Siva Sutra S1.3 to S1.6

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Siva Sutra S1.3 to S1.6

 

S1.3 The sources of such phenomena (binding knowledge) are elements in the

physical body.

"yoni vargah kalâ sarîram"

source phenomena elements physical-body

 

Sutra S1.3 references the powerful habituation patterns, the deep mental

scars and physical stresses, samskâras, that are elaborated upon in the Yoga

Sutras. Most interestingly, it is the physical body (sarîram) that is

specifically called out as the storage vessel of such binding vasanas, those

seed information packets that are driving forces that automatically arise

over and over again to propel and differentiate personalities.

 

This sutra makes it abundantly clear that this knowledge bondage phenonema is

directly connected with seed elements of the spatial-physical body, which

includes the subtle body, mind. It would seem that intent here is to

differentiate this gross 'knowledge binding' phenomena from a more subtle

realization of knowledge that is presented in the following three sutras,

S1.4 thru S1.6.

 

 

S1.4 Knowledge is based upon the power of sound

"jñâna adhisthânam mâtrkâ"

knowledge based-upon power-of-sound

 

Quite literally, a more detailed mechanics of operation for the notion of

'knowledge' is presented. This would seem to be a god-send from the Lord

itself, jai guru îsvara, to have some sort of basis upon which to talk about

this thing, 'knowledge', that can give rise to so many flarings in sentiment.

Of course, we must yet figure out exactly what this 'mâtrkâ' thing is all

about, for this concept also can and does give rise to many flavors of

flarings in sentiment. Fortunately, we have the rest of the Siva Sutra that

will try to satisfy our questions about this.

 

S1.5 whereby the (associated) exciting terror (of consciousness) is lifted

up

"udyamo bhairavah"

lifted-up exciting-terror

 

S1.6 in uniting an accumulation of divine power at its world center.

"sakti cakra samdhâne visva samhârah"

divine-power center in-uniting world accumulation

 

The three sutras, S1.4, S1.5, and S1.6 together form a complete statement.

Now this is absolutely fascinating. Who would have thought? The word

'mâtrkâ' refers to the large collection of fundamental Sanskrit devanâgarî

script alphabet letters, which are the fundamental building-block sounds

evolving from the devanâgarî (city of gods) symbols, i.e., from the

collection of natural fundamental impulses giving rise to all of life.

Together the three sutras indicate:

 

"Knowledge is based on the power of sound whereby the exciting terror of

consciousness is uplifted by a uniting of an accumulation of divine power at

its all pervading world center."

 

bhairava - exciting terror - is of the nature of astonishment - wow - behold

this new insight or new external sighting! For example, such a knowledge of

exciting terror can reference the singsong like chanting of the sutras from

memory, as they were preciously passed down generation after generation, and

surely of the profound chantings of the various puja. It is said that the

rhythmic soundings themselves carry the structures of subtle intelligence,

above and beyond any intellectual meaning that might be assigned to the

words. Words follow dependently, trying to express as best as possible, the

contents of this dynamic real-time flowing essence of 'knowledge'. This

bhairava is not only a most fascinating 'exciting terror', but it seems to be

almost endowed with qualities of magic. Of course, the word 'magic' is used

only when we do not fully understand the subtleties of the fundamental

natural laws of nature underlying such a sequence of events. The purpose of

these Siva Sutras is to try to expose these underlying natural laws governing

'knowledge'. We shall yet want to come back to these 3-sutras many times as

their meanings continue to unfold with increasingly more flavors throughout

the Siva Sutras.

 

jai guru deva,

 

Edmond