Shloka 19
Paramātma-Svarūpa-Nirṇaya: Strī–Puṃ–Napuṃsaka-Vicāra
Inquiry into the Supreme Self and Gendered Forms
ते शप्ता मुनिभिः षड्भिश्शिवनिन्दा पराः पुरा । न श्रोतव्या हि तद्वार्त्ता तेऽन्यथावादिनो यतः
te śaptā munibhiḥ ṣaḍbhiśśivanindā parāḥ purā | na śrotavyā hi tadvārttā te'nyathāvādino yataḥ
في الأزمنة السالفة، أولئك الذين عكفوا على ذمّ شيفا لُعنوا على يد ستة من الحكماء. لذلك لا ينبغي الإصغاء إلى حديثهم، لأنهم ينطقون بعقائد معوجّة مُضلِّلة.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Bhairava
FAQs
It teaches śravaṇa-niyama (discipline of listening): a seeker should avoid hearing Śiva-nindā and misleading teachings, because such contact strengthens impurity (mala) and obstructs bhakti and right understanding of Pati (Śiva).
Linga and Saguna-Śiva worship rests on reverence and faith (śraddhā). Listening to blasphemy undermines that śraddhā, so the text warns devotees to turn toward Śiva-stuti, mantra, and satsanga instead of hostile narratives.
Practically, it implies guarding the senses and choosing Śiva-kathā: replace harmful speech with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and attentive listening to purāṇic praise of Śiva in holy company.