Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 5
भूतत्रिपुरधर्मवर्णनम् (Description of the Dharma/Conduct of the Bhūta-Tripura) — Chapter 3
ब्रह्मघ्नं च सुरापे च स्तेये भग्नव्रते तथा । निष्कृतिर्विहिता सद्भिः कृतघ्ने नास्ति निष्कृतिः
brahmaghnaṃ ca surāpe ca steye bhagnavrate tathā | niṣkṛtirvihitā sadbhiḥ kṛtaghne nāsti niṣkṛtiḥ
Pour le meurtrier d’un brāhmaṇa, pour le buveur d’ivresses, pour le voleur, et de même pour celui qui a rompu des vœux sacrés, les justes ont prescrit des moyens d’expiation. Mais pour l’ingrat qui trahit celui qui lui a fait du bien, il n’est point d’expiation.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
Sthala Purana: No direct Jyotirliṅga reference; it is a moral-legal maxim contrasting expiable sins with the inexpiability of kṛtaghnatā (betraying a benefactor).
Significance: Teaches that certain ethical ruptures harden bondage (pāśa) beyond ordinary prāyaścitta—implying the need for profound transformation and ultimately Śiva’s grace.
FAQs
The verse distinguishes correctable faults from a deeper inner corruption: grave sins may be purified through prescribed penance, but ingratitude—betraying a benefactor—signals a hardened heart that refuses dharma. From a Shaiva lens, such inner refusal blocks the softening needed for Shiva’s grace (anugraha) and liberation.
Linga-worship is not only ritual but a commitment to truthfulness, vow-keeping, and reverence. The verse implies that outer expiations can support purification, yet devotion to Saguna Shiva must be matched by inner integrity—especially gratitude toward those who have supported one’s dharma—otherwise worship becomes hollow.
Undertake sincere prāyaścitta for correctable wrongs—confession, restraint, and renewed vow—then stabilize the mind with daily japa of the Panchākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and simple Linga-pūjā with humility, explicitly cultivating gratitude as a lived vrata.