सिद्धान्तशिखामणि (शिवयोगी रेणुकाचार्य - वीरशैव षट्स्थल दर्शन एवं शक्तिविशिष्टाद्वैत महाग्रन्थ)

174 A preamble to Śrī Siddhāntaśikhāmaṇi
न पश्यति जगज्जालं मायाकल्पितवैभवम् ।। ६ ।।
He who has attained communion with Śiva and who is of
the nature of intelligence and bliss, does not take notice of
the net-work of world which has its glory created by Māyā.
(6)
ब्रह्माण्डबुद्बुदोद्भेदविजृम्भी तत्त्ववीचिमान् ।
मायासिन्धुर्लयं याति शिवैक्यवडवानले ।। ७ ।।
The ocean of Māyā which grows with the display of the
variety of bubbles in the form of worlds and which has the
(thirty-six) principles (from Śiva to Bhūmi) as its waves,
merges into the submarine fire in the form of union with
Śiva. (7)
मायाशक्तितिरोधानाच्छिवे भेदविकल्पना ।
आत्मनस्तद्विनाशे तु नाद्वैतात्किञ्चिदिष्यते ।। ८ ।।
Due to the cover of Māyāśakti, the Self is subjected to
the notion of difference with reference to Śiva. When that
cover is destroyed, nothing other than non-duality remains
for the Self. (8)
पशुत्वं च पतित्वं च मायामोहविकल्पितम् ।
तस्मिन् प्रलयमापन्ने कः पशुः को नु वा पतिः ।। ९ ।।
‘Paśutva’ and ‘Patitva’ are, after all, created by the
delusion of Māyā. When that (delusion) is eradicated, who
is the Paśu, and who, on the other hand, the Pati? (9)
घोरसंसारसर्पस्य भेदवल्मीकशायिनः ।
बाधकं परमाद्वैतभावना परमौषधम् ।। १० ।।
The notion of Supreme Non-duality is the best
medicine that effectively eradicates the terrible serpent of
transmigration which lies in the anthill—in the form of
duality.(10)
Appendix-I : Sources of the Sthalas and Avāntasthalas 175
भेदबुद्धिसमुत्पन्नमहासंसारसागरम् ।
अद्वैतबुद्धिपोतेन समुत्तरति देशिकः ।। ११ ।।
The preceptor crosses over the great ocean of
transmigration born from the notion of difference, with the
help of the boat in the form the notion of non-duality.(11)
अज्ञानतिमिरोद्रिक्ता कामरक्षःक्रियाकरी ।
संसारकालरात्रिस्तु नश्येदद्वैतभानुना ।। १२ ।।
तस्मादद्वैतभावस्य सदृशो नास्ति योगिनाम् ।
उपायो घोरसंसारमहातापन्निवृत्तये ।। १३ ।।
The dark (terrible) night in the form of transmigration
which allows the activities of the demon in the form of desire
(Kāma) when it is roused by the darkness of ignorance, is
destroyed by the sun in the form of non-duality. (12) Hence,
so far as the Yogins are concerned, there is no means of
removing the great heat of terrible transmigration other than
the notion of non-duality. (13)
अद्वैतभावनाजातं क्षणमात्रेऽपि यत्सुखम् ।
तत्सुखं कोटिवर्षेण प्राप्यते नैव भोगिभिः ।। १४ ।।
चित्तवृत्तिसमालीनजगतः शिवयोगिनः ।
शिवानन्दपरिस्फूर्तिर्मुक्तिरित्यभिधीयते ।। १५ ।।
That bliss which is born from the experience of non-
duality even if it lasts for a moment, cannot be obtained by
the enjoyers of mundane pleasures (bhogins) even if they
enjoy them for crores of years. (14) The all-encompassing
experience of Śivānanda (bliss of non- duality with Śiva) on
the part of the Śivayogin who has the whole world merged
into his mental vision is called Mukti. (15)
शिवैकभावनापन्नशिवत्वे देहवानपि ।