Shloka 57
नरकयातनावर्णनम् / Description of Hell-Torments for Specific Transgressions
तानि पापानि घोराणि संति यैश्च नरो भुवि । शतधा भेदमाप्नोति गिरिर्वज्रहतो यथा
tāni pāpāni ghorāṇi saṃti yaiśca naro bhuvi | śatadhā bhedamāpnoti girirvajrahato yathā
જે પાપો અત્યંત ઘોર છે, તેનાથી ધરતી પર મનુષ્ય સો ભાગે વિખૂટો પડે છે—જેમ વજ્રાઘાતથી પર્વત ફાટી જાય।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Bhairava
FAQs
It warns that certain grave actions create intense pāpa that destabilizes a person’s inner integrity, producing severe karmic suffering and “fragmentation” of life—an image aligned with Shaiva Siddhanta’s idea of pāśa (bondage) tightening through karma.
By highlighting the destructive force of pāpa, it implicitly points toward taking refuge in Saguna Shiva—especially through Linga-worship, devotion, and surrender—as a stabilizing, purifying path that loosens karmic bondage and restores dharmic wholeness.
A practical takeaway is to adopt Shiva-centered purification: Panchakshara japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), sincere confession/repentance, and regular Shiva-puja; where traditional, Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrāksha support steadiness and remembrance.