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

A preamble to Śrī Siddhāntaśikhāmaṇi
brahmā viṣṇuśca rudraśca vāsavādyāśca lokapāḥ |
munayaḥ siddhagandharvā dānavā mānavāstathā || 45 ||
sarve ca jñānayogena sarvakāraṇakāraṇam |
paśyanti hṛdaye liṅgaṁ paramānandalakṣaṇam || 46 ||
Brahman, Viṣṇu and Rudra, the lords of quarters such
as Indra, the sages, the Siddhas, the Gandharvas, the demons,
the human beings, all these visualise in their heart the Liṅga
which is the cause of all causes and which is of the nature of
supreme bliss, through Jñānayoga. (45-46)
तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन शाङ्करं लिङ्गमुत्तमम् ।।४७।।
अन्तर्विभावयेद्विद्वान् अशेषक्लेशमुक्तये ।।४७।।
tasmātsarvaprayatnena śāṅkaraṁ liṅgamuttamam |
antarvibhāvayedvidvān aśeṣakleśamuktaye || 47 ||
Hence the wise one should with all efforts cherish inside
the Supreme Śivaliṅga in order to get relieved of all afflictions.
(47)
अन्तर्धारयितुं लिङ्गमाशक्तः शक्त एव वा।
बाह्यं च धारयेल्लिङ्गं तद्रूपमिति निश्चयात् ।।४८।।
antardhārayituṁ liṅgamaśaktaḥ śaktaḥ eva vā |
bāhyaṁ ca dhārayelliṅgaṁ tadrūpamiti niścayāt || 48 ||
Whether one is able to undergo internal Liṅgadhāraṇa
or not, one should have external Liṅgadhāraṇa as its replica.
(48)
लिङ्गं तु त्रिविधं प्रोक्तं स्थूलं सूक्ष्मं परात्परम्।
इष्टलिङ्गमिदं स्थूलं यद्बाह्ये धार्यते तनौ ।।४९।।
प्राणलिङ्गमिदं सूक्ष्मं यदन्तर्भावनामयम्।
परात्परं तु यत्प्रोक्तं तृप्तिलिङ्गं तदुच्यते ।।५०।।
liṅgaṁ tu trividhaṁ proktaṁ
sthūlaṁ sūkṣmaṁ parātparam |
iṣṭaliṅgamidaṁ sthūlaṁ yadbahye dhāryate tanau || 49 ||
prāṇaliṅgamidaṁ sūkṣmaṁ yadantarbhāvanāmayam |
parātparaṁ tu yatproktaṁ tṛptiliṅgaṁ taducyate || 50 ||
The Liṅga (Mahāliṅga) is said to be three-fold as Sthūla
(Gross), Sūkṣma (Subtle) and Parātpara (Higher than the
Highest). This Iṣṭaliṅga which is borne outside on the body,
is the Sthūla. (49) This Prāṇaliṅga which is made up of
feelings inside, is the Sūkṣma. That which is said to be
Parātpara is spoken as Tṛptiliṅga (the Liṅga in the form of
contentment). (50)
भावनातीतमव्यक्तं परब्रह्म शिवाभिधम्।
इष्टलिङ्गमिदं साक्षादनिष्टपरिहारतः ।।
धारयेदवधानेन शरीरे सर्वदा बुधः ।।५१।।
bhāvanātītamavyaktaṁ parabrahma śivābhidham |
iṣṭaligamidaṁ sākṣādaniṣṭaparihāmataḥ ||
dhārayedavadhānena śarīre sarvadā budhaḥ || 51 ||
The wise person should vigilently wear always on his
body the Iṣṭaliṅga, the actual form of that which is beyond
conception, which is the unmanifest and which is the
Parabrahman designated as Śiva, as it removes what is
undesirable. (51)
मूर्ध्नि वा कण्ठदेशे वा कक्षे वक्षःस्थलेऽपि वा।
कुक्षौ हस्तस्थले वापि धारयेल्लिङ्गमैश्र्वरम् ।।५२।।
mūrdhni vā kaṇṭhadeśe vā kakṣe vakṣaḥsthale’pi vā |
kukṣau hastasthale vāpi dhārayelliṅgamaiśvaram || 52 ||
The Śivaliṅga (Iṣṭaliṅga) should be borne on the head,
neck region, arm-pit, chest region, belly or palm. (52)
नाभेरधस्ताल्लिङ्गस्य धारणं पापकारणम्।
जटाग्रे त्रिकभागे च मलस्थाने न धारयेत् ।।५३।।
nābheradhastālliṅgasya dhāraṇaṁ pāpakāraṇam |
jaṭāgre trikabhāge ca malasthāne na dhārayet || 53 ||