[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Literature, language and dating](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature) › [A History of Indian Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927) › v2.c19.s6.t5.102 # A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s6.t5.102 A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s6.t5.102 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c19.s6.t5.102](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s6.t5.102) It is shown how the six perfections can be attained by means of sexual union. In one passage Bhagavatī asks:¹ “O Lord, can the dwelling of Caṇḍamahāroṣaṇa be attained without a woman, or is that not possible?” The Lord said: “That is not possible, O goddess.” … “Enlightenment is attained by means of bliss, and there is no bliss without a woman” … “I am the son of Māyā, and I have assumed the form of Caṇḍamahāroṣaṇa; you are the exalted Gopā,² who are one with the Prajñā-Pāramitā. And all women in the universe, are regarded as incarnations of her, and all men as incarnations of myself.” - [Previous: v2.c19.s6.t5.101](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s6.t5.101) - [Next: v2.c19.s6.t5.103](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s6.t5.103) - [Up: v2.c19.s6.t5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s6.t5) ## Cites (1) - [Prajñāpāramitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.prajnaparamita) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s6.t5.102](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s6.t5.102) · Pramāṇa