History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c92.320

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¹⁸⁵³ बिन्दु-त्रिकोण-वसुकोणदशारयुग्म-मन्वस्रनागदलसंयुतषोडशारम् । वृत्तत्रयं च धरणीसदनत्रयं च श्रीचक्रराजमुदितं परदेवतायाः॥ q. by शङ्करविजय of आनन्दगिरि (B I ed. of 1868) p. 255 and by सेतुबन्ध on नित्याषोडशिका 1. 31 from यामल (probably from the रुद्रयामल said to be composed by the great शङ्कराचार्य himself) and चतुर्भिः श्रीकण्ठैः शिवयुवतिभिः पञ्चभिरपि प्रभिन्नाभिः शम्भौर्नवभिरपि मूलप्रकृतिभिः। त्रय-श्चत्वारिंशद्वसुदलकलाश्रत्रिवलयत्रिरेखाभिः सार्धं तव भवनकोणाः परिणताः॥ सौन्दर्यलहरी verse 11 in ed. by Ganesh and Co. Madras, 1957 with Com लक्ष्मीधरा Some writers read in the 2nd verse चतुश्चत्वारिंशत् वसु stands for 8, मनु for 14, नाग for 8, कला for 16. There are two ways of describing it viz. from the bindu onwards (which is called Sṛṣṭi-krama) or from the outer lines to the bindu (which is called saṃhāra-krama). *Vide* 'Shakti and Shākta' by Sir John (*Continued from last page*) Woodroffe (3rd edition of 1929 published by Ganesh & Co, Madras) pp 399 ff for explanation of the figure of Śrīcakra. A tāntrik work called Devīrahasya (D. C. ms. No 490 of 1895-98) quotes the verse बिन्दुत्रिकोण...देवतायाः (on folio 31 a) but also cites another verse describing this चक्र somewhat differently. Cakras are differently enumerated in different works. For example, in D C. ms No 962 of 1884-1887 called चक्रभेद, five cakras employed in the worship of Durgā according to Kaulāgama are राजचक्र, महाचक्र, देवचक्र, वीरचक्र and पशुचक्र (Cat. vol. XVI on Tantra p. 163), while in another ms D. C No 964 of 1887-91, several other cakras are described such as अष्टार्च्चचक्र, ऋणधनशोधनचक्र, राशिचक्र, नक्षत्रचक्र (Cat. vol. XVI on Tantra p. 251).