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

128 A preamble to Śrī Siddhāntaśikhāmaṇi
पूर्वाश्रयगतान् धर्मांस्त्यजेत्स्वाचाररोधकान् ।। ३० ।।
The person called Māheśvara whose mind is deeply
devoted to the Liṅga alone should discard the practices that
go with the previous faith which are opposed to his own
current practices. (30)
स्वजातिकुलजान् धर्मान् लिङ्गनिष्ठाविरोधिनः ।
त्यजन् माहेश्वरो ज्ञेयः पूर्वाश्रयनिरासकः ।। ३१ ।।
Having given up the practices consequent on his
(previous) caste and profession which are opposed to
Liṅganiṣṭhā, the Māheśvara is regarded as
‘pūrvāśrayanirāsaka’, one who has given up the practices of
the previous faith. (31)
शिवसंस्कारयोगेन विशुद्धानां महात्मनाम् ।
किं पूर्वकालिकैर्धर्मैः प्राकृतानां हि ते मताः ।। ३२ ।।
What is the purpose served by the practices of the
previous times in the case of the great souls who have
become sanctified by the process of Śivadīkṣā? They are
meant for the unrefined persons. (32)
शिवसंस्कारयोगेन शिवधर्मानुषङ्गिणाम् ।
प्राकृतानां न धर्मेषु प्रवृत्तिरुपपद्यते ।। ३३ ।।
In the case of those who are engrossed in the Vīraśaiva
practices consequent on their sanctification by the Śaiva-
dīkṣā, any inclination towards the practices of the unrefined
persons would be incompatible. (33)
विशुद्धाः प्राकृताश्चेति द्विविधा मानुषा स्मृताः ।
शिवसंस्कारिणः शुद्धाः प्राकृता इतरे मताः ।। ३४ ।।
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Men are twofold as Viśuddha (refined) and Prākṛta
(unrefined). Those who have undergone the Śaiva-dīkṣā are
Viśuddhas, while others are regarded as Prākṛtas. (34)
वर्णाश्रमधर्माणां व्यवस्था हि द्विधा मता ।
एका शिवेन निर्दिष्टा ब्रह्मणा कथिताऽपरा ।। ३५ ।।
The very arrangement of the duties of Varṇas (castes)
and Āśramas (orders of life) is regarded as twofold. One is
ordained by Śiva and the other is told by Brahman. (35)
शिवोक्तधर्मनिष्ठा तु शिवाश्रमनिषेविणाम् ।
शिवसंस्कारहीनानां धर्मः पैतामहः स्मृतः ।। ३६ ।।
The firm devotion to the Dharmas ordained by Śiva is in
the case of those who resort to the Śaiva order. In the case
of those who are without Śaiva initiation, the Dharmas are
those ordained by Pitāmaha (Brahman). (36)
शिवसंस्कारयुक्तेषु जातिभेदो न विद्यते ।
काष्ठेषु वह्निदग्धेषु यथा रूपं न विद्यते ।। ३७ ।।
तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन शिवसंस्कारसंयुतः ।
जातिभेदं न कुर्वीत शिवभक्ते कदाचन ।। ३८ ।।
There is no caste discrimination among those who are
subjected to Śaiva-dīkṣā, as there is no distinction in form
among the sticks that are burnt in fire. (37) Hence he who is
endowed with Śaiva-dīkṣā, should never make caste-
discrimination in the case of a devotee of Śiva. (38)
पूज्यपूजकयोर्लिङ्गजीवयोर्भेदवर्जने ।
पूजाकर्माद्यसम्पत्तेर्लिङ्गनिष्ठाविरोधतः ।। ३९ ।।