Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 46
दक्षस्य विष्णुं प्रति शरणागतिḥ — Dakṣa’s Appeal to Viṣṇu and the Teaching on Disrespect to Śiva
तनुनाशेपि संप्राप्यास्तैश्चापि यमयातनाः । तानैव शक्यते सोढुं बहुदुःखप्रदायिनीः
tanunāśepi saṃprāpyāstaiścāpi yamayātanāḥ | tānaiva śakyate soḍhuṃ bahuduḥkhapradāyinīḥ
جسم کے فنا ہو جانے کے بعد بھی اُنہیں یم کی سزائیں بھگتنی پڑتی ہیں۔ وہ بے شمار دکھ دینے والی اذیتیں حقیقتاً صرف وہی (گنہگار) سہہ سکتے ہیں۔
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
FAQs
It teaches that karmic consequences do not end with death; the jīva continues to face results after the body falls, urging repentance and turning toward Shiva-centered dharma for liberation.
By highlighting post-death accountability, it implicitly directs the seeker to take refuge in Saguna Shiva—worship of the Linga with devotion and right conduct—as a purifying path that loosens pāśa (bondage) and leads toward Shiva’s grace.
Adopt regular Shiva-upāsanā: japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” wearing rudrākṣa and applying tripuṇḍra with sincere ethical living, as remedial disciplines to reduce karmic suffering.