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

52 A preamble to Śrī Siddhāntaśikhāmaṇi
sadyaḥ siddhikaraṁ puṁsāṁ sarvayogīndrasevitam |
durācārairanāghrātaṁ svīkṛtaṁ vedavedibhiḥ ||
śivātmaikyavahābodhasampradāyapravartakam ||53||
uktvā bhavān sakalalokamahopakāraṁ
siddhntasaṅgrahamanādṛtabāhyatantram |
sadyaḥ kṛtārthayitumarhati divyayogin
nānāgamaśravanavartitasaṁśavaṁ māṁ ||54||
Having heard Siddha’s (Śrī Reṇuka’s) speech, the best
among the sages (Agastya) said with devotion in a speech
that was endowed with the quality of depth (45) — “I should,
among the great sages, be praised at all times; for, to whom
except me, has befallen this fortune of your visit? (46) By
the merit of your sight, my knowledge of Śiva has become
firm, my performance of penance has become firm (fruitful)
and my distinction as the lord of the sages has become firm.
(47) The auspicious glance of yours is the medicine for revival
in the case of those beings who are in a swoon for having
been bitten by the serpent of transmigration. (48) The great
fire of three afflictions which burns the entire world gets ex-
tinguished by the swallowing of a drop of water from your
feet (Pādodaka)”. (49) When asked as to ‘who I am’, he says

• “I know that you are the lord of the Śivagaṇas called Reṇuka,
  who is dear to Śiva and that you have descended to the earth
  with a desire to render favour to me. (50) Such is the attitude
  of conferring favour on others in the case of Siddhas of your
  stature, whose transmigration has been arrested by spiritual
  knowledge. (51) Hence I would like to hear from you the
  Siddhānta (doctrine), which is acceptable to the Śrutis
  (Vedas). O omniscient one, please tell me the doctrine which
  is directly associated with Śiva, which is the means for
  attaining all rewards (52), which brings immediate
  achievement for the people, which is resorted to by all the
  best sages, which is not even smelt by the persons of ill-
  conduct, which is accepted by the knowers of Veda, and which
  spreads the great tradition consisting in the awareness of the

2. Śaivāgamas : (3) Sūkṣmāgama 53
   unity of Ātman with Śiva. (53) Hence, O divine yogin, it
   behoves you to make me, who am full of doubts due to hearing
   many traditional lores, presently blessed by expounding the
   Śaiva doctrine, which is of great benefit to the entire world
   and which does not respect any external treatises”. (54)
   ॐ तत्सदिति श्रीशिवयोगीतेषु सिद्धान्तागमेषु शिवाव्दैतवीद्यायां
   शिवयोगशास्त्रे श्रीरेणुकागस्त्यसंवादे वीरशैवधर्मनिर्णये
   श्रीशिवयोगीशिवाचार्यविरचिते श्रीसिद्धान्तशिखामणौ
   अनुक्रमवर्णनो नाम चतुर्थः परिच्छेदः ।।
   Om Tatsaditi Śrīśivagīteṣu siddhāntāgameṣu
   śivādvaitavidyāyāṁ śivayogaśāstre
   śrīreṇukāgastyasaṁvāde vīraśaivadharmanirṇaye
   śivayogīśivācāryaviracite Śrīsiddhāntaśikhāmaṇau
   anukramavarṇano nāma caturthaḥ paricchedaḥ // 4 //
   Thus ends the fourth chapter called
   ‘the meeting between Śrī Reṇuka and Agastya’
   in Śrī Siddhāntaśikhāmaṇi, which is the essence of
   Vedas, Āgamas, Purāṇas culled out by Śrī Śivayogin,
   who is the great teacher among the Vīramāheśvaras. (4)