Chid Vilas- Sri Vidya tattva

                                                              CHID – VILAS

There are enumerable paths leading to the ULTIMATE. Out of those who tread on it, some are Vaishnavas, some are Ganeshites, some are Vedantins, some are Shaivites and some are Shakt. Out of these various paths, Shakti upasana is based on the concept of Mahavidyas. In all, there are ten Mahavidyas explained in our scriptures. Out of this, Sri Vidya is one. The present translation of above mentioned published work deals with Sri Vidya. In a matter of only 38 slokas, complete tattva of inner poojan of Sri Vidya has been explained. To the advanced sadhaks of Sri Vidya it is a great treasure. The idea is to share it with all deserving sadhaks without putting any more words here.

Sloka 1

The Self effulgent form of the Light is called Shiva, while its Experience (Anubhav) form is called Shakti. The intermingling of the two tattvas together is called PARASHAKTI, which is remembered as PADUKAs of Para Shiva form of Guru.

Sloka 2

Fire, Moon, Sun, these three tribindus (three bindus) are present in every tattva and object. Smashti form of all these three is actually Guru Paduka japa.

Sloka 3

Bound by the shores of the Vimarsh Shakti form, this non dual tattva is called Teerth(sacred place)To do Sri Vidya upasana as per scriptures in this Teerth is called BATHING or Snan. By this very bathing, all three kinds of impurities are removed, namely Mayik mal, Karm mal and Anav mal.    

Sloka 4

Maya form Shakti which entrances the whole universe in attachement (moh) is called the NIGHT while the one who binds the whole universe and is provider of ultimate knowledge form Shiv is called the DAY. Where these two join, is the Sri Vidya.

Sloka 5

Self effulgent Shiva is the Sun and Shakti is the rays emanating from it. On that very mandal of light rays poojan and dhyan of Sri Devi is to be done by ego holding Sadhak or Jeeva.(Shiv is A and Shakti is HAM, hence AHAM or Ego appears).   

Sloka 6

Depending upon percentage of Satvagun, Rajaogun and Tamogun, this body got created and skin, fat & bones are the base(body) on which Sadhna is performed. In this body, with the help of Satgun-form-Light, banishing Tamogun-form-Darkness make your own atma(soul) as YAGYA MANDAP for poojan of  that tattva is ARCHAN.

Sloka 7

Anhat chakra in the heart and Sahasrar chakra in the head, both lotuses are called HRIDYA. Parashakti resides in them and by her grace only this whole creation comes forth. A sadhak who is totally involved in the poojan of Shakti in these lotuses, all his snares are cut asunder by Lord Bhairav.

Sloka 8

Me and Mine, this thinking is the cause of all misery and obstructions. Steadfastness in Nirvikalp Shivpad is the remover of all the miseries and obstructions.

Sloka 9

Where formless and beyond-all-attribute Lord Shiv resides permanently that place is the seat of all the 36 tattvas from Earth element to Shiva himself.

Sloka 10

When this para samvid ‘I am’ vibrates in a subject then this world of innumerable forms appear. When same samvid appears in Brahm then this world disappears. Upward movement starts only when control over pran is achieved. With this alone complete non-duality is experienced.

Sloka 11

This samvid tattva or Shakti alone is responsible for creation, preservation and annihilation of whole cosmos. As Seat of that Parashakti present in the cosmos is having 9 coverings or sheaths, in the same way it is present in this body also. Six places (which are explained as 6 Chakras ) are the gates for its movement.

Sloka 12

Upper bindu of the upward pointing triangle is Shiva which represents face while two lower bindus of the triangle represent Fire and Moon which are to be thought of as two breasts. In the AHM, Yoni form H-kaar is to be meditated upon as Kundlini. This is the form of Kaam kala.

Sloka 13

Above mentioned Sun, Moon, Fire and samvid tattva of the upward bound kundlini is the bases of 36 tattvas. Here alone the nyas of all the matrikas from A-kaar to Ksha-kaar is to be performed.From here alone, all the tattvas take birth and are annihilated.

Sloka 14

From Mooladhar to Somchakra, we should perform nyas of 8 Vagdevtas, namely Vashini¹, Kameshwari², Modini³, Vimla⁴, Aruna⁵, Jayani⁶, Sarveshwari⁷ & Kaulini⁸  in subtle body in vertebral column for realization of Partattva. By experiencing the laya bhavna of them, one realizes Partattva.

Sloka 15

Ten senses (five of perception and five of action) or Eleven sense(earlier ten and mind) which are present inside this body , they are connected to self effulgent Brahm. By doing nyas in various peeths(like Kamroop, Jallandhar etc) one develops Focus in Partattva.

Sloka 16

Matrika in the two forms of Swar and Vyanjan, which has come forth from the Samvid tattva is divided in to three parts(three triks) from Y-kaar to ksha-kaar. It resides in all the things eternally and the three triks mentioned above are its padya patra. Resting of that matrika in partattva is Argya. What ever is explained by A-Ka-Tha is also this.

Sloka 17

From Earth element to Lord Shiv all the 36 elements and their attributes are perfect chakras. The kala which illumines then is called Sadini, which is dependent upon Shiv tattva which lights up all the chakras.

Sloka 18

Sadhak with his senses experiences oneness with that Savid tattva, and that state is non-duality. This alone is called the first Upchaar “AHWAAN” or invitation to Parashakti.

