Principle of Shakti in Kashmir Shaivism (Study)
by Nirmala V. | 2016 | 65,229 words
This page relates 鈥楥humma Sub-variant of Krama鈥� of the thesis dealing with the evolution and role of Shakti鈥攖he feminine principle鈥攚ithin the religious and philosophical framework of Kashmir Shaivism. Tantrism represents an ancient Indian spiritual system with Shakti traditionally holding a prominent role. This study examines four major sub-streams: Kula, Krama, Spanda, and Pratyabhijn膩.
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Part 2.7(b) - The 颁丑耻尘尘腻 Sub-variant of Krama
[Full title: (2) De-Shaktisation trough the formulations of new concepts, treatises and sub-schools (7) Krama Sub-variants of Later Times (2) 颁丑耻尘尘腻]
The notion of 颁丑耻尘尘腻 is somewhat obscure. Navjivan Rastogi defines it as the 鈥榩sychological centres of spirituality鈥�. The references from 罢补苍迟谤腻濒辞办补 are the solid evidences to the later origin (as a sub system) and the Krama relations of 颁丑耻尘尘腻.
Note:
According to 罢补苍迟谤腻濒辞办补, IV. 267cd-268ab 颁丑耻尘尘腻 is a 惭耻诲谤腻 which is of six types, allowed to each family of royal pupils with proper competence;
啶嗋う啶苦ざ啶啶︵啶� 啶� 啶栢ぐ啶� 啶げ啷嵿げ啷� 啶啶犩啶お啷�啶犩啶 啷�
啶啶︵啶班ぞ 啶涏啶啶啶むた 啶む啶粪ぞ啶� 啶氞さ啶苦ぇ啶距え啶� 啶膏啶掂お啶班じ啷嵿ぅ啶苦い啶 啷�膩di艣abdena ca 办丑补谤补峁� 辫补濒濒墨 辫墨峁环辞辫补辫墨峁环补办补尘 |
mudr膩 chummeti te峁Ｄ佱箖 cavidh膩na峁� svaparasthitam ||The six types of 颁丑耻尘尘腻s are described as;
啶︵啷嵿し啶距啷嵿啷佮し啷嵿啶距う啶苦啶ㄠた啶粪啶犩た啶曕ぞ啶ㄠ啶むぎ啶� 啶膏ぞ 啶曕え啷�啶じ啷� 啶掂ぞ啶ぞ啶む 啷�
啶︵啶掂た啶︵ざ啶距え啷嵿い啷嬥ぐ啷嵿ぇ啷嵿さ啶椸啷佮ぃ啷嵿ぁ啶侧た啶啶ㄠ啶︵さ啶灌啶ㄠ啶ㄠぞ啶た啶曕え啷嵿う啶た啶むた 啶涏啶啶ぞ啶� 啷�dak峁Ｄ佱箙gu峁ａ弓h膩dikani峁ａ弓hik膩ntamatha s膩 kan墨yas墨 v膩m膩t |
诲惫颈诲补艣腻苍迟辞谤诲丑惫补驳补办耻峁囜笉补濒颈产补颈苍诲补惫补丑峁沶苍腻产丑颈办补苍诲补尘颈迟颈 肠丑耻尘尘腻岣� 触触鈥�(Ibid., XXIX. 37.)The context, in which 颁丑耻尘尘腻 is described, is credited to the regulations of forming various types of sequences Kramas to be followed by the practitioners of the rituals succeeded to 碍耻濒补测腻驳补.
The direct references (including in the very beginning verse) and thoughts very much similar to that of the S膩has膩 deliver the close relationship of 颁丑耻尘尘腻 to it:
啶ㄠた啶溹お啶班ざ啶曕啶むた啶膏ぎ啷佮す啶膏ぎ啶椸啶椸 啶呧啶 啶す啷屶啷� 啶呧さ啶оた 啶呧ざ啶距ぇ啶� 啷�
啶膏お啶班ぞ啶曕啶曕 啶ざ啶啶むた 啶呧き啶椸啶椸 啶掂き啶掂じ啶距す啶膏啷嬥ざ 啶呧え啶距ぇ啶� 啷�nijapara艣aktisamuhasamaggo akamu mahaughe avadhi 补艣腻诲丑颈 |
sapar膩kko pa艣ameti abhaggo vabhavas膩hasako艣a 补苍腻诲丑颈 触触鈥�(颁丑耻尘尘腻samprad膩ya, v. 1.)
Aniketa or Nirniketa (艢颈惫补) is one among the unique conceptions of 颁丑耻尘尘腻, which used widely to propose the non-dual theory of 艢补颈惫颈蝉尘. The forms of 艢补办迟颈蝉 such as Kara峁噀艣var墨s etc. are mere tools for the attainment of the Supreme status.
This is described as;
啶むい啷嬥そ啶ㄠげ啷嵿お啶氞た啶︵啶侧啶侧ぞ啶膏 啶啶� 啶膏啶粪啶熰啶班え啶ㄠ啶むぐ啶 啷�
啶ㄠた啶班ぞ啶曕ぐ啶｀え啶苦ぐ啷嵿ぇ啶距ぎ啶ぐ啶ぞ啶曕ぞ啶多さ啷冟い啷嵿い啶 啷�
啶氞啷嵿ぐ啷� 啶多啶掂ぐ啷嵿く啷� 啶班ざ啷嵿ぎ啶苦ぐ啷傕お啶� 啶︵啶掂い啶距 啶曕啶侧さ啶班啶溹た啶むぞ啶� 啷�
啶ㄠた啶班啶ㄠた啶曕 啶むお啶︵ 啶︵啶掂啶む 啶た啶侧た啶むぞ 啶掂啶ぞ啶啶むた啶膏啶啶むぞ啶� 啷�tato'nalpacidull膩so yena s峁涐梗峁璭ranantaram |
苍颈谤腻办补谤补峁嘺苍颈谤诲丑腻尘补辫补谤补尘腻办腻艣补惫峁泃迟补测补岣� ||
cakre 艣varyau ra艣mir奴p膩 诲别惫补迟腻岣� 办耻濒补惫补谤箩颈迟腻岣� |
nirnike tapade dvaite milit膩 vy膩ptisa峁儁ut膩岣� ||[1]
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
This is the commentary 颁丑耻尘尘腻sa峁卥etaprak膩艣a by Dinanath Yaksh on 颁丑耻尘尘腻samprad膩ya, v. 3, where the term advaita is an emended one instead of dvaita in the manuscript. Obviously, it is agreeable that there are many instances for the advaitic inclination of this system; e. g., Niruttara in vv. 9 and 58 and Akula in 22 deal with the non-dual principle.