Cidgaganacandrika (study)

by S. Mahalakshmi | 2017 | 83,507 words

Cidgaganacandrika 185 [Shakti’s domination as Absolute], 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 185 [Śakti’s domination as Absolute]

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English commentary of verse 185:

वृत्तिसंहरणमेव मातरि व्यज्यते न खलु संस्तुतिक्षयः ।
तद्द्वयं च तव धाम्नि संभृतं चण्डि केयमिति चण्डिमा त्वयि ॥ १८५ ॥

vṛttisaṃharaṇameva mātari vyajyate na khalu saṃstutikṣayaḥ |
taddvayaṃ ca tava dhāmni saṃbhṛtaṃ caṇḍi keyamiti caṇḍimā tvayi || 185 ||

Comparative analysis of commentaries and excerpts in English:

[Śakti’s domination as Absolute]

Expanse of Śakti in the form of Icchā, Jñāna and Kriyā, which includes all subsequent forms adorned by Śakti in manifestation, merges into Śiva (Śaktimān) leaving their individual name and form. But in case of their merger in Śakti, they continue to adorn their names and forms. In the first case, they loose their identity as a whole and are then called as Śaktimān only. In the second, they neither loose their identity nor in their emerged forms. Hence Śakti in this case overrules Śiva in attaining Śaktimān state. Such untoward activity is not appreciable on the part of Śakti, the graceful mother , says Kālidāsa.[1]

Notes and Sanskrit references:

[1] Cf. [Kramaprakāśikā] p 117 [Cidgaganacandrikā] 185.—

śaktimati śaktīnāṃ saṃgame śaktimannāmnaiva vyavahāre śaktīnāṃ nāmarūpādayo cirāya vilīyanta eva, śaktau tu paricayābhāvaḥ śaktisaṃhāra ityubhāvapyakṣuṇṇatayā tiṣṭhata iti śaktimatā saha śaktivyavahāraḥ kaṭhinaḥ pratikriyātmakatayā āgrahagrahilatayā'manojña eveti vaṃktu pāryate | ata etādṛśī kaṭhoratā tvayi kathaṃ kutaḥ samāgateti jijñāsā'nivāryatayodeti |

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