Cidgaganacandrika (study)
by S. Mahalakshmi | 2017 | 83,507 words
Cidgaganacandrika 153 [Vishva Sarga Sthiti Samhara Kartritva Yonitraya], 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 153 [Viśva Sarga Sthiti Saṃhāra Kartṛtva Yonitraya]
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English commentary of verse 153:
शङ्खयोनिरत उत्तरा धृता वृत्तिरम्ब तव यत्तु चवर्णम् ।
कालविग्रहविलासनं पुनः पद्मयोनिरपि ते विकस्वरा ॥ १५३ ॥śaṅkhayonirata uttarā dhṛtā vṛttiramba tava yattu cavarṇam |
kālavigrahavilāsanaṃ punaḥ padmayonirapi te vikasvarā || 153 ||
Comparative analysis of commentaries and excerpts in English:
[Viśva Sarga Sthiti Saṃhāra Kartṛtva Yonitraya]
After the splash of bhūtapañcaka [pañcabhūta?], Śakti transforms into the forms of—
- form of Śaṅkayoni-Viṣṇurūpa for managing the activity of Sthiti;
- form of Rudra who manages the Time and the activity of Saṃhāra;
- form of Padmayoni, Hiraṇyagarbha for handling the activity of Sarga (creation).[1]
Notes and Sanskrit references:
[1] Cf. [Kramaprakāśikā] p88-[Cidgaganacandrikā]-153.—
evaṃ paramakāraṇarūpāṃ mahatīṃ yoniṃ tatkāryabhūtabhūtasūkṣamapañcakarūpayonipañcaṃka ca nirūpya taduttaraṃ yonitrayaṃ nirūpayan viśvasargasthitisaṃhārakartṛtvenāmbāṃ stauti.