Shloka 26
शिवशिवयोर्जगत्पितृमातृत्व-प्रतिपादनं तथा मेनायाः विमोहः (Śiva–Śivā as Cosmic Father and Mother; Menā’s Delusion and the Sages’ Intervention)
वरायाननुरूपाय पिता कन्यां ददाति चेत् । कामान्मोहाद्भयाल्लोभात्स नष्टो नरकं यजेत्
varāyānanurūpāya pitā kanyāṃ dadāti cet | kāmānmohādbhayāllobhātsa naṣṭo narakaṃ yajet
ຖ້າພໍ່ໃຫ້ລູກສາວແກ່ເຈົ້າບ່າວທີ່ບໍ່ເໝາະສົມກັບນາງ—ເນື່ອງຈາກຕັນຫາ, ຄວາມຫຼົງ, ຄວາມຢ້ານ, ຫຼືຄວາມໂລບ—ຜູ້ນັ້ນຈະພິນາດທາງທຳ ແລະຕົກນະລົກ.
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the Shiva Purana teaching to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Cosmic Event: naraka (post-mortem consequence) as karmic retribution
FAQs
It warns that adharma performed from kāma (desire), moha (delusion), bhaya (fear), or lobha (greed) corrupts one’s duty and produces painful karmic results; Shaiva ethics emphasizes purity of intention aligned with dharma.
Worship of Saguna Shiva is meant to purify motives and align actions with dharma; this verse highlights that ritual devotion without ethical integrity—especially in major life duties like marriage—does not protect one from the consequences of greed-driven action.
Practice self-examination and restraint before major decisions, and use Shiva-upāsanā—such as japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with sincere repentance and dharmic resolve—to purify motives and remove lobha and moha.