शिवनिन्दा गुरोर्निन्दा शिवज्ञानस्य दूषणम् ।। देवद्रव्यापहरणं द्विजद्रव्यविनाशनम् ।। ९ ।।
Blasphemy against Lord Śiva is blasphemy against the spiritual master and it is a corruption of knowledge of Lord Śiva stealing the property of gods and destroying the property of brahmins.