Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 29
शिवविहारवर्णनम् (Śivavihāra-varṇana) — “Description of Śiva’s Divine Pastimes/Sojourn”
स्त्रीपुंसो रतिविच्छेदमुपायेन करोति यः । तस्य स्त्रीपुत्रयोर्भेदो भवेज्जन्मनि जन्मनि
strīpuṃso rativicchedamupāyena karoti yaḥ | tasya strīputrayorbhedo bhavejjanmani janmani
Kẻ nào dùng mưu kế gây chia lìa sự hòa hợp ái ân giữa người nữ và người nam, thì đối với kẻ ấy, sự ly tán khỏi vợ và con sẽ phát sinh, đời này qua đời khác.
Sūta Gosvāmi (narrating the Purāṇic teaching to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya within the Rudra Saṃhitā frame)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Pashupatinatha
Cosmic Event: karma-phala across saṃsāra (janmani janmani)
FAQs
It teaches a karmic law central to Shaiva dharma: causing deliberate harm to others’ household harmony (a form of hiṃsā and adharma) produces repeated saṃsāric suffering, here mirrored as separation from one’s own spouse and children across births.
Linga-worship in the Shiva Purana is not only ritual but moral purification—approaching Saguna Shiva (as the compassionate Lord and dharma-protector) requires restraint, non-injury, and respect for social dharma; violating these obstructs grace (anugraha) and deepens bondage.
Practice ahimsa and self-restraint as a vrata; support it with daily Panchākṣarī japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and, where traditional, Tripuṇḍra-bhasma application as a reminder to renounce harmful impulses and uphold dharma.