Cidgaganacandrika (study)
by S. Mahalakshmi | 2017 | 83,507 words
Cidgaganacandrika 287 [Pure devotion and surrender at Shakti鈥檚 feet yield results], 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 287 [Pure devotion and surrender at 艢补办迟颈鈥檚 feet yield results]
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English commentary of verse 287:
啶ㄠた啶む啶い啶距う啶苦啷佮ぃ啶侧啷嵿し啶苦い啷� 啶う啷� 啶溹啶炧ぞ啶ㄠく啷嬥啶啶栢啶侧啶え啶距お啶� 啶む 啷�
啶呧ぎ啷嵿が 啶� 啶む啶掂う啶ㄠ啶啶むた啶︵ぞ啶た啶ㄠ 啶む啶掂げ啷嵿げ啶啶曕啷佮ぐ啷佮じ啶傕ざ啷嵿ぐ啶 啶掂た啶ㄠぞ 啷� 啷ㄠギ啷� 啷�nityat膩digu峁嘺lak峁te pade j帽膩nayogamukhakalpan膩pi te |
amba na tvadanubh奴tid膩yin墨 tvallayaikagurusa峁兣況aya峁� vin膩 || 287 ||
Comparative analysis of commentaries and excerpts in English:
[Pure devotion and surrender at 艢补办迟颈鈥檚 feet yield results]
Paths of Knowledge through 艢腻蝉迟谤补蝉, 诲补谤艣补苍补蝉 and 厂补迟蝉补峁単补 and Yogic path of contemplation, in order to know 艢补办迟颈鈥檚 traits of Eternity, Wholeness and Pervasion, are not capable of giving a 蝉腻诲丑补办补 the apprehension endowed by 艢补办迟颈, unless there is an element of devotion. Relentless surrender at her feet in pure devotion yields results[1].
Notes and Sanskrit references:
[1] [Kramaprak膩艣ik膩] p 195 [颁颈诲驳补驳补苍补肠补苍诲谤颈办腻] 287.鈥�
kevala峁� tava bhaktirevaik膩 tv膩峁� pr膩payitu峁僰峁meti ni峁ar峁岣� |
taduktamavadh奴tasiddhena svabhaktistotre鈥�
yatkhidyate kamalayonirapi stuv膩na岣� s膩k峁Ｄ乧caturbhirapi n膩ma mukhairbhavantam |
tteka vaya峁� tava gu峁嘺stavanakriy膩su bhakti岣� pram膩峁嘺miti sarvamida峁� k峁峁嘺sva || 64
sarv膩tman膩 bhaktimevaprakar峁pada峁� pr膩payat膩 bha峁弓an膩r膩ya峁噀na stavacint膩ma峁嘺u bh膩vap奴ritacetas膩'bh膩峁噄-ni岣ヅ沞峁pr膩rthan墨y膩rthas膩rdhasiddhinidh膩nata岣� | tvattastvadbhaktimev膩ptu峁� pr膩rthaye n膩tha sarvath膩 || iti ||