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1) kakaararuupaa

 

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kakaararupeti | kakaaraH kavarNaH ruupaM j~naapaka visheShanaM

yasyaaH saa, kaadi-vidyaa-vigrahaH iti arthaH | athavaa kakaaraH

ruupaM vaachakaM yeShaaM te kakaara-ruupaaH hiraNyagarbhaH udakaM

uttamaa~NgaM sukhaadi yaH cha | hiraNyagarbaH niShTa jagat.h

dhaaraka jagat.h kartR^itvaadi guNavattvaM kakaarasya vya~njana

aadima varNatvena vartata iti tat.h vaachya tayaa tathaa | udaka

niShTa annaadi dvaara jagat.h sa.njiivana hetutvaM api kakaarasya

vidya agrima varNataya astu iti tat.h ruupaa vaa | sarveShaaM

praaNinaaM shirasya amR^itaM astu iti yoga maargena kuNDalini

gamane tatratya tat.h pravaha apluta yoginaaM iishvara saamyaM

jayata iti yoga shaastreShu prasiddham.h | tadavat.h kavarNaH

mantraadi bhaagasthaH tat.h purashcharyaH parayaNanaaM

shiva-bhaavamena yachchhatiitii vaa tat.h rupaH iti arthaH |

kaM brahma khaM brahma iti shruteH | daharaakashasya

sukhasvarupatvena parama preamaspadaya abhilaaSha-vishayatvat.h

kakaaro.apyati priiti vishaya muula-mantra aadima akSharataya

abhi arhita tvaadvaa tat.h ruupaH iti arthaH ||

 

English Translation*

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The meaning (arthaH) of the name kakaararuupaa is the letter

(varNa) "ka" reveals or causes the knowledge (j~naapaka

visheshanam) of HER (yasyaaH), that is (saa), in the image

(vigrahaH) of kaadi-vidya. Here the term kaadi-vidya refers to

the reading of pancha-dashaakShari mantra. There are different

readings of this mantra and here the mantra beginning with "ka"

is referred to.

 

The word kakaararuupa, referring to the letter "ka" can also mean

hiraNyagarbha, water (udakam), head (uttamaa~Ngam) and happiness

(sukha). The powers of hiraNyagarbha such as creation of the

cosmos (jagat kartR^itvam) and supporting it (jagat.h dhaaraka)

is attributed the "ka" the first (aadima) letter of the

consonants (vyanjana). The power of water (udaka) in creating

food (anna) and through that sustaining the world (jagat

sanjiivana hetitvam) is attributed to the first letter of the

mantra "ka".

 

It is well known (prasiddham) in yoga shaastra that for all

living beings (sarveShaaM praaNinaaM) there is nectar (amR^itam)

in head (shirasya - in sahasrara) and through yogic practice

(yoga maargane) when kuNDalini is aroused and lead to the

sahasrara and all the naaDi's are immersed (apluta) in the flow

of nectar, the yogin attain communion with the iishwara (yoginaaM

iishvara saamyaM jayata). Similarly, on those who (yaH) meditate

on the mantra beginning with "ka" (kaadi-vidya -

panchadashaakSharii) SHE confers (chadi iti) shivahood (shiva

bhavam). Hence SHE is known as kakaara ruupa.

 

Shruti declares that "kaM brahma khaM brahma". The space in the

heart daharaakaasham is brahman and the bliss of that brahman is

desired and sought by all. Similary as "ka" which is the first

letter of the muulamantra (which in a sense represents the whole

mantra) which represents HER, the source of highest bliss, SHE

is revered (arhita) by all. That is for those who meditate on

it, it reveals HER as brahman bestowing them the supreme bliss.

Hence SHE is known as kakaara ruupa.

 

AUM kakaararuupaayai namaH

 

 

DISCLAIMER

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*Note that the translation may be inaccurate and may have

errors. Your corrections and suggestions are welcome. I use

Chaganti Suryanarayamurthy's work as reference. But I do not

follow it verbatim and the book does not have the original in

sanskrit. The way I translate it (or understand) it is read

the original 10-15 times and contemplate on it with sanskrit

dictionaries on the internet and try to undestand better. Please

do forgive me for errors and kindly point them out. I going

through this whole exercise just to understand the text better.

(This is the only time this disclaimer will be included).

 

Your corrections and suggestions are welcome.