Todalatantra 7: Toḍalatantra, Saptamaḥ paṭalaḥ
Toḍalatantra 7
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Toḍalatantra, Saptamaḥ paṭalaḥ
7.1
śrīdevī uvāca
mahāyogamayī devī khecarī paramā kalā
yogajñānaṃ vinā siddhir nāsti satyaṃ sureśvara //
The auspicious Goddess said:
The goddess who consists of great yoga is Khecarī, the supreme kalā.
Without knowledge of yoga there is no siddhi; this is true, O lord of the gods.
7.2
brūhi me devadeveśa kṣudrabrahmāṇḍamadhyataḥ
kimādhāre sthitā nātha saptadvīpā vasuṃdharā //
Tell me, O god of gods, within the microcosm,
upon what support does the earth with seven continents rest, O Lord?
7.3
samudrasaptakaṃ nātha kimākāraṃ pratiṣṭhati
mūlādhāre mahīcakre saṃsthitā mānavādayaḥ //
Of what shape do the seven oceans stand, O Lord?
Human beings and others reside in the earth-cakra in the mūlādhāra.
7.4
kṣudrarūpā janāḥ sarve kimākāreṇa saṃsthitāḥ
svakīyāṅgulimānena mārutaṃ kathaya prabho //
In what form do all beings of minute form reside?
Tell of the [vital] air according to the measure of one's own finger, O Lord.
7.5
śrīśiva uvāca
mūlādhāre sthitā devi saptadvīpā vasuṃdharā
valayākārarūpeṇa samudrāḥ sapta saṃsthitāḥ //
The auspicious Śiva said:
The earth with seven continents is situated in the mūlādhāra, O goddess;
the seven oceans are situated in the shape of rings.
7.6
jambudvīpaṃ madhyadeśe tadbāhye lavaṇāmbudhiḥ
śākadvīpaṃ maheśāni tadbāhye dadhisāgaraḥ //
Jambudvīpa is in the central region; outside it is the salt ocean.
Śākadvīpa is [next], O great sovereign goddess; outside it is the curd ocean.
7.7
tadbāhye śālmalīdvīpaṃ sāgaro dugdhatadbahiḥ
tadbāhye pāṭalādvīpaṃ tadbāhye tu jalāntakaḥ //
Outside that is Śālmalīdvīpa; outside that is the milk ocean.
Outside that is Pāṭalādvīpa; outside that is the ocean of fresh water.
7.8
pṛthivyāṃ vartate devi yadrūpā mānavādayaḥ
tena rūpeṇa deveśi mūlādhāre tu jantavaḥ //
Of whatever form humans and others exist upon the earth, O goddess,
in that very form, O queen of the gods, do creatures exist in the mūlādhāra.
7.9
ṣaṇṇavatyaṅgulaṃ devi mārutaṃ parikīrtitam
mārtaṇḍasthitimānaṃ tu adhikaṃ parikīrtitam //
The [vital] air is proclaimed to be ninety-six finger-breadths, O goddess;
and the measure of the station of the sun is proclaimed to be greater.
7.10
śrīdevī uvāca
kiyad bhuvaṃ tu brahmāṇḍaṃ vada bhūtalavāsinaḥ
aṅgulyekena kiṃ mānaṃ kathayasva dayānidhe //
The auspicious Goddess said:
How great is the world of the macrocosm, tell [me], for an inhabitant of the earth?
Tell what the measure is by a single finger, O ocean of compassion.
7.11
śrīśiva uvāca
aṅgulyekena deveśi sahasrābdaṃ prajāyate
ṣaṇṇavatisahasrābdaṃ bhaved bhūtalavāsinaḥ //
The auspicious Śiva said:
By a single finger[-breadth], O queen of the gods, one thousand years are produced;
there are ninety-six thousand years for an inhabitant of the earth.
7.12
pādāṅguṣṭhādigulphāntaṃ priye randhrasahasrakam
randhraṃ candrasahasrābdaṃ gulphādijānusaṃdhiṣu //
From the big toe to the ankle, O beloved, is a thousand apertures;
an aperture is a thousand lunar years; from the ankle to the knee joints,
7.13
jānvādigudaparyantaṃ mānaṃ viṃśasahasrakam
mūlādhārādiliṅgāntaṃ caturvarṣasahasrakam //
from the knees to the anus the measure is twenty thousand [years];
from the mūlādhāra to the liṅga is four thousand years.
