Cidgaganacandrika (study)
by S. Mahalakshmi | 2017 | 83,507 words
Cidgaganacandrika 3 [Purpose of the Work], 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 3 [Purpose of the Work]
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English commentary of verse 3:
啶囙す 啶曕ぞ啶侧た啶︵ぞ啶膏啶ㄠ啶︵啶班お啷嵿ぐ啶膏啶むた啶班ぞ啶ㄠえ啷嵿う啶苦え啷� 啶膏啶む啶むた啶班啶掂啶ぞ啶溹ぞ啶む 啷�
啶氞た啶︵啶椸啶ㄠ啶ㄠ啶︵啶班た啶曕ぞ啶啶о啶� 啶多ぎ啶い啷� 啶膏啶膏ぞ啶班う啶距さ啶︵さ啶ム啶� 啶掂 啷� 啷� 啷�iha 办腻濒颈诲腻蝉补candrapras奴tir膩nandin墨 stutirvy膩j膩t |
cidgaganacandrik膩bdhe岣� 艣amayatu 蝉补峁僺腻谤补d膩vadavathu峁� 惫补岣� || 3 ||
Comparative analysis of commentaries and excerpts in English:
[Purpose of the Work]
The work [颁颈诲驳补驳补苍补肠补苍诲谤颈办腻] is praised as the dispeller of 膧峁嘺惫补尘补濒补, the imperfect 础丑补尘迟腻 both in the 厂颈诲诲丑腻 and the 厂腻诲丑补办补, the author and the reader, and incidentally mentions his name 办腻濒颈诲腻蝉补. 厂颈诲诲丑腻 emphasises that the pain of the fire of ocean of 厂补峁僺腻谤补, the illusion that the 鈥業鈥� Aham is imperfect or limited, i.e., 膧峁嘺惫补尘补濒补, will be cooled or quietened by the bliss or nectar in the form of this treatise or work, [颁颈诲驳补驳补苍补肠补苍诲谤颈办腻], born of the moon, the poet 办腻濒颈诲腻蝉补. By the different readings in this verse, 鈥�惫补岣�鈥� or 鈥�苍补岣�鈥�, your or our, it is suggested that the seekers after the truth have the three Malas, illusions; whereas the 厂颈诲诲丑腻 has only the 膧峁嘺惫补尘补濒补 and to him the 蝉补峁僺腻谤补 flows as Divya-产丑腻惫补; It hints the fourfold path of a devotee. The 厂腻诲丑补办补 stands on the plane of 痴颈箩帽腻苍补 and 笔谤补濒补测腻办补濒补蝉; whereas the 厂颈诲诲丑腻 stands on the plane of Sakala and rises to the 狈颈峁补濒补, the place of oneness, the 笔补谤腻辫补诲补.[1]
碍腻濒墨 and 碍腻濒墨d膩sa
The author suggests that his work, which is in praise of 办腻濒墨, is the candrika from his cit, to alleviate the three kinds of obstacles in life, similar to the Worship of 办腻濒墨, which is capable of removing the 膧峁嘺惫补尘补濒补鈥攖he cause of T膩pa traya鈥�
- 础诲丑测腻迟尘颈办补,
- Adhidaivika,
- Adhibhouthika.
It help us realise our true Self. This composition rendered with metrics brings joy to the Guru and 艢颈峁补 and removes anguish from their selves.
Notes and Sanskrit references:
[1] Cf. [Divyacakorik膩] p 12-[颁颈诲驳补驳补苍补肠补苍诲谤颈办腻] 3.
艣le峁vidhay膩, p膩峁環abhedena ca svasya s膩dhak膩n膩峁� ca 惫颈诲测腻'惫颈诲测腻svar奴p膩nanda s膩mr膩jya sa峁僪art峁泃ay膩samp奴r峁嘺艣膩mbhavavisargar奴p膩峁嘺vamal膩pakara峁嚹亂a pr膩rthayansvasya k峁泃e艣ca n膩man墨 api dar艣ayati.