Cidgaganacandrika (study)
by S. Mahalakshmi | 2017 | 83,507 words
Cidgaganacandrika 104 [Khecari Shakti in Kramasrishti], 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 104 [Khecarī Śakti in Kramasṛṣṭi]
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English commentary of verse 104:
अम्बरस्य परमागता शिवे सैव चित्तमनघा स्वभावतः ।
स्पन्दमेत्य परमं विराजते खेचरि प्रणतखेचरस्त्वया ॥ १०४ ॥ambarasya paramāgatā śive saiva cittamanaghā svabhāvataḥ |
spandametya paramaṃ virājate khecari praṇatakhecarastvayā || 104 ||
Comparative analysis of commentaries and excerpts in English:
Śakti who thus shines in one’s cidgagana transcending all limitations of empirical entity, is devoid of all activities and becomes one with Śiva as citta/caitanya. Śiva, the one who is worshiped by the celestial beings, remains with the Prathamaspanda, i.e., Khecarī Śakti in Cidgagana. Śakti leaving worldly activities in Āroha krama, fuses in Śiva. Śiva joins Śakti who is the first impulse for commencement of evolution in Avaroha krama.