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

144 A preamble to Śrī Siddhāntaśikhāmaṇi
शिवाभिधानं चिन्मात्रं सदानन्दं निरङ्कुशम् ।।२७।।
कारणं सर्वलोकानां वेदानांमपि कारणम्।
पूरणं सर्वतत्त्वस्य तारणं जन्मवारिधेः ।।२८।।
ज्योतिर्मयमनिर्देश्यं योगिनामात्मनि स्थितम्।
कथं विज्ञायते लोके महागुरुदयां विना ।।२९।।
How can the Liṅga which is the ancient Brahman, be
known without the grace of the great Guru — the Liṅga,
which is the supreme, which is sacred, which is pure, which is
named Śiva, which is pure consciousness, which is ever
blissful, which is without any restrictions, which is the cause
of all worlds, which is the cause of even the Vedas, which is
complementary to all the principles, which is the means of
crossing over the ocean of transmigration, which is full of
lustre, which cannot be pointed out and which is residing in
the hearts of the Yogins? (27-29)
ब्रह्मणा विष्णुना पूर्वं यल्लिङ्गं ज्योतिरात्मकम्।
अपरिच्छेद्यमभवत् केन वा परिचोद्यते ।।३०।।
Who can understand that Liṅga which is of the nature
of lustre and which even Brhaman and Viṣṇu could not
decipher? (30)
बहुनात्र किमुक्तेन लिङ्गं ब्रह्म सनातनम्।
योगिनो यत्र लीयन्ते मुक्तपाशनिबन्धनाः ।।३१।।
What is the use of saying more? The Liṅga is the
ancient Brahman into which the Yogins who are relieved of
the bondage of fetters get merged. (31)
पीठिका परमा शक्तिर्लिङ्गं साक्षात्परः शिवः।
शिवशक्तिसमायोगं विश्वं लिङ्गं तदुच्यते ।।३२।।
The base is the Supreme Śakti and the Liṅga is actually
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the Supreme Śiva. The Liṅga which is the communion of
Śiva and Śakti is said to be the universe. (32)
ब्रह्मादयः सुराः सर्वे मुनयः शौनकादयः।
शिवलिङ्गार्चनादेव स्वं स्वं पदमवाप्नुयुः ।।३३।।
All the gods, Brahman, etc., and the sages, Śaunaka,
etc., attained their respective status through the worship of
the Śivaliṅga alone. (33)
विश्वाधिपत्वमीशस्य लिङ्गमूर्तेः स्वभावजम्।
अनन्यदेवसादृश्यं श्रुतिराह सनातनी ।।३४।।
The overlordship of the world on the part of the
Parameśvara, who is of the form of the Liṅga, is natural.
Hence, the ancient Śruti speaks of his greatness as not
equalled by any other god. (34)
गुरुशिष्यसमारूढलिङ्गमाहात्म्यसम्पदः ।
सर्वं चिद्रूपविज्ञानाज्जङ्गमाधिक्यमुच्यते ।।३५।।
The greatness of the Jaṅgama consists in the realisation
of the Supreme Intelligence (Cit - Śiva) in everything, from
out of the abundance of the greatness of Liṅga abiding in the
link between the Guru and the Śiṣya (disciple). (35)
जानन्त्यतिशयाद् ये तु शिवं विश्वप्रकाशकम्।
स्वस्वरूपतया ते तु जङ्गमा इति कीर्तिताः ।।३६।।
Those who have immencely realised Śiva who is the
revealer of the Universe, as their own inner nature (i.e., as
their very Souls), are lauded as the Jaṅgamas. (36)
ये पश्यन्ति जगज्जालं चिद्रूपं शिवयोगतः।
निर्धूतमलसंस्पर्शास्ते स्मृताः शिवयोगिनः ।।३७।।
घोरसंसारतिमिरपरिध्वंसनकारणम् ।
येषामस्ति शिवज्ञानं ते मताः शिवयोगिनः ।।३८।।