Shloka 42
पापभेदवर्णनम्
Classification of Sins / Taxonomy of Pāpa
ये द्विजाः परिगृह्णंति नृपस्यान्यायवर्तिनः । ते प्रयांति तु घोरेषु नरकेषु न संशयः
ye dvijāḥ parigṛhṇaṃti nṛpasyānyāyavartinaḥ | te prayāṃti tu ghoreṣu narakeṣu na saṃśayaḥ
Those twice-born who accept the gifts and patronage of a king who walks in unrighteousness—such men surely go to dreadful hells; of this there is no doubt.
Suta Goswami (narrating the teaching of Dharma within the Umāsaṃhitā discourse)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
FAQs
It warns that spiritual status (being a dvija) does not protect one from karmic law: supporting adharma through acceptance of corrupt patronage binds the soul (paśu) with pāśa and leads to painful consequences.
Linga-worship is not merely ritual; it demands dharmic alignment. Serving or legitimizing an unjust ruler contradicts the purity and truthfulness expected of a devotee who approaches Saguna Shiva through the Linga with sincerity.
Practice ethical restraint alongside worship: maintain purity of livelihood, recite the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with repentance and resolve, and apply Tripuṇḍra/bhasma as a reminder to renounce adharma and seek Shiva’s grace.