Significance of Adishaiva Lineage for Installation and Consecration: Selections from the Kāmikāgama Uttara Pada and Pauskara Agama

Contents

Significance of Adishaiva Lineage for Installation and consecration 1

Significance of the practising and initiated Adishaiva Priests 1

Importance of Initiation 2

Initiation by Guru into CharyaPada, Kriya Pada, Jnana Pada and Yoga Pada 3

Recommended rituals for different Varnas and Mendicants (Sannyasis) 3

Significance of Adishaiva Lineage for Installation and consecration

+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | आदिशैवकुलो जातः श्रेष्ठस्यात् स्थापनदिषु| | | | | विप्रादयश्चतुर्वर्णाः अपि योग्याः स्वकर्मणि|| | | | | दीक्षायां सर्वमर्त्यानाम् प्रतिष्ठायां अथोत्सवे| | | | | स्नपने प्रोक्षणेऽन्यत्र प्रायश्चित्तेऽभिषेचने|| | | | | व्याख्यानादौ च शास्तस्यात् स्वार्थे वाथ परार्थके| | | | | सर्व देवार्चने विप्रास्त्वादिशैवो गुरूत्तमः|| | | | | Those who are born in the lineage of Adisaivas are considered to be highly qualified and competent priests for the performance of installation, consecration and such other activities. All those who are born in the four varna, brahmin and others, are also competent to do such activities of installation and others for their own personal shrines. In performing the diksha for the people of all Varnas, installation, abhisheka(ceremonial bath), expounding the import of the scriptures and such other activities, the Adisaiva is considered to be the foremost Guru. O, the twice-born Sages!, he is the most qualified one in both the personal and public worship and in the performance of the worship of all Deities. | | | | Kāmikāgama Uttara Pada : Chapter 25, verse 5 to 7 | | | | Ref: https://www.himalayanacademy.com/view/kamika-agama-uttara-pada-part-2 | +========================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

Significance of the practising and initiated Adishaiva Priests

+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | शिव सिद्धान्त संसिद्ध ज्ञानयोग क्रियासु च| | | | | चर्यायां च स्वसंसिद्ध प्रमेय शिवभाषिते|| | | | | शैवार्थ देशिको हित्वा विचारं सन्ततं नरः| | | | | योध्यत्र कुरुते न्यासं दुर्मतिं च विवर्जयेत्|| 25.5-7 | | | | Let the devotees discard a person who appoints a different priest, leaving out the Adisaiva-priest who has followed the instructions set forth the jnana-section, yoga section, kriya-section and the carya-section of the Kamika and the other Agamas known as the Saiva Siddhanta Sastras which were revealed by Lord Siva Himself and in which well-established principles have been declared. A person who invites a different priest leaving out the Adisaiva who is always involved in the deep contemplation of the truths set forth in the Agamas is a man invested with stupidity. One should not move with such a foolish person. | | | | Kāmikāgama Uttara Pada : Chapter 25, verse 11 to 12 | | | | Ref: https://www.himalayanacademy.com/view/kamika-agama-uttara-pada-part-2 | +=============================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================+ +---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

Importance of Initiation

+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | दीक्षितः पुत्रकः प्रोक्तः संस्कृतस्समयी कृतः| | | | | सामान्य समयी यस्तु स तु माहेश्वरस्स्मृतः|| | | | | जात्युद्धार विहीनोयस्सामान्य समयी भवेत्| | | | | तद्युक्तस्तु विशेषस्यात् चाक्षुष्याद्यास्तु या स्मृताः|| | | | | दीक्षास्ताभिस्समायुक्ताः परिचारक नामकाः| | | | | न तु लिङ्गार्चने योग्याः किमु दीक्षादि कर्मणि|| | | | | शिवेन दीक्षिताः पूर्वं सृष्ट्यादौ सर्व एव ते| | | | | मदर्चनार्थं तेषां च दीक्षा शुद्ध्यर्थमिष्यते|| | | | | The disciple who has been duly initiated by a Guru is called ‘putraka’(son). The one who has been purified by common sacraments is called ‘samayi’. The disciple who is known as ‘samanya samayi’ is characterized as ‘Maahesvara’. The disciple for whom the sacrament for relieving him from the limited state of varna is not performed is also known as ‘samanya samayi’. The disciple for whom the sacrament for delivering him from the state conditioned by varna has been performed is known as ‘visesha samayi’. Those who have been initiated by the Guru’s eyes(cakshu diksha) and such other processes are called ‘paricarakas’(those qualified to do various services related to the worship). At the beginning of the creation, all Adisaivas have already been initiated by Lord Siva Himself. But, initiation in this birth is recommended for them for the sake of purity and competency for my worship. | | | | Kāmikāgama Uttara Pada : Chapter 25, verse 38 to 41 | | | | Ref: https://www.himalayanacademy.com/view/kamika-agama-uttara-pada-part-2 | +===========================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================+ +---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

Initiation by Guru into CharyaPada, Kriya Pada, Jnana Pada and Yoga Pada

+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | क्रियाचर्ये प्रसादेन तवास्माभिश्चैते पुरा । | | | | अधुना ज्ञानपादं तु श्रोतुमिच्छा गरीयसी।। | | | | वर्ततेतामपाकर्तुं अर्हस्यस्माकमीश्वर । | | | | Earlier, through your grace, we heard from you the matters dealt with in the kriya section and carya section. Now, the desire to hear instructions on the principles set forth in the jnana section has greatly dawned on us. O Lord!, kindly instruct those principles to us in order to fulfill that desire and thereby to dispel the darkness of ignorance. Be favorably disposed to us. | | | | Pauskara Agama Vidya Pada, 1 Pati Patalah, 1 Chapter, 2nd Verse | | Ref: https://www.himalayanacademy.com/view/pauskara-agama-vidya-pada_v2 | +=============================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================+ +---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

Recommended rituals for different Varnas and Mendicants (Sannyasis)

+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | विप्रादयस्त्रयो वर्णाः दीक्षायां स्थापनेऽपि च| | | | | ब्राह्मणक्षत्रियादीनां क्षत्रियः शूद्रवैश्ययोः|| | | | | वैश्यः शूद्रस्य दीक्षायां स्वस्यजातावपीष्यते| | | | | स्वार्थेष्टौ चललिङ्गस्य प्रतिष्ठायां त्रयस्विमे|| | | | | शूद्रेऽपि शूद्रदीक्षायां स्वार्थे च चलसंज्ञके| | | | | बाणलिङ्गे क्षणे वापि स्थापको यदि नैष्ठिकः|| | | | | The common Brahmins are competent to perform the initiation(diksha) and installation(sthapana) for the people of three varna–Brahmins, Kshatriyas and Vaisyas. Kshatriyas are competent to do these for the Kshatriyas, the Vaishyas and the Sudras. Vaishyas are competent to do these for the vaishyas and the sudras. These should be performed for the personal worship alone. The sudras are competent to perform the diksha and sthapana for their own varna, that too for the purpose of worshipping the moveable image (cala linga) only. A mendicant, devoted to constant contemplation, is competent for performing these for the worship of the bana-linga or the momentary-linga (kshanika-linga) . | | | | Kāmikāgama Uttara Pada : Chapter 25, verse 8 to 11 | | | | Ref: https://www.himalayanacademy.com/view/kamika-agama-uttara-pada-part-2 | +=================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+