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शैवागमो हि द्विविधः श्रौतो ऽश्रौतश्च संस्कृतः ॥ श्रुतिसारमयः श्रौतस्स्वतंत्र इतरो मतः ॥ ११ ॥
The Śaiva Āgama is of two varieties: Śrauta and Aśrauta. The Śrauta consists of condensed Vedic texts; the other one consists of independent texts but well consecrated.
english translation
स्वतंत्रो दशधा पूर्वं तथाष्टादशधा पुनः ॥ कामिकादिसमाख्याभिस्सिद्धः सिद्धान्तसंज्ञितः ॥ १२ ॥
The independent texts were originally ten but supplemented subsequently by eight more so as to constitute eighteen texts. They are called Kāmika etc., and the entire literature is called “Śaiva Siddhānta”
english translation
श्रुतिसारमयो यस्तु शतकोटिप्रविस्तरः ॥ परं पाशुपतं यत्र व्रतं ज्ञानं च कथ्यते ॥ १३ ॥
The Śrauta literature consists of a billion verses. In it the Pāśupata Vrata and Jñāna are explained.
english translation
युगावर्तेषु शिष्येत योगाचार्यस्वरूपिणा ॥ तत्रतत्रावतीर्णेन शिवेनैव प्रवर्त्यते ॥ १४ ॥
In every circle of Yugas, Śiva incarnates as Yogācārya in different places and propagates yoga.
english translation
संक्षिप्यास्य प्रवक्तारश्चत्वारः परमर्षय ॥ रुरुर्दधीचो ऽगस्त्यश्च उपमन्युर्महायशाः ॥ १५ ॥
The four great sages Ruru, Dadhīca, Agastya and the renowned Upamanyu have condensed these principles and propagated them.
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