Cidgaganacandrika (study)

by S. Mahalakshmi | 2017 | 83,507 words

Cidgaganacandrika 97 [Pindamantra], 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 97 [Piṇḍamantra]

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English commentary of verse 97:

इन्दुशूलवृषटङ्कमातृकाकालबीजधृतपञ्चभूमिकः ।
लोपसन्धिविहितध्रुवोदयश्चिन्मयश्च तव देवि दर्शितः ॥ ९७ ॥

induśūlavṛṣaṭaṅkamātṛkākālabījadhṛtapañcabhūmikaḥ |
lopasandhivihitadhruvodayaścinmayaśca tava devi darśitaḥ || 97 ||

Comparative analysis of commentaries and excerpts in English:

[Ṣaṭcakrākāra Śarīra Praṇava Piṇḍamantra]

Praṇava which represents the ṣaṭcakras of body as piṇḍamantra[1] is also obtained from the mahāvākyaso'ham” which is the reverse form of “haṃsa-mantra”.

[These following five akṣaras form the base for Śakti’s form “so'ham”]:

  1. indu “sa”,
  2. śūla “o”,
  3. vṛṣa “ha”,
  4. taṅka “a”,
  5. kāla-bīja “m”.

When the “sa” and “ha” the consonants are omitted and avagraha representing pūrvarūpasandhi’s effect is also removed, then we get the Praṇava Bījaom” from “so'ham”. The Sādhaka who meditates on the Praṇava and the one who meditates on soham, both get the awakening of Self as Cinmaya (Cit).

Notes and Sanskrit references:

[1] Cf. [Kramaprakāśikā] p59-[Cidgaganacandrikā]-97.—

sakāraṃ ca hakāraṃ ca lopayitvā prayojayet |
sandhiṃ ca pūrvarūpākhyaṃ tatosau praṇavo bhavet ||
sāmbapañcāśikāyāḥ prathamapadyasya ṭīkāyām.

Cf. (Quote) [Kramaprakāśikā] p 60-[Cidgaganacandrikā]-97.—

omiti sphuradurasyanāhataṃ garbhagumphitasamastavāṅmayam |
dandhvanīti hṛdi yatparaṃ padaṃ tatsadakṣaramupāsmahe mahaḥ || iti ||

Cf. śloka 154-155.—

bhaṭṭānandaviracitavijñānākaumudīṭīkopete vijñānabhairave ca -
ṣaṭśatāni divārātrau sahasrāṇyekaviṃśatiḥ |
haṃsa-haṃseti-mantreṇa jīvo japati nityaśaḥ ||
japo devyāḥ samuddiṣṭaḥ prāṇasyānte sudurlabhaḥ |

Cf. śloka 91, pṛ. 37 - [Kramaprakāśikā] p60-[Cidgaganacandrikā]-97.—

tatraiva ca punaḥ-ahameva paro haṃsaḥ paramātmā parātparaḥ | iti |

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