Shloka 17
महापातकवर्णनम् (Mahāpātaka-varṇanam) — “Description of Great Sins and Their Consequences”
न ब्रवीति च यः सत्यं न प्रदानं करोति च । अशुचिर्वाऽशुचिस्थाने यः प्रवक्ति शृणोति च
na bravīti ca yaḥ satyaṃ na pradānaṃ karoti ca | aśucirvā'śucisthāne yaḥ pravakti śṛṇoti ca
جو سچ نہیں بولتا اور خیرات نہیں کرتا؛ جو خود ناپاک ہو یا ناپاک جگہ میں مقدس کَथा کہے اور سنے—وہ شِو آچار سے گِر کر اعلیٰ روحانی مقام کے لائق نہیں رہتا۔
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It teaches that Shaiva spirituality requires ethical foundations—truthfulness (satya), generosity (dāna), and purity (śauca). Without these, hearing or teaching sacred wisdom does not bear liberating fruit.
Linga-worship emphasizes both outer and inner sanctity. Approaching Saguna Shiva through the Linga is meant to purify the devotee; therefore, truth, charity, and a clean place/body-mind are presented as prerequisites for worship and scriptural listening.
Maintain śauca before katha and pūjā—clean body, clean space, and disciplined speech. As a Shaiva takeaway, prepare with simple purification and then worship with mantra-japa (e.g., Panchakshara) in a sanctified setting.