Shloka 27
पार्वतीवाक्यं—शिवस्य परब्रह्मत्व-निरूपणम्
Pārvatī’s Discourse: Establishing Śiva as Parabrahman
शिवविद्वेषिणं दृष्ट्वा सचेलं स्नानमाचरेत् । शिवविद्वेषिणं दृष्ट्वा प्रायश्चितं समाचरेत्
śivavidveṣiṇaṃ dṛṣṭvā sacelaṃ snānamācaret | śivavidveṣiṇaṃ dṛṣṭvā prāyaścitaṃ samācaret
On seeing a hater of Śiva, one should perform a purifying bath while still clothed; and on seeing a hater of Śiva, one should also duly undertake an act of expiation (prāyaścitta).
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
Significance: Teaches boundary-maintenance for bhakti: avoiding contamination of mind by dveṣa toward Śiva and restoring purity through snāna and prāyaścitta.
FAQs
It teaches that contact with Śiva-nindā (hostility toward Śiva) is spiritually polluting, so the devotee should immediately restore inner and outer purity through ritual bathing and expiation, protecting bhakti and reverence toward Pati (Śiva).
Linga-worship is grounded in śraddhā and śuddhi; the verse warns that seeing a Śiva-hater can disturb devotional purity, so one should purify oneself before resuming acts like darśana, arcana, and japa to Saguna Śiva in the form of the Linga.
It prescribes sacela-snāna (a clothed purificatory bath) and prāyaścitta; as a practical takeaway, one may also reaffirm devotion with Panchākṣarī japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and maintain Śiva-bhakti with a purified mind.