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166 A preamble to Śrī Siddhāntaśikhāmaṇi
शिवानन्दं समासाद्य को वाऽन्यमुपतिष्ठते।
गङ्गामृतं परित्यज्य कः काङ्क्षेन्मृगतृष्णिकाम्॥७॥
संसारतिमिरच्छेदे विना शङ्करभास्करम्।
प्रभवन्ति कथं देवाः खद्योता इव देहिनाम्॥८॥
संसारार्तः शिवं यायाद् ब्रह्माद्यैः किं फलं सुरैः।
चकोरस्तृषितः पश्येच्चन्द्रं किं तारका अपि॥९॥
शिव एव समस्तानां शरण्यः शरणार्थिनाम्।
संसारोरगदष्टानां सर्वज्ञः सर्वदोषहा॥१०॥
शिवज्ञाने समुत्पन्ने परानन्दः प्रकाशते।
तदासक्तमना योगी नान्यत्र रमते सुधीः॥११॥
When Śiva is actually realised, who would desire to seek
another deity? When a great treasure is obtained, who
would beg for rosaries of glass from elsewhere? (6) Having
attained the bliss of Śiva, who would take resort to another?
Who would go after a mirage leaving aside the nectar of
Gaṅgā? (7) How other gods who are like fire-moths leaving
the sun in the form of Śaṅkara, would be efficient in
removing the darkness in the form of transmigration
(saṁsāra) of the embodied Souls? (8) He who is caught with
the affliction of transmigration should approach Śiva. What
is the use of other gods, Brahman, etc.? The thirsty cakora
(bird) should see the moon. Should it see the stars also? (9)
Śiva alone is the resort of all those seekers of refuge. The
omniscient one is the remover of all defects in the case of
those who are bitten by the serpent in the form of
transmigration. (10) When the knowledge of Śiva arises,
the supreme bliss reigns supreme. The enlightened Yogin
whose mind is attuned to it, would not enjoy anywhere
else.(11)

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In conclusion 167
तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन शङ्करं शरणं गतः।
तदनन्तसुखं प्राप्य मोदते नान्यचिन्तया॥१२॥
Hence, he who has taken refuge in Śiva with all efforts,
obtains infinite joy and experiences delight without thinking
about any other deity. (12)
शिवासक्तपरानन्दमोदिना गुरुणा यतः।
निरस्यन्ते तमोभावाः स तामसनिरासकः॥१३॥
Since all the qualities of ignorance are expelled by the
adorable one (Guru=Śaraṇa) who enjoys the supreme bliss
of his intimacy with Śiva, he is called Tāmasanirāsaka. (13)
यस्य ज्ञानं तमोमिश्रं न तस्य गतिरिष्यते।
सत्त्वं हि ज्ञानयोगस्य नैर्मल्यं विदुरुत्तमाः॥१४॥
He whose knowledge is mixed with the darkness of
ignorance, has no beatitude. The purity of mind
(sattvaguṇa) is known by the wise persons as the sacred
means of the Jñānayoga. (14)
शमो दमो विवेकश्च वैराग्यं पूर्णभावना।
क्षान्तिः कारुण्यसम्पत्तिः श्रद्धा सत्यसमुद्भवा॥१५॥
शिवभक्तिः परो धर्मः शिवज्ञानस्य बान्धवाः।
एतैर्युक्तो महायोगी सात्त्विकः परिकीर्तितः॥१६॥
Tranquility, restraint, discrimination, renunciation,
unbroken meditation, forgiveness, wealth of compassion,
faith born of truth, devotion to Śiva and the highest sense of
righteousness are the kith and kin of the realisation of Śiva.
The great Yogin who is endowed with these qualities is said
to be 'Sāttvika'. (15-16)
कामक्रोधमहामोहमदमात्सर्यवारणाः ।