Cidgaganacandrika (study)
by S. Mahalakshmi | 2017 | 83,507 words
Cidgaganacandrika 123 [Khecari attains Shambhupada through Sushumna-nadi], 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 123 [ī attains Śambhupada through ṣu-ḍi]
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English commentary of verse 123:
वह्निसूर्यशशिधामघस्मरी कुण्डली तडिदिवोत्पतन्त्यसौ �
शाम्भव� जननि बिन्दुमध्वना मध्यमे� � गतास� खेचरी � १२� �vahnisūryaśaśidhāmaghasmarī kuṇḍalī taḍidivotpatantyasau |
śāmbhava� janani bindumadhvanā madhyamena ca gatāsi khecarī || 123 ||
Comparative analysis of commentaries and excerpts in English:
[ī attains Śambhupada through ṣu-ḍi]
ṇḍī Śپ which shines in three stages as Vahni, ūⲹ and Soma ṇḍī, rises like lightning through the ṣuḍi which is central to ḍ� and ʾṅg. This is likened to the stem of lotus which leads to the Ś峾 state (ū貹) in the unveiled Cidgagana. ī takes this path[1].
Notes and Sanskrit references:
[1] Cf. [Kramaprakāśikā] p73-[侱岵ԲԻ]-123.
madhyamenādhvanā śāmbhava� binduṃgatā khecarī asīti | madhyamenādhvanā suṣumṇānāḍīrūpaṇe bisatantunibhena śāmbhava� bindum anāvaraṇacidgaganagata� binduṃū貹ṃ gatā, asi |