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Shakti SutrAni ..}## \itxtitle{.. shaktisUtrANi ..}##\endtitles ## atha shaktisUtrANi bhagavadagastyavirachitAni | athAtaH shaktijij~nAsA || 1|| yatkartrI || 2|| yadajA || 3|| nAntarayo.atra || 4|| tat.hsAnnidhyAt || 5|| tat.hkalpakatvamaupAdhikam || 6|| samAnadharmatvAt || 7|| tachcha prAtibhAsikam || 8|| yadbandhaH || 9|| yadAropAdhyAsAdaikyam || 10|| shabdAdhiShTAnali~Ngam || 11|| nAnAvAn || 12|| tachcha kAlikam || 13|| akhaNDopAdhe || 14|| yAmeva bhUtAni vishanti || 15|| yadotaM yatprotam || 16|| tadviShNutvAt || 17|| tato jaganti kiyanti || 18|| nAnAtve.apyekatvamviruddham || 19|| vichArAt || 20|| yasmAdadR^ishyaM dR^ishya~ncha || 21|| dR^iShTitvavyapadeshAdvA || 22|| avinAbhAvitvAt || 23|| bhinnatve nAniyAmyatve || 24|| atathAvidhA || 25|| yatkR^itiH || 26|| ichChAj~nAnakriyAsvarUpatvAt || 27|| na sannAsat || 28|| sadasattvAt || 29|| tadbhrAntiH || 30|| yatsat || 31|| idAnImupAdhivichAraH kriyate || 32|| lIyata tatraikadeshapravAdaH || 33|| yasmAttAratabhyam jantUnAm ||34|| saumya.n jananamaraNayoH || 35|| paunaHpunyAt || 36|| yadeva saMsAraH || 37|| UrNanAbhiH || 38|| sAdR^ishyAnantyam || 39|| tatsiddhireva siddhiH || 40|| tadvattvAt || 41|| yachchaitanyabheda (bhade) pramANam || 42|| tadbuddheH || 43|| tannAshe tannAshaH || 44|| bhUtabhautikau || 45|| anyathAj~neyatvaM bhAvAt || 46|| tannirlepaH puShkaraparNatattvavat || 47|| sataH || 48|| puShpagandhavat || 49|| mUktaH sarvo baddhaH sarvaH || 50|| yadvilAsAt || 51|| tat sraShTu ##(?)## tvAnumiteH || 52|| a~NgAntaraM vyabhicharitam || 53|| no doShaH || 54|| yaddeyadyatpurANaH ##(sic)##|| 55|| bhrAmyate jantuH || 56|| bhrashyate svargAt || 57|| Arogyasya || 58|| nirvikAre kriyAbhAvAt || 59|| bandhamokShayoshcha || 60|| sarvatra chintyam || 61|| shUnyatvo vA nigalavat ##(sic)##|| 62|| pItaviShavadvirodhopalabdheH || 63|| tadyogAtU tadyogaH || 64|| tadbhoge tadbhoga iti || 65|| tattyAgastadvyapyatvat || 66|| bandhanaiyattyApatteH || 67|| nAstIti bhramaH || 68|| astItyatiriktamapi || 69|| pakShAntarAsiddheH || 70|| tadabhAvAbhAvAt || 71|| li~Ngamali~NgyaM talli~Ngam || 72|| prAbalyAt || 73|| vashIkR^iteshitvAtkAminItvAnmohakatvAdvA || 74|| yanmAtApitarau || 75|| bIjotpatteraindrajAlikam || 76|| na tajjAteH || 77|| nirguNatvAt || 78|| tatkAmitvAdvyAsaH || 79|| tatparo jaiminiH || 80|| tatsvAbhinno hayAnanashcha || 81|| uktavAnagastyaH || 82|| tadvedI vaiShkalAyanaH || 83|| kaNThaH karttR^itvam || 84|| parAsharaH prAbalyam || 85|| vashiShTho mohanam ||86|| shukastvAtmanam || 87|| mAtaraM nAradaH || 88|| manvAnAstaranti saMsAram || 89|| uktali~NgaiH sadbhiH pramANaiH || 90|| tattu tittiriH || 91|| ChandokAshcha ##(?)