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% Description/comments  : Maheshwara Tantra Jnanakhanda prathama paTalaM Verses 22-47
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mAheshvaratantre j~nAnakhaNDe AtmasvarUpaj~nAna
AtmA kA svarUpa

j~nAnaM tattu vijAnIyAt yenAtmA bhAsate sphuTaH |
aj~nAnenAvR^ito nityaM moharUpeNa bityadA ||
tAvatsaMsArabhAvaH syAdyAvadaj~nAnamullaset |
tAvanmoho bhramastAvattAvadeva bhayaM bhavet || 1||
vastutaH vahI j~nAna (aura vij~nAna) hai jisase AtmA kA sAkShAtkAra ho jAya |
vaha sphuTa rUpa se bhAsita hone lage | vaha AtmA nitya moharUpa aj~nAna se
AvR^ita hotI hai | vastutaH tabhI taka saMsAra kA bhAva sAdhakameM hotA hai
jaba taka usakI AtmA aj~nAna se AvR^ita rahatI hai aura tabhI taka moha evaM
bhrama tathA tabhI taka bhaya bhI rahatA hai || 1 ||

ahaM mametyasadbhAvo vismR^itirdu:khadarshanam |
nAnAdharmAnurAgashcha karmaNAM cha phaleShaNA || 2||
\ldq{}yaha merA hai\rdq{} \ldq{}yaha maiM hU.N\rdq{} \- isa prakAra aha.ntva buddhi kA
na honA yA usakI vismR^iti atyanta kaThina hai | nAnA prakArake dharmoM aura
kAryo.nmeM anurAga tathA phalakI ichChA kA tyAga atyanta kaThina hai || 2 ||

bandhamokShavibhAgashcha jaDadehAdyaha.nkR^itiH |
tAvadIshvarabhAvaH syAtpAShANapratimAdiShu || 3||
bandhana aura vimukta (AtmA) kA vibhAga tathA ja.Da dehameM ahaMtva buddhi na
hone para hI pAShANakI pratimA AdimeM Ishvara bhAvakI utpatti hotI hai || 3 ||

jalAdau tIrthabhAvashcha yAvadaj~nAnamullaset |
udite tu parij~nAne nA.ayaM loko na kalpanA || 4||
jaba taka aj~nAna hotA hai tabhI taka jala AdimeM tIrthakI bhAvanA hotI hai |
kintu jabhI tattvaj~nAna kA udaya sAdhakameM ho jAtA hai tabhI na yaha loka
hotA hai aura na to kisI prakArakI kalpanA hI usameM hotI hai || 4 ||

na tvaM nAhaM na vai ki~nchinnivR^itte mohavibhrame |
svayamevAtmanAtmAnamAtmanyAtmAbhipadyate || 5||
moha rUpa vishiShTa bhramake dUra ho jAne para sAdhakake lie na tuma ho na maiM
hU.N | vaha to svayaM hI apane dvArA apanemeM hI samAhita ho jAtA hai || 5 ||

tadA sukhasamudrasya svarUpanirato bhavet |
layashchAtyantiko devi kadAchidvA bhaviShyati || 6||
usa samaya vaha sAdhaka sukhake sAkShAt samudrameM rahatA hai | he devi
! usa sukha samudra kA Atyantika laya shAyada hI kabhI hogA || 6 ||

tadevAtmAkSharaH sAkShAdeka evAvashiShyate |
sa shivo viShNurevendraH sa evAmaradAnavAH || 7||
vaha AtmA hI sAkShAt akShara brahma hai | vahI eka sheSha rahatI hai | vahI
shiva\, viShNu aura indra bhI hai | vahI deva aura dAnava bhI hai || 7 ||

sa eva yakSharakShAMsi siddhachAraNakinnarAH ||
sanakAdyAshcha munayo brahmaputrAshcha mAnasAH || 8||
vahI yakSha aura rAkShasa\, siddha chAraNa yA kinnara (manuShya aura devo.nke
bIchakI yoni visheSha) bhI hai | vahI ( AtmA ) sanakAdi R^iShi hai aura brahmAke
(nAradAdi) mAnasa putra bhI vahI hai || 8 ||


