Shloka 19
Paramātma-Svarūpa-Nirṇaya: Strī–Puṃ–Napuṃsaka-Vicāra
Inquiry into the Supreme Self and Gendered Forms
ते शप्ता मुनिभिः षड्भिश्शिवनिन्दा पराः पुरा । न श्रोतव्या हि तद्वार्त्ता तेऽन्यथावादिनो यतः
te śaptā munibhiḥ ṣaḍbhiśśivanindā parāḥ purā | na śrotavyā hi tadvārttā te'nyathāvādino yataḥ
ते पुरा षड्भिर्मुनिभिः शप्ता ये शिवनिन्दापरायणाः। तेषां वार्ता न श्रोतव्या, यतोऽन्यथावादिनोऽपि ते॥
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Bhairava
Sthala Purana: General purāṇic motif: śiva-nindā leads to adharma and downfall; the ‘curse of sages’ functions as a narrative sanction against doctrines that deny Śiva as supreme pati.
FAQs
It teaches śravaṇa-niyama (discipline of listening): a seeker should avoid hearing Śiva-nindā and misleading teachings, because such contact strengthens impurity (mala) and obstructs bhakti and right understanding of Pati (Śiva).
Linga and Saguna-Śiva worship rests on reverence and faith (śraddhā). Listening to blasphemy undermines that śraddhā, so the text warns devotees to turn toward Śiva-stuti, mantra, and satsanga instead of hostile narratives.
Practically, it implies guarding the senses and choosing Śiva-kathā: replace harmful speech with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and attentive listening to purāṇic praise of Śiva in holy company.