7.14
liṅgādinābhiparyantaṃ bhavedṛṣisahasrakam
nābhyādihṛdayāntaṃ ca grahasaṃkhyasahasrakam //
From the liṅga to the navel is seven thousand [years],
and from the navel to the heart is the number of planets in thousands (nine thousand).
7.15
hṛdādikaṇṭhaparyantam ṛṣisaṃkhyasahasrakam
viśuddhādikamājñāntaṃ mānaṃ rudrasahasrakam //
From the heart to the throat is the number of sages in thousands (seven thousand);
from the viśuddha and so on to the ājñā, the measure is the number of Rudras in thousands (eleven thousand).
7.16
ājñācakrācchivāntaṃ vai diksahasraṃ sureśvari
sūryasaṃkhyāsahasraṃ tu samīraścādhikaḥ smṛtaḥ //
From the ājñācakra to Śiva is indeed the directions in thousands (ten thousand), O Queen of gods;
moreover, the air [traveling beyond] is known to be the number of Suns in thousands (twelve thousand).
7.17
śarīrasahakāreṇa hāso vṛddhiśca jāyate
ṣaḍguṇo ratikāle ca triguṇo bhojanādbahiḥ //
Along with the body, decrease and increase occur:
it is sixfold during sexual union, and threefold outside of eating.
7.18
dhamane cāṣṭadhā proktaḥ samīro vṛddhitāṃ gataḥ
sadguror upadeśena mantramārgeṇa pārvati //
In blowing, the air that has increased is said to be eightfold.
By the instruction of a true guru, through the path of mantra, O Pārvatī,
7.19
yadi caikāṅgulaṃ hrasvaṃ sahasrābdaṃ sa jīvati
evaṃ krameṇa deveśi samatā yadi vā bhavet //
if it is shortened by even one finger-width, he lives for a thousand years.
In this sequence, O Queen of gods, if equilibrium should occur,
7.20
jitvā mṛtyuṃ maheśāni śambhuvad viharet kṣitau
ata eva maheśāni yonimudrā mayoditā //
having conquered death, O great ruler, he wanders upon the earth like Śambhu.
For this very reason, O great ruler, the yonimudrā was taught by me.
7.21
prāṇāyāmena deveśi tathaiva yonimudrayā
tathaivābhyāsayogena yadi vāyuḥ samo bhavet //
Through prāṇāyāma, O Queen of gods, and likewise through the yonimudrā,
and likewise through the practice of yoga, if the breath becomes equal,
7.22
jitvā mṛtyuṃ maheśāni khecaro jāyate'cirāt
pramāṇaṃ kathitaṃ sarvaṃ manuṣyasya priyaṃvade //
having conquered death, O great ruler, he quickly becomes a mover in the sky.
The whole measure of man has been told, O pleasant-spoken one.
7.23
śvāsocchvāsavikāsena kuṇḍalī gaganaṃ caret
idānīṃ pṛthivīmānaṃ vada me parameśvara //
Through the expansion of inhalation and exhalation, Kuṇḍalī moves in the void.
Now tell me the measure of the earth, O Supreme Lord.
7.24
saptasvargasthito yo yo yā yā śaktiḥ sthitā sadā
tatsarvaṃ śrotumicchāmi yadi sneho'sti māṃ prati //
Whoever resides in the seven heavens, and whichever Śakti always resides [there],
I wish to hear all that, if you have love for me.
7.25
śrīśiva uvāca
mūlādhāre mahīcakre saṃsthitā mānavādayaḥ
teṣāṃ mānena deveśi cārdhaṃ caiva dvisaptatiḥ //
The auspicious Śiva said:
In the mūlādhāra, in the earth-circle, humans and others reside;
by their measure, O Queen of gods, it is indeed half of seventy-two (thirty-six).
