Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 30
शिवविहारवर्णनम् (Śivavihāra-varṇana) — “Description of Śiva’s Divine Pastimes/Sojourn”
भ्रष्टज्ञानो नष्टकीर्त्तिरलक्ष्मीको भवेदिह । प्रयात्यंते कालसूत्र वर्षलक्षं स पातकी
bhraṣṭajñāno naṣṭakīrttiralakṣmīko bhavediha | prayātyaṃte kālasūtra varṣalakṣaṃ sa pātakī
คนบาปนั้นในโลกนี้ย่อมเสื่อมจากปัญญา ชื่อเสียงพินาศ และถูกเคราะห์ร้ายครอบงำ ครั้นตายแล้วถูกนำไปสู่นรกกาลสูตร และต้องอยู่ที่นั่นหนึ่งแสนปี.
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the Purāṇic teaching to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: KalaBhairava
Shakti Form: Kali
Role: destructive
Cosmic Event: post-mortem judgment; naraka-bhoga in Kālasūtra
FAQs
It warns that pāpa erodes jñāna (right discernment) and kīrti (noble standing), producing alakṣmī (spiritual and worldly inauspiciousness), and that karma bears post-death consequences until the soul turns back toward Shiva-centered dharma.
By emphasizing karmic downfall, it implicitly directs the devotee to Saguna Shiva worship—Linga-sevā, śraddhā, and moral restraint—as a stabilizing path that restores jñāna and purifies pāpa through Shiva’s grace.
Take up purification through Shiva-bhakti: daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), Linga-abhiṣeka with sincere repentance, and adopting Shaiva disciplines such as bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and ethical vows to prevent further pāpa.