Shloka 8
गौतमस्य शिवदर्शनं पापक्षयवचनं च | Gautama’s Vision of Śiva and the Teaching on Sin and Purification
उपद्रवस्त्वयि मुने यैः कृतस्तु दुरात्मभिः । ते पापाश्च दुराचारा हत्यावंतस्त एव हि
upadravastvayi mune yaiḥ kṛtastu durātmabhiḥ | te pāpāśca durācārā hatyāvaṃtasta eva hi
أيها الحكيم، إن أولئك ذوي النفوس الخبيثة الذين ألحقوا بك الأذى هم حقًّا آثمون سيئو السيرة؛ بل هم أنفسهم مرتكبو جُرم القتل.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Bhairava
FAQs
It emphasizes Shaiva dharma that violence and harassment of the righteous rebound as heavy pāpa, obstructing inner purity and the path toward Shiva’s grace and liberation.
Linga-worship in the Shiva Purana is grounded in śuddhi (purity) and ahiṃsā; harming devotees or sages contradicts devotion and blocks the merit that supports Saguna Shiva worship and pilgrimage.
A practical takeaway is repentance with Shiva-nāma japa (especially the Panchakshara), coupled with non-violence and service to devotees/sages to restore spiritual purity.