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60 A preamble to Śrī Siddhāntaśikhāmaṇi
It is because of the special experience of bliss in the
knowledge in the form of Śiva that these great souls are called
as ‘Vīraśaivas’. (15)
वीशब्देनोच्यते विद्या शिवजीवैक्यबोधिका।
तस्यां रमन्ते ये शैवा वीरशैवास्तु ते मताः ।।१६।।
vīśabdenocyate vidyā śivajīvaikyabodhika |
tasyāṃ ramante ye śaivā vīraśaivāstu te matāḥ ||16||
The term “vī” stands for “vidyā” (knowledge) which
teaches the identity of Śiva and Jīva. Those devotees of Śiva
who take delight in that are called Vīraśaivas. (16)
विद्यायां रमते यस्मान्मायां हेयां श्ववद्रहेत्।
अनेनैव निरुक्तेन वीरमाहेश्वरः स्मृतः।।१७।।
vidyāyāṃ ramate yasmānmāyāṃ heyāṃ śvavadrahet |
anenaiva niruktena vīramāheśvaraḥ smṛtaḥ ||17||
Through the etymology in the form of ‘vidyāyāṃ ramate’
(one who takes delight in knowledge) and ‘heyāṃ mayāṃ
śvavad rahet’ (one who discards detestable Māyā as it were a
dog), one gets the designation of “Vīramāheśvara”. (17)
वेदान्तजन्यं यज्ज्ञानं विद्येति परिकीर्त्यते।
विद्यायां रमते तस्यां वीर इत्यभिधीयते।।१८।।
vedāntajanyaṃ yajjñānaṃ vidyeti parikīrtyate |
vidyāyāṃ ramate tasyāṃ vīra ityabhidhīyate ||18||
That knowledge which arises from Vedānta is called as
‘Vidyā’. He who takes delight (ramate) in that knowledge is
designated as ‘Vīra’. (18)
शैवैर्माहेश्वरैश्चैव कार्यमन्तर्बहिःक्रमात्।
शिवो महेश्वरश्चेति नात्यन्तमिह भिद्यते।।१९।।
यथा तथा न भिद्यन्ते शैवा माहेश्वरा अपि।
śaivairmāheśvaraiścaiva kāryamantarbahiḥkramāt |
śivo maheśvaraśceti nātyantamiha bhidyate ||19||

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2. Śaivāgamas : (4) Kāraṇāgama 61
   yathā tathā na bhidyante śaivā māheśvarā api |
   The worship of the Liṅga (Kāryam) by the Śaivas and
   the Māheśvaras is in method internal and external
   respectively. Just as between Śiva and Maheśvara there is
   not much of a difference, similarly between Śaivas and
   Māheśvaras there is not much of a difference. (19-20)
   शिवाश्रितेषु ते शैवा ज्ञानयज्ञरता नराः।।२०।।
   माहेश्वराः समाख्याताः कर्मयज्ञरता भुवि।
   तस्मादाभ्यन्तरे कुर्युः शैवा माहेश्वरा बहिः ।।२१।।
   śivāśriteṣu te śaivā jñānayajñaratā narāḥ ||20||
   māheśvarāḥ samākhyātāḥ karmayajñaratā bhuvi |
   tasmādābhyantare kuryuḥ śaivā māheśvarā bahiḥ ||21||
   They are Śaivas who are the persons engaged in the
   sacrifice in the form of knowledge (20), while Māheśvaras
   are said to be those who are engaged in the sacrifice in the
   form of action. Hence Śaivas do internal worship and
   Māheśvaras do external worship. (20-21)
   वीरशैवास्तु षड्भेदाः स्थलधर्मविभेदतः।
   भक्तादिव्यवहारेण प्रोच्यन्ते शास्त्रपारगैः।।२२।।
   vīraśaivāstu ṣaḍbhedāḥ sthaladharmavibhedataḥ |
   bhaktādivyavahāreṇa procyante śāstrapāragaiḥ ||22||
   Vīraśaivas are six - fold depending on the difference in
   the religious practices of Sthalas. They are called in practice
   as Bhakta, etc., by the experts in Śāstras (religious lore). (22)
   शास्त्रं तु वीरशैवानां षड्विधं स्थलभेदतः।
   धर्मभेदसमायोगाद् अधिकारिविभेदतः।।२३।।
   śāstraṃ tu vīraśaivānāṃ ṣaḍvidhaṃ sthalabhedataḥ |
   dharmabhedasamāyogād adhikārivibhedataḥ ||23||
   The Śāstra of the Vīraśaivas is six-fold depending
   upon the differences in Sthalas, differences in religious