Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 31
कैलासगमनं कुबेरसख्यं च — Śiva’s Journey to Kailāsa and His Friendship with Kubera
सर्वेप्याक्षारयिष्यंति तव तातं च मामपि । मातुश्चरित्रं तनयो धत्ते दुर्भाषणैरिति
sarvepyākṣārayiṣyaṃti tava tātaṃ ca māmapi | mātuścaritraṃ tanayo dhatte durbhāṣaṇairiti
ทุกคนจะตำหนิทั้งบิดาของเจ้าและข้าด้วยว่า ‘บุตรกล่าวร้ายต่อความประพฤติของมารดาตนเองด้วยถ้อยคำหยาบกร้าว’
A concerned elder (contextually a parental/guardian voice within the Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa narrative, warning about public blame)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
FAQs
It warns that harsh, accusatory speech—especially against one’s own mother—creates social blame and karmic demerit; in Shaiva ethics, mastery over speech supports purity (śuddhi) needed for devotion and liberation.
Linga-worship in the Shiva Purana is grounded in inner and outer purity; restraining abusive speech is part of yama-like discipline that makes bhakti toward Saguna Shiva steady and worthy, rather than agitated by anger and scandal.
Practice vāṅ-niyama (discipline of speech): recite the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” before speaking in anger, and adopt a daily vow of gentle speech alongside bhasma and rudrākṣa observances if followed in one’s tradition.