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

A preamble to Śrī Siddhāntaśikhāmaṇi
liberation, who drives away the delusion of the beings which
is the root-cause of severe transmigration, whose mind is
merged into the highest state of Śiva which is of the nature of
existence, intelligence and bliss and which is beyond
comparison and whose grandeur of the world is eradicated,
is being served by all people.(86)
Here ends the seventeenth chapter in the
Śrīsiddhāntaśikhāmaṇi, which
is the authority on the Vīraśaiva religion, dealing with the
nine Liṅgasthalas
pertaining to the Prasādisthala Written by Śrī Śivayogi
who has attained Brahmanhood with The Knowledge Six
Sthalas (17)
अष्टादशः परिच्छेदः
प्राणलिङ्गिस्थलान्तर्गतनवविधलिङ्गस्थलप्रसङ्गः
अथागस्त्यप्रश्नः—
प्रसादिस्थलसम्बद्धाः स्थलभेदाः प्रकीर्तिताः।
प्राणलिङ्गिस्थलारूढान् स्थलभेदान् वदस्व मे।।१।।
Agastya says—
The kinds of Liṅgasthalas pertaining to the
Prasādisthala have been told. Please tell me the kinds of
Liṅgasthalas connected with the Prāṇaliṅgisthala. (1)
स्थलानां नवकं प्रोक्तं प्राणलिङ्गिस्थलाश्रितम्।
आदावात्मस्थलं प्रोक्तमन्तरात्मस्थलं ततः।।२।।
परमात्मस्थलं पश्चान्निर्देशागमसंज्ञितम्।
निर्भावागमसंज्ञं च ततो नष्टागमस्थलम्।।३।।
आदिप्रसादनामाथ ततोऽप्यन्यप्रसादकम्।
सेव्यप्रसादकं चाथ शृणु तेषां च लक्षणम्।।४।।
Nine Sthalas (Liṅgasthalas) are told as belonging to the
Prāṇaliṅgisthala. They are: 1. Ātmasthala, 2.
Antarātmasthala, 3. Paramātmasthala,
4. Nirdehāgamasthala, 5. Nirbhāvāgamasthala, 6.
Naṣṭāgamasthala, 7. Ādi-prasādisthala, 8.
Antyaprasādisthala and 9. Sevyaprasādisthala. Their
characteristics are told. Please listen. (2-4)
जीवभावं परित्यज्य यदा तत्त्वं विभाव्यते।
गुरोश्च बोधयोगेन तदात्मायं प्रकीर्तितः।।५।।
When the aspirant discards the nature of the Individual
Self and assumes the state of Supreme Unity with Śiva
(tattva) by virtue of the teachings of the Guru, he is called
“Ātman”.(5)
वालाग्रशतभागेन सदृशो हृदयस्थितः।
अश्नन् कर्मफलं सर्वात्मा स्फुरति दीपवत्।।६।।
The Jīvātman who is equal to a hundredth part of the tip
of a hair, flashes like a lamp residing in the heart and enjoys
all the fruits of Karman. (6)
आत्मापि सर्वभूतानामन्तःकरणमाश्रितः।
अणुभूतो मलासङ्गादादिकर्मनियन्त्रितः।।७।।
Although He (Paraśivabrahman) is the Ātman of all
beings, he assumes the atomic form due to association with
impurities (such as Āṇavamala, etc.,) and resorts to the
inner sense (in the form of Ahaṅkāra) by remaining under