Cidgaganacandrika (study)
by S. Mahalakshmi | 2017 | 83,507 words
Cidgaganacandrika 135 [Shakti in Nirvikalpaka state shines as Jnana in the abode of Shiva], 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 135 [Śakti in Nirvikalpaka state shines as Jñāna in the abode of Śiva]
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English commentary of verse 135:
ज्ञप्तिमात्रमपनीतवासनं निर्विकल्पमधिरुह्य चित्त्विषा ।
सामरस्यकृतशाश्वतोदया त्वं हि शक्तिरधितिष्ठसीश्वरे ॥ १३५ ॥jñaptimātramapanītavāsanaṃ nirvikalpamadhiruhya cittviṣā |
sāmarasyakṛtaśāśvatodayā tvaṃ hi śaktiradhitiṣṭhasīśvare || 135 ||
Comparative analysis of commentaries and excerpts in English:
[Śakti in Nirvikalpaka state shines as Jñāna in the abode of Śiva]
Citśakti without the tinge of vāsanā s, shines in the abode of Śiva in the form of Knowledge alone. To the Sādhaka who attains the Nirvikalpaka state, she always shines in the form of Jñānasiddha[1].
Notes and Sanskrit references:
[1] Cf. [Kramaprakāśikā] p79-[Cidgaganacandrikā]-135.—
nirbījasamādhau jñaptimātrasya vāsanārahitasya nirvikalpasya tadākāracittavṛttirūpa tayā 'dhiṣṭhānena śivaśaktyoḥ sāmarasyodayasaṃpādakatvenāpi mātaraṃ stauti.