Cidgaganacandrika (study)
by S. Mahalakshmi | 2017 | 83,507 words
Cidgaganacandrika 261 [Shakti shines as Prakasha-Ananda], 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 261 [艢补办迟颈 shines as 笔谤补办腻艣补-膧苍补苍诲补]
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English commentary of verse 261:
啶ㄠた啶粪啶曕げ啶權啶曕ぎ啶ㄠさ啷囙啷嵿し啶苦い啶曕啶粪く啶� 啶ぞ啶た啶ㄠ啶︵た啶掂じ啶む啶侧啷冟ぎ啷嵿き啶｀ぎ啷� 啷�
啶膏啶掂お啷嵿ぐ啶曕ぞ啶多さ啶苦え啶苦ぎ啶椸啶ㄠ啶苦啷嵿啶∴ 啶氞え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ啶掂ぐ啷嵿し啷嵿ぎ 啶う啶� 啶氞ぃ啷嵿ぁ啶苦啷� 啶膏ぎ啶 啷� 啷ㄠガ啷� 啷�ni峁ala峁卥amanavek峁tak峁ya峁� y膩min墨divasat奴laj峁沵bha峁嘺m |
svaprak膩艣avinimagnacijja岣峚峁� candravar峁a yadi ca峁囜笉ike samam || 261 ||
Comparative analysis of commentaries and excerpts in English:
艢补办迟颈 representing the act of overpowering the husbands by wives
艢补办迟颈 supports the ocean of nectar ever-present to churn out the 础尘峁泃补 of the Milky ocean. She being seated on the Lotus, holds within her the sixteen digits (办补濒腻蝉)[1] of 艢颈惫补, who has abandoned the going and coming. He is one among the 辫补帽肠补辫谤别迟补蝉 (艢颈惫补, 厂补诲腻艣颈惫补, Brahma, 痴颈峁ａ箛耻, Rudra). In the embrace of 艢颈惫补 with the smiling face, she laughs loudly. These indicate the actions opposed to normalcy but denotes 艢峁涐箙驳腻谤补谤补蝉补 in couples.
艢补办迟颈鈥檚 supremacy over Candra in showering bliss
Author compares the pleasure endowed by 艢补办迟颈 and the Candra. Both are sources of joy to the experiencer but 艢补办迟颈鈥檚 supremacy in showering bliss is highlighted. She is addressed as 颁补峁囜笉颈, the ferocious one in contrast to, author鈥檚 intending pretext, of her grace. She chides those, who deserve it and showers her grace on those, who worship her. Candra鈥檚 traits are coolness and pleasure. When 艢补办迟颈鈥檚 grace is showered, then it is permanent bliss as compared to Candra鈥檚 pleasure giving aspect. This is because Candra waxes and wanes[2] and his illumination also is subject to shadowed areas in him. 艢补办迟颈, who eternally shines on her own might, is the illuminator of 厂奴谤测补, whose light is reflected by Candra[3]. She is wholesome brilliance and by her will shine 厂奴谤测补, Candra and Agni. Every living and non-living beings shine by her will as she is the Paratattva in 厂腻办迟补诲补谤艣补苍补 and 叠谤补丑尘补尘补丑颈峁 in others.
艢补办迟颈 shines as 笔谤补办腻艣补-膧苍补苍诲补 with 艢颈惫补 as her body
艢补办迟颈 removes the three impurities (膧峁嘺惫补, 惭补测墨测补 and 碍腻谤尘补峁嘺 malas). She resides in the 笔奴谤峁嘺辫墨峁环补 called 鈥渁ham鈥�, which is the resting place of 笔谤补办腻艣补, which is the florescense of 痴腻肠测补-痴腻肠补办腻; the blissful state of the entire universal being; the desireless state; a perfect blissful self; 笔谤补迟测腻丑腻谤补 rule starting from penultimate 补-办腻谤补 upto ha-办腻谤补, forming aham with 础苍耻蝉惫腻谤补 bindu. This, again, merges into 艢颈惫补, who is 补-办腻谤补. 厂腻诲丑补办补蝉, who worship this 鈥渁ham鈥�-笔奴谤峁嘺辫墨峁环补, which is the union of 笔谤补办腻艣补[3] 艢颈惫补 as 艢补谤墨谤补 and 膧nanda 艢补办迟颈 as 艢补谤墨谤颈, are followers of 碍谤补尘补诲补谤艣补苍补.
Notes and Sanskrit references:
[1] ekaika艣a岣� 蝉耻谤腻岣� somasya 辫补帽肠补诲补艣补 办补濒腻岣� pibanti | tadyath膩鈥�
[2] Cf. [Kramaprak膩艣ik膩] p 179 [颁颈诲驳补驳补苍补肠补苍诲谤颈办腻] 261.鈥�
pratham膩峁� pibate vahnirdvit墨y膩峁� pibate ravi岣� |
vi艣vedev膩st峁泃墨ya峁冟ぞtu caturth墨 salil膩dhipa岣� ||
pa帽cam墨峁� tu va峁峁炷灏贯弗 峁峁ａ弓h墨峁� pibati v膩sava岣� |
saptam墨m峁涐梗ayo divy膩 a峁ａ弓am墨maja ekap膩t ||
navam墨峁� k峁涐梗峁嘺pak峁sya yama岣� pr膩艣n膩ti vai kal膩m |
da艣am墨峁� pibate v膩yu岣� pibatyek膩da艣墨mum膩 ||
dv膩da艣墨峁� pitara岣� sarve sama峁� pr膩艣nanti bh膩ga艣a岣� |
trayoda艣墨峁� dhan膩dhyak峁岣� kubera岣� pibate kal膩m ||
caturda艣墨峁� pa艣upati岣� pa帽cada艣墨峁� praj膩pati岣� |
raghuva峁兣沞 - 鈥減ary膩yap墨tasya surairhim膩峁兣沷岣� kal膩k峁ya岣�
艣l膩ghyataro hi v峁沝dhe岣モ�� (5|16) iti |
[3] Cf. [Kramaprak膩艣ik膩] p 179 [颁颈诲驳补驳补苍补肠补苍诲谤颈办腻] 261.鈥�
var膩hamahir膩c膩ryairapi s奴ryasiddh膩nte鈥斺�渟奴ry膩t prak膩艣am膩s膩dyacandra岣� prak膩艣ate鈥漣tyuktam || -