pashavaH pakShiNashchaiva parvatAstR^iNavIrudhaH |
sa evedaM jagatsarvaM sthUlasUkShmamayaM cha yat || 9||
pashu\-pakShI\, parvata\, tR^iNAdika latA\, pallava Adi bhI vaha ( AtmArUpa
brahma ) hI hai.n | vahI yaha sampUrNa dR^ishyamAna sthUla yA sUkShma jagat
bhI hai.n || 9 ||

aj~nAnAdrajataM bhAti shuktikAyAM yathA priye |
j~nAnAttadrajataM devi tasyAmeva vilIyate || 10||
tathAkShare pare brahmaNyAbhAti sakalaM jagat |
mohane kenachiddevi mohanAshe tu shA~Nkari || 11||
he priye ! jaise aj~nAnake kAraNa sIpImeM chA.ndI kA bhAna hotA hai aura he
devi ! usI rajata kA j~nAna hone para usImeM usakA vilaya (bhI) ho jAtA hai |
usI prakAra akShara rUpa parabrahmameM sampUrNa jagat kA bhAna hotA hai |
ataH he devi ! moha kA kAraNa jagat hai aura moha rUpa aj~nAnake vinaShTa
hone para he shA~Nkari ! vaha jagat bhI vilIna ho jAtA hai || 10 \- 11 ||

avashiShyate paraM brahma sAkShAdakSharamavyayam |
na tvaM nAhaM tadA viShNurlakShmIrbrahmAsarasvatI || 12||
sAkShAt akShara rUpa parabrahma avyaya hI avashiShTa rahatA hai | na
\ldq{}tuma\rdq{} aura na \ldq{}maiM\rdq{} rahatA hU.N | vastutaH usa (tattva
j~nAnake) samaya viShNu aura lakShmI tathA brahmA evaM sarasvatI bhI nahIM
hote hai.n || 12 ||

neshvaro na shivashchApi yathApUrvaM bhaviShyati |
mR^idudbhavAni kAryANi mR^ichCheshANi yathApriye || 13||
usa samaya sAdhakake lie na to Ishvara hote hai.n aura na hI shiva jaise
pahale hue the | vastutaH yaha jagat usI prakAra hai jaise he priye ! miTTIke
(bane ghaTa Adi) kAryoM kA antataH sheSha miTTI hI hotA hai || 13 ||

tathaivAkhilaloko.ayaM brahmabhUto bhaviShyati |
yathA vAyuvashAddevi samudre taralormaya |
prAdurbhavanti deveshi tasmin shAnte tu pUrvavat || 14||
usa sAdhaka kA yaha sampUrNa saMsAra brahmamaya hogA | jaise vAyuke kAraNa\,
he devi\, samudrameM tarala urmiyA.N ( lahareM ) prAdurbhUta hotI hai.n |
he deveshi ! vahI samudra shAnta hokara pUrvavat ho jAtA hai || 14 ||

tathA vismAritaj~nAnAnmohAdbhrAntaM charAcharam |
chaturviMshatitattvotthaM satyamityeva rUpitam || 15||
isa prakAra j~nAnake punaH vismR^ita ho jAne se mohake kAraNa samasta
charAchara jagat (aha.nkAra Adi) chaubIsa tattvoM se prAdurbhUta ho (jAtA
hai jo) satyake samAna hI lagatA hai || 15 ||

tatra jAtA ime lokAshchaturdasha maheshvari |
adhaH sapta tathA chordhvamevaM sa.nkhyAshchaturdasha || 16||
he maheshvari ! usameM ye chaudaha loka prAdurbhUta hote hai.n | jo sAta
nIche aura sAta Uparake krama se sa.nkhyAmeM chaudaha hai.n || 16 ||

