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

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बुधैः ॥३७॥
इति श्रीमत्षट्स्थलसद्ब्रह्मणा शिवयोगिनाम्ना
(रेणुकाचार्येण) विरचिता
श्रीसिद्धान्तशिखामणौ शरणस्य चतुःस्थलप्रसङ्गो नाम
त्रयोदशः परिच्छेदः समाप्तः ॥१३॥
He who is engrossed in the awareness of his Self as Śiva,
who is of firm will, who has taken refuge in Śiva, the Lord of
the worlds and who is adorned with the ‘Śīla’ marked by the
firm devotion to Śiva only, is himself called Śivaikyavān, one
who is in a state of oneness with Śiva.(37)
Here ends the thirteenth chapter dealing with the four sub-
sthalas of the Śaraṇasthala in
Śrī Siddhāntaśikhāmaṇi written by Śivayogi Śivācārya
who is the knower of Brahman attained through the path of six
Sthalas.(13)
चतुर्दशः परिच्छेदः
ऐक्यस्य चतुर्विधस्थलप्रसङ्गः
अथागस्त्यप्रश्नः। अगस्त्य उवाचेति —
तामसत्यागसम्बन्धान्निर्देशाच्छीलतस्तथा।
शरणाख्यस्य भूयोऽस्य कथमैक्यनिरूपणम् ॥१॥
Then comes Agastya’s question, i.e., Agastya says —
How is he, who is called Śaraṇa owing to the giving up of
relation with ignorance (darkness), owing to the direction
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(nirdeśa) of knowledge and owing to the virtuous longing
(Śīla) for Śiva, described as ‘Aikya’ (one who has attained
the unity of Aṅga and Liṅga)? (1)
प्राणलिङ्गादियोगेन सुखातिशयमेयिवान्।
शरणाख्यः शिवेनैक्यभावनादैक्यवान् भवेत् ॥२॥
He, the Śaraṇa as he is called, who has attained
immence bliss through the contemplation of the Prāṇaliṅga,
etc., becomes Aikya by meditating on his identity with
Śiva.(2)
ऐक्यस्थलमिदं प्रोक्तं चतुर्धा मुनिपुङ्गव।
ऐक्यमाचारसम्पत्तिरेकभाजनमेव च।।
सहभोजनमित्येषां क्रमाल्लक्षणमुच्यते ॥३॥
This Aikyasthala is said to be fourfold, O best among
the sages; they are: 1. Aikyasthala, 2. Ācārasampattisthala,
3. Ekabhājanasthala and 4. Sahabhojanasthala. The Special
features of these will be stated in due order. (3)
विषयानन्दकणिकानिस्पृहो निर्मलाश्यः।
शिवानन्दमहासिन्धुमज्जनादैक्यमुच्यते ॥४॥
It is called ‘Aikya’ due to the Śaraṇa’s merging into the
great occean of the bliss of Śiva with his intentions pure and
without desire for even a particle of pleasure arising from the
sense objects. (4)
निर्धूतमलसम्बन्धो निष्कलङ्कमनोगतः।
शिवोऽहमिति भावेन निरूढो हि शिवैक्यताम् ॥५॥
He who has shaken off the shakles of Malas and whose
mental activity is totally free from blemishes, becomes
deeply rooted in his communion with Śiva’. (5)
शिवेनैक्यं समापन्नश्चिदानन्दस्वरूपिणा।

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न पश्यति जगज्जालं मायाकल्पितवैभवम् ।। ६ ।।
He who has attained communion with Śiva and who is of
the nature of intelligence and bliss, does not take notice of
the net-work of world which has its glory created by Māyā.
(6)
ब्रह्माण्डबुद्बुदोद्भेदविजृम्भी तत्त्ववीचिमान् ।
मायासिन्धुर्लयं याति शिवैक्यवडवानले ।। ७ ।।
The ocean of Māyā which grows with the display of the
variety of bubbles in the form of worlds and which has the
(thirty-six) principles (from Śiva to Bhūmi) as its waves,
merges into the submarine fire in the form of union with
Śiva. (7)
मायाशक्तितिरोधानाच्छिवे भेदविकल्पना ।
आत्मनस्तद्विनाशे तु नाद्वैतात्किञ्चिदिष्यते ।। ८ ।।
Due to the cover of Māyāśakti, the Self is subjected to
the notion of difference with reference to Śiva. When that
cover is destroyed, nothing other than non-duality remains
for the Self. (8)
पशुत्वं च पतित्वं च मायामोहविकल्पितम् ।
तस्मिन् प्रलयमापन्ने कः पशुः को नु वा पतिः ।। ९ ।।
‘Paśutva’ and ‘Patitva’ are, after all, created by the
delusion of Māyā. When that (delusion) is eradicated, who
is the Paśu, and who, on the other hand, the Pati? (9)
घोरसंसारसर्पस्य भेदवल्मीकशायिनः ।
बाधकं परमाद्वैतभावना परमौषधम् ।। १० ।।
The notion of Supreme Non-duality is the best
medicine that effectively eradicates the terrible serpent of
transmigration which lies in the anthill—in the form of
duality.(10)
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भेदबुद्धिसमुत्पन्नमहासंसारसागरम् ।
अद्वैतबुद्धिपोतेन समुत्तरति देशिकः ।। ११ ।।
The preceptor crosses over the great ocean of
transmigration born from the notion of difference, with the
help of the boat in the form the notion of non-duality.(11)
अज्ञानतिमिरोद्रिक्ता कामरक्षःक्रियाकरी ।
संसारकालरात्रिस्तु नश्येदद्वैतभानुना ।। १२ ।।
तस्मादद्वैतभावस्य सदृशो नास्ति योगिनाम् ।
उपायो घोरसंसारमहातापन्निवृत्तये ।। १३ ।।
The dark (terrible) night in the form of transmigration
which allows the activities of the demon in the form of desire
(Kāma) when it is roused by the darkness of ignorance, is
destroyed by the sun in the form of non-duality. (12) Hence,
so far as the Yogins are concerned, there is no means of
removing the great heat of terrible transmigration other than
the notion of non-duality. (13)
अद्वैतभावनाजातं क्षणमात्रेऽपि यत्सुखम् ।
तत्सुखं कोटिवर्षेण प्राप्यते नैव भोगिभिः ।। १४ ।।
चित्तवृत्तिसमालीनजगतः शिवयोगिनः ।
शिवानन्दपरिस्फूर्तिर्मुक्तिरित्यभिधीयते ।। १५ ।।
That bliss which is born from the experience of non-
duality even if it lasts for a moment, cannot be obtained by
the enjoyers of mundane pleasures (bhogins) even if they
enjoy them for crores of years. (14) The all-encompassing
experience of Śivānanda (bliss of non- duality with Śiva) on
the part of the Śivayogin who has the whole world merged
into his mental vision is called Mukti. (15)
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देशिको हि न लिप्येत स्वाचारैः सूतकादिभिः ॥१६॥
The preceptor who has attained the state of Śiva
through the contemplation of oneness with Śiva, is untainted
by the observances of ‘Sūtakas’, etc., (impurities, etc.,) as a
part of his religious practices, although he is endowed with a
body. (16)
शिवाद्वैतपरिज्ञाने स्थिते सति मनस्विनाम्।
कर्मणा किं नु भाव्यं स्यादकृतेन कृतेन वा ॥१७॥
When the knowledge of Śivādvaita becomes firm in the
case of the wise persons (Yogins), what could be expected of
action, whether it is not done or done? (17)
शम्भोरेकत्वभावेन सर्वत्र समदर्शनः।
कुर्वन्नपि महाकर्म न तत्फलमवाप्नुयात् ॥१८॥
The Yogin who is of equal attitude towards everything
due to his state of one-ness with Śiva (Śivādvaita), does not
get associated with the fruits of action even when he does any
great action. (18)
सुकृती दुष्कृती वापि ब्राह्मणो वान्त्यजोऽपि वा।
शिवैकभावयुक्तानां सदृशो भवति ध्रुवम् ॥१९॥
To the Yogins who are deeply stationed in the
realisation of one-ness with Śiva, everyone is similar,
whether he is a person with merit, a sinner, a Brāhmaṇa or a
lowly born. (19)
वर्णाश्रमसदाचारैर्ज्ञानिनां किं प्रयोजनम्।
लौकिकस्तु सदाचारः फलाभावेऽपि भाव्यते ॥२०॥
What is the use of the practices of castes and orders of
life in the case of those who have attained spiritual
knowledge? The good practices of the world should be
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(20)
निर्दग्धकर्मबीजस्य निर्मलज्ञानवह्निना।
देहिवद्भासमानस्य देहयात्रा तु लौकिकी ॥२१॥
The activity of the body in the case of him, the seeds of
whose fruits of actions are completely burnt by the fire of
pure knowledge and who appears as if he is endowed with a
body, is just mundane. (21)
शिवज्ञानसमापन्नस्थिरवैराग्यलक्षणः।