## gAshcha || 92|| mArIchastadvAdI || 93|| yachChivaH || 94|| harirantargururbahiH || 95|| kAlo bhede durudbodhyaH || 96|| talleshAH || 97|| daharavyApitvAt || 98|| tatparAttadbahiH || 99|| evaM brahmavidaH || 100|| adharmAttadbandhaH || 101|| dharmo hi vR^ittau || 102|| na mohe hiMsA cha yasyAH || 103|| atashchittapramAdaH || 104|| gaurbhariNImATharAyaNoH ##(sic)##|| 105|| na hi vedo na hi veda tadvidaH || 106|| vindati vedAnprakR^itim || 107|| tarati tAM tasmAt || 108|| brahmabhUyAya kalpate brahmabhUyAya kalpata iti || 109|| viditvaivaM tarati || 110|| yatkR^itvA || 111|| jaiminiranAtmeti || 112|| gauNIti prAchuryAt || 113|| || iti shaktisUtrANi || ## Based on the commentary available in the manuscript, ##shAkteyasUtrANi rachayitukAmo bhagavAnagastyaH prathamaM tAvat \ldq{}athAtaH shaktijij~nAsA\rdq{} iti sUtramArabdhavAn | ## the Sutras are ascribed to Agastya. The commentary runs only upto the 19th Sutra. The Sutras are important as setting forth the philosophy of the Shakti cult. ## atha shaktisUtravyAkhyA | iha khalu alpAyuralpavIryamandabuddhimataH avidyAsAgarAdAtmAnamuddharttuM sAmarthyAbhAvenAshaknuvato lokAnAlokya kR^ipayAj~nAnagADhAndhakArapradIpAni (?) shAkteyasUtrANi rachayitukAmo bhagavAn agastyaH prathamaM tAvat \ldq{}athAtaH shaktijij~nAsA\rdq{} iti sUtramArabdhavAn | atra shrutisamAnArthatvAt karttavyeti | athashabda uchchAraNamAtreNa ma~NgalArthaH, arthastvAnantaryam | tathA cha\-sAdhanachatuShTayasa.npattyanantaram | ataH dharmAdInAM kramashashchaiva AdhikyAt (?), yAgAdInAM chirakAlaprayAsasAdhyatve.api phalaM prati saMshayarUpatvAt, vedAnte tAvat \ldq{}AtmA vAre draShTavyaH shrotavyo mantavyo nididhyAsitavyaH\rdq{} ityatra prathamaM tAvat darshanamanUdyA (?) shrotavyAdInAM bahuvidhatarkasAdhyatvena bAlAnAmabodhakatvAditi hetoH shaktijij~nAsA karttavyeti || shakterjij~nAsA shaktijij~nAsA | kA nAma shaktiH | shalkR^i shaktAvityasmAd dhAtoH ktinpratyaye shaktiriti | sarvabhUtAnAmantaryAmitayA prakAshayituM shaknoti ityarthaH | tathA cha sUtram \ldq{}yAM vinA na gatirgamyate\rdq{} | j~nAtumichChA jij~nAsA | atha sukhasAdhyatayA anAyAsena j~nAnamutpAdyata ityarthaH | tathA cha shrutiH \ldq{}andhaM tamaH pravishanti ye.avidyAmupAsate\rdq{} iti | evamanubandhachatuShTayaM nirUpitam || 1|| nanu vedAntAdyanantasUtrANAM vidyamAnatvAt kimarthamapUrvashaktirityAkShipya prati(vi)dhatte \ldq{}yatkartrI\rdq{} iti | nanu vedAnte brahmeti, sA~NkhyAdiShu chittamiti, saguNeShvIshvara iti yaduchyate tadeva shaktirityasmin pratipAdyate | yatpuMstvena (?) jagajanmAdikAraNatvamiti shAstrAdiShu nirUpitaM saiva kartrIM | jagataH iti sheShaH | ittham \- ekaiva sattvarajastamoguNabhedena brahmaviShNvAdirUpatAM bhajate | tathA cha sUtram \- \ldq{}yashchai(chchai) tanyabhede pramANam\rdq{} iti | shrutishcha \ldq{}parAsya shaktirvividhaiva shrUyate\rdq{} ityAdi || 2|| nanvetAdR^ishasvalpAyA (?) manoyonitvAt manasaH kR^itakatvenAnityatvAt kAShThAgnivannAshinaH asatve sarvaj~natvaM na bhavatItyAsha~NkyAha bhagavAn agastyaH \ldq{}yadajA\rdq{} | yatkAraNamajA utpattimanna, yadvilAsAt sR^iShTayAdiriti | tasmAt sarvaj~narUpyeva kAraNam | nanu tAdR^ikarUpAprasiddhA na jij~nAsitavyA, yadyaprasiddhA naiva