Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 46
दक्षस्य विष्णुं प्रति शरणागतिḥ — Dakṣa’s Appeal to Viṣṇu and the Teaching on Disrespect to Śiva
तनुनाशेपि संप्राप्यास्तैश्चापि यमयातनाः । तानैव शक्यते सोढुं बहुदुःखप्रदायिनीः
tanunāśepi saṃprāpyāstaiścāpi yamayātanāḥ | tānaiva śakyate soḍhuṃ bahuduḥkhapradāyinīḥ
Mesmo após a destruição do corpo, ainda se encontram os castigos de Yama; e esses tormentos—que concedem muitas espécies de sofrimento—só por eles (tais pecadores) podem, de fato, ser suportados.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
FAQs
It teaches that karmic consequences do not end with death; the jīva continues to face results after the body falls, urging repentance and turning toward Shiva-centered dharma for liberation.
By highlighting post-death accountability, it implicitly directs the seeker to take refuge in Saguna Shiva—worship of the Linga with devotion and right conduct—as a purifying path that loosens pāśa (bondage) and leads toward Shiva’s grace.
Adopt regular Shiva-upāsanā: japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” wearing rudrākṣa and applying tripuṇḍra with sincere ethical living, as remedial disciplines to reduce karmic suffering.