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Cidgaganacandrika (study)

by S. Mahalakshmi | 2017 | 83,507 words

Cidgaganacandrika 130 [Citishakti is one with retinue of countless Shaktis], 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 130 [°ä¾±³Ù¾±Å›²¹°ì³Ù¾± is one with retinue of countless Åš²¹°ì³Ù¾±²õ]

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English commentary of verse 130:

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sarvadaiva saká¹›dÄsthitodayÄá¸� sarvataá¸� ká¹£apitakalpanÄbhidÄá¸� |
itthamekavapuá¹£Ä� tvayÄ nijÄá¸� sphÄritÄ mahati laká¹£macittviá¹£aá¸� || 130 ||

Comparative analysis of commentaries and excerpts in English:

[°ä¾±³Ù¾±Å›²¹°ì³Ù¾± is one with retinue of countless Åš²¹°ì³Ù¾±²õ]

The retinue of Åš²¹°ì³Ù¾±²õ[1] with eternal luminance of °ä¾±³Ù¾±Å›²¹°ì³Ù¾± as Mahat, residing in the Cidgagana, keep on spreading their effects in manifestation in the ²õṛṣṭi and Sthiti and spontaneously engage in maintaining the varieties everywhere in manifest universe.

Notes and Sanskrit references:

[1] Cf. [KramaprakÄÅ›ikÄ] p77-[°ä¾±»å²µ²¹²µ²¹²Ô²¹³¦²¹²Ô»å°ù¾±°ìÄå±Õ-130.â€�

mahati cidgagane citsÄmarasyÄpannÄ citiÅ›aktirekaiva tasyÄ laká¹£aṇabhÅ«tÄÅ›cittviá¹£aÅ›ciddÄ« dhitayastu anantÄá¸� | tÄÅ›ca sadaiva uditÄá¸�, madhye lopÄbhÄvÄcca sá¹›kadevoditÄÅ›ca | tÄsuca sva prakÄÅ›Äsu sahajena svarÅ«peṇÄvasthitÄsu jagatkalpanÄbhedÄ vinivartante |

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