Cidgaganacandrika (study)
by S. Mahalakshmi | 2017 | 83,507 words
Cidgaganacandrika 207 [Experience of Ishvara], 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 207 [Experience of Īśvara]
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English commentary of verse 207:
संस्मृतिः सदृशवस्तुबोधिका दृष्ट एव विषयः स्मृतेतरः ।
दृक् शिवे विषयभानविग्रहा तत्प्रथा स्मृतिरियं यदाहृता ॥ २०७ ॥saṃsmṛtiḥ sadṛśavastubodhikā dṛṣṭa eva viṣayaḥ smṛtetaraḥ |
dṛk śive viṣayabhānavigrahā tatprathā smṛtiriyaṃ yadāhṛtā || 207 ||
Comparative analysis of commentaries and excerpts in English:
[Deities—In charge of various territories have Cidākāśa as their abode]
Experience of knowledge about Īśvara, if lost, is once again regained as “sā iyam” as Śakti. From this experience once again memory as “saḥ eva ayam” of Śiva arises. This regaining of original memory, results in the knowledge as ‘That is this’. This is called the Jñāna of Pratyabhijñā. Generally, when experience is lost only the memory remains. But when memory is lost, experience can not be brought back. In Pratyabhijñā Anubhava shines on its own.[1]
Notes and Sanskrit references:
[1] Cf. [Kramaprakāśikā] p 139 [Cidgaganacandrikā] 207.—
‘ahaṃ prāganvabhūvam, idānīṃ smarāmi’ atraika eva pramātā prāganubhūtasyedānīṃ smartetyātmārūḍhatayaiva tayorjñānādaikyaṃ sughaṭam |