Shloka 11
नरकयातनावर्णनम् / Description of Hell-Torments for Specific Transgressions
सर्वेन्द्रियाणामप्येवं क्रमात्पापेन यातनाः । भवंति घोराः प्रत्येकं शरीरेण कृतेन च
sarvendriyāṇāmapyevaṃ kramātpāpena yātanāḥ | bhavaṃti ghorāḥ pratyekaṃ śarīreṇa kṛtena ca
Vì thế, đối với mọi căn (giác quan), theo thứ tự, các hình phạt do tội lỗi sinh ra liền khởi lên—mỗi thứ đều trở nên ghê gớm—tùy theo những nghiệp đã làm qua thân này.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
FAQs
It teaches that bondage (pāśa) is reinforced by sense-driven sin, and that karmic consequences manifest specifically according to how each sense and the body were used—urging discipline, repentance, and turning toward Shiva as Pati, the Liberator.
Linga-worship centers the mind and senses on Shiva, redirecting sensory outwardness into devotion; by offering actions, speech, and perception to Saguna Shiva, the devotee weakens karmic bonds created through bodily conduct.
Sense-restraint with daily Panchakshara japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), along with Shiva-puja (including bhasma/tripundra if practiced in one’s tradition) as a practical means to purify actions done through the body.