स्वकर्मणा न लिप्येत पद्मपत्रमिवाम्भसा ॥२२॥
He who has the firm renunciation attained throuth the
knowledge of Śiva (i.e., knowldege that his Self is Śiva) as his
nature, is not associated with the fruits of his deeds like the
lotus leaf which is not associated with waters. (22)
गच्छंस्तिष्ठन् स्वपन् वापि जाग्रन् वापि
महामतिः।
शिवज्ञानसमायोगाच्छिवपूजापरः सदा ॥२३॥
The enlightened person who is Śivaliṅgaikya’ is always
engaged in the worship of Śiva (Liṅga), whether he is
walking, halting (sitting), sleeping or awake, due to his
absorption in the knowledge of Śiva. (23)
यद्यत्पश्यति सामोदं वस्तु लोकेषु देशिकः।
शिवदर्शनसम्पत्तिस्तत्र तत्र महात्मनः ॥२४॥
Whatever object the teacher (Śivaliṅgaikya) sees
(experiences) with delight in the world, in all that there is the
excellence of the vision of Śiva for the great person. (24)
यद्यच्चिन्तयते योगी मनसा शुद्धभावनः।
तत्तच्छिवमयत्वेन शिवध्यानमुदाहृतम् ॥२५॥

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यत्किञ्चिद्भाषितं लोके स्वेच्छया शिवयोगिना।
शिवस्तोत्रमिदं सर्वं यस्मात् सर्वात्मकः शिवः॥२६॥
या या चेष्टा समुत्पन्ना जायते शिवयोगिनाम्।
सा सा पूजा महेशस्य सर्वदा तद्गतात्मनाम्॥२७॥
Whatever the Yogin, who is pure in throughts, thinks
through his mind, all that being Śiva in content, is regarded
as meditation on Śiva. (25) Whatever that is spoken in the
world on his own accord by the Śivayogin all that amounts to
prayer dedicated to Śiva because Śiva is of the nature of all.
(26) Whatever action that arises or that might arise in the
case of the Śivayogins, all that amounts to be the worship of
Śiva as they always have their mind consisting of Him. (27)
विश्वं शिवमयं चेति सदा भावयतो धिया।
शिवैकभाजनात्मत्वादेकभाजनमुच्यते ॥२८॥
This Śivayogin is regarded as ‘Ekabhājana‘ (One who
has one resort), because he has a singular resort in Śiva, i.e.,
he has Śiva as his one and only refuge. (28)
स्वस्य सर्वस्य लोकस्य शिवस्याद्वैतदर्शनात्।
एकभाजनयोगेन प्रसादैक्यमतिर्भवेत्॥२९॥
Due to the vision of ‘Advaita’ (non-duality, one-ness)
in one’s Self, the entire world of people and Śiva, there arises
the communion of all in one and through that the Śivayogin
becomes one with the conviction of oneness of Prasāda. (29)
शिवे विश्वमिदं सर्वं शिवः सर्वत्र भासते।
आधाराधेयभावेन शिवस्य जगतः स्थितिः॥३०॥
All this universe is in Śiva and Śiva appears everywhere.
The existence of Śiva and the universe is in the relation of the
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contained). (30)
चित्तैकभाजनं यस्य चित्तवृत्तेः शिवात्मकम्।
नान्यत्तस्य किमेतेन मायामूलेन वस्तुना॥३१॥
What is the use of this objective world (of difference)
rooted in Māyā in the case of him whose thought-waves have
nothing other than Supreme Consciousness of Śiva as his
one and only resort? (31)
चित् प्रकाशयते विश्वं तद्विना नास्ति वस्तु हि।
चिदेकनिष्ठचित्तानां किं मायापरिकल्पितैः॥३२॥
The Supreme Consciousness (Śiva) reveals this wold.
Without it there is no objective world. Of what use are the
creations of Māyā to those whose mind is firmly stationed in
that Supreme Consciousness? (32)
वृत्तिशून्ये स्वहृदये शिवलीने निराकुले।
यः सदा वर्तते योगी स मुक्तो नात्र संशयः॥३३॥
The Śivayogin who ever remains (resides) in his heart,
which is free from all operations, which is totally merged into
Śiva and which is free from disturbance, is the one who is
liberated. There is no doubt about this. (33)
गुरोः शिवस्य शिष्यस्य स्वस्वरूपतया स्मृतिः।
सहभोजनमाख्यातं सर्वग्रासात्मभावतः॥३४॥
The understanding (realisation) of the Guru, the Śiva
and the Śiṣya (devotee) as of one’s own form (not different
from one’s Self) is said to be Sahabhojana as it is of the
nature of swallowing everything. (34)
शिवं विश्वं गुरुं साक्षाद्योजयेन्नित्यमात्मनि।
एकत्वेन चिदाकारे तदिदं सहभोजनम्॥३५॥
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Guru as of one form in one’s Self which is of the nature of
intelligence (consciousness). This is Sahabhojana. (35)
अयं शिवो गुरुश्चैष जगदेतच्चराचरम्।
अहं चेति मतिर्यस्य नास्त्यसौ विश्वभोजकः॥३६॥
This is Śiva, this is the Guru, this is the World
consisting of the movable and the immovable and this is my
Self — he who does not have such a conception of
difference, is regarded is “Viśvabhojaka”, i.e., one who
swallows all the world (i.e., difference). (36)
अहं भृत्यः शिवः स्वामी शिष्योऽहं गुरुरेव वै।
इति यस्य मतिर्नास्ति स चाद्वैतपदे स्थितः॥३७॥
I am the servant, Śiva is the master, I am the disciple, he
is the preceptor — he who does not have such a conception,
stands in the state of non-duality. (37)
पराहन्तामये स्वात्मपावके विश्वभास्वति।
इदन्ताहव्यहोमेन विश्वहोमीति कथ्यते॥३८॥
Through the offering of the oblation of ghee in the form
of all that represents “this” (this world) into the fire in the
form of the Self which of the nature of the notion of
“Supreme I” and which reveals the world, one is called
“Viśvahomin”. (38)
अहं शिवो गुरुश्चाहमहं विश्वं चराचरम्।
यया विज्ञायते सम्यक् पूर्णाहन्तेति सा स्मृता॥३९॥
That by which it is properly understood that “I am Śiva,
I am the Guru and I am the World consisting of the movable
and the immovable” is regarded as “Pūrṇāhantā.” (39)
आधारवह्नौ चिद्रूपे भेदजातं जगद्धविः।
जुहोति ज्ञानयज्वा यः स ज्ञेयो विश्वहव्यभुक्॥४०॥
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The Śivaikya who performs the intellectual sacrifice,
offering the world consisting of differences as the oblation
into the “Ādhārāgni” which is of the nature of “Cit” in the
Self, the Paramātman, is the “Viśvahavyabhuk”— one who
eats (enjoys) the oblation in the form of the universe. (40)
चिदाकारे पराकाशे परमानन्दभास्वति।
विलीनचित्तवृत्तीनां का वा विश्वक्रमस्थितिः॥४१॥
In the case of those whose mental activities are
dissolved into the Sun in the form of Supreme Bliss, who is of
the nature of knowledge and who in the form of the Supreme
Ether, of what relevance is the sequential order of the
universe. (41)
निरस्तविश्वसम्बाधे निष्कलङ्के चिदम्बरे।
भावयेल्लीनमात्मानं सामरस्यस्वभावतः॥४२॥
सैषा विद्या परा ज्ञेया सत्तानन्दप्रकाशिनी।
मुक्तिरित्युच्यते सद्भिर्जन्ममोहनिवर्तिनी॥४३॥
One should contemplate one’s Self as merged in the
manner of flowing into each other into the Supreme Ether of
Consciousness, which is free from the torment of the world
(saṁsāra, the cycle of birth and death) and which is free
from all defects. (42) This should be regarded as the
Supreme Knowledge, which reveals the nature of “sat-cit-
ānanda” and this Supreme Knowledge which removes the
delusion of the world (saṁsāra) is said to be liberation
(mukti) by the enlightened persons. (43)
भक्तादिधामार्पितधर्मयोगात् प्राप्तैकभावः
परमाद्भुतेन।
शिवेन चिद्व्योममयेन साक्षात् मोक्षश्रियो
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इति श्रीमत्षट्स्थलब्रह्मिणा शिवयोगिनामा
विरचिते श्रीसिद्धान्तशिखामणौ
शिवलिङ्गैक्यस्य चतुर्विधस्थलप्रसङ्गो नाम
चतुर्दशः परिच्छेदः समाप्तः ।।१४।।
After having attained the state of one-ness with Śiva,
the most wonderful one, as consisting of the Supreme Ether
of Consciousness, through the religious practices belonging
to the aforesaid stages of Bhakta, etc., one actuallly becomes
the receptacle for the affluence of liberation (Mokṣaśriyaḥ).
