Cidgaganacandrika (study)
by S. Mahalakshmi | 2017 | 83,507 words
Cidgaganacandrika 280 [Shakti’s brilliance dissipates the cosmic group], 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 280 [Śakti’s brilliance dissipates the cosmic group]
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English commentary of verse 280:
भास्वरे वपुषि सर्वगे तव स्पष्टमण्डनिवहो निमज्जति ।
कालवह्न्यधिकृतौ शिवे यथा तत्समुल्लसति दीप्तिपञ्जरे ॥ २८० ॥bhāsvare vapuṣi sarvage tava spaṣṭamaṇḍanivaho nimajjati |
kālavahnyadhikṛtau śive yathā tatsamullasati dīptipañjare || 280 ||
Comparative analysis of commentaries and excerpts in English:
[Śakti’s brilliance dissipates the cosmic group]
Śiva is the lord of Kālāgni.When he is in the form of Prakāśa, then the cosmic group of Pārthiva-Prākṛta-Māyīya-Sākta Aṇḍas exist in him in their respective forms. Śakti’s form of brilliance in pervasion, dissipates the entire group. Both Śiva and Śakti with their forms of brilliance, administer the manifestation. Śiva needs the help of Kālāgni for Saṃhāra, whereas Śakti being Sovereign, acts on her own power. This is to highlight the greatness of Śakti as compared to Śiva.