Shiva Purana — Kotirudra Samhita, Shloka 37
गौतमविघ्नप्रकरणम्
Episode of Obstacles to Gautama; Gaṇeśa’s Appearing Through Misguided Worship
दुर्बुद्धयश्च तच्छिष्यास्सुतास्तेषां तथैव च । गौतम परिभर्त्स्यैव प्रत्यूचुर्धिग्वचो मुहुः
durbuddhayaśca tacchiṣyāssutāsteṣāṃ tathaiva ca | gautama paribhartsyaiva pratyūcurdhigvaco muhuḥ
وہ بدعقل لوگ—اپنے شاگردوں اور اسی طرح اپنے بیٹوں سمیت—گوتَم کی سخت توہین کرنے لگے اور بار بار حقارت بھرے کلمات سے جواب دیتے رہے۔
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Bhairava
FAQs
It warns that contempt and slander toward a rishi (and by extension Shiva’s devotees) is a grave aparadha that obscures sattva and invites karmic downfall; humility and reverence are upheld as essential dharma.
Kotirudra Samhita links sacred places and Shiva-worship with inner purity; insulting holy persons contradicts true bhakti to Saguna Shiva, because devotion must be accompanied by right conduct and respect for the dharmic order.
Practice speech-discipline (mauna/mitabhasha), do japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) for purification, and perform repentance through Shiva-oriented prayer and self-restraint to avoid ninda and harsh speech.