अनरण्यसुता–पिप्पलादचरितम् / The Episode of Anaraṇya’s Daughter and Sage Pippalāda
स्त्रीजितस्पर्शमात्रेण सर्वं पुण्यं प्रणश्यति । स्त्रीजितः परपापी च तद्दर्शनमघावहम्
strījitasparśamātreṇa sarvaṃ puṇyaṃ praṇaśyati | strījitaḥ parapāpī ca taddarśanamaghāvaham
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Suta Goswami (narrating the Purāṇic teaching to the sages, within the Pārvatīkhaṇḍa context)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
The verse warns that kama (lust) functions as a pasha—an inner bond that degrades discernment and erodes spiritual merit. In a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, impurity of intention obstructs Shiva-anugraha (grace) and weakens one’s fitness for mantra, worship, and dharma.
Linga worship emphasizes inner and outer śauca (purity) and steadiness of mind. The teaching frames uncontrolled lust as a direct obstacle to focused bhakti and proper upacāra, because the mind becomes outward-pulled and unfit to contemplate Saguna Shiva with reverence and restraint.
The implied takeaway is indriya-nigraha (sense-restraint) supported by japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), sattvic discipline, and maintaining devotional purity before worship—often paired in Shaiva practice with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and regular japa as aids to steadiness.