(44)
Here ends the fourteenth chapter dealing with the four
kinds of Sthalas of the
Śivaliṅgaikya in the Śrī Siddhāntaśikhamaṇi Written by
Śrī Śivayogin
who is adept in the knowledge of Brahman attained
through the path of Six Sthalas. (14)
पञ्चदशः परिच्छेदः
भक्तस्थलान्तर्गतनवविधलिङ्गस्थलप्रसङ्गः
षट्स्थलोक्तसदाचारसम्पन्नस्य यथाक्रमम्।
लिङ्गस्थलानि कथ्यन्ते जीवन्मुक्तिपराणि च।।१।।
The Sthalas pertaining to the Liṅga (Śiva) which are in
favour of Jīvanmukti, are told in due order for the
Śivaliṅgaikya who is adept in the good practices told under
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the six Sthalas pertaining to the Aṅga (Jīva). (1)
भक्ताद्यैक्यावसानानि षडुक्तानि स्थलानि च।
लिङ्गस्थलानि कानीह कथ्यन्ते कति वा पुनः।।२।।
The six Sthalas starting with Bhaktasthala and ending
with Aikyasthala have been told. Which are these
Liṅgasthalas? How many of them are told again? (2)
गुर्वादिज्ञानशून्यान्ता भक्तादिस्थलसंश्रिताः।
स्थलभेदाः प्रकीर्त्यन्ते पञ्चाशत् सप्त चाधुना।।३।।
The fifty and seven Liṅga-Sthalas from Gurusthala to
Jñānaśūnyasthala, which come under Bhaktasthala, etc., are
now described. (3)
आदौ नवस्थलानीह भक्तस्थलसमाश्रयात्।
कथ्यन्ते गुणसारेण नामान्येषां पृथक् शृणु।।४।।
The nine Sthalas (sub-Sthalas) are told here first
because they come under the Bhaktasthala and because they
have the pre-eminence. Listen to the names of those (nine)
sub-Sthalas separately. (4)
दीक्षागुरुस्थलं पूर्वं ततः शिक्षागुरुस्थलम्।
प्रज्ञागुरुस्थलं चाथ क्रियालिङ्गस्थलं ततः।।५।।
भावलिङ्गस्थलं चाथ ज्ञानलिङ्गस्थलं ततः।
स्वयं चरं परं चेति तेषां लक्षणमुच्यते।।६।।
They are : 1. Dīkṣāgurusthala, 2. Śikṣāgurusthala, 3.
Jñānagurusthala (Prajñāgurusthala), 4. Kriyāliṅgasthala, 5.
Bhāvaliṅgasthala, 6. Jñānaliṅgasthala, 7. Śvayasthala, 8.
Carasthala and 9. Parasthala. The characteristics of those
will be told here. (5-6)
दीयते परमं ज्ञानं क्षीयते पाशबन्धनम्।
यया दीक्षेति सा तस्यां गुरुर्दीक्षागुरुः स्मृतः।।७।।

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That by which the supreme knowledge (Paramaṁ
Jñānam,) is given (dīyate) and by which the bondage of
snares (of transmigration) is destroyed (kṣīyate), is called
Dīkṣā. The Guru who is adept in that ‘Dīkṣā’, is called
Dīkṣāguru.(7)
गुणातीतं गुकारं च रूपातीतं रुकारकम्।
गुणातीतमरूपं च यो दद्यात् स गुरुः स्मृतः॥८॥
The syllable “gu” stands for that which is beyond
“Guṇas” and the syllable “ru” stands for that which is
beyond “Rūpa”. He who confers something which is
beyond Guṇas and which is beyond form (without form), is
the Guru. (8)
आचिनोति च शास्त्रार्थानाचारे स्थापयत्यलम्।
स्वयमाचरते यस्मादाचार्यस्तेन चोच्यते॥९॥
He is called the “Ācārya”, because he absorbs (ā-
cinoti=literally, gathers or collects together) the teaching of
the Vīraśaivaśāstra, puts the disciples firmly (alaṁ
sthāpayati) on the path of good practices (Vīraśaiva ācare)
and himself practises them (svayam ācarate). (9)
षडध्वातीतयोगेन यतते यस्तु देशिकः।
मायाब्धितारणोपायहेतुर्विश्वगुरुः शिवः॥१०॥
The “Deśika” (preceptor) who persists with the Yoga
which transcends the six courses (adhvans) is Śiva, the
Jagadguru, who is the cause for the means of crossing over
the ocean of Māyā. (10)
अखण्डं येन चैतन्यं व्यज्यते सर्ववस्तुषु।
आत्मयोगप्रभावेण स गुरुर्विश्वभासकः॥११॥
The Guru by whom the uniterrupted consciousness (or
Spirit) is manifested in all the objects through the influence
of his communion with the Ātman (experience of oneness
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with Śiva), is the Jagadguru. (11)
दीक्षागुरुरसौ शिक्षाहेतुः शिष्यस्य बोधकः।
प्रश्नोत्तरप्रवक्ता च शिक्षागुरुरितीर्यते॥१२॥
This Dīkṣāguru who gives instruction to the discipline
and who answers the questions (of the discipline), is called
Śikṣāguru due to his function of giving instruction. (12)
बोधकोऽयं समाख्यातो बोध्यमेतदिति स्फुटम्।
शिष्यो नियुज्यते येन स शिक्षागुरुरुच्यते॥१३॥
This person is called the teacher. “What is to be taught
is clear as this” — he by whom the disciple is ordained, is
called the Śikṣāguru.(13)
संसारतिमिरोन्माथिशरच्चन्द्रमरीचयः ।
वाचो यस्य प्रवर्तन्ते तमाचार्यं प्रचक्षते॥१४॥
ददाति यः पतिज्ञानं जगन्मायानिवर्तकम्।
अद्वैतवासनोपायं तमाचार्यवरं विदुः॥१५॥
He whose speeches, i.e., words of teaching, proceed like
the rays of the autumnal moon in eradicating the darkness in
the form of mundane existence, is called the Ācārya. (14)
He who grants that knowledge of the “Pati” (Śiva) which
removes the Māyā of the world and which is the means of
getting a deep impression of non-duality, is known to be the
best Ācārya. (15)
पूर्वपक्षं समादाय जगद्भेदविकल्पनम्।
अद्वैतकृतसिद्धान्तो गुरुरेष गुणाधिकः॥१६॥
सन्देहवनसन्दोहसमुच्छेदकुठारिका ।
यत्सूक्तिधारा विमला स गुरूणां शिखामणिः॥१७॥

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Presenting the variety of the world of difference as the
prima facie veiw, the Guru establishes the doctrine of non-
duality. Such a Guru is the best one. (16) He, the sharp end
of whose pure speech acts as the axe in cutting asunder the
thick forest of doubts, is the crest-jewel of all Gurus. (17)
यत्सूक्तिदर्पणाभोगे निर्मले दृश्यते सदा।
मोक्षश्रीर्बिम्बरूपेण स गुरुर्भवतारकः।।१८।।
That Guru, in the expance of the clear mirror of whose
words appears the wealth of liberation as the reflection, is
the one who can take accross the (ocean of) mundane
existence. (18)
शिष्याणां हृदयालेख्यं प्रद्योतयति यः स्वयम्।
ज्ञानदीपिकयाऽनेन गुरुणा कः समो भवेत्।।१९।।
Who can be equal to this Guru who by himself illumines
the portrait of the heart of the disciples through this lamp in
the form of knowledge? (19)
परमार्द्वैतविज्ञानपरमौषधदानतः ।
संसाररोगनिर्माथी देशिकः केन लभ्यते।।२०।।
Who can get such a Guru as capable of rubbing aside
the disease in the form of transmigration by administering
the most salutary (effective) medicine in the form of the
special knowledge of the supreme non-duality? (20)
उपदेष्टोपदेशानां संशयच्छेदकारकः।
सम्यग्ज्ञानप्रदः साक्षादेष ज्ञानगुरुः स्मृतः।।२१।।
This Śikṣāguru who is the teacher of what are to be
taught, who removes all doubts and who gives right
knowledge, is actually regarded as the Jñānaguru. (21)
निरस्तविश्वसम्भेदं निर्विकारं चिदम्बरम्।
साक्षात्करोति यो युक्त्या स ज्ञानगुरुरुच्यते।।२२।।
