Cidgaganacandrika (study)
by S. Mahalakshmi | 2017 | 83,507 words
Cidgaganacandrika 132 [Two types of delibration of the Purusha], 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 132 [Two types of delibration of the Puruṣa]
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English commentary of verse 132:
यो विकल्परहितोऽक्षमण्डलारूढ उल्लसति मातुरम्बिके ।
प्राग्विमर्श इह तन्मुखी प्रथा ज्ञानमर्थविधृता तनुस्तव ॥ १३२ ॥yo vikalparahito'kṣamaṇḍalārūḍha ullasati māturambike |
prāgvimarśa iha tanmukhī prathā jñānamarthavidhṛtā tanustava || 132 ||
Comparative analysis of commentaries and excerpts in English:
[Two types of delibration of the Puruṣa]
Śakti (Vimarśa) is attained by the Puruṣa in her two forms[1]. She is omni-present as the sheer luminance (niṣprakāraka) in the Nirvikalpaka state, without the manifold manifestation. In the Savikalpaka state, where the manifestation is about to be evolved, she as Jñānaśakti, shines as the various elements in the subtlest level.
Notes and Sanskrit references:
[1] Cf. [Kramaprakāśikā] p77-[Cidgaganacandrikā]- 132.—
pramātuḥ puruṣasyendriyajanyo dvividho vimarśaḥ—tatrādyo nirvikalpakaḥ prakārasaṃsargādikalpanārahito niṣprakārakaḥ, dvitīyastu prathamavimarśajanyaḥ savikalpakaḥ prakāratvādinā vikalpyamānārthasahitaḥ |