Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 29
शिवविहारवर्णनम् (Śivavihāra-varṇana) — “Description of Śiva’s Divine Pastimes/Sojourn”
स्त्रीपुंसो रतिविच्छेदमुपायेन करोति यः । तस्य स्त्रीपुत्रयोर्भेदो भवेज्जन्मनि जन्मनि
strīpuṃso rativicchedamupāyena karoti yaḥ | tasya strīputrayorbhedo bhavejjanmani janmani
ผู้ใดใช้เล่ห์กลทำให้ความร่วมรักของหญิงและชายต้องแตกแยก ผู้นั้นย่อมประสบการพรากจากภรรยาและบุตร ชาติต่อชาติ.
Sūta Gosvāmi (narrating the Purāṇic teaching to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya within the Rudra Saṃhitā frame)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Pashupatinatha
Cosmic Event: karma-phala across saṃsāra (janmani janmani)
FAQs
It teaches a karmic law central to Shaiva dharma: causing deliberate harm to others’ household harmony (a form of hiṃsā and adharma) produces repeated saṃsāric suffering, here mirrored as separation from one’s own spouse and children across births.
Linga-worship in the Shiva Purana is not only ritual but moral purification—approaching Saguna Shiva (as the compassionate Lord and dharma-protector) requires restraint, non-injury, and respect for social dharma; violating these obstructs grace (anugraha) and deepens bondage.
Practice ahimsa and self-restraint as a vrata; support it with daily Panchākṣarī japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and, where traditional, Tripuṇḍra-bhasma application as a reminder to renounce harmful impulses and uphold dharma.