Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 61
मन्त्रसिद्धिः, प्रतिबन्धनिरासः, श्रद्धा-नियमाः
Mantra Efficacy, Removal of Obstacles, and the Role of Faith/Discipline
कृत्वाभिचारिकं कर्म सद्यो विनिपतेन्नरः । स्वराष्ट्रपालकं तस्माच्छिवभक्तं च कञ्चन
kṛtvābhicārikaṃ karma sadyo vinipatennaraḥ | svarāṣṭrapālakaṃ tasmācchivabhaktaṃ ca kañcana
Barangsiapa melakukan karma abhicāra, ia jatuh seketika. Karena itu, janganlah menyakiti pelindung kerajaan sendiri maupun seorang bhakta Śiva mana pun dengan ritus semacam itu.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Bhairava
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga legend; it states karmic immediacy: hostile sorcery rebounds, causing the doer’s ruin, especially when aimed at the realm’s protector or Śiva’s devotee.
Significance: Warns pilgrims/sādhakas that harming Śiva-bhaktas is self-destructive; reinforces the ethic of protecting devotees and upholding rājadharma as part of sacred order.
Shakti Form: Durgā
Role: destructive
FAQs
It teaches that hostile sorcery (abhichāra) is self-destructive karma, and that Śiva’s grace protects His devotees; harming them rebounds immediately on the doer.
In Saguna Śiva worship, the devotee is seen as under Śiva’s direct protection; reverence to the Liṅga includes non-violence and honoring Śiva-bhaktas as part of devotion.
The implied practice is restraint and purification: avoid abhichāra, cultivate bhakti through Shiva-nāma (e.g., Pañcākṣarī) and sattvic conduct rather than harmful rites.