Shloka 6
महापातकवर्णनम् (Mahāpātaka-varṇanam) — “Description of Great Sins and Their Consequences”
इत्येतद्वा दशविधं कर्म प्रोक्तं त्रिसाधनम् । अस्य भेदान्पुनर्वक्ष्ये येषां फलमनंतकम्
ityetadvā daśavidhaṃ karma proktaṃ trisādhanam | asya bhedānpunarvakṣye yeṣāṃ phalamanaṃtakam
इस प्रकार यह दस प्रकार का धर्मकर्म तीन साधनों से सिद्ध होने वाला कहा गया है। अब मैं इसके और भी भेद बताऊँगा, जिनका फल अनन्त है।
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Significance: Frames dharma as structured sādhana with ‘three means’ (tri-sādhana), aligning with Śaiva Siddhānta’s graded path (caryā/kriyā/yoga/jñāna) culminating in grace; emphasizes inexhaustible merit when discipline is Śiva-oriented.
Role: teaching
FAQs
The verse frames Shaiva practice as a structured discipline: a “tenfold” path supported by three core means, promising inexhaustible spiritual merit that culminates in purification and liberation under Pati (Shiva).
By emphasizing “karma” and “sādhana,” it points to embodied worship—Linga-sevā, pūjā, vrata, and mantra—performed with devotion to Saguna Shiva as a purifying gateway toward realizing Shiva’s highest truth.
It implies a disciplined regimen combining outward observance and inner practice—typically mantra-japa (notably the Panchākṣarī), regulated worship, and meditative contemplation—whose subtypes are to be detailed in the subsequent verses.