷�
啶啶むき啶距さ啶苦く啷佮啶侧 啶ぅ啶距お啷佮ぐ啶� 啶掂た啶︵啶く啶距ぎ啷嵿が 啶むさ 啶掂啶む啶むた啶班啶く啶� 啷� 啷оク啷� 啷�m膩yay膩ntaramapi sthita峁� jagad vartam膩namavabh膩ti b膩hyavat |
bh奴tabh膩viyugala峁� yath膩pura峁� vidyay膩mba tava v峁泃tir奴pay膩 || 192 ||
Comparative analysis of commentaries and excerpts in English:
[Reflection of Self as in the mirror is 厂峁涐梗峁璱]
The aspiration of Knower鈥檚 Self as 惭补丑别艣惫补谤补 towards manifestation or his sacrifice of his actionless state, results in Jagat 厂峁涐梗峁璱. This-ness of Jagat, experienced as different from oneself, gets merged in 鈥淚-ness鈥濃�斺��aham鈥�, when each living being realises its true self. Reflection of Jagat as This鈥斺��idam鈥� arises from 鈥�aham鈥�, as per the 鈥�膧诲补谤艣补-avalokana 苍测腻测补鈥� (The light from our own eyes, reach the Mirror and returns back to show our face) 鈥�础丑补苍迟腻鈥� is the 膧迟尘腻 of all beings. It is the Knowledge. Knowledge of the Absolute is for the enjoyment of Knower. 鈥淭his is like this鈥� (墨诲峁沰别迟补迟) is the understanding posed by Consciousness. The subsequent guess of the same as 鈥淭hat is like that鈥� (迟补迟-迟补迟丑腻) is the storage in the heart of 痴颈尘补谤艣补.[1] She shines as the 罢谤颈辫耻迟墨鈥擪nowledge, Known and the Knower. She also as 碍腻濒颈 consumes back the entire 罢谤颈辫耻迟墨 acting as their ultimate abode.
Notes and Sanskrit references:
[1] Cf. [Kramaprak膩艣ik膩] p 125 [颁颈诲驳补驳补苍补肠补苍诲谤颈办腻] 192.鈥�
evamasya svatantrasya nija艣aktyupabhedina岣� |
sv膩tmag膩岣� s峁涐梗峁璱sa峁僪膩r膩岣� svar奴patvena sa峁僺thit膩岣� ||
iti bodhapa帽cada艣ik膩 | vij帽膩n膩dvayav膩de'pi vij帽aptim膩tramevedamasadarth膩vabh膩san膩t | yadvat taimirikasy膩satke艣acandr膩didar艣anam ||