Cidgaganacandrika (study)
by S. Mahalakshmi | 2017 | 83,507 words
Cidgaganacandrika 173 [Kali as creator of Para-aparabheda], 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
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Verse 173 [°Äå±ô¾± as creator of ±Ê²¹°ùÄå-²¹±è²¹°ùÄå²ú³ó±ð»å²¹±Õ
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English commentary of verse 173:
चञà¥à¤šà¤²à¤¾ तटिदिवाकà¥à¤°à¤®à¤‚ परà¤� सà¥à¤ªà¤¨à¥à¤¦à¤µà¥ƒà¤¤à¥à¤¤à¤¿à¤²à¤¹à¤°à¥€ तवामà¥à¤¬ या à¥�
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sodayÄt prabhá¹›ti kalpanÄá¹� vinÄ vá¹›ttibhistisá¹›bhirujjhitÄ saká¹›t || 173 ||
Comparative analysis of commentaries and excerpts in English:
[°Äå±ô¾± as creator of ±Ê²¹°ùÄå-²¹±è²¹°ùÄå²ú³ó±ð»å²¹±Õ
°Äå±ô¾± is eternal throughout the three stages of ³§á¹›á¹£á¹i, Sthiti and Pralaya as ±Ê²¹°ùÄåvac. The different manifestations occurring due to three ±Ê²¹Å›²â²¹²Ô³ÙÄ«, ²Ñ²¹»å³ó²â²¹³¾Äå and ³Õ²¹¾±°ì³ó²¹°ùÄ« forms are brought about by her Svatantraya Åš²¹°ì³Ù¾± called ³Õ¾±³¾²¹°ùÅ›²¹[1]. ±Ê²¹°ùÄåÅ›akti retains her Oneness and at the same time like the sheen of lightning, enlightens the entire universe through her aspect as °°ù¾±²âÄåÅ›²¹°ì³Ù¾± which is caused by the Prathamaspanda-³Õ¾±³¾²¹°ùÅ›²¹ Åš²¹°ì³Ù¾± in the form of garland of waves.
Notes and Sanskrit references:
[1] Cf. [KramaprakÄÅ›ikÄ] p 100 -[°ä¾±»å²µ²¹²µ²¹²Ô²¹³¦²¹²Ô»å°ù¾±°ìÄå±Õ-173.â€�
taba yÄ vidyudiva punaá¸� punaravabhÄsanapratyavabhÄsanaśīlÄ svasmin svayamucchalattÄrÅ«pÄ Å›aktiá¸�, saiva lokaprasiddhalaharÄ«va laharÄ« kriyÄÅ›aktiá¸�, sÄ akramaá¹� yathÄ syÄttathÄ svarÅ«pamÄsthÄya vilasantÄ« parÄ parÄnÄmnÄ« vá¹›ttireva | nahi svarÅ«pe kramÄkramavailaká¹£aṇyÄbhivyañjanasya kÄ'pyÄvaÅ›yakatÄ | bhÄsanÄtmÄ kramastu aparapramÄtá¹›dṛśavai, deÅ›akÄlÄkÄravyavahÄrÄṇÄṃ loke eva samparkasadupayogasambhavÄt, svarÅ«pe tadanupayogÄcca svarÅ«pataá¸� Å›aktisvarÅ«pamakramameveti sarvathÄ nirviciktasam | udayÄtprabhá¹›ti pralayaparyantaá¹� sÄ Å›aktiá¸� kÄlÄ« kalanasvarÅ«pÄbhistisá¹›bhiá¸� paÅ›yantÄ«madhyamÄvaikharÄ«bhirujjhitÄ rahitÄ, sá¹›kad nityaiva ||