Principle of Shakti in Kashmir Shaivism (Study)
by Nirmala V. | 2016 | 65,229 words
This page relates 鈥楰hecari鈥擳he Concept Common to Kula and Krama in the Later Time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 3.3 - 碍丑别肠补谤墨鈥擳he Concept Common to Kula and Krama in the Later Time
[Full title: (3) De-Saktisation through Interpretations (3) 碍丑别肠补谤墨鈥擳he Concept Common to Kula and Krama in the Later Time]
Kashmir 艢补颈惫颈蝉尘 in later stages, discarded the concept of 碍丑别肠补谤墨 and the related ideas of Khecaratva and 碍丑别肠补谤墨samat膩 which they had in the early traditions. Here these were replaced by the new meanings to the terminologies.
The beginning verse of 笔补谤腻迟谤颈峁兣沬办腻 is very good example for the process of infusing new notions to the earlier terms. It is performed there to infiltrate the concept of 碍补耻濒颈办墨蝉颈诲诲丑颈 into the 碍丑别肠补谤墨samat膩.
It says,
啶呧え啷佮い啷嵿い啶班 啶曕ぅ啶� 啶︵啶�! 啶膏う啷嵿く啶� 啶曕啶侧た啶曕じ啶苦う啷嵿ぇ啶苦う啶 啷�
啶啶� 啶掂た啶溹啶炧ぞ啶むぎ啶距い啷嵿ぐ啷囙ぃ 啶栢啶氞ぐ啷�啶膏ぎ啶むぞ啶� 啶掂啶班啷囙い啷� 啷�补苍耻迟迟补谤补峁� 办补迟丑补峁� deva! 蝉补诲测补岣� kaulikasiddhidam |
yena vij帽膩tam膩tre峁嘺 khecar墨samat膩峁� vrajet ||[1]
碍丑别肠补谤墨 in the earlier phase has had an ordinary meaning as the goddesses or female divinities that move in the sky. But it is out-dated in the new circumstances. Kha now has become the void in the heart of the supreme i.e., 丑峁沝补测腻办腻艣补.[2] 碍丑别肠补谤墨samat膩 means harmony with the energy of consciousness moving in the void. This 鈥渁bsolute void is identified with Brahman, symbolised by the sky, the inner space in the heart鈥︹��[3] When khecar墨 is distinct from the divine, then it will be the cause of all the emotions such as desire and anger etc.
Reference of 碍丑别肠补谤墨 as a state of 艢颈惫补 is also found in 艢颈惫补s奴tra.
啶掂た啶︵啶ぞ啶膏ぎ啷佮い啷嵿ぅ啶距え啷� 啶膏啶掂ぞ啶ぞ啶掂た啶曕 啶栢啶氞ぐ啷� 啶多た啶掂ぞ啶掂じ啷嵿ぅ 啷�
vidy膩samutth膩ne sv膩bh膩vike khecar墨 艣iv膩vastha |鈥�(艢颈惫补s奴tra, II. 5)
But it has got developed into the level of evolutionary impact in Abhinavagupta and his disciples.
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
笔补谤腻迟谤颈峁兣沬办腻, v.1.
[2]:
Here the concept of 丑峁沝补测腻办腻艣补 is more akin to the ideas of the Br膩hma峁噄c texts like Atharvaveda and 颁丑腻苍诲辞驳测辞辫补苍颈峁诲.
[3]:
Bettina Baumer, Op.cit., p.92.