Cidgaganacandrika (study)
by S. Mahalakshmi | 2017 | 83,507 words
Cidgaganacandrika 312 [Kalidasa鈥檚 Cidgaganacandrika benefits entire mankind], 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 312 摆碍腻濒颈诲补蝉补鈥檚 颁颈诲驳补驳补苍补肠补苍诲谤颈办腻 benefits entire mankind]
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English commentary of verse 312:
啶啶班啶｀お啷�啶犩啷冟い啶� 啶膏た啶︵啶о啶膏啶むう啷嵿き啶距さ啶膏啶むさ啶ぞ啶︵ぐ啶距い啷� 啷�
啶掂ぞ 啶ㄠぐ啶距ぐ啷嵿ぅ啶� 啶す啶距啷佮す啷嵿く 啶多啶班啶掂い啷嵿じ啷� 啶掂た啶︵ぇ啷� 啶� 啶む 啷� 啷┼ェ啷� 啷�p奴r峁嘺p墨峁環ak峁泃a峁� siddhestadbh膩vastavam膩dar膩t |
v膩 nar膩rtha峁� mah膩guhya 艣r墨vatso vidadhe sa tu || 312 ||
Comparative analysis of commentaries and excerpts in English:
摆碍腻濒颈诲补蝉补鈥檚 颁颈诲驳补驳补苍补肠补苍诲谤颈办腻 benefits entire mankind]
In the concluding stanza the author spells out his name as Srivatsa [艢谤墨惫补迟蝉补], and dedicates his entire work to all 蝉腻诲丑补办补蝉 and mankind[1]. He after attaining the 笔奴谤峁嚹乭补苍迟腻 status in his Self, being in union with 艢颈惫补, states that the grace of 碍腻濒颈 was showered on him due to his relentless devotion and effort.
Notes and Sanskrit references:
[1] Cf. [Kramaprak膩艣ik膩] p214 [颁颈诲驳补驳补苍补肠补苍诲谤颈办腻] 312.鈥�
nar膩rtha峁� stavo'ya峁� praka峁玨峁泃a岣� | 艣aktitattva峁� tu mah膩guhya峁� vastugaty膩 praka峁璦n膩rha峁� netyarthabodhan膩ya v膩艣abda iti kecit ||