Cidgaganacandrika (study)
by S. Mahalakshmi | 2017 | 83,507 words
Cidgaganacandrika 53 [Shadadhvatita and Bheda Bhava], 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 53 [峁岣峚诲丑惫腻t墨ta and Bheda 叠丑腻惫补]
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English commentary of verse 53:
啶ぞ啶掂う啶啶� ! 啶啶班啶粪じ啷嵿く 啶多ぞ啶ㄠ啶むい啶� 啶膏お啷嵿い啶 啶膏啶侧き啶距さ啶掂ぐ啷嵿い啶苦え啶� 啷�
啶むぞ啶掂う啶︵啶掂く啶掂た啶ぐ啷嵿ざ啶た啶ㄠ啶ㄠい啶� 啶膏ぞ啶班啶掂啶距げ啶苦啶掂た啶ぐ啷嵿ざ啶ぞ啶掂た啶むぞ 啷� 啷ォ 啷�y膩vadamba ! puru峁sya 艣膩ntat膩 saptam墨 sakalabh膩vavartina岣� |
t膩vadadvayavimar艣abhinnat膩 s膩rvak膩likavimar艣abh膩vit膩 || 53 ||
Comparative analysis of commentaries and excerpts in English:
[峁岣峚诲丑惫腻t墨ta and Bheda 叠丑腻惫补]
As long as the 笔耻谤耻峁 (self or ego) possesses the multifarious thoughts or ideas, through the six fold path and thinks that in the seventh stage (峁岣峚诲丑惫腻迟墨迟补), there is calm or peace above. Till then, 笔耻谤耻峁鈥檚 appearance shines always through the varied creation and his knowledge with many forms of dualities (Bheda bh膩va)[1]
Vimar艣a 艣akti鈥檚 duality only up to the seventh stage of 厂腻诲补苍腻
At the Macro cosmic level 笔耻谤耻峁 has varied ideas in the six fold path of knowledge (峁岣峚诲丑惫腻) due to varied creations. This is 叠丑别诲补产丑腻惫补. At the seventh stage[2] he experiences Peace. At this stage the duality disappears. (础产丑别诲补产丑腻惫补) There is another yogic interpretation.
Seven 叠丑奴尘颈办补蝉 for attainment of 叠谤补丑尘补箩帽腻苍补 a s per 驰辞驳补惫腻蝉颈峁ａ弓补:[3]
- Insight into the 艢腻峁ａ弓谤补蝉,
- The instruction of Guru,
- Self-determination,
- 艢补产诲补,
- Bhakti,
- 础辫补谤辞办峁-anubhava
- Kaivalya.
Kaivalya is got only after attainment of 闯帽腻苍补.[4] The ascent from one 产丑奴尘颈办补 to the next higher one is gradual and possible only after being well established in each stage. The awareness of 笔耻谤耻峁 which is called 艢腻苍迟补迟补 is the seventh stage, that reveals the oneness of the 痴颈尘补谤艣补艣补办迟颈 with 艢颈惫补 the ultimate. Up to the sixth stage the duality is experienced.
Notes and Sanskrit references:
[1] Cf. [Divyacakorik膩] p 97-[颁颈诲驳补驳补苍补肠补苍诲谤颈办腻] 53.鈥�
n膩danavakatripu峁瓂up膩ste岣� param膩vadhi dar艣ayati.
[2] Cf. [Kramaprak膩艣ik膩] p 33-[颁颈诲驳补驳补苍补肠补苍诲谤颈办腻]-53.鈥�
补诲惫补测补惫颈尘补谤艣补产丑颈苍苍补谤奴辫补迟腻 bhavati pratham膩di峁峁ａ弓hyantabh奴mi峁 saptamy膩峁� tu 艣膩ntat膩khy膩y膩峁� bh奴mau advayavimar艣ar奴pa eva puru峁 iti
[3]. Cf. 驰辞驳补惫腻蝉颈峁ａ弓丑补 Chapter II shloka 27 (sutra) (Sadhanapada) 鈥� [Kramaprak膩艣ik膩] p 33-[颁颈诲驳补驳补苍补肠补苍诲谤颈办腻]-53.鈥�
tasya saptadh膩 pra峁僼abh奴mi岣� pr膩j帽a 鈥渋ti s膩dhanapade yogadar艣ane saptabh奴m墨 var峁噛ate鈥� |
[4]. Cf. J帽膩n膩deva-kaivalyam (艣谤耻迟颈) [Kramaprak膩艣ik膩] p 33-[颁颈诲驳补驳补苍补肠补苍诲谤颈办腻]-54 [53?].