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

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6 A preamble to Śrī Siddhāntaśikhāmaṇi
form of the opposite schools such as the Bauddha, etc., (23)
and who was again called the moon surrounded by the
moonlight in the form of knowledge of the principle of Śiva,
was the propounder of the path of 'dharma' of the great
Vīraśaivas. (24)
आलोक्य शैवतन्त्राणि कामिकाद्यानि सादरम् ।
वातुलान्तानि शैवानि पुराणान्यखिलानि तु ।।२५।।
वेदमार्गाविरोधेन विशिष्टाचारसिद्धये ।
असन्मार्गनिरासाय प्रमोदाय विवेकिनाम् ।।२६।।
सर्वस्वं वीरशैवानां सकलार्थप्रकाशनम् ।
अस्पृष्टमखिलैर्दोषैरादृतं शुद्धमानसैः ।।२७।।
तेष्वागमेषु सर्वेषु पुराणेष्वखिलेषु च ।
पुरा देवेन कथितं देव्यै तन्नन्दनाय च ।।२८।।
तत्सम्प्रदायसिद्धेन रेणुकेन महात्मना ।
गणेश्वरेण कथितमगस्त्याय पुनः क्षितौ ।।२९।।
वीरशैवमहातन्त्रमेकोत्तरशतस्थलम् ।
अनुग्रहाय लोकानामभ्यधात् सुधियां वरः।।३०।।
ālokya śaivatantrāṇi kāmikādyāni sādaram |
vātulāntāni śaivāni durānānvakhilāni tu ||25||
vedamārgāvirodhena viśiṣṭācārasiddhaye |
asanmārganirāsāva dramodāva vivekinām ||26||
sarvasvaṁ vīraśaivānāṁ sakalārthaprakāśanam |
aspṛṣṭamakhilairdoṣairādṛtaṁ śuddhamnasaiḥ ||27||
teṣvāgameṣu sarveṣu purāṇeṣvakhileṣu ca |
durā devena kathitaṁ devvaitannandanāva ca ||28||
tatsampradāvasiddhena reṇukena mahātmanā |
gaṇeśvareṇa kathitamagastvāva dunah kṣitau ||29||
vīraśaivamahātantramekottaraśatasthalam |
anugrahāva lokānāmabhvadhāt sudhivṁ varaḥ ||30||

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Sources of S.S. : 1. Veda and Upaniṣads 7
Having consulted with reverence the Śaivāgamas starting
from Kāmika and ending with Vātula and all the Śaiva Purāṇas
(25), in order to accomplish the distinguished religious
practices in such a way as to be unopposed to the Vedic path,
to eradicate false paths, to create delight in the wise persons
(26) and to confer favour on all the beings, the best among
the learned (i.e., Śivayogīśivācārya) expounded the great
Vīraśaiva doctrine of one hundred and one Sthalas (30), which
was free from all drawbacks, which was held in esteem by
pure-minded persons (27), which was first delivered by Lord
Śiva to Goddess Pārvatī and to their son (Ṣaṇmukha) in all
those Āgamas and all those Purāṇas (28) and which was once
again related on the earth to Agastya by the Lord among the
Śivagaṇas (divine devotees of Śiva), Reṇuka the Great, who
was well-versed (accomplished) in that tradition. (29)
सर्वेषां शैवतन्त्राणामुत्तरत्वान्निरुत्तरम्।
नाम्ना प्रतीयते लोके यत्सिद्धान्तशिखामणिः ।।३१।।
sarveṣāṁ śaivatantrāṇāmuttaratvānniruttaram |
nāmnā pratīyate loke vatsiddhāntaśikhmanih ||31||
Since this is the best among all the Śaiva treatises, it is
not surpassed by any work and it is recognised in the world
by the name Siddhāntaśikhāmaṇi (the crest-jewel of the
doctrines). (31)
अनुगतसकलार्थे शैवतन्त्रैः समस्तैः
प्रकटितशिवबोधाद्वैतभावप्रसादे ।
विदधतु मतिमस्मिन् वीरशैवा विशिष्टाः
पशुपतिमतसारे पण्डितश्लाघनीये ।।३२।।
anugatasakalārthe śaivatantraiḥ samastaiḥ
prakaṭitaśivabodhādvaitabhāvaprasāde |
vidadhatu matimasmin vīraśaivā viśiṣṭāḥ
paśudatimatasāre danditaślāghanīve ||32||