Shiva Purana — Kotirudra Samhita, Shloka 9
गौतमस्य शिवदर्शनं पापक्षयवचनं च | Gautama’s Vision of Śiva and the Teaching on Sin and Purification
एतेषां दर्शनादन्ये पापिष्ठाः संभवंतु च । कृतघ्नाश्च तथा जाता नैतेषां निष्कृतिः क्वचित्
eteṣāṃ darśanādanye pāpiṣṭhāḥ saṃbhavaṃtu ca | kṛtaghnāśca tathā jātā naiteṣāṃ niṣkṛtiḥ kvacit
仅仅看见这等人，旁人也可能变得更加罪重；而他们自身则沦为忘恩负义之徒。对他们而言，任何时候都无有赎罪之道。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Rudra
FAQs
The verse warns that association (even mere sight, i.e., saṅga) with intensely adharmic, thankless conduct can spread pāpa, and that persistent kṛtaghnatā blocks true purification—because Shaiva liberation requires inner transformation and gratitude toward Pati (Shiva) and the guru.
Kotirudra Saṃhitā emphasizes Jyotirliṅga pilgrimage and darśana; this verse cautions that sacred darśana bears fruit only with dharmic disposition. Without reverence and moral restraint, outward Liṅga-darśana does not mature into Shiva’s anugraha (grace).
The takeaway is to purify saṅga and cultivate gratitude and repentance alongside Shiva-upāsanā—regular japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), wearing vibhūti (Tripuṇḍra) with humility, and avoiding harmful company before undertaking Jyotirliṅga darśana.