Shloka 32
पापभेदवर्णनम्
Classification of Sins / Taxonomy of Pāpa
पीडयंत्यतिभारेणाऽसहंतं वाहयंति च । योजयन्नकृताहारान्न विमुंचंति संयतान्
pīḍayaṃtyatibhāreṇā'sahaṃtaṃ vāhayaṃti ca | yojayannakṛtāhārānna vimuṃcaṃti saṃyatān
Mereka menindas dengan beban yang berlebihan, bahkan memaksa membawa apa yang tidak mampu ditanggung. Mereka memasang kuk pada yang belum diberi makan, dan tidak melepaskan yang terikat serta terkekang.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Rudra
Significance: Condemns exploitation and bondage; aligns Śaiva dharma with release (mokṣa) by opposing acts that bind others—mirroring the need to cut one’s own pāśa.
Role: liberating
FAQs
The verse condemns cruelty—oppressing beings with unbearable work, withholding food, and keeping them bound—showing how such adharma strengthens pāśa (bondage) and leads to karmic suffering; Shaiva Siddhanta emphasizes compassion and right conduct as supports for Shiva’s grace.
Linga-worship is not merely ritual; it must be aligned with dharma. Devotion to Saguna Shiva is fulfilled through Shiva-like qualities—dayā (compassion) and restraint from harm—otherwise worship becomes hollow and does not mature into purification fit for Shiva’s anugraha (grace).
Practice ahimsa and compassionate service as a vrata alongside Shiva worship—offer food (anna-dāna), avoid exploiting dependents, and pair daily japa of the Panchakshara ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") with a conscious vow to release others from unnecessary restraint and hardship.