Cidgaganacandrika (study)
by S. Mahalakshmi | 2017 | 83,507 words
Cidgaganacandrika 80 [Revelation in accordance with the type of worship], 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 80 [Revelation in accordance with the type of worship]
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English commentary of verse 80:
याऽनलार्कशशिविग्रहा कलानाहताम्बरविसर्पिणी शिवे ।
पीठतः प्रभृति यावदर्च्यते तावदुन्मिषति तन्मयी सती ॥ ८० ॥yā'nalārkaśaśivigrahā kalānāhatāmbaravisarpiṇī śive |
pīṭhataḥ prabhṛti yāvadarcyate tāvadunmiṣati tanmayī satī || 80 ||
Comparative analysis of commentaries and excerpts in English:
[Revelation in accordance with the type of worship]
Cit-Śakti who is in the forms of Agni (Bindu), Sūrya (Nāda) and Soma (Bīja) kalās, who moves in the Anāhata (Cidākāśa) as Citkalā reveals one of her forms stated above, in accordance with the choice of worship (Bāhya or Mānasa)[1] of the Sādhaka.
Notes and Sanskrit references:
[1] [Kramaprakāśikā] p 49-[Cidgaganacandrikā]-80.—
yā vahvirūpā prāṇāpānarūpā ca cicchaktirūpā'nāhatāmbaravisarpiṇī (anāhatanādasamutthānādhiṣṭānāmbaraviharaṇaśīlā) kalā, sā bāhyapīṭhataḥ prabhṛtyanāhatāmbaraparyantaṃ bāhyairupacārairmānasaiśca yāvadacyarte,tāvadeva tanmayī (anarlākaśaśivigrahā) satī unmiṣati dhyāne samādhau āvirbhavatīti|