Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 46
तनुनाशेपि संप्राप्यास्तैश्चापि यमयातनाः । तानैव शक्यते सोढुं बहुदुःखप्रदायिनीः
tanunāśepi saṃprāpyāstaiścāpi yamayātanāḥ | tānaiva śakyate soḍhuṃ bahuduḥkhapradāyinīḥ
Dẫu thân xác đã hoại diệt, người ta vẫn gặp những hình phạt của Yama. Và các cực hình ấy—ban cho muôn thứ khổ đau—quả chỉ những kẻ tội lỗi như họ mới phải gánh chịu.
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.