Cidgaganacandrika (study)
by S. Mahalakshmi | 2017 | 83,507 words
Cidgaganacandrika 121 [Jagadbija-vasana consumption by Lelihana], 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 121 [Jagadbīja-vāsanā consumption by Lelihānā]
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English commentary of verse 121:
अष्टपुर्युदितबीजवासनासंहृतिप्रवणरश्मिपुञ्जया ।
लीढमात्रमुखभेदिता त्वया भूयसे जननि लेलिहानया ॥ १२१ ॥aṣṭapuryuditabījavāsanāsaṃhṛtipravaṇaraśmipuñjayā |
līḍhamātramukhabheditā tvayā bhūyase janani lelihānayā || 121 ||
Comparative analysis of commentaries and excerpts in English:
[Jagadbīja-vāsanā consumption by Lelihānā]
Śakti’s determination to enable the Jivas of Jagat, to retrace their way back towards their origin, culminates in her consuming the Sthūla and Sūkṣma-jagat, with their cause of manifestation viz., vāsanās. These vāsanās arise in the subtle cosmic body called aṣṭapuri (see Cidgaganacandrikā verse 63) She is termed as Lelihānā[1].
Notes and Sanskrit references:
[1] Cf. [Kramaprakāśikā] p 72-[Cidgaganacandrikā]-121.—
sthūlaṃ jagad jagdhvā sūkṣamamapi vāsanārūpaṃ saṃhārāya mukhaṃ lihantyā aṣṭapuryām uditā jagadbījabhūtā vāsanā vināśitābhavatīti |