Cidgaganacandrika (study)
by S. Mahalakshmi | 2017 | 83,507 words
Cidgaganacandrika 292 [Srishti krama consists of thirty five elements of Shakti], 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 292 [Sṛṣṭi krama consists of thirty five elements of Śakti]
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English commentary of verse 292:
खण्डितेतरसमस्तगर्भगो यस्त्रिपञ्चविसराश्रयोऽक्रमः ।
देवताक्रम उदेत्यनारतं तस्य हि त्वमसि देवजन्मभूः ॥ २९२ ॥khaṇḍitetarasamastagarbhago yastripañcavisarāśrayo'kramaḥ |
devatākrama udetyanārataṃ tasya hi tvamasi devajanmabhūḥ || 292 ||
Comparative analysis of commentaries and excerpts in English:
[Sṛṣṭi krama consists of thirty five elements of Śakti]
Devatā Krama includes the Bāhya-Āntara Indriyas, which operate persistently. In the whole form, which is the substratum of all the fifteen forms of expansion, Manas, Buddhi and Ahaṅkāra—the Antaḥkaraṇa and daśendriyas, emerge without hassles. Śakti is the source of these outer and inner groups of devas. The Śṛṣṭi starts with Śakti taking the prāṇā form first. The sequence happens thus—Śakti; prāṇā; Antaḥkaraṇa; Jñānendriyas; Karmendriyas; pañcatanmātras; pañca-sthūlabhūtas. Śakti, who is Akrama, is the substratum of this Kramaśṛṣṭi. The fifteen-fold expansion of Śakti in Krama is as follows—[1]
Śuddhādhvā’s Five Experients are reckoned in conjunction with three Śaktis—Parā-Parāparā-Aparā, and projected as fifteen states, forming the triad Knower, Known and Means of knowledge. The seven Pramātṛs—Śiva, Mantramaheśvara, Mantreśvara, Mantra, Vijñānakala, Pralayakala and Sakala, doubled in Śakti—Śaktimat form along with their aggregate form become Fifteen. The seven pramatās, when multiplied with Seven Śaktis render, forms of 49 matṛkas. Śaktimat group of 49, on multiplying inter se, give rise to an expansion of 2401 divisions. Thus with regard to the three classifications of Pramātṛ-Prameya and Pramāṇa, such forms will be numerous. Śaktis also are different as per their grouping with respect to Āveśa-Nimajjana-Vikāsa-Nigurṇaṇa. Āveśa is Identity; Nimajjana is entry into the Independent soul; Vikāsa is Expansion towards Independence; Nighurṇaṇa is the oscillation towards expansion. Thus in the activities of the wise persons arises these varities of experiences.
Notes and Sanskrit references:
[1] Cf. [Kramaprakāśikā] p199 [Cidgaganacandrikā] 292.—
pañcadaśadhā prasaravaṇarnaṃ tantrasāre—
śaktimacchaktibhedena dharādyaṃ mūlapaścimam |
bhidyate pañcadaśadhā svarūpeṇa sahānarāt ||
kalāntaṃ bhedayugdhīnaṃ rudravatpralayākalaḥ |
tadvanmāyāpi navadhā jñakalā saptadhā punaḥ ||
mantrāstadīśāḥ pañcānye mantreśapatayastridhā |
śivo na bhidyate svaikaprakāśaghanacinmayaḥ ||