Shloka 28

नरकयातनावर्णनम् / Description of Hell-Torments for Specific Transgressions

Devanagari script

शिवायतनपर्य्यंते देवारामेषु कुत्रचित् । समुत्सृजंति ये पापाः पुरीषं मूत्रमेव च

Transliteration

śivāyatanaparyyaṃte devārāmeṣu kutracit | samutsṛjaṃti ye pāpāḥ purīṣaṃ mūtrameva ca

Translation

凡在湿婆圣殿之境内，或在诸天圣园之中任何处所便溺者——排泄粪尿——皆犯重罪，亵渎主之居处的清净神圣。

Word by Word

• śiva-āyatana-paryante: within/up to the precincts of Śiva's temple
• śiva-āyatana-paryante: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + āyatana (प्रातिपदिक) + paryanta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative): 'śivasya āyatanaṃ' + 'paryanta' = 'up to/within the precincts of Śiva's shrine'; पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग-प्रयोग (paryanta as m), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• deva-ārāmeṣu: in divine gardens
• deva-ārāmeṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + ārāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: 'devānām ārāmāḥ' (gardens of the gods); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• kutracit: somewhere
• kutracit: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kutracit (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place): 'somewhere/at some place'

• samutsṛjanti: they discharge/void
• samutsṛjanti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ut-√sṛj (धातु; सर्जने/उत्सर्गे)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन

• ye: those who
• ye: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• pāpāḥ: sinners
• pāpāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; 'पापाः' = पापाचाराः (sinners)

• purīṣam: feces
• purīṣam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: purīṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• mūtram: urine
• mūtram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūtra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण-निपात

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय-बोधक

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: General kṣetra-apacāra teaching: defilement within Śiva’s āyatana and deva-ārāma is treated as a grave offense that obstructs merit and invites karmic retribution; not tied here to a specific Jyotirliṅga origin legend.

Significance: Implied: maintaining śauca (purity) and maryādā (temple-boundary discipline) preserves puṇya and receptivity to Śiva’s anugraha; violation hardens pāśa through karma-mala.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It teaches that Śiva’s temple-space is a charged sacred field; violating its purity through careless bodily acts is an aparādha that hardens impurity (mala) and obstructs devotion and inner clarity.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

Liṅga-worship depends on reverence for the Lord’s presence in the sanctum and its surroundings; honoring the temple precincts is part of honoring Saguna Śiva manifest as the liṅga and the consecrated kṣetra.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Maintain śauca (cleanliness) before and during darśana—use designated places outside the sacred precincts, bathe or wash if needed, and approach with mantra-japa (e.g., the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) in a disciplined, respectful state.