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Cidgaganacandrika (study)

by S. Mahalakshmi | 2017 | 83,507 words

Cidgaganacandrika 125 [Kadi-Hadi mata mantrarupa Shakti], English comparative study extracted from the two available commentaries—the 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

This book contains Sanskrit text which you should never take for granted as transcription mistakes are always possible. Always confer with the final source and/or manuscript.

Verse 125 [°­Äå»å¾±-±áÄå»å¾± mata ³¾²¹²Ô³Ù°ù²¹°ùÅ«±è²¹ Åš²¹°ì³Ù¾±]

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English commentary of verse 125:

जà¥à¤žà¤¾à¤¨à¤®à¤®à¥à¤� तव भेदितैà¤� सà¥à¤µà¤°à¥ˆà¤¸à¥à¤¤à¥ˆà¤¸à¥à¤¤à¥� योà¤� इह षणà¥à¤¡à¤µà¤°à¥à¤œà¤¿à¤¤à¥ˆà¤ƒ à¥�
वà¥à¤¯à¤žà¥à¤œà¤¨à¥ˆà¤°à¥à¤¦à¤¯à¤¤à¥‡ महानà¥à¤¤à¤¿à¤•ैरà¥à¤®à¤¨à¥à¤¤à¥à¤°à¤¶à¤•à¥à¤¤à¤¿à¤¯à¥à¤—लà¤� कहादिभिः à¥� १२à¥� à¥�

jñÄnamamba tava bheditaiá¸� svaraistaistu yoga iha á¹£aṇá¸avarjitaiá¸� |
vyañjanairudayate mahÄntikairmantraÅ›aktiyugalaá¹� kahÄdibhiá¸� || 125 ||

Comparative analysis of commentaries and excerpts in English:

[°­Äå»å¾±-±áÄå»å¾± mata ³¾²¹²Ô³Ù°ù²¹°ùÅ«±è²¹ Åš²¹°ì³Ù¾±]

The twelve vowels excluding the four á¹¢aṇḲ¹²õ±¹²¹°ù²¹²õ, “ṛâ€�, “á¹â€�, “ḷâ€�, “ḹâ€� and the ±¹²â²¹Ã±Âá²¹²Ô²¹²õ ending with either Anusvara or Visarga become the various Mantra forms of Devatas. Åš²¹°ì³Ù¾± is attained by the °­Äå»å¾± (starting with ka) and by the ±áÄå»å¾± (starting with ha) á¹¢oá¸aÅ›Äå°ìá¹£a°ùÄ«[1] mantras.

Notes and Sanskrit references:

[1] Cf. [KramaprakÄÅ›ikÄ] p 74-[°ä¾±»å²µ²¹²µ²¹²Ô²¹³¦²¹²Ô»å°ù¾±°ìÄå]- 125.â€�

kÄdihÄdimatadvayamÄÅ›ritya kramaviÅ›eá¹£asanniveÅ›ibhiá¸� ‘ṛ á¹� lá¹� ḹâ€� ityevaṃrÅ«paá¹£aṇá¸hasvara catuṣṭayavarjitaiá¸� svarairmÄntairvisargÄntairvÄ vyañjanÄnÄá¹� yoge mantrasvarÅ«paá¹� taddevÄtÄÅ›aktisvarÅ«paá¹� ca niá¹£padyamÄnaá¹� jñÄyate |

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