Shloka 30
नरकयातनावर्णनम् / Description of Hell-Torments for Specific Transgressions
ततः क्षारेण महता तीव्रेण च पुनः पुनः । द्रुतेन पूर्यते गाढं गुदे शिश्ने च देहिनः
tataḥ kṣāreṇa mahatā tīvreṇa ca punaḥ punaḥ | drutena pūryate gāḍhaṃ gude śiśne ca dehinaḥ
তাৰ পিছত বাৰে বাৰে, এটা শক্তিশালী আৰু অত্যন্ত তীব্ৰ ক্ষাৰৰ দ্বাৰা, সেই দেহধাৰীৰ গুহ্যদ্বাৰ আৰু লিঙ্গ বলপূৰ্বক পূৰ্ণ আৰু প্ৰজ্বলিত কৰা হয়।
Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Purana discourse to the sages, describing karmic consequences)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Bhairava
Cosmic Event: naraka-yātanā; repeated karmic repercussion (punaḥ punaḥ)
FAQs
It emphasizes the Shaiva Siddhanta principle that pasha (bondage) operates through karma: harmful, lust-driven, and unethical actions ripen into corresponding suffering, urging self-restraint and purification as prerequisites for turning toward Pati (Shiva).
By portraying the painful fruition of unrestrained sensuality, the text implicitly steers the devotee toward Saguna Shiva worship (Linga-upasana) as a discipline of purity—redirecting desire into bhakti, repentance, and inner cleansing under Shiva’s grace.
A practical takeaway is to adopt Shaiva purificatory discipline: daily japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), wearing Rudraksha with right conduct, and applying Tripundra (bhasma) as a reminder of renunciation and moral restraint.