Shiva Purana

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धन्यास्ते ऋषयो यैस्तु मह्यं शुभतरं कृतम् ॥ तद्दुराचरणादेव मम स्वार्थो महानभूत् ॥ १३ ॥

sanskrit

Blessed indeed are the sages who have pursued this auspicious activity towards me. It is by their so-called evil action that my great self-interest is made possible;

english translation

dhanyAste RSayo yaistu mahyaM zubhataraM kRtam ॥ taddurAcaraNAdeva mama svArtho mahAnabhUt ॥ 13 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/kotirudra-samhita/26/13

धन्यास्ते ऋषयो यैस्तु मह्यं शुभतरं कृतम् ॥ तद्दुराचरणादेव मम स्वार्थो महानभूत् ॥ १३ ॥

sanskrit

Blessed indeed are the sages who have pursued this auspicious activity towards me. It is by their so-called evil action that my great self-interest is made possible;

english translation

dhanyAste RSayo yaistu mahyaM zubhataraM kRtam ॥ taddurAcaraNAdeva mama svArtho mahAnabhUt ॥ 13 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript