Shaivacintamani (analytical study)
by Swati Sucharita Pattanaik | 2022 | 84,311 words
This page relates 鈥榁ulgate Text of the Ekamra Purana鈥� of the English study on the Shaivacintamani鈥攁n unstudied text on Shaiva or Shiva worship by Lakshmidhara Mishra, written in the late 17th century and edited for the first time in 1994 by Shri Dukhisyam Pattanaik from the Orissa State Museum. The present research aims to offer a comprehensive study of the Saivacintamani, filling the knowledge gap by being the first to provide in-depth analysis and commentary.
Part 1.1 - The Vulgate Text of the 贰办腻尘谤补 笔耻谤腻峁嘺
The Vulgate text of the 贰办腻尘谤补 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 has been available in three printed editions (all in Oriya script). Out of the three editions the following two are incomplete and the last one is complete. In view of its completeness it is included in the critical apparatus.
(a) The Oriya edition of the text was published by Govinda Ratha at ctc. It begins with the first 础诲丑测腻测补 of the first 补峁兣沘 or section and ends with the completion of second section. The first section consisting of ten 础诲丑测腻测补s is complete, but out of twentytwo 础诲丑测腻测补s in the second section, it includes twenty 础诲丑测腻测补s only and omits the 础诲丑测腻测补s like nineteen and twenty. The fact is evident from the colophon to the last 础诲丑测腻测补 of the edition. The cause of omission is not specific. In each 础诲丑测腻测补 the verses are numbered.
It is an incomplete text.
It begins鈥�
o峁� namo bhagavate vigne艣var膩ya/
k墨rtiryasya sur膩surairmunivarair膩g墨yate nitya艣o
n膩kak峁膩talav膩sibhi岣� suranaraividy膩dharai岣� kinnrai岣�/
p膩t膩le峁a鈥檖i kandare峁 ca mah墨ghra峁嚹佱箖 gatai岣� pannagai岣�
brahmopendrasav膩sav膩nvitajagatkartre 苍补尘补岣� 艣补尘产丑补惫别//
辫耻谤腻 satyayuge 谤腻箩腻 dharmadvaja iti 艣谤耻迟补岣�/
sarvaj帽amiti papraccha 蝉补迟测补峁� 蝉补迟测补惫补迟墨蝉耻迟补尘//
It ends:
parip膩layati ya艣ceda峁� 惫腻肠腻 na vikarotyapi/
svav补峁兣沘mud峁沝ata峁� 迟别箩补峁� 艢补峁僰补谤补岣� 辫补谤颈迟耻峁补迟颈//
The colophon to the first 础诲丑测腻测补:
ityek膩mra辫耻谤腻峁噀 峁峁璼膩hasray膩mai艣vary膩峁� sa峁僪it膩y膩峁� prathame鈥櫯沞 vastunirde艣o 苍腻尘补 辫谤补迟丑尘辞鈥檇丑测腻测补岣�/
The colophon to the last 础诲丑测腻测补 of the edition states鈥�
ityek膩mra辫耻谤腻峁噀 峁峁璼膩hasray膩mai艣vary膩峁� sa峁僪it膩y膩峁� dvit墨ye鈥櫯沞 dev膩surasa峁僩r膩me 丑颈谤补峁噛补办补艣颈辫耻-tapogamana峁� 苍腻尘补 dv膩tri艣o鈥檇hy膩ya岣�// dvit墨ryo鈥櫯沘岣� sam膩pta岣� //
(b) Another Oriya edition of the 贰办腻尘谤补 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 was published by 搁补迟苍腻办补谤补 Gar膩ba岣島 and printed at Sri Radharaman Press, Ctc by Sri Lak峁idhar Gar膩ba岣島. the edition consists of fiftyone 础诲丑测腻测补s and in the original. The first section contains ten 础诲丑测腻测补s, the second section 22, the third fourteen, the fourth five 础诲丑测腻测补s only and total number of 础诲丑测腻测补s comes to fiftyone.
The 鈥�贰办腻尘谤补 笔耻谤腻峁嘺鈥� one Chandra or 艢补艣腻峁卥补 constructed a temple of Tribhubaneswar in 贰办腻尘谤补.
贰办腻尘谤补 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 was written in imitation of a 笔耻谤腻峁嘺, the name Chandra or 艢补艣腻峁卥补 either may not at all be historical and may be either a divine ascription or relate to a king Somav补峁兣沘 which rule of the Somava峁兣沬s was the golden age in the annals of 艢补颈惫颈蝉尘 in Odisha. The magnificent 艢aivite temple of 惭耻办迟别艣惫补谤补, 叠谤补丑尘别艣惫补谤补, and 尝颈峁単补谤腻箩补 were built at 贰办腻尘谤补 or Bhubaneswar of the above three temples 惭耻办迟别艣惫补谤 is considered to be 鈥渢he gem of Orissan architecture鈥� by fergusson. 艢颈惫补 under the 艢补颈濒辞诲产丑补惫补蝉, the Bhaumakars and 厂辞尘补惫补峁兣浤玸 resulted in the culmination of the 尝颈峁単补谤腻箩补 temple.
(艢补颈惫补肠颈苍迟腻尘补峁噄 is an authoritative text to keep up the tradition of 笔奴箩腻 of Lord 尝颈峁単补谤腻箩补)