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He who perceives through meditative device the ether
in the form of consciousness, which is free from all
perversions and which has all worldly diversity eradicated, is
called the Jñānaguru. (22)
कलङ्कवानसौ चन्द्रः क्षयवृद्धिपरिप्लुतः।
निष्कलङ्कःस्थितो ज्ञानचन्द्रमा निर्विकारवान्।।२३।।
पार्श्वस्थतिमिरं हन्ति प्रदीपो मणिनिर्मितः।
सर्वगामि तमो हन्ति बोधदीपो निरङ्कुशः।।२४।।
This moon is endowed with black spot and is tormented
by waning and waxing. But the moon in the form of
knowledge is free from the black spot and is free from all
deformities. (23) The lamp made up of jewels removes the
darkness of the near about places while the lamp of
knowledge which is free from all checks, eradicates the
darkness which is all-encompassing. (24)
सर्वार्थसाधकज्ञानविशेषादेशतत्परः ।
ज्ञानाचार्यः समस्तानामनुग्रहकरः शिवः।।२५।।
कटाक्षचन्द्रमा यस्य ज्ञानसागरवर्धनः।
संसारतिमिरच्छेदी स गुरुर्ज्ञानपारगः।।२६।।
The Jñānaguru who is engaged in imparting the special
knowledge which fulfils all the aspirations, is Śiva himself
who extends his grace on all.(25) The moon in the form of
his side glances causes the ocean of knowledge to rise and
removes the darkness in the form of transmigration. Such a
Guru has reached the other shore of knowledge. (26)
बहिस्तिमिरविच्छेत्ता भानुरेष प्रकीर्तितः।
बहिरन्तस्तमश्छेदी विभुर्देशिकभास्करः।।२७।।
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outside. The sun in the form of the Guru, who is all-
pervasive, has the capacity to eradicate the darkness outside
and inside. (27)
कटाक्षलेशमात्रेण विना ध्यानादिकल्पनम्।
शिवत्वं भावयेद्यत्र स वेदः शाम्भवो भवेत्॥२८॥
शिववेदकरे ज्ञाने दत्ते येन सुनिर्मले।
जीवन्मुक्तो भवेच्छिष्यः स गुरुर्ज्ञानसागरः॥२९॥
That in which the notion of Śiva is clearly revealed
merely by a little of the gracious glance (of the Guru)
without the performance of meditation, etc., is the Veda
(knowledge) pertaining to Śiva. (28) That Guru, by whom
the extermely pure knowledge revealing Śiva being given the
disciple would be liberated even while alive, is the veritable
ocean of knowledge. (29)
गुरोर्विज्ञानयोगेन क्रिया यत्र विलीयते।
तत्क्रियालिङ्गमाख्यातं सर्वैरागमपारगैः॥३०॥
That Liṅga in which the action (deeds of worship) is
merged through the spiritual knowledge imparted by the
Guru, is called the Kriyāliṅga by all the experts in
Śivāgamas.(30)
परानन्दचिदाकारं परब्रह्मैव केवलम्।
लिङ्गं सद्रूपतापन्नं लक्ष्यते विश्वसिद्धये॥३१॥
The Liṅga which of the nature of supreme bliss and
intelligence and which is the veritable Parabrahman itself,
has assumed the existent form for the fulfilment of all the
endeavours. (31)
लिङ्गमेव परं ज्योतिर्भवति ब्रह्म केवलम्।
तस्मात् तत्पूजनादेव सर्वकर्मफलोदयः॥३२॥
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The Brahman, which is the Supreme Lustre, is itself the
Liṅga. Hence, all deeds will bear fruit only through its
worship.(32)
परित्यज्य क्रियाः सर्वा लिङ्गपूजैकतत्पराः।
वर्तन्ते योगिनः सर्वे तस्माल्लिङ्गं विशिष्यते॥३३॥
All the Yogins remain dedicated to the worship of the
Liṅga alone, having given up all actions. Hence, the Liṅga
has the highest distinction. (33)
यज्ञादयः क्रियाः सर्वा लिङ्गपूजांशसंमिताः।
इति यत्पूज्यते सिद्धैस्तत्क्रियालिङ्गमुच्यते॥३४॥
All the actions such as the sacrifice, etc., amount to
only a few aspects of the worship of the Liṅga. That Liṅga
which is worshipped by the accomplished sages with this
conviction, is called the Kriyāliṅga.(34)
किं यज्ञैरग्निहोत्राद्यैः किं तपोभिश्च दुश्चरैः।
लिङ्गार्चनरतिर्यस्य स सिद्धः सर्वकर्मसु॥३५॥
What is the use of sacrifices such as Agnihotra, etc.?
What is the use of the rigorously practised penances? He
who is deeply interested in the worship of the Liṅga, is
accomplished in all the actions. (35)
ब्रह्मविष्ण्वादयः सर्वे विबुधा लिङ्गमाश्रिताः।
सिद्धाः स्वस्वपदे भान्ति जगत्तन्त्राधिकारिणः॥३६॥
All the gods, Brahman, Viṣṇu, etc., having resorted to
the Liṅga, have become accomplished and have been
enjoying their respective positions as authorities of
administration of the world. (36)
क्रिया यथा लयं प्राप्ता तथा भावोऽपि लीयते।
यत्र तद्देशिकैरुक्तं भावलिङ्गमिति स्फुटम्॥३७॥

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That Liṅga into which the pure feeling is also merged
just as the action gets merged, is designated clearly by the
teachers as the Bhāvaliṅga. (37)
भावेन गृह्यते देवो भगवान् परमः शिवः।
किं तेन क्रियते तस्य नित्यपूर्णो हि स स्मृतः॥३८॥
अखण्डपरमानन्दबोधरूपः परः शिवः।
भक्तानामुपचारेण भावयोगात् प्रसीदति॥३९॥
Śiva, the Supreme God, is grasped through pure feeling
(Bhakti). What is the use of that (Kriyā) for him? He is
regarded as eternally absolute (Nityapūrṇa). (38) Śiva, the
Supreme, is of the nature of the realisation of the absolute
Supreme Bliss. He is pleased through the worship of the
devotees and dedication of their devotion. (39)
मृच्छिलाविहिताल्लिङ्गाद्भावाल्लिङ्गं विशिष्यते।
निरस्तसर्वदोषत्वाद् ज्ञानमार्गप्रवेशनात्॥४०॥
The Bhāvaliṅga is distinguished from the Liṅga which is
made up of mud or stone because it is bereft of all defects
and also because it belongs to the province of knowledge.
(40)
विहाय बाह्यलिङ्गानि चिल्लिङ्गं मनसि स्मरन्।
पूजयेद् भावपुष्पैर्यो भावलिङ्गीति कथ्यते॥४१॥
He, who having set aside the external Liṅgas, cherishes
the Liṅga in the form of knowledge (consciousness) in his
mind and worships it with flowers in the form of pure
feelings, is called the Bhāvaliṅgin. (41)
मूलाधारेऽथवा चित्ते भ्रूमध्ये वा सुनिर्मलम्।
दीपाकारं यजन् लिङ्गं भावद्रव्यैः स योगवान्॥४२॥
He is adept in Yoga (i.e., the Yogin) as he worships the
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Liṅga, which is of the form of a lamp and which is extremely
pure, in the pelvic region, the heart or the region between the
eye-brows, with abstract objects. (42)
स्वानुभूतिप्रमाणेन ज्योतिर्लिङ्गेन संयुतः।
शिलामृद्दारुसंभूतं न लिङ्गं पूजयत्यसौ॥४३॥
The Śivayogin who is deeply attached to the
Jyothirliṅga which is realised through the authority of self-
experience, does not worship the Liṅga which is made up of
stone, mud or wood. (43)
क्रियारूपा तु या पूजा सा ज्ञेया स्वल्पसंविदाम्।
आन्तरा भावपूजा तु शिवस्य ज्ञानिनां मता॥४४॥
That worship which is of the nature of action, should be
understood as pertaining to persons of a little knowledge.
The inner worship of Śiva which is of the nature of worship
through conceptual objects (pure feelings) is meant for the
wise (the enlightened). (44)
तद्भावज्ञापकज्ञानं लयं यत्र समश्नुते।
तज्ज्ञानलिङ्गमाख्यातं शिवतत्त्वार्थकोविदैः॥४५॥
That Liṅga into which the knowledge revealed by that
Bhāvaliṅga gets merged, is called the Jñānaliṅga (the Liṅga
of the nature of knowledge) by the knowers of the secret of
“Śivatattva”, i.e., by the Vīraśaivas. (45)
त्रिमूर्तिभेदनिर्मुक्तं त्रिगुणातीतवैभवम्।
ब्रह्म यद्बोध्यते तत्तु ज्ञानलिङ्गमुदाहृतम्॥४६॥
The Brahman (Paraśivabrahman) which is known or
revealed by the Śruti, the Guru and self-experience, as that
which is free from the difference of trinity, i.e., Brahman,
Viṣṇu and Rudra, and which is endowed with the grandeur
surpassing that of the three Guṇas, viz., Sattva, Rajas and
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endowed with the grandeur of the state beyond the fourth, is
regarded as the Jñānaliṅga, i.e., the Tṛptiliṅga which is the
receptacle of knowledge. (46)
स्थूले क्रियासमापत्तिः सूक्ष्मे भावस्य सम्भवः।
स्थूलसूक्ष्मपदातीते ज्ञानमेव परात्मनि॥४७॥
Action (deed of worship) is associated with the Sthūla-
liṅga, pure feeling is associated with the Sūkṣma-liṅga and in
the case of the Parātman which is beyond the states of the
Sthūla and the Sūkṣma, it is nothing but knowledge that is
associated. (47)
कल्पितानि हि रूपाणि स्थूलानि परमात्मनः।
सूक्ष्माण्यपि च तैः किं वा परबोधं समाचरेत्॥४८॥
The gross forms of the Supreme Self (Śiva) and His
subtle forms are indeed, artificial. What is the use of those?
The awareness of the Supreme should be preserved. (48)
परात्परं तु यद्ब्रह्म परमानन्दलक्षणम्।
शिवाख्यं ज्ञायते येन ज्ञानलिङ्गीति कथ्यते॥४९॥
He who knows the Brahman which is higher than the
highest and which is characterised by bliss and which is
designated as Śiva, is called the Jñānaliṅgin. (49)
बाह्यक्रियां परित्यज्य चिन्तामपि मानसीम्।
अखण्डज्ञानरूपत्वं यो भजेन्मुक्त एव सः॥५०॥
He who attains the form of absolute knowledge, giving
up the external form of worship and even the mental form of
it through thoughts, is, indeed, the one who has attained
liberation. (50)
तद्भावज्ञापकं ज्ञानं यत्र ज्ञाने लयं व्रजेत्।
तद्भानेष समाख्यातः स्वाभिधानो मनीषिभिः॥५१॥
He who has that self-knowledge into which his
knowledge revealing the Jñānaliṅga gets absorbed, is said to
be the Svaliṅga (Svayaliṅga - one who knows himself as the
Liṅga) by the sages.(51)
स्वच्छन्दाचारसन्तुष्टो ज्योतिर्लिङ्गपरायणः।
आत्मस्थसकलाकारः स्वाभिधो मुनिसत्तमः॥५२॥
निर्ममो निरहङ्कारो निरस्तक्लेशपञ्चकः।
भिक्षाशी समबुद्धिश्च मुक्तप्रायो मुनिर्भवेत्॥५३॥
यदृच्छालाभसन्तुष्टो भस्मनिष्ठो जितेन्द्रियः।
समवृत्तिर्भवेद्योगी भक्षुके वा नृपेऽथवा॥५४॥
पश्यन् सर्वाणि भूतानि संसारस्थानि सर्वशः।
स्मयमानः परानन्दे लीनात्मा वर्तते सुधीः॥५५॥
The best of the sages called “Svaya” is content with
practices according to his free-will, totally surrendered to the
Liṅga in the form of light and has all the forms housed in his
Self.(52) He is the sage who is free from attachment, who is
devoid of egoism, who has the pentad of afflictions
eradicated, who lives on alms, who has the equipoised mind
and who remains in the stage of release. (53) That Śivayogin
is content with whatever he gets, is devoted to the Bhasma
(Śiva, the Bhasma par excellence or the holy ash), has
conqured the senses and is of equal attitude towards a beggar
or a king. (54) The wise one remains absorbed in the
Supreme Bliss wondering seemingly on witnessing all the
beings everywhere within the fold of this world of mortality.
(55)
ध्यानं शैवं तथा ज्ञानं भिक्षा चैकान्तशीलता।
यतेश्चत्वारि कर्माणि न पञ्चममिहेष्यते॥५६॥
Contemplation on Śiva, the knowledge of Śiva (as the

Self), the seeking of alms and resorting to loneliness—these
are the four (daily) practices of the sage. No fifth practice is
required (desired). (56)
स्वरूपज्ञानसम्पन्नो ध्वस्ताहंममताकृतिः।
स्वयमेव स्वयं भूत्वा चरतीति चराभिधः॥५७॥
The Svayaliṅgin (i.e., he who is endowed with the
knowledge of his Self) who has the notions of 'I' and 'mine'
totally eradicated from himself, is called 'Cara' (Jaṅgama) as
he wanders all by himself as the absolute Self. (57)
कामक्रोधादिनिर्मुक्तः शान्तिदान्तिसमन्वितः।
समबुद्ध्या चरेद् योगी सर्वत्र शिवबुद्धिमान्॥५८॥
इदं मुख्यमिदं हीनमिति चिन्तामकल्पयन्।
सर्वत्र सञ्चरेद् योगी सर्वं ब्रम्हेति भावयन्॥५९॥
न सम्मानेषु सम्प्रीतिं नावमानेषु च व्यथाम्।

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अद्वैतपरमानन्दमुदितो देहिवच्चरेत् ।।६१।।
न प्रपञ्चे निजे देहे न धर्मे न च दुष्कृते।
गतवैषम्यधीर्धीरो यतिश्चरति देहिवत् ।।६२।।
The Yogin who is totally free from desire, anger, etc.,
and who is endowed with peace and restraint, wanders with
an attitude of equality (towards everything) and with the
conception of Śiva in everything. (58) The Yogin wanders
everywhere without thinking that this is superior or that is
inferior looking upon everything as Brahman. (59) The
Yogin who is stationed with his Self merged in the Supreme
Soul, wanders without experiencing joy at felicitations or
sorrow at insults. (60) He moves like one endowed with a
body, delighted as he is with the supreme bliss of non-duality
and is making all the people astonished by his uncommon
(extraordinary) qualities. (61) The wise Yogin wanders as
one endowed with a body, free from all ideas of inequality
towards the world, his own body, meritorious action or sinful
action. (62)
प्राकृतैश्वर्यसम्पत्तिपराङ्मुखमनःस्थितिः।
चिदानन्दनिजात्मस्थो मोदते मुनिपुङ्गवः ।।६३।।
The excellent sage (Śivayogin) enjoys the state of mind
which has turned away from the munificence of the ordinary
type, residing in his self-same nature of the bliss of
awareness. (63)
स्वयमेव स्वयं भूत्वा चरतः स्वस्वरूपतः।
परं नास्तीति बोधस्य परत्वमभिधीयते ।।६४।।
The state of realisation that there is nothing beyond the
form of his own Self in one who wanders in his self-same
form all by himself as the absolute Self, is called "Paratva"
(the highest state). (64)
स्वतन्त्रः सर्वकृत्येषु स्वं परत्वेन भावितः।
तृणीकुर्वन् जगज्जालं वर्तते शिवयोगिराट् ।।६५।।
The Lord among the Śivayogins is free in all activities,
assumes his Self as the Supreme Self and looks upon the net-
work of worlds as equal to a straw of grass. (65)
वर्णाश्रमसमाचारमार्गनिष्ठापराङ्मुखः ।
सर्वोत्कृष्टं स्वमात्मानं पश्यन् योगी तु मोदते ।।६६।।
The Yogin (Śivayogin) enjoys looking at his own Self as
superior to all, being averse to the attachment to the path of
Varṇāśrama practices. (66)
विश्वातीतं परं ब्रह्म शिवाख्यं चित्स्वरूपकम्।
तदेवाहमिति ज्ञानी सर्वोत्कृष्टः स उच्यते ।।६७।।
The enlightened person who realises the Supreme
Brahman called Śiva which transcends the universe and
which is of the nature of awareness (knowledge) as himself,
is said to be superior to everything. (67)
अचलं ध्रुवमात्मानमनुपश्यन्निरन्तरम्।
निरस्तविश्वभ्रान्तिर्जीवन्मुक्तो भवेन्मुनिः ।।६८।।
Looking upon himself incessantly as the immovable and
stable Self, the sage (Śivayogin) is liberated even while alive
with the delusion of the world having disappeared. (68)
ब्रह्माद्याः किं नु कुर्वन्ति देवताः कर्ममार्गगाः।
कर्मातीतपदस्थस्य स्वयं ब्रह्मस्वरूपिणः ।।६९।।
What can the deities, Brahman, etc., who are following
the path of "Karma", do to him who is in a state which is
beyond Karma and who is himself of the nature of Brahman.
