Shloka 15
पापभेदवर्णनम्
Classification of Sins / Taxonomy of Pāpa
स्त्रीपुत्रमित्रसंप्राप्तावाशाच्छेदकराश्च ये । जनस्याप्रिय वक्तारः क्रूरा समयवेदिनः
strīputramitrasaṃprāptāvāśācchedakarāśca ye | janasyāpriya vaktāraḥ krūrā samayavedinaḥ
Wer, nachdem er Umgang mit Frauen, Söhnen und Freunden erlangt hat, die Hoffnungen anderer abschneidet; wer Worte spricht, die den Menschen unerquicklich sind; wer grausam ist, obgleich er nach außen hin die Schicklichkeit zu kennen scheint—solche sind als durch pasha (Fessel, Bindung) gebunden und fern vom glückverheißenden Pfad Śivas zu erkennen.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Significance: Frames social cruelty and hypocrisy as pāśa: harming others’ āśā (hope) and speaking apriya-vākya blocks inner śuddhi required for Śiva’s grace.
FAQs
It identifies marks of pasha (bondage): cruelty, joy in harming others’ hopes, and speech that wounds—traits that obstruct the soul’s movement toward Shiva’s auspiciousness (śivattva) and liberation.
Linga-worship is not only outer ritual; it demands inner alignment with Shiva’s auspicious nature. Harshness and destructive conduct contradict the spirit of Saguna Shiva devotion, which emphasizes compassion, restraint, and dharmic speech.
Practice japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with a vow of ahiṃsā in speech—avoid cruel or hope-breaking words; combine with simple daily Shiva-puja (bhasma/tripundra and rudrāksha if initiated) as supports for inner purification.