Verse 196-200 [Reflection by Śakti in Ardhabindu, a cup-shaped mirror]

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English commentary of verse 196-200:

यत्स्मृतौ स्फुरति वस्तु बिम्बितं स्वप्नसंप्रथनकल्पयोश्च यत् ।
बिम्बवर्जमिह तन्निदर्शनात् त्वन्निमग्नमुदितं जगत् त्वया ॥ १९६ ॥
स्वप्नदृष्टमसदित्यसद्वचो दिव्य एष यदिह प्रमाणितः ।
कल्पनापि न मृषा फलं शिवे यत् स्थितं गरुडभावनादिजम् ॥ १९७ ॥
ख्यातिरम्ब यदि याति पूर्णतामीदृगेतदिति कल्पनामयी ।
तत्तथेति हि विमर्श उत्तरो नान्तरेति परिमर्दयोग्यताम् ॥ १९८ ॥
अस्ति तद्यदि धृतं जलस्थले देवि तद्वदनलार्कसोमयोः ।
मारुते नभसि वा तदाकृतिस्तत्कृतिं च कुरुते हि पूरुषः ॥ १९९ ॥
कल्पना यदि मृषेति भाषिता धारणा फलति केन हेतुना ।
देवि संकलनबोधजीविता देवता किमिति कैर्न हीयसे ॥ २०० ॥

yatsmṛtau sphurati vastu bimbitaṃ svapnasaṃprathanakalpayośca yat |
bimbavarjamiha tannidarśanāt tvannimagnamuditaṃ jagat tvayā || 196 ||
svapnadṛṣṭamasadityasadvaco divya eṣa yadiha pramāṇitaḥ |
kalpanāpi na mṛṣā phalaṃ śive yat sthitaṃ garuḍabhāvanādijam || 197 ||
khyātiramba yadi yāti pūrṇatāmīdṛgetaditi kalpanāmayī |
tattatheti hi vimarśa uttaro nāntareti parimardayogyatām || 198 ||
asti tadyadi dhṛtaṃ jalasthale devi tadvadanalārkasomayoḥ |
mārute nabhasi vā tadākṛtistatkṛtiṃ ca kurute hi pūruṣaḥ || 199 ||
kalpanā yadi mṛṣeti bhāṣitā dhāraṇā phalati kena hetunā |
devi saṃkalanabodhajīvitā devatā kimiti kairna hīyase || 200 ||

Comparative analysis of commentaries and excerpts in English:

Reflection by Śakti in Ardhabindu, a cup-shaped mirror

Reflection by Śakti in Ardhabindu, a cup-shaped mirror All things-water, fire, mirror etc., capable of reflection need an external object as image. Icchāśakti, who is omnipotent does not actually require any such external object or aid. She projects the reflection, lest the object (as the reflection takes place in Ardhabindu the cup shaped mirror, the Caturaśra (Bhūpura) is flashed first i.e., universal creation in ascending manner from Pṛthvi tattva to Śakti.^[1]

Similarity of projection of images as formed in Svapna and Saṅkalpa.

Memory of the things that are merged in Śakti at the time of deluge, get reflected without any need for external object at the time of creation. This image is similar to the projections in Svapna and in Saṅkalpa.

Śakti’s creation effect is real like power of Garuḍa mantra

The projections in Svapna are unreal but the projection of universe by Śivā (wife of Śiva) is divine. Creation is also not a mirage because Saṅkalpa and Vikalpa happening in Manas, can not be neglected. This is similar to acquiring the power of Garuḍa by chanting his Mantra for the purpose of removing snake’s poison. Hence in everything and all times, the proliferation of Citśakti has to be felt.

Śiva illumines the sense of the Jagat as pronounced by Śakti

Understanding of the reality of universe as ‘this is of this form’ occurs in the Seeker^[2] thus bringing about oneness with Jagat, then afterwards the memory of ‘the jagat was that’ occurs and the omnipresence of Śiva gets ascertained. Complete knowledge of the Absolute^[3] is got, when oneness of Self and Jagat and oneness of Jagat and Paramaśiva are experienced.

All objects of projection are the immanence of Śiva

The reflection shown as Āpas, Agni, Sūrya, Soma, Ākāśa or Vāyu can be felt only when the indriyas and anta:karaṇa are represented by Śiva in his Aṣṭapuri form. The reflection of Jagat by Vimarśa gets illumined by Śiva-Prakāśa. Thus Jagat is Śarīri of Śiva.

Notes and Sanskrit references:

[1] Cf. [Kramaprakāśikā] p 132 [Cidgaganacandrikā] 198.—

“draṣṭaiva hi tato jagat” ||

[2] Cf. [Kramaprakāśikā] p 132 [Cidgaganacandrikā] 198.—

“nahi jñānādṛte bhāvāḥ kenacidviṣayīkṛtāḥ |...jñānarūpaṃ tato jagat” iti devikākramavacanāt ||

[3] Cf. [Kramaprakāśikā] p 134 [Cidgaganacandrikā] 200.—

“deśabandhaścittasya dhāraṇā” iti | yogasūtre patañjela.