Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 183
पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्
Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva
गोघ्नश्चैव कृतघ्नश्च वीरहा भ्रूणहापि वा । शरणागतघाती च मित्रविश्रंभघातकः
goghnaścaiva kṛtaghnaśca vīrahā bhrūṇahāpi vā | śaraṇāgataghātī ca mitraviśraṃbhaghātakaḥ
سواء كان المرء قاتلَ بقرةٍ، أو جاحدًا للمعروف، أو قاتلَ بطلٍ، أو حتى مُهلكًا للجنين؛ وسواء قتلَ من لجأ طالبًا الحِمى، أو خانَ صديقًا وثق به—فهؤلاء من عِظامِ الآثمين هم المقصودون هنا.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
FAQs
It lists mahāpātaka-like acts—betrayal, violence, and violation of refuge—as heavy forms of pāśa (bondage) that obscure the soul’s innate purity; in Shaiva Siddhanta, such darkness is removed not merely by fear, but by repentance, right conduct, and Shiva’s grace.
By highlighting extreme moral collapse, the text prepares the ground for the remedial power of Saguna Shiva worship—Linga-sevā, mantra, and devotion—which reorients the devotee from harm (hiṃsā) and betrayal toward śiva-dharma, making the heart fit for anugraha (divine grace).
A practical takeaway is sincere prāyaścitta with daily japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), Linga-abhiṣeka with a vow of non-harm and truthfulness, and wearing Tripuṇḍra/Bhasma as a reminder to restrain destructive impulses and live as a refuge-giver, not a refuge-breaker.