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138 A preamble to Śrī Siddhāntaśikhāmaṇi
विरचिते श्रीसिद्धान्तशिखामणौ माहेश्वरस्य नवविधस्थलप्रसङ्गो
नाम दशमः परिच्छेदः समाप्तः ।। १० ।।
This Māheśvara who has no attachment towards gods
other than Śiva and whose mind is fully absorbed in his
Iṣṭaliṅga, becomes the Prasādin by cherishing this world as
Śiva in spirit. (79)
Here ends the tenth chapter dealing with the nine sthalas of
the
Māheśvarasthala in Śrīsiddhāntaśikhāmaṇi written by
Śivayogi Śivācārya who has realised the Brahman through the
path of six Sthalas. (10)
एकादशः परिच्छेदः
प्रसादिनः सप्तविधस्थलप्रसङ्गः
अगस्त्य उवाच —
उक्तो माहेश्वरः साक्षाल्लिङ्गनिष्ठादिधर्मवान्।
कथमेष प्रसादीति कथ्यते गणनायक ।।१।।
Agastya says—
The Māheśvara is declared to be one whose piety
consists actually of adherence to the Iṣṭaliṅga, etc. O Lord of
the Gaṇas, how is he called Prasādin? (1)
रेणुक उवाच —
लिङ्गनिष्ठादिभावेन ध्वस्तपापनिबन्धनः।
Ancient Tradition of VS : 2. Śrī Ujjayinīpīṭha 139
मनःप्रसादयोगेन प्रसादीत्येष कथ्यते ।।२।।
Reṇuka says —
He, i.e., the Māheśvara, whose bonds of sin are
destroyed through the state of remaining engrossed in the
firm devotion to the Iṣṭaliṅga, is called Prasādin by virtue of
his calmness of mind. (2)
प्रसादिस्थलमित्येतदस्य माहात्म्यबोधकम्।
अन्तरस्थलभेदेन सप्तधा परिकीर्तितम् ।।३।।
This Prasādisthala which reveals his greatness, is said to
be sevenfold by virtue of differences in its internal Sthalas.
(3)
प्रसादिस्थलमादौ तु गुरुमाहात्म्यकं ततः।
ततो लिङ्गप्रशंसा च ततो जङ्गमगौरवम् ।।४।।
ततो भक्तस्य माहात्म्यं ततः शरणकीर्तनम्।
शिवप्रसादमाहात्म्यमिति सप्तप्रकारकम् ।।५।।
It is sevenfold as — 1. Prasādisthala, 2.
Gurumāhātmyasthala, 3. Liṅgapraśaṁsāsthala
(Liṅgamāhātmyasthala), 4. Jaṅgamagauravasthala,
(Jaṅgamamāhātmyasthala) 5. Bhaktamāhātmyasthala, 6.
Śaraṇakīrtanasthala (Śaraṇamahattvasthala) and 7. (Śiva)-
Prasādamāhātmyasthala (Prasāda-mahattvasthala). (4-5)
क्रमाल्लक्षणमेतेषां कथयामि महामुने।
O Great Sage, I shall tell you the chracteristics of them
in their due order.
नैर्मल्यं मनसो लिङ्गं प्रसाद इति कथ्यते।
शिवस्य लिङ्गरूपस्य प्रसादादेव सिद्ध्यति ।।६।।
The mental sign in the form of purity is called Prasāda.