Cidgaganacandrika (study)
by S. Mahalakshmi | 2017 | 83,507 words
Cidgaganacandrika 124 [Vrinda-krama and Mudrapancaka], 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 124 [痴峁沶诲补-krama and Mudr膩pa帽caka]
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English commentary of verse 124:
啶啶︵啶班た啶むじ啷嵿さ啶曕啶むい啶む啶む啶掂ぎ啶｀啶∴げ啶� 啶溹啶啶じ啷� 啶膏啶掂啶犩ぐ啷� 啶膏う啷嬥う啶苦い啶� 啷�
啶掂啶ㄠ啶︵啶曕啶班啶むお啶炧啶氞き啷囙う啶椸ぞ 啶む啶掂 啶多た啶掂 啶︵た啶多じ啶� 啶啶椸啶距 啶多啶班た啶ぎ啷� 啷� 啷оエ啷� 啷�mudritasvak峁泃atattvama峁囜笉al膩 j峁沵bhase svaja峁環are sadodit膩 |
v峁沶dacakragatapa帽cabhedag膩 tva峁� 艣ive di艣asi yogaj膩峁� 艣riyam || 124 ||
Comparative analysis of commentaries and excerpts in English:
[痴峁沶诲补-krama and Mudr膩pa帽caka鈥�笔补帽肠补尘耻诲谤腻]
艢补办迟颈 in Nirvikalpaka-蝉补尘腻诲丑颈 holds the Thirty-six elements in the form of impression in her womb. There she always revels in her experience of the manifestation. In Savikalpaka-蝉补尘腻诲丑颈 she acts in the 痴峁沶诲补cakra, which represents the constituents of the subtle body (蝉奴办峁补艣补谤墨谤补) in the form of syllables. According to Krama, there are Sixty-four siddhas.
They are classified into Five types of siddhas鈥�
- 闯帽腻苍补蝉颈诲诲丑补 (sixteen vowels),
- Mantrasiddha (24 consonants鈥�ka-bha),
- 惭别濒腻辫丑补蝉颈诲诲丑补 (12 neuters),
- 艢腻办迟补蝉颈诲诲丑补 (8 from ya-ha),
- 艢腻尘产丑补惫补蝉颈诲诲丑补 (4 补办腻谤补-办补濒腻谤奴辫补蝉鈥�Bindu, Ardhacandra, Nirodha and 狈腻诲补).
[Cf. Kalatattvakosa p. 306]
艢补办迟颈 stationed [in the following five forms of 惭耻诲谤补艣补办迟颈蝉 helps these siddhas attain their suitable enlightenment][1]鈥�
Notes and Sanskrit references:
[1] Cf. [Mah膩rthama帽jar墨-parimala闭.鈥�
praka峁璱tapa帽caskande catu艣艣atirbhavanti v峁沶dacekra |
Cf. TL.鈥�
sa峁僾峁泃kramamima峁� deva! 艣ru峁噓 vak峁y膩mi sa峁僤ura |
s峁涐梗峁璱 sthiti ca sa峁僪膩r膩n膩khyabh膩sasvar奴pakam ||
j帽膩na峁� mantra峁� ca mel膩pa峁� 艣膩峁僰ta 艣膩mbhava sa峁儁utam | -
艣r墨kramasiddhi kara峁僩i峁嚹� krodhin墨 ca bhairav墨 lelih膩nik膩 |
khecar墨ceti mudr膩y膩岣� pa帽c膩tmakatay膩sthiti岣� |
Cf. [Kramaprak膩艣ik膩] p 74-[颁颈诲驳补驳补苍补肠补苍诲谤颈办腻闭-124.鈥�
kara峁僩i峁噛膩 krodhany膩 bhairavy膩 lelihan膩y膩 |
khecary膩 d峁涐梗峁璱k膩le ca paravy膩pti岣� prak膩艣ate ||
艣r墨vij帽膩nabha峁弓膩raka岣� |