Text 16.10 (Commentary)

[Guhyagarbha-Tantra, Text section 16.10]

With these words, all the ten directions of the six world systems were burned, further burned and absolutely burned. They blazed, further blazed, and absolutely blazed. Throughout they were filled, further filled, and absolutely filled by the host of the blazing maṇḍala. [10]

[Tibetan]

—ces brjod-pas 'jig-rten drug-gi phyogs-bcu thams-cad tshig / rab-tu tshig / kun-tu [rab-tu] tshig-go / 'bar / rab-tu 'bar / kun-tu [rab tu] 'bar-ro / thams-cad-du 'bar-ba'i dkyil-'khor-gyi tshogs-kyis gang rab-tu gang / kun-tu gang-bar gyur-to / [10]

Commentary:

[The third part (of this chapter) is the synopsis or conclusion concerning the extraordinary signs (associated with these mantras. It comments on Ch. 16.10):]

With these words (-ces-brjod-pas), the impure objects forming the container, i.e. all the ten directions of the six world-systems ('jig-rten drug-gi phyogs-bcu thams-cad), along with the host of obscurations which are their contents, (were transformed as follows): Among them, the non-virtuous acts of body were burned (tshig), those of speech were further burned (rab-tu tshig), and those of mind were absolutely burned (kun-tu tshig-go). Then, once these ordinary objects along with their obscurations had been burned, the apparitional containing worlds blazed as appearances of pristine cognition—the three media of those to be trained respectively blazed ('bar) as the pristine cognition of Buddha-body, further blazed (rab-tu 'bar) as (the pristine cognition) of Buddha-speech, and absolutely blazed (kun-tu 'bar) as (the pristine cognition) of Buddha-mind. At this time throughout (thams-cad-du) apparitional existence which comprises the containing-worlds and their contents, confined by the limits of space, all the reaches of space were filled (gang) with the maṇḍala of Buddha-body by (-kyis) the host of blazing maṇḍalas ('bar-ba'i dkyil-'khor-gyi tshogs) who are natural expressions of the five enlightened families. Then, derived from these Buddha-bodies, they were pervasively or further filled (rab-tu gang) with the natural sounds of secret mantras, equal in extent to a thousand claps of thunder. And finally, everything was absolutely filled (kun-tu gang-bar gyur-to) with the non-dual nature of Buddha-mind, and pervaded by the Buddha-body of reality, with its emanations of great spirituality, light and brilliance.

Moreover, these three maṇḍalas (of Buddha-body, speech and mind) filled, further filled and absolutely filled (gang rab-tu gang kun-tu gang) space, earth, and the firmament between them. The self-manifesting spontaneous Bounteous Array itself was filled, further filled, and absolutely filled with an array of light, charisma, and pristine cognition.

[The conclusion (comments on Ch. 16.11):]

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