The Torah was
given to sanctify the name of G-d. Chazal placed great emphasis on the
obligation to sanctify the name of G-d and on the severity of the punishment
for the sin of profaning the name of G-d. “Neither teshuva nor Yom Kippur
nor suffering can atone for a person who has profaned the name of G-d. They
hold the punishment in abeyance until death brings atonement. (Yoma 86a). In
Pirkey Avos (4:4) we learn that wild animals enter populated areas because
of the sin of profaning the name of G-d. The sin of profaning the name of
G-d is punished (though not in the same way) even when it is done
inadvertently.