Chidvilasa Stavah (7th - 10th slokas)

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Chidvilasa Stavah

 

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bhEda lakShaNasankaTAt

tAraNam paramihAtmarakShaNam

samvidAtmakatayA vimarshanam

bandhanam bhavati sarvato dishAm //.........7

 

The objective of digbandhana, shadanganyasas and atmaraksha (with tripureshi

vidya) is to remove the bheda bhavana in the upasaka's chitta and with due

reflection on the Siva Tattva, and be aware of the nirmala siva tattva to be

all-pervading (awareness of Siva Jnana)

 

vEdikA hridayapadmakarNikA

chinmayee vasati tatra dEvatA

yo(a)hi tadyajanakarmakarmaTha

stasya pAshabhidurah sa bhairavah //...........8

 

Upasaka, after entering into the Yaga Mandapa (Mandira) as mentioned above,

contemplates the Hridaya Padma Karnika (in cavity of the heart) to be the Yaga

Vedika. In the middle of the Hridaya Padma Karnika, the upasaka contemplates

the *Chit* which is non-different from Sridevi / Sriyantra.

 

In the deep cavity of the hridaya, along with the *Chit* (Absolute

Consciousness), the upasaka becomes *aware* of the the consort of Chit to be

releasing him from the bondage of Samsara. Such a consort of Chit, the upasaka

knows to be the *Bhairava*.

 

Note: This is *chidbhairavagni tattva* in the hridaya akasa. And this sort of

upasana is the method adopted by samayacharis where the actual sriyantra is

hridaya akasa or dahara akasa.

 

vishwabhEdavibhavo vikalpadhI

lakShaNo bhavati vighnasantatih

nirvikalpanijadhAmavishrama

stannirAkaraNa matra kIrtitam //............9

 

Here, an aspect of upachara ie., Vighnotsarana (Vighna nivarana) is mentioned.

 

Among the antahkarana chatushtaya, Mind or Manas is sankalpa-vikalpatmaka. This

manifold thought process in the upasaka makes him to visualize the creation to

be manifold and something which is external of himself. This sort of chitta

vritti is the obstruction or vighna in tripura upasana.

 

The real vighnosarana involves in the removal of mano vikalpas / chitta

vikshepas and placing the Tripura Devi in the nirmala chidakasa.

 

yatra nirviShayabodhalakShaNah

svAtmasambhu rvatiShThatE(a)nisham

tattvajAlaka midam shivAvadhi

kShmAmukham sakala mAnasam matam //..............10

 

All the aspects of upacharas in navavarana archana have been mentioned like

tirtha snana, sandhya vandana, yaga mandira pravesha,

atma raksha, digbandhana, shad-anga-nyasa, bhavana of sriyantra in hridaya

akasa, avahana of Tripura Devi in chidakasa. Now the upasaka invoking the

Tripurasundari with the above bhavana, offers the *asana* or *seat* to commence

the Navavarana Archana with 16 upacharas.

 

What exactly is the Asana is mentioned in this sloka by Shri Amritanandanatha.

 

Here an aspect of tattva shodhana is mentioned. In Shakta Advaita, as mentioned

earlier, there are 36 principles of creation right from Prakasa (Siva), Vimarsha

(Shakti) down to Prithivi (Earth).

The contemplation or tattva shodhana of all these 36 principles in the pindanda

of the upasaka / sadhaka is the *Asana* sthanas of Tripurasundari.

 

Having contemplated the Tripura to be these 36 principles, the Upasaka proceeds

forth with Antaryaga which would be mentioned in the subsequent posts......

 

//////////////////////to be continued ///////////////////

 

with regs,

sriram