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Cidgaganacandrika (study)

by S. Mahalakshmi | 2017 | 83,507 words

Cidgaganacandrika 230 [Shastras call Shakti as Avyapadeshya, Anamaka, Anakhya etc.], 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 230 [Śٰ call Śپ as ⲹ貹śⲹ, 峾첹, ⲹ etc.]

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English commentary of verse 230:

भक्षयन्त्यखिलमक्षजैः शिवे शक्तिरश्मिभिरिमाश्� मातृभि� �
ताश्� संस्मृतिमहालये पर� रज्यती हरसि विश्वविग्रहम� � २३� �

bhakṣayantyakhilamakṣajai� śive śaktiraśmibhirimāśca mātṛbhi� |
tāśca saṃsmṛtimahālaye pare rajyatī harasi viśvavigraham || 230 ||

Comparative analysis of commentaries and excerpts in English:

[Śٰ call Śپ as ⲹ貹śⲹ, 峾첹, etc.]

Śپ, on containment of intentions without ṃh and Śṛṣṭi activities. When she manifests the universe, she pervades it with her power. Thus retains both her Samvit form (վśdzٳīṇa) and վśٳ forms[1]. She is called as ⲹ貹śⲹ, 峾첹, and so on.

Notes and Sanskrit references:

[1] Cf. [Kramaprakāśikā] p157 [侱岵ԲԻ] 230.�

virāgayo� paryāyatayā sarjanasaṃhārakramadarśanena nityasiddhasvabhāve śive bhairave vā śaśvadanudhyānābhyāsa eva | yathoktam -“eva� pratikṣaṇa� viśva� svasaṃvidi vilāpayan | visṛjaśca� tato bhūya� śaśvadbhairavatā� vrajet ||� iti ||

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