Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 83
द्वितीयतृतीयावरणपूजाक्रमः | The Sequence of the Second and Third Enclosure Worship (Āvaraṇa-pūjā)
शठस्योपेक्षकस्यापि व्यंग्यं चैवानुतिष्ठतः । न फलंत्येव कर्माणि काम्यानीति सतां कथा
śaṭhasyopekṣakasyāpi vyaṃgyaṃ caivānutiṣṭhataḥ | na phalaṃtyeva karmāṇi kāmyānīti satāṃ kathā
เหล่าสัตบุรุษกล่าวว่า คนคดโกง—จะเพิกเฉยหรือทำพิธีด้วยความเสแสร้งและเย้ยหยัน—กรรมพิธีที่ทำด้วยความใคร่ปรารถนาย่อมไม่บังเกิดผล
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Significance: Warns that hypocrisy (vyaṅgya) and deceit (śāṭhya) obstruct ritual efficacy; pilgrimage/ritual without inner sincerity is spiritually sterile.
FAQs
It teaches that karmic acts done for personal gain (kāmya karma) become fruitless when polluted by deceit, neglect, or hypocrisy; Shaiva practice demands inner sincerity, purity, and alignment with dharma to become receptive to Shiva’s grace.
Linga-worship is not validated by outer ritual alone; when performed with mockery or pretence, it lacks bhāva (true devotional intent). Saguna Shiva is approached through heartfelt reverence, not through showy or self-serving performance.
Perform Shiva-puja with śuddha-bhāva: recite the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with humility, apply Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and wear Rudraksha as reminders of inner discipline, and avoid kāmya motives and hypocrisy in vrata and worship.