Cidvilasastava by Amrtananda

by Brian Campbell and Ben Williams | 2023 | 36,420 words

Summary: This is the English translation of the Cidvilasastava (“hymn to the play of consciousness”) by Amrtananda (fl. 1325-1375 C.E., Andhra Pradesh). This work combines the ritualistic worship of Shrividya with the philosophy of non-dualism, influenced by Pratyabhijna Shaivism. More specifically, the the Cidvilasa-Stava outlines and provides the non-dual Bhavanas (i.e., creative contemplations that fuse the mind with reality) for several important steps in the ritual worship of Tripurasundari.

Note: The meter of the verses is Rathoddhatā and hass 11 syllables per quarter verse (pāda). The names of individual verses are not given in the text and are only suggestions.

Copyright:
The Cidvilāsastava "Hymn to the Play of Consciousness" © 2023 by Brian Campbell and Ben Williams is licensed under Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

Source 1: exoticindiaart.com
Source 2: tripuratallika.org

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