(69)

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स्वेच्छया सञ्चरेद्योगी विमुञ्चन् देहमानिताम् ।
दर्शनैः स्पर्शनैः सर्वानज्ञानपि विमोचयेत् ।।७०।।
The Yogin wanders freely giving up the pride of his
body. He releases all the ignorant even (from mundane life)
through the grace of his sight and touch. (70)
नित्ये निर्मलभावने निरुपमे निर्धूतविश्वभ्रमे
सत्तानन्दचिदात्मके परशिवे साम्यं गतः संयमी ।
प्रध्वस्ताश्रमवर्णधर्मनिगलः स्वच्छन्दसञ्चारवान्
देहीवाद्भुतवैभवो विजयते जीवन्विमुक्तः सुधीः ।।७१।।
इति श्रीमत्षट्स्थलब्रह्मिणा शिवयोगिनाम्ना
विरचिते श्रीसिद्धान्तशिखामणौ
भक्तस्थलान्तर्गतनवविधलिङ्गस्थलप्रसङ्गः नाम
पञ्चदशः परिच्छेदः समाप्तः ।।१५।।
The Śivayogin (Saṁyamin) who has attained (the
utmost) similarity (non-duality) with Parśivabrahman—
which is eternal, which is of pure form, which is without any
similarity, which is totally free from the infatuation of the
world and which is consisting of existence, bliss and
intelligence—, who has broken the chain of prescriptions of
the Varṇas and Āśramas, who wanders at will and who
possesses wonderful grandeur like an ordinary man, attains
his glory as the enlightened Jīvanmukta. (71)
Thus ends the fifteenth chapter dealing with nine
Liṅgasthalas of the
Bhaktasthala in Śrī Siddhānatśikhāmaṇi written by Śrī
Śivayogin who has attained the state of Brahman through the
path of Ṣaṭsthalas. (15)
षोडशः परिच्छेदः
माहेश्वरस्थलान्तर्गतनवविधलिङ्गस्थलप्रसङ्गः
अगस्त्य उवाचेति—
स्थलानां नवकं प्रोक्तं भक्तस्थलसमाश्रयम् ।
माहेश्वरस्थले सिद्धं स्थलभेदं वदस्व मे ।।१।।
Agastya says—
The nine (Liṅga-) Sthalas belonging to the Bhaktasthala
have been told. Now tell me about the kinds of Sthalas (i. e.,
Liṅgasthalas) found in the Māheśvarasthala. (1)
रेणुक उवाचेति—
माहेश्वरस्थले सन्ति स्थलानि नव तापस ।
क्रियागमस्थलं पूर्वं ततो भावागमस्थलम् ।।२।।
ज्ञानागमस्थलं चाथ सकायस्थलमीरितम् ।
ततोऽकायस्थलं प्रोक्तं परकायस्थलं ततः ।।३।।
धर्माचारस्थलं चाथ भावाचारस्थलं ततः ।
ज्ञानाचारस्थलं चाथ क्रमादेषां भिदोच्यते ।।४।।
Reṇuka says—
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viz., 1. Kriyāgamasthala, 2. Bhāvāgamasthala, 3.
Jñānāgamasthala, 4. Sakāyasthala, 5. Akāyasthala, 6.
Parakāyasthala, 7. Dharamācārasthala, 8. Bhāvācārasthala
and 9. Jñānācārasthala. Their features are told in due order.
(2-4)
शिवो हि परमः साक्षात् पूजा तस्य क्रियोच्यते।
तत्परा आगमा यस्मात् तदुक्तोऽयं क्रियागमः ।।५।।
Śiva is actually the Parasthala Śivayogin. His worship is
said to be “action”. For the reason that the Āgamas are in
favour of that “action”, i.e., are predominantly in favour of
that “action”, they are called “Kriyāgama”. (5)
प्रकाशते यथा नाग्निररण्यां मथनं विना।
क्रियां विना तथान्तस्थो न प्रकाशो भवेच्छिवः ।।६।।
Just as fire does not appear in the Araṇī stick (sacred
fuel) without rubbing, so does Śiva inside not manifest
without action, i.e., deeds of worship. (6)
न यथा विधिलोपः स्यद्यथा देवः प्रसीदति।
यथागमः प्रमाणं स्यत्तथा कर्म समाचरेत् ।।७।।
The “action”, i.e., worship should be rendered in such a
way as there would be no transgression of the prescribed
method, as the God would be pleased and as conforming to
the authority of the Āgama (traditional text). (7)
विधिः शिवनियोगोऽयं यस्माद्विहितकर्मणि।
शिवाराधनबुद्धयैव निरतः स्याद्विचक्षणः ।।८।।
This prescribed method of worship is the ordination of
Śiva. Hence, a person with spiritual awareness should be
engaged in the prescribed actions with his dedication to the
service of Śiva. (8)
गुरोरादेशमासाद्य पूजयेत् परमेश्वरम्।
पूजिते परमेशाने पूजिताः सर्वदेवताः ।।९।।
One should worship Śiva, the Supreme Lord
(Parameśvara), by getting the guidance from the Guru.
When the Supreme Lord is worshipped all deities are
worshipped. (9)
सदा शिवार्चनोपायसामग्रीव्यग्रमानसः।
शिवयोगरतो योगी मुच्यते नात्र संशयः ।।१०।।
The Yogin who is ever engaged in the contemplation of
Śiva in the form of engrossment in acquiring the materials
required for the worship of Śiva, is undoubtedly prone to
liberation. (10)
अन्धपङ्गुवदन्योन्यसापेक्षे ज्ञानकर्मणी।
फलोत्पत्तौ विरक्तस्य तस्मात्तद्द्वयमाचरेत् ।।११।।
Knowldege and action are mutually interdependent.