7.26
dviguṇaḥ parameśāni tadbāhye lavaṇāmbudhiḥ
evaṃ krameṇa deveśi dviguṇaṃ parikīrtitam //
Outside of it, O supreme ruler, is the salt ocean, twice as large.
In this sequence, O Queen of gods, each is proclaimed to be doubled.
7.27
ḍākinīsahito brahmā mūlādhāre tu sundari
rākiṇīsahito viṣṇuḥ svādhiṣṭhāne vyavasthitaḥ //
Brahmā accompanied by Ḍākinī resides in the mūlādhāra, O beautiful one;
Viṣṇu accompanied by Rākiṇī is situated in the svādhiṣṭhāna.
7.28
lākinīsahito rudro maṇipūre sureśvari
anāhate mahāpadme kākinīsahito haraḥ //
Rudra accompanied by Lākinī is in the maṇipūra, O Queen of gods;
Hara accompanied by Kākinī is in the great lotus of the anāhata.
7.29
viśuddhākhye vasennityā sākinī ca sadāśivaḥ
hākinī paraśivo devaś cājñācakre sureśvari //
In the one called viśuddha, the eternal Sākinī and Sadāśiva dwell;
and Hākinī and the god Paraśiva are in the ājñācakra, O Queen of gods.
7.30
sahasrāre mahāpadme viśvarūpaḥ paraḥ śivaḥ
mahākuṇḍalinī tatra sthitā nityā sureśvari //
In the great lotus of the sahasrāra is the universal-formed Supreme Śiva;
Mahākuṇḍalinī resides there eternally, O Queen of gods.
7.31
śrīdevī uvāca
kutra mūle mahāpīṭhe vartate parameśvara
mūlādhārādadhobhāge pātālaṃ kīdṛśaṃ prabho //
The auspicious Goddess said:
Where, in what root seat, does the great seat exist, O Supreme Lord?
What is the underworld below the mūlādhāra like, O Lord?
7.32
śrīśiva uvāca
mūlādhāre kāmarūpaṃ hṛdi jālaṃdharaṃ priye
pūrṇagirim adhobhāge uḍḍīyānaṃ tadūrdhvake //
The auspicious Śiva said:
Kāmarūpa is in the mūlādhāra; Jālaṃdhara is in the heart, my dear;
Pūrṇagiri is in the lower part, and Uḍḍīyāna is above it.
7.33
vārāṇasī bhruvormadhye jvalantī locanatraye
māyāvatī mukhavṛtte kaṇṭhe cāṣṭapurī tathā //
Vārāṇasī is between the eyebrows; the blazing one is in the three eyes;
Māyāvatī is in the circle of the mouth, and likewise the Eight Cities are in the throat.
7.34
nābhimūle maheśāni ayodhyāpurī saṃsthitā
kāñcīpīṭhaṃ kaṭīdeśe śrīhṛṭṭaṃ pṛṣṭhadeśake //
At the root of the navel, O great ruler, the city of Ayodhyā is situated;
the seat of Kāñcī is in the region of the hips; Śrīhaṭṭa is in the back region.
7.35
mūlādhārāt śataṃ caiva atalaṃ parikīrtitam
sutalaṃ ca varṣaśataṃ talātalaśataṃ priye //
A hundred [years] from the mūlādhāra is proclaimed to be Atala;
Sutala is a hundred years, and Talātala a hundred, my dear.
7.36
ṛṣibāṇenduvarṣāntaṃ saṃsthitaṃ ca mahātalam
śatadvayāntaṃ pātālaṃ dviśataṃ vai rasātalam //
Up to the limit of sages-arrows-moon years (157) resides Mahātala;
Pātāla extends to two hundred, and Rasātala indeed to two hundred.
7.37
mūlādhārācca deveśi dve'ṅgulī cāntike sthite
tayormadhye ca pātālās tiṣṭhanti parameśvari //
From the mūlādhāra, O Queen of gods, two finger-widths remain nearby;
between those two, the underworlds reside, O supreme ruler.
7.38
iti te kathitaṃ kānte yogasāraṃ samāsataḥ
na vaktavyaṃ paśor agre prāṇānte'pi kadācana //
Thus the essence of yoga has been declared to you in brief, beloved;
it must never be spoken before a bound soul, even at the end of life.
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