Post-mortem destinies, the fallen yogin, and gradual attainment of Śiva-hood
Ancient Abhinavagupta SanskritPS_91
ye 'pi tadātmatvena viduḥ paśupakṣisarīsṛpādayaḥ svagatim | te 'pi purātanasaṃbodhasaṃskṛtās tāṃ gatiṃ yānti
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svargamayo nirayamayas tad ayaṃ dehāntarālagaḥ puruṣaḥ | tadbhaṅge svaucityād dehāntarayogam abhyeti
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evaṃ jñānāvasare svātmā sakṛd asya yādṛg avabhātaḥ | tādṛśa eva tadāsau na dehapāte 'nyathā bhavati
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karaṇagaṇasaṃpramoṣaḥ smṛtināśaḥ śvāsakalilatā cchedaḥ | marmasu rujāviśeṣāḥ śarīrasaṃskārajo bhogaḥ
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sa kathaṃ vigrahayoge sati na bhavet tena mohayoge 'pi | maraṇāvasare jñāni na cyavate svātmaparamārthāt
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paramārthamārgam enaṃ jhaṭiti yadā gurumukhāt samabhyeti | atitīvraśaktipātāt tadaiva nirvighnam eva śivaḥ
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sarvottīrṇaṃ rūpaṃ sopānapadakrameṇa saṃśrayataḥ | paratattvarūḍhilābhe paryante śivamayībhāvaḥ
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tasya tu paramārthamayīṃ dhārām agatasya madhyaviśrānteḥ | tatpadalābhotsukacetaso 'pi maraṇaṃ kadācit syāt
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yogabhraṣṭaḥ śāstre kathito 'sau citrabhogabhuvanapatiḥ | viśrāntisthānavaśād bhūtvā janmāntare śivībhavati
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paramārthamārgam enaṃ hy abhyasyāprāpya yogam api nāma | suralokabhogabhāgī muditamanā modate suciram
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viṣayeṣu sārvabhaumaḥ sarvajanaiḥ pūjyate yathā rājā | bhuvaneṣu sarvadaivair yogabhraṣṭas tathā pūjyaḥ
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mahatā kālena punar mānuṣyaṃ prāpya yogam abhyasya | prāpnoti divyam amṛtam yasmād āvartate na punaḥ
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tasmāt sanmārge 'smin nirato yaḥ kaścid eti sa śivatvam | iti matvā paramārthe yathā tathāpi prayatanīyam