The Essence of the Tantra · Chapter 10

The Essence of the Tantra — Chapter 10

तन्त्रसार

Tantrasāra


Chapter 10 18 verses

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  1. 1 uktas tāvat tattvādhvā Thus far the path of the principles has been expounded.
  2. 2 kalādyadhvā tu nirūpyate tatra yathā bhuvaneṣu anugāmi kiñcid … Now the path beginning with the kalā is set forth.
  3. 3 tad yathā pṛthivyāṃ nivṛttiḥ nivartate yatas tattvasarga iti For example, in the earth-principle there is the kalā of Cessation (Nivṛtti), since it is…
  4. 4 jalādipradhānānte varge pratiṣṭhā kāraṇatayāpyāyanapūraṇakāritvāt In the group from water up to primordial matter, there is the kalā of Establishment…
  5. 5 pumādimāyānte vidyā vedyatirobhāve saṃvidādhikyāt In the group from the soul up to māyā, there is the kalā of Knowledge (Vidyā), because,…
  6. 6 śuddhavidyādiśaktyante śāntā kañcukataraṅgopaśamāt In the group from Pure Knowledge up to the Power-principle, there is the kalā of Peace…
  7. 7 etad eva aṇḍacatuṣṭayaṃ pārthivaprākṛtamāyīyaśāktābhidham This very set is the four cosmic spheres, named the earthen, the material, the māyic, and…
  8. 8 pṛthivyādiśaktīnām atra avasthānena śaktitattve yāvat parasparśo vidyate sparśasya … Through the abiding here of the powers from earth onward in the Power-principle, in so…
  9. 9 śivatattve śāntātītā tasyopadeśabhāvanārcādau kalyamānatvāt In the Śiva-principle there is the kalā Beyond-Peace (Śāntātītā), because it is reckoned…
  10. 10 svatantraṃ tu paraṃ tattvaṃ tatrāpi yat aprameyaṃ tat … But the supreme principle is autonomous;
  11. 11 evaṃ pañcaiva kalāḥ ṣaṭtriṃśattattvāni Thus there are just five segments and thirty-six principles.
  12. 12 tathāhi prameyatvaṃ dvidhā sthūlasūkṣmatvena iti daśa To explain: objecthood is twofold, as gross and subtle — so there are ten.
  13. 13 karaṇatvaṃ dvidhā śuddhaṃ kartṛtāsparśi ca iti daśa Instrumenthood is twofold — the pure, and that which is tinged with agency — so there are…
  14. 14 karaṇatopasarjanakartṛbhāvasphuṭatvāt pañca śuddhakartṛbhāvāt pañca vigalitavibhāgatayā vikāsonmukhatve pañca sarvāvacchedaśūnyaṃ … Five (principles) because agency is manifest there with instrumenthood subordinate to it;
  15. 15 tad yadā upadiśyate bhāvyate vā yat tatpratiṣṭhāpadam tat … When that (thirty-sixth) is taught or contemplated, the ground-station that supports it…
  16. 16 vijñānākalaparyantam ātmakalā īśāntaṃ vidyākalā śiṣṭaṃ śivakalā iti tritattvavidhiḥ Up to the Vijñānākala is the Ātma-kalā (segment of the self);
  17. 17 evaṃ navatattvādy api ūhayet iti In this way one should work out by reasoning the ninefold-principle scheme and the rest…
  18. 18 meyāṃśagāmī sthūlasūkṣmapararūpatvāt trividho bhuvanatattvakalātmādhvabhedaḥ mātṛviśrāntyā tathaiva trividhaḥ tatra … The division of the path into world, principle, and segment, which pertains to the…