▁besides ▁ex al ting ▁the ▁N ay an ar ▁saint , ▁also ▁touch es ▁upon ▁the ▁topic ▁of ▁bl as ph emy . ▁The ▁tale ▁teach es ▁that ▁one ▁should ▁not ▁speak ▁ill ▁of , ▁rev ile ▁or ▁dispar age ▁holy ▁men ▁and ▁dev ote es ▁of ▁God . ▁The ▁narr ative ▁emphas izes ▁that ▁not ▁only ▁talking ▁ill ▁of ▁dev ote es ▁is ▁a ▁sin , ▁but ▁also ▁hearing ▁to ▁such ▁prof an ity ▁is ▁harm ful . ▁S ivan anda ▁does ▁not ▁advoc ate ▁the ▁violent ▁means ▁of ▁the ▁N ay an ar , ▁but ▁suggests ▁that ▁one ▁should ▁exit ▁the ▁place ▁immediately , ▁avoid ing ▁listening ▁to ▁the ▁bl as ph emy . ▁ ▁Dr . ▁D . ▁Dennis ▁Hudson , ▁Emer it us ▁Professor ▁of ▁World ▁Relig ions ▁at ▁Smith ▁College ▁identified ▁twenty - four ▁N ay an ars , ▁including ▁S atti ▁N ay an ar , ▁displaying ▁" vi ol ent ▁and ▁fan at ical ▁dev otion " ▁and ▁contrast s ▁it ▁with ▁the ▁" s aint ly ▁dev otion " ▁in ▁the ▁Bh ag av ad ▁G ita . ▁These ▁acts ▁denote ▁the ▁" un us ual ▁and ▁parad ig m atic " ▁love ▁of ▁the ▁N ay an ars ▁for ▁Sh iva . ▁The ▁absolute ▁nature ▁of ▁these ▁acts , ▁that ▁go ▁beyond ▁the ▁boundaries ▁of ▁convention ▁and ▁custom , ▁makes ▁them ▁pra is ew orth y . ▁S atti ▁N ay an ar ' s ▁violence ▁is ▁just ified ▁by ▁the ▁maxim : ▁"