atalaM vitalaM chaivaM sutalaM cha talAtalam |
rasAtalaM cha pAtAlaM bhUrbhuvaH svastathopari || 17||
maharjanastapa iti satyaM vaikuNTha ityapi |
shivaloko devalokastathA.avAntargatA api || 18||
nIche 1\. atala\, 2\. vitala\, 3\. sutala\, 4\. talAtala\, 5\. mahAtala\,
6\. rasAtala\, evaM 7\, pAtAla \- ye sAta loka hai.n aura Upara 1\. bhUH\,
2\. bhuvaH\, 3\. svaH\, 4\. mahaH\, 5\. janaH\, 6\. tapaH\, aura 7\. satya\-
ye sAta loka hai.n\, tathA (isase atirikta) vaikuNTha bhI hai | usI vaikuNTha
lokake antargata shivaloka aura devaloka bhI hai.n || 17 \- 18 ||

mohashAntau bhaviShyanti sarve brahmamayA ime |
yAvatsarpamayI bhrAntI rajjau tAvadbhayaM priye || 19||
moha rUpa aj~nAnake naShTa ho jAne para ye sabhI brahmamaya ho.nge | he priye
! vastutaH (mR^ityu se) bhaya tabhI taka rahatA hai jaba taka ki rassImeM
sarpakI bhrAnti (sandeha) ho rahI ho || 19 ||

rajjuttvena tu vij~nAtA bhayaM nodvahate punaH |
aprapa~nche prapa~ncho.ayaM mohAdunmIlati sphuTaH || 20||
rassI kA j~nAna hote hI punaH yaha bhaya nahIM hotA | mohake unmIlita hote
hI yaha j~nAna spaShTata: hotA hai ki aprapa~nchameM yaha sampUrNa sR^iShTi
kA prapa~ncha  hai || 20 ||

tAvadbhayaprado.aj~nAnaM yAvanmohaM na vindate |
dvidhA tridhA pa~nchadhA cha chaturviMshatidhA punaH || 21||
ekadhA cha punastreghA bahudhA cha punaH svayam |
vistIrNaH sa tu moho.ayaM AvR^itya parameshvaram || 22||
jaba taka moha nahIM haTatA tabhI taka aj~nAna bhayaprada hotA hai | do\, tIna
aura pA.Ncha\-pA.Ncha karake athavA chaubIsa karake\, puna: eka aura phira
tIna aura bAra\-bAra phira vahI yaha moha hai jo svayameva parameshvara ko
AvR^ita karake vistR^ita ho jAtA hai || 21 \- 22 ||

kAlamAyAMshayogena brahmANDamasR^ijatprabhuH |
koTibrahmANDalakShANAM sa nirmAtAkSharo vibhuH || 23||
kAla aura mAyAke aMshake yoga se prabhu ne isa brahmANDakI rachanA kI |
vaha vibhu karo.DoM brahmANDoM kA nirmAtA akShara brahma (AtmA) hai || 23 ||

na tasyechChA na karttavyA nirguNaH prakR^iteH paraH |
tathApi bAlavat krIDan koTibrahmANDasaMhatIH || 24||
use koI ichChA nahIM hotI\, usake koI kartavya nahIM hote\, vaha nirguNa aura
prakR^iti se pare hai | phira bhI vaha bAlakake samAna khelatA huA karo.DoM
brahmANDakI saMhatiyoM (samUhoM) ko rachatA rahatA hai aura una brahmANDoM
kA saMhAra kiyA karatA hai || 24 ||

sR^ijate saMharatyeShaH kaTAkShAkShepamAtrataH |
chinmAtraH paramaH shuddhaH kUTasthaH puruShaH paraH || 25||
chinmAtra\, parama\, shuddha kUTastha yaha parama puruSha apane kaTAkShake
AkShepa mAtra se hI brahmANDoM kA sR^ijana aura saMhAra kiyA karatA hai || 25 ||

iti shrInAradapa~NcharAtre mAheshvaratantre j~nAnakhaNDe
      AtmasvarUpaM sampUrNam |
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Verses 22-47 from Maheshvaratantra Jnanakhanda prathama paTalaM

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