Shloka 31
पापभेदवर्णनम्
Classification of Sins / Taxonomy of Pāpa
ये ताडयंति गां क्रूरा दमयंते मुहुर्मुहुः । दुर्बलान्ये न पुष्णंति सततं ये त्यजंति च
ye tāḍayaṃti gāṃ krūrā damayaṃte muhurmuhuḥ | durbalānye na puṣṇaṃti satataṃ ye tyajaṃti ca
Orang-orang kejam yang memukul sapi, berulang kali menundukkan dan menyiksanya; yang tidak memelihara yang lemah dan terus-menerus menelantarkan mereka—mereka menanggung dosa besar dan jatuh dari jalan dharma.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
Significance: Ahiṃsā and protection of the vulnerable are treated as essential to Śiva’s path; cruelty thickens pāśa (bondage) and blocks anugraha.
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It teaches that cruelty and neglect of the helpless deepen karmic bondage (pāśa). In a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, compassion (dayā) and protection of the vulnerable purify the soul (paśu) and make it fit for Shiva’s grace (pati-anugraha).
Linga worship is not merely external ritual; it must be supported by dharma and ahiṃsā. Reverence to Saguna Shiva is contradicted by harming beings under one’s care—true devotion expresses itself as restraint, kindness, and protection.
Practice ahiṃsā as a vrata: before japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” cultivate compassion through feeding/supporting the weak and refraining from cruelty; let this become the ethical foundation for mantra, bhasma (tripuṇḍra), and daily Shiva-pūjā.