Cidgaganacandrika (study)
by S. Mahalakshmi | 2017 | 83,507 words
Cidgaganacandrika 290 [Devas assist Shakti in her pentad functions], 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 290 [Devas assist Śakti in her pentad functions]
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English commentary of verse 290:
व्योमवृत्तिघटितैक्य उल्लसत्यद्वयो जननि देवतागणः ।
तावकोद्यमपदेऽपि सर्वगो द्राग्विलापनपदं विनापि ते ॥ २९० ॥vyomavṛttighaṭitaikya ullasatyadvayo janani devatāgaṇaḥ |
tāvakodyamapade'pi sarvago drāgvilāpanapadaṃ vināpi te || 290 ||
Comparative analysis of commentaries and excerpts in English:
[Devas assist Śakti in her pentad functions]
Devas who are capable of moving everywhere in sky as a whole, help Śakt in her performance of the Five activities, without seeking the oneness with her prosperity or the doer-ship of the five activities. Indriyas also in their group of thirteen, help in the disposal of these five functions of Śakti, who is the cause of their creation.