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

56 A preamble to Śrī Siddhāntaśikhāmaṇi
पञ्चमः परिच्छेदः
भक्तस्थले पिण्डपिण्डज्ञानसंसारहेयस्थलप्रसङ्गः
अथागस्त्यवचः श्रुत्वा रेणुको गणनायकः।
ध्यात्वा क्षणं महादेवं साम्बमाह समाहितः ।।१।।
athāgastyavacaḥ śrutvā reṇuko gaṇanāyakaḥ |
dhvātvā kṣaṇaṁ mahādevaṁ sāmbamāha samāhitaḥ ||1||
Then on hearing the words of Agastya, Śrī Reṇuka, the
lord of Gaṇas, cherished mentally with concentration the
Mahādeva along with Ambā (Śakti) and said: (1)
अगस्त्य मुनिशार्दूल समस्तागमपारग।
शिवज्ञानकरं वक्ष्ये सिद्धान्तं शृणु सादरम् ।।२।।
agastya muniśārdūla samastāgamapāraga |
śivaiñānakaraṁ vaksve siddhāntaṁ śṛṇu sādaram ||2||
O Agastya, who is the lion among the sages and who is
well versed in all the Āgamas, I shall tell you the Siddhānta
(doctrine) which inculcates the knowledge of Śiva; listen to
it with respect. (2)
अगस्त्य खलु सिद्धान्ता विख्याता रुचिभेदतः।
भिन्नाचारसमायुक्ता भिन्नार्थप्रतिपादकाः ।।३।।
agastya khalu siddhāntā vikhyātā rucibhedataḥ |
bhinnācārasamāvuktā bhinnārthapratipādakāḥ ||3||
O Agastya, there are (many) Siddhāntas which are well
known, which differ according to aptitudes, which are
associated with various practices and which propound various
tenets. (3)
2. Śaivāgamas : (4) Kāraṇāgama 57
सांख्यं योगः पाञ्चरात्रं वेदाः पाशुपतं तथा।
एतानि मानभूतानि नोपहन्त्यानि युक्तिभिः ।।४।।
sānkhyaṁ yogaḥ pāñcarātraṁ vedāḥ pāśupataṁ tathā |
etāni mānabhūtāni nodahanvāni vuktibhih ||4||
Sāṅkhya, Yoga, Pāñcarātra, Vedas and Pāśupata, these
are the Siddhāntas which are quite authoritative and which
should not be refuted with arguments. (4)
वेदः प्रधानं सर्वेषां सांख्यादीनां महामुने।
वेदानुसरणादेषां प्रामाण्यमिति निश्चितम् ।।५।।
vedah pradhānaṁ sarveṣāṁ
sānkhyādīnāṁ mahāmune |
vedānusaranādeśāṁ drāmānvamiti niścitam ||5||
O Great sage, among these, Sāṅkhya, etc., Veda is
predominant. The authoritativeness of these is decidedly on
the ground that they follow Veda. (5)
पाञ्चरात्रस्य सांख्यस्य योगस्य च तथा मुने।
वेदैकदेशवर्तित्वं शैवं वेदमयं मतम् ।।६।।
pāñcarātrasya sānkhyasya yogasya ca tathā mune |
vedaikadeśavartitvaṁ śaivaṁ vedamavaṁ matam ||6||
O sage, Pāñcarātra, Sāṅkhya and Yoga are based on some
parts of Veda, while Śaivasiddhānta is based on the entire
Veda. (6)
वेदैकदेशवर्तिभ्यः सांख्यादिभ्यो महामुने।
सर्ववेदानुसारित्वाच्छैवतंत्रं विशिष्यते ।।७।।
vedaikadeśavartibhyaḥ sānkhyādibhyo mahāmune |
sarvavedānusāritvācchaivatantraṁ viśisvate ||7||
O great sage, compared to Sāṅkhya, etc., which are based
on some parts of Veda, the Śaivasiddhānta, which follows the
entire Veda, is superior. (7)