Dear colleagues,

At p. 42 of his _Introduction to Tantraśāstra_  as well as at p. 36 of his _Principles of Tantra_  Woodroffe/Avalon has the Kulārṇava Tantra say that “for each age (yuga) a suitable Śāstra is given — namely, in Satyayuga, Śruti; in Tretā, Smṛti; in Dvāpara, the Purāṇas; and in the Kali age the Tantra”, and even quotes in a footnote the following śloka:

kṛte śrutyukta ācāras tretāyāṃ smṛtisambhavaḥ
dvāpare tu purāṇoktaṃ kalau āgamakevalam

without, however, giving a reference. I don’t know of any searchable digital text of the Kulārṇava Tantra, so I have tried to spot the passage by leafing through the digital edition in Bengali script by Upendrakumāra Dāsa which is available in the Internet Archive, without success.

Woodroffe further points to the first ullāsa of the Mahānirvāṇa Tantra, as well to the Kubjīka Tantra (likewise without reference) for a similar allocation of the scriptures to each of the four ages.

Would any tāntrika on the list be in measure to identify the passage, or point out similar passages in other tantric works?

Thank you,
Paolo Magnone

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Paolo Magnone
Sanskrit Language and Literature
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart - Milan
History of Religions - Hinduism & Buddhism
Theological Faculty of Northern Italy - Milan

Jambudvipa  - Indology and Sanskrit Studies (www.jambudvipa.net)
Academia.edu: http://unicatt.academia.edu/PaoloMagnone

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