Cidgaganacandrika (study)
by S. Mahalakshmi | 2017 | 83,507 words
Cidgaganacandrika 295 [Mantradhva鈥攈amsah-so'ham], 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 295 [惭补苍迟谤腻诲丑惫腻鈥敵蟛贯箖s补岣�-so'ham]
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English commentary of verse 295:
啶呧ぇ啷嵿さ啶た啶班啶о啶掂え啶苦さ啶苦ぎ啶苦ざ啷嵿ぐ啶｀啷嵿ぐ啶ぎ啶啶溹が啷�啶溹ぎ啶ㄠた啶曕啶むえ啶� 啶掂ぐ啶 啷�
啶曕げ啷嵿お啶ㄠ啶曕啶が啶灌啶啶︵ぎ啶︵啶掂く啶� 啶え啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ啶啶犩ぎ啶膏た 啶曕ぞ啶侧啶え啶班啶椸げ啶 啷� 啷ㄠク啷� 啷�adhvabhirdhvanivimi艣ra峁嘺kramamabjab墨jamaniketana峁� varam |
kalpanaikyabahubhedamadvaya峁� mantra辫墨峁环补masi k膩lyanargalam || 295 ||
Comparative analysis of commentaries and excerpts in English:
[惭补苍迟谤腻诲丑惫腻鈥斺赌�丑补峁僺补岣�-蝉辞'丑补尘鈥漖
艢补办迟颈 assumes the seat of Mantras by her free will. This seat consists of the 峁岣峚诲丑惫腻蝉鈥�
In the 痴腻肠补办腻诲丑惫腻 the first is 痴补谤峁嘺; 碍补濒腻/Kalanasvabh膩va is the first in 痴腻肠测腻诲丑惫腻. Kalana is 碍峁辫补, 闯帽腻苍补, 厂补峁卥丑测腻苍补, Gati and 狈腻诲补, which are capable of reducing the age of the universe in no time. These are the withrawing nature of 艢补办迟颈.
痴补谤峁嘺s are classified as 50 or 51in 罢补苍迟谤补艣腻蝉迟谤补, 63 or 64 in some other tantras. They are in the form of Dhvani and with their presence only the manifestation occurs. They are of two types鈥�叠墨箩补 and Yoni, (Svaras and 痴测补帽箩补苍补蝉). Their combination in various forms results in Krama and their divisions give rise to the state of Akrama.
Further this seat is said to indicate the 颁补苍诲谤补产墨箩补 (鈥渟a鈥�) which is also 艢补办迟颈鈥檚 form[1]. 艢颈惫补鈥檚 form 鈥渉a鈥� and 艢补办迟颈鈥檚 form 鈥渟a鈥� are always inseperable and hence results the Ajapa japa mantra 鈥渟o'ham-丑补峁僺补岣モ�濃�攚hich happens automatically in (鈥湷蟛贯箖s补岣モ�濃�攅xhale and inhale[2]) breathing. 鈥渟o'ham鈥� is the reverse order of breathing.
艢补办迟颈 in her mantra form is the substratum of entire universe and hence she does not need an abode. She expands and withdraws the manifestation on the wall of herself with her freewill. Her mantra 辫墨峁环补 is the best and unique one without hassles. In the 碍腻濒颈 鲍辫腻蝉补苍补 the mantras and their practices are learnt from 顿丑奴迟颈蝉[3].
Notes and Sanskrit references:
[1] Cf. [Kramaprak膩艣ik膩] p 201 [颁颈诲驳补驳补苍补肠补苍诲谤颈办腻] 295.鈥�
abja艣candrastasyab墨ja峁� sak膩ra岣�, sak膩ra岣� 艣aktir奴po'pi, tadukta峁� yogin墨h峁沝ayad墨pik膩 dh峁泃aha峁僺aparame艣vare 鈥溑沬vo hak膩ra ityukta岣� sak膩ra岣� 艣aktiravyay膩鈥渋ti |
[2] [Kramaprak膩艣ik膩] p 199 [颁颈诲驳补驳补苍补肠补苍诲谤颈办腻] 295.鈥�
tena sak膩re峁嘺 hak膩ramadhy膩h峁泃y膩jap膩japamantra岣� soha峁� ha峁僺a iti se峁卥atyate, mantr膩dhvanyasya mantrasy膩pyutk峁涐梗峁璦tv膩danargalar奴pe峁嘺 ni岣ヅ泇膩socchv膩sar奴pe峁嘺 gati艣墨latv膩t 鈥渟ak膩re峁嘺 bahiry膩ti hak膩re峁嘺 vi艣et puna岣モ�� itivacan膩t, ha峁僺a ityatra hak膩re峁嘺 bahirgamana峁� sohamityatra sak膩re峁噀tikramavyutkramayorubhayorapi bahirgamanaprave艣asa峁僢hava岣� |
puna岣� k墨d峁沢ity膩haaniketanam |
[3] [Kramaprak膩艣ik膩] p 201 [颁颈诲驳补驳补苍补肠补苍诲谤颈办腻] 295.鈥�
k膩l墨prakriy膩y膩峁� d奴t墨mukhenaiva 艣i峁asya j帽膩napratip膩danavidh膩n膩t, gurutadd奴tyo岣� samam膩h膩tmyatayop膩d膩n膩t, 鈥渟tr墨mukhe nik峁petpr膩j帽a岣� str墨mukh膩d gr膩hayetpuna岣モ�� iti vacan膩cca striy膩 eva mantradh膩ra峁嘺d膩n膩dhik峁泃atv膩ditibh膩va岣� ||