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

182 A preamble to Śrī Siddhāntaśikhāmaṇi
इति श्रीमत्षट्स्थलब्रह्मिणा शिवयोगिनामा
विरचिते श्रीसिद्धान्तशिखामणौ
शिवलिङ्गैक्यस्य चतुर्विधस्थलप्रसङ्गो नाम
चतुर्दशः परिच्छेदः समाप्तः ।।१४।।
After having attained the state of one-ness with Śiva,
the most wonderful one, as consisting of the Supreme Ether
of Consciousness, through the religious practices belonging
to the aforesaid stages of Bhakta, etc., one actuallly becomes
the receptacle for the affluence of liberation (Mokṣaśriyaḥ).
(44)
Here ends the fourteenth chapter dealing with the four
kinds of Sthalas of the
Śivaliṅgaikya in the Śrī Siddhāntaśikhamaṇi Written by
Śrī Śivayogin
who is adept in the knowledge of Brahman attained
through the path of Six Sthalas. (14)
पञ्चदशः परिच्छेदः
भक्तस्थलान्तर्गतनवविधलिङ्गस्थलप्रसङ्गः
षट्स्थलोक्तसदाचारसम्पन्नस्य यथाक्रमम्।
लिङ्गस्थलानि कथ्यन्ते जीवन्मुक्तिपराणि च।।१।।
The Sthalas pertaining to the Liṅga (Śiva) which are in
favour of Jīvanmukti, are told in due order for the
Śivaliṅgaikya who is adept in the good practices told under
Appendix-I : Sources of the Sthalas and Avāntasthalas 183
the six Sthalas pertaining to the Aṅga (Jīva). (1)
भक्ताद्यैक्यावसानानि षडुक्तानि स्थलानि च।
लिङ्गस्थलानि कानीह कथ्यन्ते कति वा पुनः।।२।।
The six Sthalas starting with Bhaktasthala and ending
with Aikyasthala have been told. Which are these
Liṅgasthalas? How many of them are told again? (2)
गुर्वादिज्ञानशून्यान्ता भक्तादिस्थलसंश्रिताः।
स्थलभेदाः प्रकीर्त्यन्ते पञ्चाशत् सप्त चाधुना।।३।।
The fifty and seven Liṅga-Sthalas from Gurusthala to
Jñānaśūnyasthala, which come under Bhaktasthala, etc., are
now described. (3)
आदौ नवस्थलानीह भक्तस्थलसमाश्रयात्।
कथ्यन्ते गुणसारेण नामान्येषां पृथक् शृणु।।४।।
The nine Sthalas (sub-Sthalas) are told here first
because they come under the Bhaktasthala and because they
have the pre-eminence. Listen to the names of those (nine)
sub-Sthalas separately. (4)
दीक्षागुरुस्थलं पूर्वं ततः शिक्षागुरुस्थलम्।
प्रज्ञागुरुस्थलं चाथ क्रियालिङ्गस्थलं ततः।।५।।
भावलिङ्गस्थलं चाथ ज्ञानलिङ्गस्थलं ततः।
स्वयं चरं परं चेति तेषां लक्षणमुच्यते।।६।।
They are : 1. Dīkṣāgurusthala, 2. Śikṣāgurusthala, 3.
Jñānagurusthala (Prajñāgurusthala), 4. Kriyāliṅgasthala, 5.
Bhāvaliṅgasthala, 6. Jñānaliṅgasthala, 7. Śvayasthala, 8.
Carasthala and 9. Parasthala. The characteristics of those
will be told here. (5-6)
दीयते परमं ज्ञानं क्षीयते पाशबन्धनम्।
यया दीक्षेति सा तस्यां गुरुर्दीक्षागुरुः स्मृतः।।७।।