Shloka 42
पापभेदवर्णनम्
Classification of Sins / Taxonomy of Pāpa
ये द्विजाः परिगृह्णंति नृपस्यान्यायवर्तिनः । ते प्रयांति तु घोरेषु नरकेषु न संशयः
ye dvijāḥ parigṛhṇaṃti nṛpasyānyāyavartinaḥ | te prayāṃti tu ghoreṣu narakeṣu na saṃśayaḥ
அநியாய வழியில் நடக்கும் அரசனின் தானமும் ஆதரவும் ஏற்றுக் கொள்ளும் இருபிறப்பினர், ஐயமின்றி கொடிய நரகங்களில் வீழ்வர்।
Suta Goswami (narrating the teaching of Dharma within the Umāsaṃhitā discourse)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
FAQs
It warns that spiritual status (being a dvija) does not protect one from karmic law: supporting adharma through acceptance of corrupt patronage binds the soul (paśu) with pāśa and leads to painful consequences.
Linga-worship is not merely ritual; it demands dharmic alignment. Serving or legitimizing an unjust ruler contradicts the purity and truthfulness expected of a devotee who approaches Saguna Shiva through the Linga with sincerity.
Practice ethical restraint alongside worship: maintain purity of livelihood, recite the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with repentance and resolve, and apply Tripuṇḍra/bhasma as a reminder to renounce adharma and seek Shiva’s grace.