Cidgaganacandrika (study)
by S. Mahalakshmi | 2017 | 83,507 words
Cidgaganacandrika 63 [Eight-fold path], 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 63 [Eight-fold path]
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English commentary of verse 63:
啶呧し啷嵿啶оぞ 啶膏啶啶班い啶� 啶ぞ 啶啶班 啶多た啶掂 啶膏啶曕啶粪啶き啶距さ啶啶啶啶� 啶侧啶權啶椸た啶曕ぎ啷� 啷�
啶む啷嵿啶啶粪啶熰啷冟い啶氞た啶む啶むさ啷冟い啷嵿い啶 啶掂ぞ啶膏え啶距じ啷嵿い啷嵿さ啶︵啶︵ぐ啶膏啶ムた啶む 啶ざ啷� 啷� 啷ォ 啷�补峁ａ弓补dh膩 sphurati y膩 pur墨 艣ive s奴k峁abh膩vamupagamya lai峁単ikam |
tajjapau峁ａ弓ak峁泃acittav峁泃tayo 惫腻蝉补苍腻蝉tvadudarasthite pa艣au || 63 ||
Comparative analysis of commentaries and excerpts in English:
[Eight-fold path]
As the 闯墨惫补 or 笔补艣耻 lives in 艢补办迟颈 or takes his seat on her breast, he shines as eight fold, each in turn having the three forms or bodies, visual, mental and spiritual. Acting in that eight fold path and from that state are born 痴腻蝉补苍腻蝉 or actions.
The body, in its three states, with the eight fold group is detailed here under:鈥�
1) 厂迟丑奴濒补 (Visible Body):鈥擪nowledge, Mind, Action, Man and Woman, 闯墨惫补, 笔谤腻峁嘺 and Body.
2) 艢奴办峁补 (Mental Body):鈥�痴腻驳腻诲颈-辫补帽肠补, 艢rava峁嚹乨i-辫补帽肠补, 笔谤腻峁嘺di-辫补帽肠补, 叠丑奴迟补-辫补帽肠补ka, 础苍迟补岣补谤补峁嘺-肠补迟耻峁ａ弓补测补, Non-knowledge, Desire and Action-mental.
3) 碍腻谤补峁嘺 (Subtle or Spiritual Body):鈥擡ight wheels鈥斺��补峁ａ弓补 cakra鈥� and nine paths鈥斺��nava 诲惫腻谤补蝉鈥�, these help the 闯墨惫补 to rise to the 笔补谤腻-tanu, the Supreme body or being through 闯帽腻苍补 and Karma 测辞驳腻蝉.[1]
S奴k峁a Pury补峁ａ弓补kar奴pa is the 尝颈峁単补艣补谤墨谤补
The abode shines in eight-fold forms by attaining the subtle form as a 尝颈峁単补艣补谤墨谤补. The activities of mind are born out of the Pury补峁ａ弓补ka.[2] They supported by 础苍迟补岣补谤补峁嘺 remain as 惫腻蝉补苍腻蝉 . They are residing in 艢补办迟颈鈥檚 womb and as 惫腻蝉补苍腻蝉 in all living beings. 艢补办迟颈 who enlightens them is said to be omniscient (厂补谤惫补箩帽腻)[3].
尝颈峁単补艣补谤墨谤补 of 闯墨惫腻 is the eight-fold Pury补峁ａ弓补ka, the city of the group of eight. It is the subtle body of 闯墨惫腻 consisting of 笔补帽肠补迟补苍尘腻迟谤补蝉, Buddhi, Manas and 础丑补峁卥腻谤补.
The subtle body of Pury补峁ａ弓补ka 艢颈惫补 (Macro Cosmic) consists of
- Citi, the consciousness power of Absolute,
- Citta, the cosmic mind,
- Caitanya, Freedom of knowing and doing (闯帽腻苍补 & 碍谤颈测腻艣补办迟颈),
- 颁别迟补苍腻, Supreme Consciousness (艢颈惫补),
- 颁别迟补苍腻, Empirical consciousness of individual (Pasu),
- 闯颈惫腻, Life,
- 碍补濒腻, Ray,
- 艢补谤墨谤补 Karma.
Notes and Sanskrit references:
[1] Cf. [Divyacakorik膩] p 117-[颁颈诲驳补驳补苍补肠补苍诲谤颈办腻] 63.鈥�
kul墨艣ap膩艣upat膩di艣aivatantramary膩day膩 m膩t峁沰膩varg膩峁ａ弓ak膩bhedakalpitav膩garthupary补峁ａ弓补kalai峁単ika v膩san膩ma峁儁av膩garthavyavah膩ra峁� dar艣ayanvi艣vamayavi艣vortt墨峁嘺j墨vadevapa艣ubh膩vabhedamapi dar艣ayati.
[2] Cf. 49-50. SKV.鈥�
li峁単a艣ar墨re s奴k峁matvamav膩pya yatpury补峁ａ弓补峁僰a |
辫补帽肠补tanm膩tramanobuddhyaha峁卥膩rar奴pa峁� |
Cf. Cidvalli karika 40 KKV.鈥�
citi艣ci峁僼taca caitanya峁� cetan膩dvayameva ca |
j墨va岣� kal膩艣ar墨ra峁� ca s奴k峁ma峁� puyar峁ａ弓a峁僰a bhavet ||
Cf. [Yogin墨h峁沝aya] Tika Karika 54, (Vyakhya) Quote-in [Kramaprak膩艣ik膩] p 39-[颁颈诲驳补驳补苍补肠补苍诲谤颈办腻]-63.鈥�
citi艣citta峁� (caitya峁�)ca caitanya峁� cetan膩dvayakarma ca |j墨va岣� kal膩 ca deve艣i s奴k峁ma峁� puyar峁ａ弓a峁僰a matam ||
[3] Cf. Quote-Pancadasi-[Kramaprak膩艣ik膩] p 39-[颁颈诲驳补驳补苍补肠补苍诲谤颈办腻]-63.鈥�
a艣e峁pr膩峁噄buddh墨n膩峁� 惫腻蝉补苍腻蝉tatra sa峁僺thit膩岣� |
t膩bhi岣� kro岣嵞玨峁泃a峁� sarva峁� tena sarvaj帽a 墨rita岣� ||