Vijñāna Bhairava Tantra 8
गूहनीयतमम्भद्रे तथापि कथयामि ते |
यत्किंचित्सकलं रूपं भैरवस्य प्रकीर्तितम् ||8||
Metre: Anuṣṭubh
O blessed one (bhadre | voc sg f), nevertheless (tathā api) I explain (kathayāmi | 1p sg act pres) to you (te | dat sg) the most secret [teaching] (gūhanīyatamam | acc sg n).
Whatever (yat | acc sg n) [has] in any way (kiṃcit | acc sg n) been proclaimed (prakīrtitam | acc sg n) as the composite form (sakalaṃ rūpam | acc sg) of Bhairava (bhairavasya | gen sg), [I will set forth].
Whatever (yat | acc sg n) [has] in any way (kiṃcit | acc sg n) been proclaimed (prakīrtitam | acc sg n) as the composite form (sakalaṃ rūpam | acc sg) of Bhairava (bhairavasya | gen sg), [I will set forth].
O blessed one, I will now tell you the most secret teaching of all.
I will explain everything that is described as Bhairava's shaped and composite form.
I will explain everything that is described as Bhairava's shaped and composite form.
Vijñāna Bhairava Tantra 9
तदसारतया देवि विज्ञेयं शक्रजालवत् |
मायास्वप्नोपमं चैव गन्धर्वनगरभ्रमम् ||9||
Metre: Anuṣṭubh
That (tat | acc sg n), O Goddess (devi | voc sg), is to be known (vijñeyam | acc sg n pfp) because of its essencelessness (asāratayā | ins sg), like the illusion of Śakra's net (śakra-jāla-vat).
And indeed (ca iva) [it is] like an illusion and a dream (māyā-svapna-upamam | acc sg n), [like] the delusion of a Gandharva city (gandharva-nagara-bhramam | acc sg).
And indeed (ca iva) [it is] like an illusion and a dream (māyā-svapna-upamam | acc sg n), [like] the delusion of a Gandharva city (gandharva-nagara-bhramam | acc sg).
O Goddess, all of this should be known as without essence. It is like a magical image, an illusion, a dream, or a deceptive city in the sky.
Vijñāna Bhairava Tantra 10
ध्यानार्थम्भ्रान्तबुद्धीनां क्रियाडम्बरवर्तिनाम् |
dhyānārtham bhrānta-buddhīnāṃ; kriyā-ḍambara-vartinām | Analysis ▾ Analysis ▴
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dhyāna
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the meditation | |
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artham
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for the purpose, for the purpose | |
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bhrānta
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the confused, misled | |
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buddhīnām
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the mental ones, the understanding ones, those situated in thought | |
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kriyā
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in activity, in practice, in doing | |
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ḍambara
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in noise, in outer display, in pomp | |
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vartinām
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situated in, moving in, attached to |
केवलं वर्णितम्पुंसां विकल्पनिहतात्मनाम् ||10||
kevalaṃ varṇitam puṃsāṃ; vikalpa-nihatātmanām ||10|| Analysis ▾ Analysis ▴
Metre: Anuṣṭubh
For the purpose of meditation (dhyāna-artham | dat sg) [it is suitable] for those confused in understanding (bhrānta-buddhīnām | gen pl) and for those caught in the display of outward practice (kriyā-ḍambara-vartinām | gen pl).
It has been described (varṇitam | nom sg n ppp) only (kevalam) for humans (puṃsām | gen pl) whose inner selves are struck down by conceptual distinction (vikalpa-nihata-ātmanām | gen pl).
It has been described (varṇitam | nom sg n ppp) only (kevalam) for humans (puṃsām | gen pl) whose inner selves are struck down by conceptual distinction (vikalpa-nihata-ātmanām | gen pl).
These forms of Bhairava are described only as supports for meditation. They are meant for people whose minds are confused, who are absorbed in outer practices, and who remain caught in conceptual thought.
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