Shloka 11
नरकयातनावर्णनम् / Description of Hell-Torments for Specific Transgressions
सर्वेन्द्रियाणामप्येवं क्रमात्पापेन यातनाः । भवंति घोराः प्रत्येकं शरीरेण कृतेन च
sarvendriyāṇāmapyevaṃ kramātpāpena yātanāḥ | bhavaṃti ghorāḥ pratyekaṃ śarīreṇa kṛtena ca
अशा रीतीने सर्व इंद्रियांनाही क्रमाने पापामुळे यातना भोगाव्या लागतात; शरीराने केलेल्या कर्मानुसार प्रत्येक शिक्षा घोर होते।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
FAQs
It teaches that bondage (pāśa) is reinforced by sense-driven sin, and that karmic consequences manifest specifically according to how each sense and the body were used—urging discipline, repentance, and turning toward Shiva as Pati, the Liberator.
Linga-worship centers the mind and senses on Shiva, redirecting sensory outwardness into devotion; by offering actions, speech, and perception to Saguna Shiva, the devotee weakens karmic bonds created through bodily conduct.
Sense-restraint with daily Panchakshara japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), along with Shiva-puja (including bhasma/tripundra if practiced in one’s tradition) as a practical means to purify actions done through the body.