Shloka 20
Dehāśucitā-vicāraḥ
Inquiry into the Impurity of the Body
अंतर्भावप्रदुष्टस्य विशतोऽपि हुताशनम् । न स्वर्गो नापवर्गश्च देहनिर्दहनं परम्
aṃtarbhāvapraduṣṭasya viśato'pi hutāśanam | na svargo nāpavargaśca dehanirdahanaṃ param
内なる心性が濁り壊れた者は、たとえ聖なる供犠の火に入っても、天界も解脱も得られない。ただ至高の焼尽――肉体の滅びのみを招く。
Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva Purana teachings to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pasha
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga account; it polemicizes against self-destructive ‘purification’ when inner corruption remains, denying both svarga and apavarga.
Significance: Warns that extreme external acts (even fire-entry) without inner śuddhi do not yield merit; redirects seekers toward ethical and devotional transformation.
FAQs
It teaches that liberation is not produced by outward acts alone; when the inner being is polluted by pasha-like impurities (ego, desire, malice), even a powerful rite becomes spiritually barren, yielding only physical consequence, not svarga or moksha.
Linga-worship in the Shiva Purana is effective when joined to bhakti and purity of intent; without inner devotion and surrender to Pati (Shiva), external offerings become mere form and do not mature into grace or liberation.
Prioritize inner purification alongside worship—japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), dhyana on Shiva, and disciplined conduct; rites like homa should be performed with a cleansed heart rather than as empty ritual.