A Cluster of Nyāya Flowers 5.10.26

5.10.26

pañcarātrañca sāṅkhyañca vedāḥ pāśupataṃ tathā | jñānānyetāni rājendra viddhi nānā matāni ca || iti || jñāyate'neneti vyutpattyā vidyāparyāyeṇa jñānaśabdena vedasamakakṣatayā nirdiśan pañcarātrādīṃsteṣāṃ vedavat prāmāṇyamabhyanujānāti | tathā droṇaparvaṇi pitṛvadhāmarṣitamaśvatthāmānaṃ svayameva sāntvayituṃ ''bhavatā liṅgamūrtiḥ śivo nārcito yathā keśavārjunābhyāṃ prāgbhave'rcitaḥ, ato na parājetuṃ śakyo bhavatā | viramyatāmato'sadagrahāt'' iti bhaṅgyā śaivaśāstraprasiddhaliṅgārcanastutiṃ vadatā tacchāstraprāmāṇyamanumanyate | dānadharmeṣu ca tacchāstraprasiddhāṃ dīkṣāmupamanyunā kṛṣṇāya pratipāditāṃ darśayaṃstadeva śaivaśāstrāṇāṃ prāmāṇyaṃ sphuṭīcakāra mo(atraṭīkā granthastruṭitaḥ) tyatharvaśirasi mūlamantrabhūto'pyupalabhyata eva | bauddhādīnāntu traivarṇikānādarād vedamūlatvānabhyupagamācca nāyaṃ nayaḥ samastīti | tadevaṃ mīmāṃsakaddaṣṭyā naiyāyikamatāśrayaṇena vyāsādivedaviddaṣṭyā ca smṛtivacchaivādiśāstraprāmāṇyamiti siddham | saṃsāramocakā iti | ye ghūkacaṭakanyāyena prāṇivadhaṃ dharmamicchanti | niṣiddhasevanaprāyamiti | yaduktam vinnadhārā mṛtañcaiva medo rudhirameva ca | pavitraṃ bhairave tantre sādhakānāṃ na saṃśayaḥ || iti || tato yadyapi siddhiḥ syādākāśagamanādikā |