Hence, this idea, knowledge and action should both be
adopted in practice by the Śivayogin (Virakta) for
accomplishing the fruit in the form liberation, higher or
lower. (11)
ज्ञाने सिद्धेऽपि विदुषां कर्मापि विनियुज्यते।
फलाभिसन्धिरहितं तस्मात् कर्म न सन्त्यजेत् ।।१२।।
Even when the knowledge is fulfilled in realisation,
action, too, is made use of by the wise. Hence, action which
is not associated with any desire for the fruit should not be
discarded. (12)
आचार एव सर्वेषामलङ्काराय कल्पते।
आचारहीनः पुरुषो लोके भवति निन्दितः ।।१३।।
The righteous practice alone is meant for the
adornment of all persons. A person who is without such a
practice would stand condemned in the world. (13)

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ज्ञानेनाचारयुक्तेन प्रसीदति महेश्वरः।
तस्मादाचारवान् ज्ञानी भवेदादेहपातनात्॥१४॥
Maheśvara is pleased with spiritual knowledge coupled
with religious practices. Hence, one should be an
enlightened person engaged in religious practices till the
body falls off. (14)
भावचिह्नानि विदुषो यानि सन्ति विरागिणः।
तानि भावागमत्वेन वर्तन्ते सर्वदेहिनाम्॥१५॥
All those gestures of faith which are discerned in an
enlightened recluse (Śivayogin), form the Gospel of Faith
(Bhāvāgama) for all the embodied beings. (15)
शिवोऽहमिति भावोऽपि शिवतापत्तिकारणम्।
न ज्ञानमात्रं नाचारो भावयुक्तः शिवो भवेत्॥१६॥
The conception that "I am Śiva" is the means to attain
the state of Śiva, neither mere knowledge nor mere religious
practice. He who possesses this faith becomes Śiva. (16)
ज्ञानं वस्तुपरिच्छेदो ध्यानं तद्भावकारणम्।
तस्माज् ज्ञाते महादेवे ध्यानयुक्तो भवेत्सुधीः॥१७॥
Knowledge is the ascertainment of an object.
Meditation is the means to the conception of that object.
Hence, when the Mahādeva is known, the enlightened
preson (i.e., Śivayogin) should turn to meditation. (17)
अन्तर्बहिश्च सर्वत्र परिपूर्णं महेश्वरम्।
भावयेत् परमानन्दलब्धये पण्डितोत्तमः॥१८॥
The best among the enlightened (Śivayogin) should
conceive of the Maheśvara as having pervaded everywhere,
inside and outside, in order to attain the supreme bliss. (18)
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अर्थहीना यथा वाणी पतिहीना यथा सती।
श्रुतिहीना यथा बुद्धिर्भावहीना तथा क्रिया॥१९॥
चक्षुर्हीनो यथा रूपं न किञ्चिद्वीक्षितुं क्षमः।
भावहीनस्तथा योगी न शिवं द्रष्टुमीश्वरः॥२०॥
Action without the spiritual conception is like the
speech without meaning, a devoted wife without her
husband, and knowledge without scripture. (19) Just as he
who is without eyes cannot see any form, so is the Yogin not
competent to have a vision of Śiva without spiritual
conception. (20)
भावशुद्धेन मनसा पूजयेत्परमेष्ठिनम्।
भावहीनां न गृह्णाति पूजां सुमहतीमपि॥२१॥
The Śivayogin should worship the Parameśvara
(Supreme Lord) with the mind endowed with pure intentions
(thoughts). The Lord does not accept the worship which is
without the spiritual conception however great it might be.
(21)
नैरन्तर्येण सम्पन्ने भावे ध्यातुं शिवं प्रति।
तद्भावो जायते यद्वत् क्रिमेः कीटस्य चिन्तनात्॥२२॥
When the mental cherishing (Bhāva) by way of
meditating on Śiva becomes incessant, the attainment of
Śiva’s form is possible, as is the case with a worm (which
becomes the bee) through the (continuous) thought about
an insect (i.e., bee). (22)
निष्कळङ्कं निराकारं परब्रह्म शिवाभिधम्।
निर्णायतुमसमर्थोऽपि तद्विभूतिं विभावयेत्॥२३॥
If one is incapable of meditating on Śiva, the
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form, one can meditate upon his meritorious magnificence.
(23)
परस्य ज्ञानचिह्नानि यानि सन्ति शरीरिणाम्।
तानि ज्ञानागमत्वेन प्रवर्तन्ते विमुक्तये।।२४।।
Those gestures of knowledge which belong to the Para
Śivayogin, are in vogue as the Jñānāgama (Gospel of
Knowledge) for the emancipation of the beings. (24)
भावेन किं फलं पुंसां कर्मणा वा किमिष्यते।
भावकर्मसमायुक्तं ज्ञानमेव विमुक्तिदम्।।२५।।
What is the use of (mere) “Bhāva” for the aspirants?
What is it that is aspired by (mere) “Karma”? The
knowledge which is combined with “Bhāva” and “Karma”,
alone brings Mokṣa.(25)
केवलं कर्ममात्रेण जन्मकोटिशतैरपि।
नात्मनां जायते मुक्तिर्ज्ञानं मुक्तेर्हि कारणम्।।२६।।
The Jīvas cannot attain Mukti through Karma alone
even in hundreds of crores of lives. It is the Jñāna that is the
cause of Mokṣa. (26)
ज्ञानहीनं सदा कर्म पुंसां संसारकारणम्।
तदेव ज्ञानयोगेन संसारविनिवर्तकम्।।२७।।
Action without knowledge is always the cause for the
transmigration of beings. The same action coupled with
knowledge is the means of relief from transmigration. (27)
फलं क्रियावतां पुंसां स्वर्गाद्यं नश्वरं यतः।
तस्मात्स्थायिफलप्राप्त्यै ज्ञानमेव समभ्यसेत्।।२८।।
The fruit in the form of heaven, etc., in the case of those
who are engaged in sacrificial action, is transitory. Hence, in
order to attain a permanent fruit, knowledge alone should be
practised. (28)
शास्त्राभ्यासादियत्नेन सद्गुरोरुपदेशतः।
ज्ञानमेव समभ्यस्येत् किमन्येन प्रयोजनम्।।२९।।
Knowledge alone should be acquired through the effort
of studying Śāstras and through the teaching of the Guru.
What is the use of anything else? (29)
ज्ञानं परशिवाद्वैतपरिपाकविनिश्चयः।
येन संसारसम्बन्धविनिवृत्तिर्भवेत् सताम्।।३०।।
“Knowledge” is the mature ascertainment of the non-
duality of Śiva, by which there would be the removal of the
relation with transmigration in the case of virtuous persons.
(30)
शिवात्मकमिदं सर्वं शिवादन्यन्न विद्यते।
शिवोऽहमिति या बुद्धिस्तदेव ज्ञानमुत्तमम्।।३१।।
All this is consisting of Śiva. There is nothing other
than Śiva. I am Śiva. The conviction of this nature is the
best knowledge. (31)
अन्धो यथा पुरस्थानि वस्तूनि च न पश्यति।
ज्ञानहीनस्तथा देही नात्मस्थं वीक्षते शिवम्।।३२।।
Just as a blind person does not see the objects before
him, so does the embodied soul which is devoid of knowledge
not see Śiva residing in itself. (32)
शिवस्य दर्शनात् पुंसां जन्मरोगनिवर्तनम्।
शिवदर्शनमप्याहुः सुलभं ज्ञानचक्षुषाम्।।३३।।
The vision of Śiva is the means by which the disease of
transmigration is removed in the case of human beings. The
vision of Śiva is said to be easy for those who have the eye of
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दीपं विना यथा गेहे नान्धकारो निवर्तते।
ज्ञानं विना तथा चित्ते मोहोऽपि न निवर्तते॥३४॥
Just as the darkness in the house does not go away
without a lamp, similarly even the delusion in the mind does
not get reverted without knowledge. (34)
परस्य या तनुर्ज्ञेयाऽदेहकर्माभिमानिनः।
तया सकायो लोकोऽयं तदात्मत्वनिरूपणात्॥३५॥
With that body which is known (by others) to be
belonging to the Paraśivayogin, who is unattached to the
actions of that body, this world is “Sakāya” (endowed with a
body) since it is deemed as the Soul of it. (35)
कायं विना समस्तानां न क्रिया न च भावना।
न ज्ञानं यत्ततो योगी कायवानेव सञ्चरेत्॥३६॥
In the case of all, there is no action, no feeling or faith
and no knowledge without the body. That is why the Yogin
should move about with a body. (36)
शिवैकज्ञानयुक्तस्य योगिनोऽपि महात्मनः।
काययोगेन सिद्ध्यन्ति भोगमोक्षादयः सदा॥३७॥
Even in the case of the Śivayogin, who is endowed with
the knowledge of Śiva alone and who is great (in
accomplishments), it is only with the association of the body
that enjoyment (in this world), and liberation, etc., always
become possible. (37)
काष्ठं विना यथा वह्निर्जायते न प्रकाशवान्।
मूर्तिं विना तथा योगी नात्मतत्त्वप्रकाशवान्॥३८॥
Just as the fire does not possess its shining without the
fuel, so the Yogin does not get the flash of the principle of
Self (as śiva) without the body. (38)
मूर्त्यात्मनैव देवस्य यथा पूज्यत्वकल्पना।
तथा देहात्मनैवास्त्य पूज्यत्वं परयोगिनः॥३९॥
Just as God becomes worthy of worship only through
his form of a statue, so is the worshipful status for the
Parayogin only through the form of a body. (39)
निष्कलो हि महादेवः परिपूर्णः सदाशिवः।
जगत्सृष्ट्यादिसंसिद्ध्यै मूर्तिमानेव भासते॥४०॥
The Great Lord Sadāśiva who is without parts and who
is completely full, appears as having a body for the
accomplishment of creation of the world, etc. (40)
ब्रह्माद्या देवताः सर्वा मुनयोऽपि मुमुक्षवः।
कायवन्तो हि कुर्वन्ति तपः सर्वार्थसाधकम्॥४१॥
Even the Gods such as Brahman and all the sages who
are desirous of liberation, do, in deed, perform penance with
their bodies for attaining all their desires. (41)
तपो हि मूलं सर्वासां सिद्धीनां यज्जगत्त्रये।
तपस्तत्कायमूलं हि तस्मात् कायं न सन्त्यजेत्॥४२॥
Penance is the means to attain all the accomplishments
in the three worlds. Penance inevitably depends on the body.
