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isānašivagurudevepaddhati sidered suitable. These three types consist of seven flames each as follows: हिरण्या गगना रक्ता कृष्णाख्या त्वथ सुप्रभा ।
बहुरूपातिरिक्ता च सात्विक्यं सप्त कीर्तिताः ॥
काली कराली च विलोहिता च मनोजवा चैव तु धूम्रवर्णाः ।
स्फुलिङ्गिनी विश्वरुचिश्च जिह्वास्तमोगुणाः सप्त भवन्ति वह्नः॥ कराली धूमिनी श्वेता लोहिता भद्रलोहिता।
सुवर्णा पद्मरागा च जिह्वाः सप्तेति राजसाः॥
Only after performing this daily sacrifice that a householder should partake his food. "Before doing this he shall give food to guests, servants, children, old man, people who are blind and others in poor circumstances.
(16) Meditation on Siva removes the sin and other blemishes of the human being. He becomes eligible for Siva-dikşā. This is twofold; Sabījā-in which ritual and chanting of Mantras are required; and Nirbija--without rituals and having the nature of knowledge. The first is intended for Tantrikas well versed in Samayācāra, while the second is for the benefit of rulers, youngsters, old and sickly people. Priests are entitled to perform the first type since they have a right to perform rituals. Since the second type is in the form of knowledge any aspirant can perform it. It is said : सबीजा समयोपेता समयाचारसंयुता।
पाशच्छेदादिसंक्युता विदुषामेव सा स्मृता ।। निर्बीजा तु पुनर्दीक्षा राज्ञां बालाबलास्वपि । अतिवृद्धानिरुग्णानां बालिशानां च शस्यते ॥ साधकाचार्ययोनित्या क्रिया नैमित्तिकादिषु । स्वपरार्धाधिकारित्वात् सबीजैव विधीयते ॥
सा च क्रियावती पूर्वा ज्ञानवत्यपरा स्मृता ॥ There are subdivisions for these to types. The first one called Sabija which has rituals consists of several verieties like Samayadikia, Nirvāṇadiksā, Sadhakadiksā etc. "The second type which is Nirbija consists of four varieties like Cakşusi, Sparsadikṣā, Vāciki and Mānasi. Each of these types is defined by the author pointing
