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

4 A preamble to Śrī Siddhāntaśikhāmaṇi
tasya vaṁśe samutpanno muktamaṇirivamalaḥ |
muddadevābhidhācāryo mūrdhanyaḥ Śivayoginām | | 15 | |
muddānāt sarvajantūnāṁ praṇatānāṁ prabodhataḥ |
muddadeveti vikhyātā samākhyā yasya viśrutā | | 16 | |
In his lineage, there arose a preceptor named
Muddadeva, who was like a pure pearl, who was pre-eminent
among the Śaiva saints (15) and whose designation as
Muddadeva was well known because of his giving delight (mut)
to all beings and because of his granting enlightenment to
those who surrendered themselves to him. (16)
तस्यासीन्नन्दनः शान्तः सिद्धनाथाभिधः शुचिः।
शिवसिद्धान्तनिर्णैता शिवाचार्यः शिवात्मकः ।।१७।।
वीरशैवशिखारत्नं विशिष्टाचारसम्पदम्।
शिवज्ञानमहासिन्धुं यं प्रशंसन्ति देशिकाः