峁岣峚诲丑惫腻 (six ways in the process of creation) [Part 6]

Cidgaganacandrika (study)

by S. Mahalakshmi | 2017 | 83,507 words

This page relates 鈥楽hadadhva (six ways in the process of creation)鈥� of the English study of the Cidgaganacandrika: an important Tantric work belonging to the Krama system of Kashmir Shaivism. Written by Kalidasa (Shrivatsa) in 312 Sanskrit verses, the Cidgagana-Candrika deals with the knowledge regarding both the Macrocosmic and Microcosmic phenomena. This study includes renditions from the two available commentaries鈥攖he Divyacakorika and the Kramaprakashika

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Part 6 - 峁岣峚诲丑惫腻 (six ways in the process of creation)

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峁岣峚诲丑惫补 means six ways in the process of creation having a set of three each relating to word and its sense which cause the empirical manifestation. They operate in the fields of Subjectivity and Objectivity by the union of 艢补办迟颈 as word and 艢颈惫补 as sense^[1].

Three-fold 痴腻肠测腻诲丑惫腻

Objective universe, in 艢补颈惫颈蝉尘 is composed of three paths (笔补谤腻-补诲丑惫腻, 厂奴办峁补-补诲丑惫腻, 厂迟丑奴濒补-补诲丑惫腻). 笔补谤腻, the subtlest path is the final one, the 碍补濒腻诲丑惫腻. Middle one is 厂奴办峁补, the subtle path, 罢补迟迟惫腻诲丑惫腻. 厂迟丑奴濒补, the gross and first path is 叠丑耻惫补苍腻诲丑惫腻. One has to either tread on the path or discard the path. For realisation of God, the latter method is fruitful. Disposal/Discarding of this path is achieved only by the grace of Guru, who is personification of Parama 艢颈惫补 himself. By such disposal of this path one reach the state of Parama 艢颈惫补^[2]. These three fold 补诲丑惫腻蝉 is called 痴补肠测腻诲丑惫腻, which is the objective cycle of this creation.

叠丑耻惫补苍腻诲丑惫腻

叠丑耻惫补苍腻诲丑惫腻 means the path of all the worlds and consists of 118 worlds revealed to Siddhas in 蝉补尘腻诲丑颈 state. The whole cosmos containing many suns, moons, stars and planets is meant by world here.This is Gross path.

罢补迟迟惫腻诲丑惫腻

The thirty six tattvas in 艢补颈惫补 philosophy, form the 罢补迟迟惫腻诲丑惫腻. This is a subtle path.

碍补濒腻诲丑惫腻

The subtlest and more refined path is 碍补濒腻诲丑惫腻 consisting of the five 办补濒腻蝉 acting as enclosures for all of the thirty six tattvas, from earth up to 艢颈惫补.

First and outermost enclosure is 狈颈惫峁泃迟颈办补濒腻 corresponding to the first gross tattva (笔峁泃丑惫墨) earth.

Second boundary is 笔谤补迟颈峁ａ弓丑补办补濒腻 existing in 23 higher level elements from Jala tattva to Prak峁泃i tattva.

Third enclosure is 痴颈诲测腻办补濒腻, consisting of the next seven higher tattva s from Puru峁 tattva to 惭腻测补迟补迟迟惫补.

Fourth boundary is 艢腻苍迟补办补濒腻 covering the next four higher tattvas from 艢耻诲诲丑补惫颈诲测腻 tattva to 艢补办迟颈 tattva which is last but one of the Supreme Tattva.

Fifth is 艢腻苍迟腻迟墨迟补 kala where only the supreme 艢颈惫补 tattva exists.

Three-fold 痴补肠补办腻诲丑惫腻

The creator of this three-fold path of universe viz., 痴补肠测腻诲丑惫腻, is 痴补肠补办腻诲丑惫腻, which is the subjective cycle of this creation also in three fold form (笔补谤腻-adhvan, 厂奴办峁补-adhvan, 厂迟丑奴濒补-adhvan)^[3]. Subtlest form(笔补谤腻) is the path of letters, 痴补谤峁嚹乨丑惫腻. Subtle (厂奴办峁补) 惫补肠补办腻诲丑惫腻 is 笔补诲腻诲丑惫腻 and consists of the world of words. Gross (蝉迟丑奴濒补) 惫腻肠补办腻诲丑惫腻 is 惭补苍迟谤腻诲丑惫腻 consisting of sentences.

The combination of these six 补诲丑惫腻蝉, consisting of the three objective adhvans and the three subjective 补诲丑惫腻蝉 is called 峁岣峚诲丑惫腻, the six-fold 补诲丑惫腻蝉 which effect expansion of this whole universe, both subjective and objective.