Hence, the body should not be relinquished. (42)
औपचारिकदेहित्वाज्जगदात्मत्वभावनात्।
मायासम्बन्धराहित्यादकायो हि परः स्मृतः॥४३॥
The Parayogin is called Akāya (bodiless one) as his
state of possessing a body is only seeming, as he conceives
the world as spiritually one with him and as he is free from
any relation with Māyā. (43)
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शिवस्येव यतस्तस्मादकायोऽयं प्रकीर्तितः ।।४४।।
In spite of the association with the body there is no
mental perturbation on account of the body in the case of the
Parayogin, as in the case of Śiva. Hence, he is regarded as
"Akāya".(44)
परलिङ्गे विलीनस्य परमानन्दचिन्मये।
कुतो देहेन सम्बन्धो देहिवद्भासनं भ्रमः ।।४५।।
When the Yogin has merged into the Supreme Liṅga
which is consisting of blissful consciousness, whence is the
relation with the body? His appearance as the body is an
illusion. (45)
देहाभिमानहीनस्य शिवभावे स्थितात्मनः।
जगदेतच्छरीरं स्याद् देहेनैकेन का व्यथा ।।४६।।
What is the harm with one body in the case of the Self
who is totally free from attachment to the body and who is in
the state of Śiva as he has the world itself as his body? (46)
शिवज्ञानैकनिष्ठस्य नाहंकारभवभ्रमः।
न चेन्द्रियभवं दुःखं त्यक्तदेहाभिमानिनः ।।४७।।
In the case of the Parayogin who is firmly rooted in the
knowledge of oneness with Śiva and who has totally
relinquished attachment to the body, there is no delusion
arising from egoism and there is no sorrow arising from the
senses.(47)
न मनुष्यो न देवोऽहं न यक्षो नैव राक्षसः।
शिवोऽहमिति यो बुद्ध्यात् तस्य किं देहकर्मणा ।।४८।।
In the case of him who thinks firmly that "I am not a
human being, not a god, not a semi-divine being (yakṣa) or a
demon, but I am Śiva", what is the use of physical action?
(48)
वशीकृतत्वात् प्रकृतेर्मायामार्गातिवर्तनात्।
परकायोऽयमाख्यातः सत्यज्ञानसुखात्मकः ।।४९।।
Since he has conquered Prakṛti and has transcended the
path of Māyā, the Parayogin (ayam) who is of the nature of
Truth, Knowledge and Bliss, is called the "Parakāya" (One
housed in the Supreme Entity). (49)
परब्रह्मवपुर्यस्य प्रबोधानन्दभासुरम्।
प्राकृतेन शरीरेण किमेतेनास्य जायते ।।५०।।
What harm can be caused by this body which is born of
Prakṛti to the Parayogin who has Parabrahman which is
illumined with knowledge and bliss, as his body (abode).
(50)
सम्यग्ज्ञानाग्निसन्दग्धजन्मबीजकलेवरः।
शिवतत्त्वावलम्बी यः परकायः स उच्यते ।।५१।।
He whose body has its seed of birth thoroughly burnt by
the fire of right knowledge and who depends upon the
Principle of Śiva, is called "Parakāya" (51)
इन्द्रियाणि मनोवृत्तिवासनाः कर्मसंभवाः।
यत्र यान्ति लयं तेन सकायोऽयं परात्मना ।।५२।।
The Parayogin is regarded as one with a body (Sakāya)
with the Paramātman in whom the senses and the
impressions of the mental operations arising from Karma
(past deeds) get absorbed. (52)
पराहन्तामनुप्राप्य पश्येद् विश्वं चिदात्मकम्।
सदेहोऽतिभ्रमस्तस्य निश्चिता हि शिवात्मता ।।५३।।
Having attained the state of the Supreme Principle
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universe as of the nature of consciousness. His being of the
nature of Śiva is a matter of certainty. To think of him as
endowed with a body is a deep delusion. (53)
स्वस्वरूपं चिदाकारं ज्योतिः साक्षाद्विचिन्तयन् ।
देहवानपि निर्देहो जीवन्मुक्तो हि साधकः ॥५४॥
Cherishing his own form as actually the light of the
nature of consciousness, the aspirant (i.e., Parayogin) who is
as good as one without a body although he has a body, is
indeed liberated even while alive. (54)
देहस्तिष्ठतु वा यातु योगिनः स्वत्मबोधिनः।
जीवन्मुक्तिर्भवेत् सद्यश्चिदानन्दप्रकाशिनी ॥५५॥
Let the body go or stay. Jīvanmukti is bound to come to
the Yogin endowed with self-realisation and reveal the bliss
of consciousness instantaneously.(55)
आत्मज्ञानावसानं हि संसारपरिपीडनम् ।
सूर्योदयेऽपि किं लोकस्तिमिरोणोपरुध्यते ॥५६॥
The torture of mundane existence lasts up to self-
realisation. Is the world obstructed by darkness even after
sun-rise? (56)
देहाभिमाननिर्मुक्तः कलातीतपदाश्रयः।
कथं याति परिच्छेदं शरीरेषु महाबुधः ॥५७॥
How can the great enlightend person who is totally
relieved of the vanity of the body and who occupies a state
which is beyond “Kalās”, succumb to the limitation of the
bodies? (57)
तस्यैव परकायस्य समाचारो य इष्यते।
स धर्मः सर्वलोकानामुपकाराय कल्पते ॥५८॥
Those pious practices which are to the liking of the
Parakāya-yogin are the code of pious practices for the good
of all the people. (58)
अहिंसा सत्यमस्तेयं ब्रह्मचर्यं दया क्षमा।
दानं पूजा जपो ध्यानमिति धर्मस्य संग्रहः ॥५९॥
Non-violence, truth, non-stealing, celebacy, kindness,
forgiveness, charity, worship, repetition of the Mantra and
meditation— these form the succinct code of Dharma. (59)
शिवेन विहितो यस्मादागमैर्धर्मसंग्रहः।
तस्मात्तमाचरन् विद्वान् तत्प्रसादाय कल्पते ॥६०॥
Since the code of pious practices has been prescribed
by Śiva through the Āgamas, the wise one becomes eligible
for his (Śiva's) favour by practising it.(60)
अधर्मं न स्पृशेत् किञ्चिद् विहितं धर्ममाचरेत् ।
तं च कामविनिर्मुक्तं तमपि ज्ञानपूर्वकम् ॥६१॥
One should never do any impious deed; the prescribed
pious deed one should do, and that too without desire and
that again with the aid of knowledge. (61)
आत्मवत् सर्वभूतानि संपश्येद् योगवित्तमः।
जगदेकात्मताभावान्निग्रहादिविरोधतः ॥६२॥
The best among the Yogins (Parakāyayogin) looks upon
every being as his own Self through the notion of the world as
of one form due to the absence of scope for subjugation,
etc.(62)
एक एव शिवः साक्षाज्जगदेतदिति स्फुटम् ।
पश्यतः किं न जायेत ममकारो हि विभ्रमः ॥६३॥
What is not attainable to him who clearly visualises that
this world is actually Śiva only? The notion of “I and mine”
is, indeed, a delusion.(63)