Shloka 27
महापातकवर्णनम् (Mahāpātaka-varṇanam) — “Description of Great Sins and Their Consequences”
मिथ्यागुणैर्य आत्मानं नयत्युत्कर्षतां बलात् । गुणानपि निरुद्वास्य स च वै ब्रह्महा भवेत्
mithyāguṇairya ātmānaṃ nayatyutkarṣatāṃ balāt | guṇānapi nirudvāsya sa ca vai brahmahā bhavet
Sesiapa yang dengan ‘kebajikan’ palsu memaksa dirinya naik ke kedudukan lebih tinggi, bahkan menghalau orang yang benar-benar berakhlak—dia sesungguhnya menjadi brahmahā, pelaku dosa berat.
Lord Shiva (as a philosophical instructor in the Umāsaṃhitā discourse)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Īśāna
FAQs
It condemns hypocrisy and ego-driven “virtue,” teaching that prideful self-exaltation and harming genuine goodness are forms of spiritual violence that deepen pāśa (bondage) and obstruct Shiva-realization.
Linga-worship is meant to purify intention and dissolve ahamkāra; this verse warns that external religiosity without inner humility becomes mithyā-guṇa, which turns devotion into an obstacle rather than a path to Shiva’s grace.
Practice honest self-examination during japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and pair it with humility and non-harm toward the virtuous; let worship (bhasma, rudrākṣa, pūjā) be supported by truthful conduct rather than display.