Cidgaganacandrika (study)
by S. Mahalakshmi | 2017 | 83,507 words
Cidgaganacandrika 177 [Shakti causes Bhairavatva in Shiva in monist Shaiva doctrine], 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 177 [Śپ causes Bhairavatva in Ś in monist Ś doctrine]
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English commentary of verse 177:
यो मनोन्मनमनोन्मनीतर� स्वस्वरूपचतुरात्मभावतः �
द्वादशैक्यतनुरक्रमक्रम� भैरवस्त्वमसि देवि ते स्थिति� � १७� �yo manonmanamanonmanītara� svasvarūpacaturātmabhāvata� |
dvādaśaikyatanurakramakramo bhairavastvamasi devi te sthiti� || 177 ||
Comparative analysis of commentaries and excerpts in English:
[Śپ causes Bhairavatva in Ś in monist Ś doctrine]
첹’s pursuit to transcend the activities of mind and reach the Գ level in yoga, leads them to the Bhairava[1] state. This Bhairava is Śپ’s effect for the purpose of emitting, protecting and dissolving the universe in the Śṛṣṭi, Sthiti and ṃh stages. Khecarī mudrā leads one to reach this Գ level. Ś is realised in one’s self at this stage.
In one’s self, there are four inner revelations:
- Rudra,
- Ś,
- Bhairava and
- ʲ峾ś.
With the assistance of the twelve Śپ s stated earlier, when one gets the revelation of the wholeness of all these divine waves, then he gets liberated on reaching this great Bhairava state.
Notes and Sanskrit references:
[1] Cf. [Kramaprakāśikā] p104 -[侱岵ԲԻ-177.�
sarvamapi jagat trikadṛṣṭathaiva dṛśyate,draṣṭavya� ceti tadrahasyam | darśaneṣu dvaita-dvaitādvaita-advaitabhāvanā cirādanusyūtā'nubhūyate | śaivadarśane'pi śivarudrabhairavabhedenoktabhāvanāyā� krama� saṃsūcita� | tatra śivo dvaitasya, rudro dvaitādvaitasya, bhairavaśca advaitacintāyā� pratīkabhāvane smṛtā� | tatra bhairavo'dvaitacintanaparatayā'bhyarhita iti śive yad bhairavatva� taddhetutva� tvayyeveti khyāpayati |