Shloka 8
उपद्रवस्त्वयि मुने यैः कृतस्तु दुरात्मभिः । ते पापाश्च दुराचारा हत्यावंतस्त एव हि
upadravastvayi mune yaiḥ kṛtastu durātmabhiḥ | te pāpāśca durācārā hatyāvaṃtasta eva hi
O sage, those wicked-souled men who brought harm upon you are truly sinful and of evil conduct; indeed, they themselves are perpetrators of murderous wrongdoing.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Bhairava
FAQs
It emphasizes Shaiva dharma that violence and harassment of the righteous rebound as heavy pāpa, obstructing inner purity and the path toward Shiva’s grace and liberation.
Linga-worship in the Shiva Purana is grounded in śuddhi (purity) and ahiṃsā; harming devotees or sages contradicts devotion and blocks the merit that supports Saguna Shiva worship and pilgrimage.
A practical takeaway is repentance with Shiva-nāma japa (especially the Panchakshara), coupled with non-violence and service to devotees/sages to restore spiritual purity.