Salutations to the Masters

Aum! Salutations to Adiguru, Lord Shiva!

Salutations to the Vratyas and Pashupata ascetics,

Who from the distant past inspire us.

Salutations to Lord Shrikanthanatha,

To Adinatha, Rishabha, and Lord Dattatreya,

Salutations to Sages Shvetashvatara and Tandi,
Salutations to Sages Durvasa and Lakulisha,

Salutations to Amardaka, Trayambaka, and Shrinatha, 
Salutations to Nandinatha and Tirumular,
Salutations to Sadyojyoti and Ugrajyoti,
Saulations to Somashambhu and Rudrashambhu,
Salutations to Appar, Sundarar, and Tirugnana Sambandar,
Salutations to the illustrious Manikkavacagar,
Salutations to the great Vatulanatha indeed,
Salutations to Vasugupta and Somananda,
Salutations to Kallata and Lollata Bhatta,
Salutations to Utpaladeva and Lakshmanagupta,
Salutations to Matsyendranatha and Gorakshanatha,

Salutations to Abhinavagupta and Kshemaraja,
Saluations to Nivritttinatha and Jnanadeva, 
Salutations to Meykandadeva and Umapati,

Salutations to Basavadeva and Allama Prabhu,
Saluations to Karaikal Ammaiyar and Rupbhavani,
Salutations to Akka Mahadevi and Lalleshvari,
Salutations to Shrikantha Acharya and Shripati Pandita,
Salutations to Nijaguna Shivayogi and Bhojaraja Paramara,
Salutations to Ramakantha, Narayanakantha, and Vidyakantha,
Salutations to Ishanashiva and Aghorashiva. 

Salutations to all the great gurus,

Who taught the world of the glorious path 

Of the eternal Shaiva Dharma. 

Salutations to all the perfected Siddhas,

Who taught the world of the wondrous path

Of yoga, meditation, and devotion;

Who gave us the Agamas, Tantras and Sutras.

Salutations the immortal Vedic sages,

Who glorified the Shiva through His Shakti,

And imparted upon the world the great Dharma of Shiva.

Aum Namah Shivaya.