Cidgaganacandrika (study)
by S. Mahalakshmi | 2017 | 83,507 words
Cidgaganacandrika 184 [Eligibility for attainment of release from Samsara], 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 184 [Eligibility for attainment of release from Saṃsāra]
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English commentary of verse 184:
ये निरावरणयुक्तिशालिनस्तान् प्रति स्फुरति तत्परं नभः ।
यत्र मेयमितिमातृघस्मरे वासनापि न जगद्विभेदगा ॥ १८४ ॥ye nirāvaraṇayuktiśālinastān prati sphurati tatparaṃ nabhaḥ |
yatra meyamitimātṛghasmare vāsanāpi na jagadvibhedagā || 184 ||
Comparative analysis of commentaries and excerpts in English:
[Eligibility for attainment of release from Saṃsāra]
The manifold manifestation of objects of the world is transcended by the Yogis, who constantly worship Śakti, in their Cidākāśa. Duality arising due to Triputī in the form Matṛ, Meya and Māna, does not occur in Yogis though they continue to be active in their relative pursuits of livelihood. Their transcendence is in the form of realising Self in everything.
Three ways are to be followed by the sādhakas. They are Śruti, Svānubhūti and Yukti. Śruti is Tantra-Āgama śāstras. Yukti is the effort to sacrifice the worldly pursuit, in the sense of attaining the undifferentiated form of Svātmaśiva in union with his Śakti. The sādhakas, who stay in this state of Nirāvaraṇa-yukti, realise the luminance of the Absolute in their Cidākāśa. At this state even the worldly knowledge and the Vāsanās get destroyed. The Ultimate knowledge that, Maheśvara in his Viśvarūpā dwells in Self and in entire manifestation, arises as “aham-akhaṇdānanda” state. On reaching this level the sādhakas always stay in their ever-awakened state[1].
Notes and Sanskrit references:
[1] Cf. [Kramaprakāśikā] p 116 [Cidgaganacandrikā] 184.—
īśvarapratyabhijñāyāṃ bhaṭṭotpalena- sarvo mamāyaṃ vibhava ityevaṃ parijānataḥ | viśvātmano vikalpānāṃ prasare'pi maheśatā || 12