Cidgaganacandrika (study)
by S. Mahalakshmi | 2017 | 83,507 words
Cidgaganacandrika 271 [Meditation upon Shiva-Shakti is goal of Jivana-yatra], 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 271 [Meditation upon Śiva-Śakti is goal of Jīvana-yatra]
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English commentary of verse 271:
अम्ब नन्दति समन्ततः शिवे लोकनेन य उदग्रवैभवः ।
प्रज्ञया वहसि सार्वभौमया या च नेत्रमयमर्चिता तव ॥ २७१ ॥amba nandati samantataḥ śive lokanena ya udagravaibhavaḥ |
prajñayā vahasi sārvabhaumayā yā ca netramayamarcitā tava || 271 ||
Comparative analysis of commentaries and excerpts in English:
[Meditation upon Śiva-Śakti is goal of Jīvana-yatra]
Śakti rejoices at the knowledge of the towering grandeur of her spouse Śiva and feels affluent. In her such supremacy, she administers the affairs of the entire manifestation starting from Brahma to Bhuvana. She is the power of the sight of eyes. Under the supervision of Śiva and Śakti all the beings enjoy sight and knowledge.