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

122 A preamble to Śrī Siddhāntaśikhāmaṇi
दशमः परिच्छेदः
माहेश्वरस्य नवविधस्थलप्रसङ्गः
अगस्त्य उवाच—
भक्तस्थलं समाख्यातं भवता गणनायक।
केन वा धर्मभेदेन भक्तो माहेश्वरो भवेत् ।।१।।
Agastya asked—
O Lord of Gaṇas (devotees of Śiva), Bhaktasthala is
expounded by you. By what speciality of practices the
Bhakta would become Māheśvara. (1)
रेणुक उवाच—
केवले सहजे दाने निष्णातः शिवतत्परः।
ब्रह्मादिस्थानविमुखो भक्तो माहेश्वरः स्मृतः।।२।।
Reṇuka said—
The Bhakta who is adept in Sahajadāna itself, who is
devoted to Śiva and who is averse to the positions of
Brahman, etc., is regarded as Māheśvara. (2)
भक्तेर्यदा समुत्कर्षो भवेद्वैराग्यगौरवात्।
तदा माहेश्वरः प्रोक्तो भक्तः स्थिरविवेकवान्।।३।।
When there is the enhancement of devotion due to the
depth of renunciation, then the devotee with firm
discrimination is called the Māheśvara. (3)
माहेश्वरस्थलं वक्ष्ये यथोक्तं शम्भुना पुरा।
माहेश्वरप्रशंसादौ लिङ्गनिष्ठा ततः परम्।।४।।
S.N. Dasgupta's view refuted 123
पूर्वाश्रयनिरासश्च तथाद्वैतनिराकृतिः।
आह्वानवर्जनं पश्चादष्टमूर्तिनिराकृतिः।।५।।
सर्वगत्वनिरासश्च शिवत्वं शिवभक्तयोः।
एवं नवविधं प्रोक्तं माहेश्वरमहास्थलम्।।६।।
I shall tell about the (sub-Sthalas of) Māheśvarasthala
as told by Śiva long ago: 1. Maheśvarapraśaṁsāsthala, 2.
Liṅganiṣṭāsthala, 3. Pūrvāśrayanirasanasthala, 4.
Advaitanirasanasthala, 5. Āhvānanirasanasthala, 6.
Aṣṭamūrtinirasanasthala 7. Sarvagatvanirasanasthala, 8.
Śivajaganmayas- thala and 9. Bhaktadehīkaliṅgasthala. Thus
the great Māheśvarasthala is said to be nine-fold, i.e., of nine
sub-Sthalas. (4-6)
आदितः क्रमशो वक्ष्ये स्थलभेदस्य लक्षणम्।
समाहितेन मनसा श्रूयतां भवता मुने।।७।।
I shall tell you in due order from the beginning the
definitions of the different Sthalas of Māheśvarasthala. O
Sage, you should listen to them with an attentive mind. (7)
विश्वस्मादधिको रुद्रो विश्वानुग्रहकारकः।
इति यस्य स्थिरा बुद्धिः स वै माहेश्वरः स्मृतः।।८।।
He whose mind is firm in its faith that Rudra is greater
than everyone and that he is the doer of favour to all, is
indeed regarded as the Māheśvara. (8)
ब्रह्माद्यैर्मलिनप्रायैर्निर्मले परमेश्वरे।
साम्योक्तिं यो न सहते स वै माहेश्वराभिधः।।९।।
He who does not tolerate any statement equating the
Great Maheśvara, who is pure, with Brahman and others,
who are full of impurity, is indeed the one who deserves the