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

142 A preamble to Śrī Siddhāntaśikhāmaṇi
तत्तत्स्वीकारयोगेन सर्वपापक्षयो भवेत्।।१७।।
Be it a leaf (Bilva leaf, etc.), a flower, a fruit or water, by
the partaking of whatever that is dedicated to Śiva, there is
bound to be the exhaustion of all sins. (17)
यथा शिवप्रसादान्नं स्वीकार्यं लिङ्गतत्परैः।
तथा गुरोः प्रसादान्नं तथैव शिवयोगिनाम्।।१८।।
Just as the food as the Prasāda of Śiva should be
partaken, so should the food as the Prasāda of the Śrīguru
and as that of the Jaṅgama be partaken by him who is
devoted the Liṅga. (18)
गुरुरेवात्र सर्वेषां कारणं सिद्धिकर्मणाम्।
गुरुरूपो महादेवो यतः साक्षादुपस्थितः।।१९।।
Guru alone is the cause for the fulfilment of desired
objects, because the Great Lord Śiva actually appears in the
form of the Guru. (19)
निष्कलो हि महादेवो नित्यज्ञानमहोदधिः।
सकलो गुरुरूपेण सर्वानुग्राहको भवेत्।।२०।।
The Great Lord Śiva who is without parts (limbs) and
who is the veritable ocean of eternal knowledge, does favour
to all in the form of the Guru who is endowed with
limbs.(20)
यः शिवः स गुरुर्ज्ञेयो यो गुरुः स शिवः स्मृतः।
न तयोरन्तरं कुर्याद् ज्ञानावाप्तौ महामतिः।।२१।।
He who is Śiva should be known as the Guru and he who
is the Guru should be regarded as Śiva. Wise man should not
make any difference between them for the purpose of
attaining knowledge. (21)
हस्तपादादिसाम्येन नेतरैः सदृशं वदेत्।
आचार्यं ज्ञानदं शुद्धं शिवरूपतया स्थितम्।।२२।।
Ancient Tradition of VS : 4. Śrī Śrīśailapīṭha 143
One should not speak of the Guru, who is the teacher
giving knowledge, who is pure and who stands as Śiva
incarnate, as equal to others (ordinary persons) on the basis
of the similarity of hands, feet, etc. (22)
आचार्यस्यावमानेन श्रेयःप्राप्तिर्विहन्यते।
तस्मान्निःश्रेयसप्राप्त्यै पूजयेतं समाहितः।।२३।।
When the Ācārya is insulted, the attainment of the
highest good is prevented. Hence in order to attain the
highest good, one should worship him with concentration.
(23)
गुरुभक्तिविहीनस्य शिवभक्तिर्न जायते।
ततः शिवे यथा भक्तिस्तथा भक्तिर्गुऱावपि।।२४।।
In the case of him who is devoid of devotion towards the
Guru, the devotion towards Śiva does not arise. Hence just
as he has devotion towards Śiva, so should he have devotion
towards the Guru. (24)
गुरुमाहात्म्ययोगेन निजज्ञानातिरेकतः।
लिङ्गस्यापि च माहात्म्यं सर्वोत्कृष्टं विभाव्यते।।२५।।
As a result of the (knowledge of the) greatness of the
Guru and by virtue of the abundance of one’s knowledge, the
greatness of the Liṅga also stands realised to the highest
extent. (25)
शिवस्य बोधलिङ्गं यद् गुरुबोधितचेतसा।
तदेव लिङ्गं विज्ञेयं शाङ्करं सर्वकारणम्।।२६।।
That which is the symbol of the awareness (bodha=
intelligence) of Śiva, should be known as the Śivaliṅga which
is the cause of all, through the mind illumined by the
teaching of the Guru. (26)
परं पवित्रममलं लिङ्गं ब्रह्म सनातनम्।