Sloka 19

This whole world, which we see is made up of five elements which are experienced in the form of sound, touch, form, taste and smell. These tattvas arise in our body sequentially and the way in which they get annihilated in Par tattva, is mental offerings.

Sloka 20

From A-kaar to Am, all the fifteen letters(swar) are the TITHIS in the form of days and nights. These fifteen are connected with KAAL while the sixteen one AAH is Par tattva where eternal effulgence exists. Poojan of that is poojan of Nitya-Divas-Kala.

Sloka 21

In Sri Chakra, from Bindu to Trailokyamohan chakra, there exist 91 devtas in the form of rays. To experience their LAYA in parashakti is best poojan.

Sloka 22

The Parashakti, in which AMRIT(nectar) kala resides, is responsible for existence of four kinds of creation(Svedaj,from sweat; Andaj,for an eggs; Udbhij from water ;Jarayuj, from membrane like in case of cats and humans) and four states namely Jagrit (awake), Swapan (dream), Sushupti(sleep) and Turiya. To offer them in the next higher state of Turiyattet is the four kinds of offerings (balidaan).

Sloka 23

Antaratma (soul) expands into five types of Pranas (Pran, Apan, Saman, Vyan, Udaan). Its laya in Parashakti in the form of five senses is considered the best AARTI as per the Mahatamas.

Sloka 24

That Par tattva is Niranjan and Nishkal and hence beyond the mind and speech. To rest in that effulgent Partattva, which is sans Shabd-Shakti (speech) and beyond the reach of mind, is the best Japa.

Sloka 25

In that, this partattva is reflected as a reflection and seen as a form. This whole cosmos is actually mirror of the heart. This is the best DARPANOPCHAR, showing of mirror to the Shakti or Partattva.

Sloka 26

Parashakti gurads one from three kinds of pains i.e. Adhyatmik, Adhibhautik and Adhidevik. Sahasrar lotus is pure like nectar and it shades everything under it, is the CHATRA(umbrella) offering to the Paratattva.

Sloka 27

That Samvid tattva has four levels, namely Sthul, Suksham, Sukhamtar, Sukshamtam(Gross, Subtle, Subtle-subtle and Subtlest). There can also be five divisions namely Chid, Ananad, Icha, Gyan and Kriya. Meditating on Samvid tattva as per these 9 divisions and offering every kind of point of view into it, realizing ATMA with the help of chalan kriya is the highest upchaar of Par tattva.  

Sloka 28

To offer this jivatma(soul), of three Aishana and which is bound by consciousness of this five element body, with complete bhav in to the effulgent Satvik Partattva beyond 36 tattva is NIVEDAN of pooja.

Sloka 29

In Sahasrar lotus effulgent, Shiva which is established over all the tattvas is the Guru. When he gets happy, the disciple gets tattva Shudhi. By experiencing the Gurubav, the disciple gets happy and achieves Parmanand.

Sloka 30

Whole cosmos, which we observe around us is a worldly web for snared jeeva. He has to perform a yajna, (with the help of grace filled gaze of the guru, the disciple gets purified and achieves knowledge), in the fire of which all the snares get burned.

Sloka 31

By intense longing for Nirvikalp Samadhi, all the desires get burned and mind gets pure. Offering of that in Shiv tattva with great bhav is the instrument to fan the fire of Yajna, which is the form of Bhastrika Pranayam.

Sloka 32

When Guru gives sermon to a disciple for his realization, then just by his grace filled gaze, INITIATION is achieved which in other words is called Shaktipaat. With the help of it, whole of the stock of bad karmas of the disciple gets burned. Here only, one finds the bridge to cross over the ocean of tattva or this world. This kind of grace filled gaze of guru is Diksha.

Sloka 33

Four rivers flow from the inner most realms in the form of Mind, Budhi(intellect), Chit and Ahmakaar(ego). In the Unmani state, offering of food to Parmatama and Jeev by presiding deities of those four rivers, is the best poojan.

Sloka 34

Five senses of perception and mind, which is the exhibitor of the five different kinds of knowledge, in all generate six kinds of knowledge. Offering of these in the Paratattva is Poojan of Shakti.

Sloka 35

Four states (awake, dream, sleep and turiya) of Jivatma and Parmatma are their bodies in Vyashti and Samashti form. Beyond all these, in the state of Turiya, feelling of oneness of Jivatma and Parmatama is called ARCHAN.

Sloka 36

After getting such an initiation, a sadhak gets free of whole of the web of Karmas. Thus in that Paramvyom, the state which he experiences is beyond all obstructions and it removes all Kleshas and grants Poornanand. This is the KHECHARI mudra which takes away all the pains.

Sloka 37

By the grace of Parmarth samvit tattva one gets free of all the karmas under maya and one realizes its real form because of which this illusionary shakti chakra evident all around us disappears. A rope seems to be a snake in darkness. But when the real knowledge of it is acquired the illusion of snake is banished from the mind. Banishment of the illusion of the maya is the real VISARJAN.

Sloka 38

The non dual knowledge providing kriya, which has become best because of bhavana of Guru, destroys the duality and which though seem to be of three kinds is actually ONE, may provide non dual state to the Shishya in both Sagun and Nirgun states.

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