The works of Ādi Śaṅkarācārya

Lalitātriśatībhāṣyam

p. 269

p. 269

सती आवां दपती-इति द्विप्रकारकज्ञानवन्तं करोतीति सा तथा ।अभेदज्ञानवतः तद्विपरीतज्ञानवत्वं मोहः तत्करोतीति सा तथा ।अथवा, मोहो नाम बुद्धरेकालम्बनतया तदन्याविषयकत्वम् परमेश्वरस्य स्वस्वरूपपरदेवतापरमानन्दसाक्षात्कारेण स्थाणुवन्निश्चलतया उपचारेण मोहवत्तया तदितरप्रपञ्चाकारकृत्याद्याश्रयतादर्शनेन मोहयतीत्युपचारनाम ।मोहयतीवेत्यर्थः ।अन्तःपुरगतं राजानं स्त्रियासक्तमितिवदित्यर्थः ॥ॐ कामेश्वरविमोहिन्यै नमं । ।कामेश्वरब्रह्मविद्या ।कामेश्वरस्य तत्त्वपदार्थसाक्षात्कारभूतेत्यर्थः , 'यः साक्षादपरोक्षाब्रह्म' इति श्रुतेः ॥कामेश्वरब्रह्मविद्यायै नमः ॥कामेश्वरगृहेश्वरी ।गृह्यत इति ग्रह सर्वज्ञानम् तस्य ईश्वरी विषयाधिष्ठानभूतत्वेन नियामिकेत्यर्थः ।अथवा, 'गृहिणीगृहमुच्यते' इति न्यायात् कामेश्वर गृहेश्वर स्वस्याधिपति अस्या अस्तीति सा तथा ॥कामेश्वरगृहेश्वर्यै नमः । ।कामेश्वराह्लादकरी कामेश्वरमहेश्वरी ।कामेश्वरी कामकोटिनिलया काङ्क्षितार्थदा ॥कामेश्वराह्लादकरी ।आह्लादः तृप्तिजन्यसुखं परमेश्वरस्य

In plain words

Kāmeśvaravimohinī: She who creates the perception of duality in those who view themselves as separate couples. Delusion is the superimposition of contrary knowledge upon one who knows the non-dual reality, and she brings this about. Alternatively, 'moha' is used figuratively: just as a king absorbed in the inner chambers appears attached to his queen, the Supreme Lord—though perfectly unshakeable in his direct realization of supreme bliss—appears to partake in worldly activity through association, thus metaphorically enchanting. Homage to her. Kāmeśvarabrahmavidyā: She who embodies the direct realization of the ultimate reality, as declared by the śruti: 'Brahman which is immediate and direct.' Homage to her. Kāmeśvaragṛheśvarī: 'Graha' signifies comprehensive knowledge, and she is its supreme mistress as the ground of all objects. Or, following the maxim that the lady makes the house, she is the sovereign mistress of Kāmīśvara's domain. Homage to her. Kāmeśvarāhlādakarī, Kāmeśvaramaheśvarī, Kāmeśvarī, Kāmakoṭinilayā, Kāṅkṣitārthadā. Kāmeśvarāhlādakarī: Āhlāda is the joy born of complete fulfillment...

Close to the Sanskrit

Kāmeśvaravimohinī: Meaning that she makes them—who perceive themselves as husband and wife—possess two-fold knowledge of duality. Delusion is the state of possessing contrary knowledge for one who has non-dual knowledge; she causes that. Or, 'moha' is concentration of the mind on a single object with no other object, wherein the Supreme Lord, through direct realization of supreme bliss as his own true nature, is unshakeable like a pillar, yet appears to have delusion due to the perception of supporting worldly activities and forms. It is a figurative name meaning 'she enchants', like a king who has entered the inner apartments being attached to a woman. Salutation to her. Kāmeśvarabrahmavidyā: Meaning that she is the direct realization of the meaning of the word 'tat', from the śruti 'Brahman which is direct and immediate'. Salutation to her. Kāmeśvaragṛheśvarī: 'Graha' means grasping, all knowledge; she is the mistress of that as the substratum and controller of all objects. Or, from the maxim 'the house is spoken of as the housewife', Kāmīśvara is the lord of the house and she is his mistress. Salutation to her. Kāmeśvarāhlādakarī, Kāmeśvaramaheśvarī, Kāmeśvarī, Kāmakoṭinilayā, Kāṅkṣitārthadā. Kāmeśvarāhlādakarī: Āhlāda is happiness born of satisfaction...