Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 40
नारदमोहवर्णनम् — Description of Nārada’s Delusion
मूढ मत्वा मुनिं तौ तन्निकटं जग्मतुर्गणौ । कुरुतस्तत्प्रहासं वै भाषमाणौ परस्परम्
mūḍha matvā muniṃ tau tannikaṭaṃ jagmaturgaṇau | kurutastatprahāsaṃ vai bhāṣamāṇau parasparam
મુનિને મૂર્ખ માની તે બે ગણો તેની નજીક ગયા. પરસ્પર વાતો કરતાં કરતાં તેમણે ખુલ્લેઆમ તેની મજાક કરી અને હાસ્ય ઉપહાસ કર્યો.
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Rudra
FAQs
It warns against avajñā (contempt) toward a realized sage; in Shaiva ethics, disrespect to the spiritually illumined becomes a binding pāśa (bond) that obstructs grace and inner purification.
True Saguna Shiva worship is measured by character—reverence, restraint, and humility. Mockery of a muni contradicts the spirit of Linga-upāsanā, which is meant to soften ego and cultivate śiva-bhāva.
Practice vāṅ-niyama (discipline of speech) with japa of the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and cultivate kṣamā (forbearance); if one errs, perform prāyaścitta through sincere apology and renewed devotion.