Shloka 28
नरकयातनावर्णनम् / Description of Hell-Torments for Specific Transgressions
शिवायतनपर्य्यंते देवारामेषु कुत्रचित् । समुत्सृजंति ये पापाः पुरीषं मूत्रमेव च
śivāyatanaparyyaṃte devārāmeṣu kutracit | samutsṛjaṃti ye pāpāḥ purīṣaṃ mūtrameva ca
சிவாலயத்தின் எல்லைக்குள் மற்றும் தெய்வத் தோட்டங்களில் எங்காயினும் மலம், மூத்திரம் கழிப்போர் பாவிகள்; அவர்கள் ஆண்டவனின் திருத்தலப் புனிதத்துக்கு பெரும் அபசாரம் செய்கின்றனர்.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
FAQs
It teaches that Śiva’s temple-space is a charged sacred field; violating its purity through careless bodily acts is an aparādha that hardens impurity (mala) and obstructs devotion and inner clarity.
Liṅga-worship depends on reverence for the Lord’s presence in the sanctum and its surroundings; honoring the temple precincts is part of honoring Saguna Śiva manifest as the liṅga and the consecrated kṣetra.
Maintain śauca (cleanliness) before and during darśana—use designated places outside the sacred precincts, bathe or wash if needed, and approach with mantra-japa (e.g., the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) in a disciplined, respectful state.