Shloka 2
सामान्यतो नरकगतिवर्णनम्
General Description of the Course of Hell / Naraka-gati
स्वमलप्रक्षयाद्यद्वदग्नौ धास्यंति धातवः । तत्र पापक्षयात्पापा नराः कर्मानुरूपतः
svamalaprakṣayādyadvadagnau dhāsyaṃti dhātavaḥ | tatra pāpakṣayātpāpā narāḥ karmānurūpataḥ
Just as metals, when placed in fire, are purified as their own impurities are burned away, so too sinful people, when their sins are exhausted, are dealt with according to the exact measure of their deeds.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
The verse teaches that impurity (mala) is not erased by mere wish; it is purified through a process—like metal refined by fire—where sin is exhausted and the soul faces the precise results of karma, moving toward clarity and liberation under Shiva’s governing order.
Linga-worship of Saguna Shiva is traditionally described as a purifying discipline: devotion, mantra, and right conduct ‘heat’ the inner being, weakening malas and hastening pāpa-kṣaya, so karmic burdens reduce and the seeker becomes fit for Shiva’s grace.
Adopt a purification-focused sādhana: daily japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), wearing Rudrākṣa with discipline, and applying Tripuṇḍra-bhasma as a reminder of burning impurities—paired with ethical living to reduce karmic residue.