Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 29
शिवसंस्कार-दीक्षानिरूपणम् (Śivasaṃskāra and the Typology of Dīkṣā)
तथायमपि संतुष्टो गुरुः पापं क्षणाद्दहेत् । मनसा कर्मणा वाचा गुरोः क्रोधं न कारयेत्
tathāyamapi saṃtuṣṭo guruḥ pāpaṃ kṣaṇāddahet | manasā karmaṇā vācā guroḥ krodhaṃ na kārayet
Ainsi, lorsque le Guru est véritablement satisfait, il peut consumer le péché en un instant. C’est pourquoi, par la pensée, l’acte et la parole, qu’on ne provoque jamais la colère du Guru.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: Not a shrine narrative; doctrinal climax: when the guru is saṃtuṣṭa, pāpa is burned ‘in an instant’—a compact statement of anugraha’s supremacy over gradual expiation.
Significance: Positions guru-prasāda as the highest ‘pilgrimage fruit’: swift pāśa-kṣaya through pleasing the guru via purity of thought, word, and deed.
Role: liberating
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It teaches Guru-tattva: when the Guru is pleased, karmic bondage (pāpa) is destroyed swiftly through grace, so the seeker must guard purity of thought, word, and deed to avoid guru-aparādha and progress toward Shiva-realization.
In Shaiva tradition, the Guru transmits right understanding and disciplined worship of Saguna Shiva (including Linga-pūjā and mantra). Pleasing the Guru stabilizes devotion and correct practice, making worship fruitful and removing obstacles born of past karma.
Practice daily guru-vandana (salutation), maintain restraint in speech, and do mantra-japa (especially the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with humility—treating service to the Guru as a core sādhanā that prevents angering the preceptor.