Shloka 11
नरकयातनावर्णनम् / Description of Hell-Torments for Specific Transgressions
सर्वेन्द्रियाणामप्येवं क्रमात्पापेन यातनाः । भवंति घोराः प्रत्येकं शरीरेण कृतेन च
sarvendriyāṇāmapyevaṃ kramātpāpena yātanāḥ | bhavaṃti ghorāḥ pratyekaṃ śarīreṇa kṛtena ca
এইভাবে সকল ইন্দ্রিয়ের ক্ষেত্রেও ক্রমানুসারে পাপজনিত যন্ত্রণা উৎপন্ন হয়; দেহ দ্বারা কৃত কর্ম অনুসারে প্রত্যেকটি দণ্ড ভয়ংকর হয়ে ওঠে।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
FAQs
It teaches that bondage (pāśa) is reinforced by sense-driven sin, and that karmic consequences manifest specifically according to how each sense and the body were used—urging discipline, repentance, and turning toward Shiva as Pati, the Liberator.
Linga-worship centers the mind and senses on Shiva, redirecting sensory outwardness into devotion; by offering actions, speech, and perception to Saguna Shiva, the devotee weakens karmic bonds created through bodily conduct.
Sense-restraint with daily Panchakshara japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), along with Shiva-puja (including bhasma/tripundra if practiced in one’s tradition) as a practical means to purify actions done through the body.