Sri netra tantram Shaastra Pramana for Third Eye
In the rare Agama, Sri Netra Tantram, Bhagavan Sadashiva reveals the ultimate sacred secrets of the Third Eye to Devi Parvati on the her enquiry to the handsome Lord Shiva.
The tika or commentary on this Agama has been done by Sri Kshemaraja, the enlightend disciple of Sri Abhinava Gupta, the great AdiShaiva Master. Following are the direct Shaastra Pramana, the scriptural evidences on the secrets of Third Eye, Trinetra from the Sri Netra Tantram, first Adhikara.
Seated on Kailasa Peak is the Lord of Devatas, Maheshvara, Hara, the altar of dalliance, with his Gaṇas and his consort Devi Parvati. Having seen the Lord, with desire to enrich the living beings, Devi grasped His feet, and enquired to Parameshwara in a very devoted way.
śri devyovāca dṛśamiti hyatsthitaṃ sphuṭīkariṣyamāṇaṃ na śrutamiti nādyāpi nirṇītatattvaṃ tat śṛṇomi adhijigamiṣāmi ॥ 12 ॥ etat sphuṭayati | yattadāpo'mayaṃ deva cakṣuḥ sarvatra dṛśayate । tasmādagniḥ kathaṃ raudra utpannaḥ kāladāhakaḥ ॥ 13 ॥ yena vai dṛṣṭamātrastu mitrajo bhasmasātkṛtaḥ । kiṃ tadraudraṃ kṛtaṃ deva vahni-kāladighakṣayā ॥ 14 ॥
The all-seeing Divine Third eye, caksuh is filled with water [āpomayam], O Deva. How then, does it become fiery and wrathful, flaming and burns up time? Saturn was reduced to ashes by the power of this Eye. Deva, how is such wrath produced, that fire (vahni) which desires to burn time? It consumes all creation, destroying Brahma and all that is permanent.
O Parameshvara, Kāma was burned up by Its play. What is this ferocious, fiery eye (netra), Natha, which is always invisible, yet is the causative source of
great miraculous, astonishing wonders?
deva netrāntare vahnistvadṛte kasya dṛśyate । kiṃ vā vahnimayaṃ cakṣustatkathaṃ na vibhāvyate ॥17॥ yena vai cakṣuṣā kṛtasnaṁ prasaraṁśca jagatpate | sarvāmṛutamayenaiva jagadāpyāyase kṣaṇāt || 18 || māmaanandayase deva prasannanaiva cakṣuṣā | amṛutākāravacchubrhmam jagatdāpyāyakārakam || 19 || tasmāt kālanalaprakhyaḥ kuto vanhiḥ prajāyate |etat sarvam samāsena bhagavan vaktumarhasi || 20 ||
O Deva, how does fire come to exist, within the space between the Eyes (the Third Eye). Who does it See? How is this Divine Eyes, cakṣuḥ filled by fire (vahni-mayam)? Why is it invisible?
O Jagatpate, Lord of Universe, how is it indeed that from this Divine Eye, Cakṣu, which is streaming forth, raising, and expanding the Whole Cosmos, which is filled with amṛta, the nectarine essence of All-immortality, you reach, enter and pervade the Universe, instantaneously.
Deva, by this graceful, pleasing nectarine pure Eye, Amrta-Cakshu only, you make me blissful and cause the projecting and reaching into the Universe. From where does this fire, known and celebrated as the fire of time (kāla anala) is caused, generated, and comes forth?
O Bhagavan, only you can speak and reveal this to me completely.