Shloka 19
Paramātma-Svarūpa-Nirṇaya: Strī–Puṃ–Napuṃsaka-Vicāra
Inquiry into the Supreme Self and Gendered Forms
ते शप्ता मुनिभिः षड्भिश्शिवनिन्दा पराः पुरा । न श्रोतव्या हि तद्वार्त्ता तेऽन्यथावादिनो यतः
te śaptā munibhiḥ ṣaḍbhiśśivanindā parāḥ purā | na śrotavyā hi tadvārttā te'nyathāvādino yataḥ
In former times, those people—bent on reviling Śiva—were cursed by six sages. Therefore their talk should certainly not be heard, for they speak perverse and misleading doctrines.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Bhairava
Sthala Purana: General purāṇic motif: śiva-nindā leads to adharma and downfall; the ‘curse of sages’ functions as a narrative sanction against doctrines that deny Śiva as supreme pati.
FAQs
It teaches śravaṇa-niyama (discipline of listening): a seeker should avoid hearing Śiva-nindā and misleading teachings, because such contact strengthens impurity (mala) and obstructs bhakti and right understanding of Pati (Śiva).
Linga and Saguna-Śiva worship rests on reverence and faith (śraddhā). Listening to blasphemy undermines that śraddhā, so the text warns devotees to turn toward Śiva-stuti, mantra, and satsanga instead of hostile narratives.
Practically, it implies guarding the senses and choosing Śiva-kathā: replace harmful speech with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and attentive listening to purāṇic praise of Śiva in holy company.