Shloka 10
महापातकवर्णनम् (Mahāpātaka-varṇanam) — “Description of Great Sins and Their Consequences”
हरंति ये च संमूढाश्शिवज्ञानस्य पुस्तकम् । महांति पातकान्याहुरनन्तफलदानि षट्
haraṃti ye ca saṃmūḍhāśśivajñānasya pustakam | mahāṃti pātakānyāhuranantaphaladāni ṣaṭ
சிவஞானத்தை அளிக்கும் நூலை மயக்கமுற்றவர்கள் எவர் திருடிச் செல்கிறார்களோ, அவர்கள் ஆறு மகாபாதகங்களை அடைவார்கள் என்று சொல்லப்படுகிறது; அவை முடிவில்லா விளைவுகளைத் தரும்.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Sthala Purana: Not tied to a Jyotirliṅga; it protects śivajñāna-śāstra as a conduit of anugraha. Stealing it is framed as a major obstruction with long karmic tail.
Significance: Positions scripture and teaching-lineage as sacred ‘tīrtha’ in themselves; safeguarding texts is part of dharma supporting temple and pilgrimage culture.
FAQs
It teaches that Shiva-jñāna is sacred and liberating; to obstruct it by stealing the scripture is a grave offence that binds the soul through long-lasting karmic consequences.
Linga worship is sustained by right understanding (śiva-jñāna) transmitted through scripture and guru; harming that transmission is treated as a major adharma against Saguna Shiva’s revealed path.
It implies dharmic preservation and donation of Shaiva texts (śāstra-dāna), along with regular study/recitation and remembrance of Shiva through mantra-japa such as the Pañcākṣarī.