Cidgaganacandrika (study)
by S. Mahalakshmi | 2017 | 83,507 words
Cidgaganacandrika 177 [Shakti causes Bhairavatva in Shiva in monist Shaiva doctrine], 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 177 [Śakti causes Bhairavatva in Śiva in monist Śaiva doctrine]
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English commentary of verse 177:
यो मनोन्मनमनोन्मनीतरः स्वस्वरूपचतुरात्मभावतः ।
द्वादशैक्यतनुरक्रमक्रमो भैरवस्त्वमसि देवि ते स्थितिः ॥ १७७ ॥yo manonmanamanonmanītaraḥ svasvarūpacaturātmabhāvataḥ |
dvādaśaikyatanurakramakramo bhairavastvamasi devi te sthitiḥ || 177 ||
Comparative analysis of commentaries and excerpts in English:
[Śakti causes Bhairavatva in Śiva in monist Śaiva doctrine]
Sādhaka’s pursuit to transcend the activities of mind and reach the Unmanā level in yoga, leads them to the Bhairava[1] state. This Bhairava is Śakti’s effect for the purpose of emitting, protecting and dissolving the universe in the Śṛṣṭi, Sthiti and Saṃhāra stages. Khecarī mudrā leads one to reach this Unmanā level. Śiva is realised in one’s self at this stage.
In one’s self, there are four inner revelations:
- Rudra,
- Śiva,
- Bhairava and
- Parāmaśiva.
With the assistance of the twelve Śakti s stated earlier, when one gets the revelation of the wholeness of all these divine waves, then he gets liberated on reaching this great Bhairava state.
Notes and Sanskrit references:
[1] Cf. [Kramaprakāśikā] p104 -[Cidgaganacandrikā]-177.—
sarvamapi jagat trikadṛṣṭathaiva dṛśyate,draṣṭavyaṃ ceti tadrahasyam | darśaneṣu dvaita-dvaitādvaita-advaitabhāvanā cirādanusyūtā'nubhūyate | śaivadarśane'pi śivarudrabhairavabhedenoktabhāvanāyāḥ kramaḥ saṃsūcitaḥ | tatra śivo dvaitasya, rudro dvaitādvaitasya, bhairavaśca advaitacintāyāḥ pratīkabhāvane smṛtāḥ | tatra bhairavo'dvaitacintanaparatayā'bhyarhita iti śive yad bhairavatvaṃ taddhetutvaṃ tvayyeveti khyāpayati |