Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 83
द्वितीयतृतीयावरणपूजाक्रमः | The Sequence of the Second and Third Enclosure Worship (Āvaraṇa-pūjā)
शठस्योपेक्षकस्यापि व्यंग्यं चैवानुतिष्ठतः । न फलंत्येव कर्माणि काम्यानीति सतां कथा
śaṭhasyopekṣakasyāpi vyaṃgyaṃ caivānutiṣṭhataḥ | na phalaṃtyeva karmāṇi kāmyānīti satāṃ kathā
Bậc hiền đức nói rằng: với kẻ gian trá—dù thờ ơ, hay làm việc với vẻ giả dối và chế nhạo—những nghi lễ do dục vọng thúc đẩy rốt cuộc chẳng thật sự kết quả.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Significance: Warns that hypocrisy (vyaṅgya) and deceit (śāṭhya) obstruct ritual efficacy; pilgrimage/ritual without inner sincerity is spiritually sterile.
FAQs
It teaches that karmic acts done for personal gain (kāmya karma) become fruitless when polluted by deceit, neglect, or hypocrisy; Shaiva practice demands inner sincerity, purity, and alignment with dharma to become receptive to Shiva’s grace.
Linga-worship is not validated by outer ritual alone; when performed with mockery or pretence, it lacks bhāva (true devotional intent). Saguna Shiva is approached through heartfelt reverence, not through showy or self-serving performance.
Perform Shiva-puja with śuddha-bhāva: recite the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with humility, apply Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and wear Rudraksha as reminders of inner discipline, and avoid kāmya motives and hypocrisy in vrata and worship.