shaktyA (? shakyA) jij~nAsitum | ityAkShipya prasiddhaiva | kutaH | ahamasmItyAtmapratyakShaviShayatvAt | Atmaiva tAdR^ishasvarUpAprasiddhApi (?) dehamAtramAtmeti, manomAtraM nAtmeti (?) saMshayAdivAraNAya tAdR^isharUpajij~nAsA avashyaM karttavyA | nanu tAdR^ishasya kiM pramANamityAkA~NkShAyAM \ldq{}manoyonitvAt" manaH yoniH kAraNam pramANaM tasya bhAvaH tattvAt | shrutiH \- \ldq{}manasyevedamAptavyaM neha nAnAsti ki~nchana\rdq{} | \ldq{}yato vAcho nivarttante aprApya manasA saha\rdq{} iti shrutistu apakva(?)mupalakShaNam | manasIti nishchityAptavyam \- ityabhiprAyaH || 3|| nanu manasA nishchitatvaviShaye aupaniShatsA~NkhyayogAdInAM vaiyarthyApattiriti nishchityAha | \ldq{}nAntarAyo.atra\rdq{} | antare madhye Iyate prApyate iti | atra manonishchayaviShaye madhye prApya shAstraM na ki~nchidapi | itareShAM bahuprayAsatvena etenaivAlamityabhiprAyaH || 4|| nanvIdgashamAhAtmyaM kutaH syAdata Aha\- \ldq{}tat sAnnidhyAt\rdq{} | tasmin sAnnidhyaM tatsthatvaM tasmAt | vikalana (?) mAtreNAnitarApekShaM j~nAnamutpadyata iti yAvat || 5|| nanu tat\-sthatvAt aNutvApattirityAsha~Nkya \ldq{}tatkalpakatvamaupAdhikam\rdq{} iti | tatkalpakatvamaNutvAdinirddeshakatvamaupAdhikam upAdhivashAnnetavyam | kutaH | sarvavyApitvAt || 6|| atra sha~Nkate | sarvavyApitvena prakAshakatvamupapadyate | kutaH | \ldq{}samAnadharmatvAt\rdq{} | samAnA dharmAH chaitanyavyApyatvAdayaH | teShAM bhAvaH tasmAt tatsthatvaM nopapadyate || 7|| tasyAhobhirvAdhikaraNavati svaprakAshakatvamupapadyate vA | bhAsyate aneneti bhAsaH | pratibhAse bhavaM prAtibhAsikam | svaprakAshayogyaM tachchaitanyamapyAdarshamukhavat buddhau bodhayitavyam | tarhi \ldq{}yadotaM yat protam\rdq{} iti sUtrasya vaiyarthyApatteH | vastutaH Adarshane asattA (? asattvA) diti chet | na | sAbhranakShatrasya aparichChinnasya jalAdau vidyamAnatvAt | atrAha || 8|| yadyevamato.asya aj~nAnameva bandhaH jIvasyopajIvyate, bandhasya mithyAtvAt | tatashchottaratra sUtrakAra eva vakShyati | tathA cha manomAtrakalana (?) eva sarvaM na tu ki~nchidatrAsti | kutaH | \ldq{}neha nAnA\rdq{} iti shruteH || 9|| yadAropasya yatpratIteH | tathA cha sUtram\- \ldq{}yAM vinA na gatirgamyate\rdq{} | yad rUpAdInAmadhyAsAdinA pratIyamAnameva | tathA cha smaranti \ldq{}asti bhAti priyaM rUpaM nAma chaikyaM vibhedataH | AdyatrayaM brahmarUpaM jagadrUpaM tato.advayam\rdq{} || ityAdivAkyA~ncha || 10|| tachChaktimayena pratibhAvyamAnaM jagadadhiShThAnasya kAraNasya li~NgaM gamakam | nanu etAdgashamohanamAtreNa jagadrUpeNa kimarthaM pariNamitA, pariNAminyAH yatatvAt (1) pariNAmasyApi tattvAt | anekeShAM satyatve kathaM j~nAnena vyAvartteta | bADham | vyAvahArikapAramArthikabhedenA~NgI kR^itatvAt || 11|| nanu kathaM j~neyaH nAnAdInAM vidyamAnatvAt | ki~ncha nAnAdiShvAdhyAropitatvAta | tathA cha sUtrANi \- \ldq{}tat kAmitvAt\rdq{} (ity) Arabhya \ldq{}manvAnAstaranti saMsAram\rdq{} ityantAni gamakAni | sA~NkhyakR^idbhishcha \ldq{}nAnopAdhiShu yannAnArUpaM bhAtyanalArkavat | tat samaM sarvabhUteShu\rdq{} ityAdi || 12|| nanu sarveShAM tadvyApyatvena \ldq{}sarvaM prakR^itimayam\rdq{} iti sUtreNa sakalajanAnAM vyAvahArikatvenaiva siddhe sarveShAM mokShApattiH | ata Aha | tacha vyApakatva~ncha | kAlikaM kAlasambandhAnnetavyam | nanu (?) sadA vidyate sarveShAM satatayathAnena (?) | tathA cha sarvaM tadrUpeNa nishchetavyaM, na tu svarUpeNa || 13|| akhaNDeShu samasteShu upAdhiH sambandhaH yasyAH | samatvAt | shrutyA cha gamyate || 14|| nu pApapuNyatAratamyena svarganarakAdyuchchAvacheShu pravishamAnAH tatrasthAnAmapekShayAnubhavanti | tasmAnna sarvaniyantR^itvam iti chenna | yAmeva bhUtAni vishanti pravishanti tadrUpeNa adhikArAdityarthaH | tadviShayamuttaratra vakShyati || 15|| nanu tadrUpatvaM kathaM sambhavati, ekasya sarvatrAnvayAsambhavAdityata Aha \ldq{}yadotaM yatprotam\rdq{} iti | yena kAraNena otaM vyAptaM yena jagatA protaM tantupaTavat | itthaM kAraNaM vihAya na kadApi varttate | kAryaM nAma kAraNAnanyatvam | kAraNasattAvyatiriktasattAshUnyatvamiti yAvat | tathA cha sarve tadrUpA iti noktadoShaH || 16|| nanvAkAshavat tadvyApakatvaM kathamata Aha\- \ldq{}tadviShNutvAt\rdq{} | tasya kAraNasya viShNutvAt vyApakatvAt | viplU vyAptAviti | uNAdinA \ldq{}Nu\rdq{} pratyayaH | tathA cha AkAshavat sarvagatasya nityaH | tathA cha sUtramapi || 17|| nanu jalasthalanabhaokasAmanekeShAmapi ekayAdhiShThAtR^itvaM na bhAvyate | ata Aha\- \ldq{}tato jaganti kiyanti\rdq{} | tata eva kiyanti, paramANUnArabhya bhUtaparyantAni jaganti utpadyante | tathA chaikashAstrakarttA (1) tatsarvaj~nAnaM yathA bhavati tIrthataraH prabhUtaH tadvadatrApi yojanIyam | kutaH | tasyA eva mUlatvAt kAraNatvAt | shrutishcha \ldq{}su (?) mR^ityurAsIt\rdq{} ityAdi | tat prathamata AkAshAdirUpeNa pariNamitetyarthaH || 18|| nanu ekasyAnekarUpatvaM kathamupapadyate | pariNAmopalavdheH | pariNAmasya aneka pariNamitasyopalabdherdR^iShTatvAt | loke cha mR^idAdiShu | shrutishcha \ldq{}tat sraShTA\rdq{} ityAdiH | brahmasUtre.api \ldq{}aMsho | nAnAvyapadeshAd\rdq{} ityAdi | nanu pariNAmitvavyapadeshAt sarvAkAraM kAraNamAsIt | sarvaj~nAnena viShayAdij~nAnAnAM prayojanatvameva | tathA cha pariNAmasya anityatvasya dR^iShTatvAt \ldq{}eSha jano amR^itaH\rdq{} ityAdishrutikopopalabdhiprasa~Nga iti chenna | nAnAsvarUpeNa sthitatve.api ekatvaM kUTasthatvam aviruddham | na doShaH | dR^iShTatvAt | ghaTAdiShu mR^ittvenaivaikatvam | atra pariNAmatva~ncha vivR^ittatvaM (?) viShamasattAkakAryatvam | vAchArambhaNashrutishcha kAraNasyaiva satyatvaM bravIti || 19|| ## The commentary (on 19 sUtras) is as it is found in the transcript. The possible errors are marked with (?). Even with doubts, it is yet important as showing the traditional way of interpreting the Sutras. Encoded and proofread by Mike Magee Proofread by Mike Magee, Ruma Dewan \medskip\hrule\obeylines Please send corrections to sanskrit at cheerful dot c om Last updated \today https://sanskritdocuments.org \end{document}