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Shiva Purana

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अद्यप्रभृति वेदोक्ते सत्कर्मणि विशेषतः ॥ मा भूयाद्भवतां श्रद्धा शैवमार्गे विमुक्तिदे ॥ ३६॥

Henceforth your faith in the rites of the Vedas, particularly with reference to the path of Śiva yielding salvation shall cease to exist.

english translation

अद्यप्रभृति दुर्मार्गे तत्र श्रद्धा भवेत्तु वः॥ मोक्षमार्गविहीने हि सदा श्रुतिबहिर्मुखे॥ ३७॥

Henceforth your attention, strayed from the path of salvation, will be diverted to evil paths extraneous to the tenets of the Vedas.

english translation

अद्यप्रभृति भालानि मृल्लिप्तानि भवन्तु वः ॥ स्रसध्वं नरके यूयं भालमृल्लेपनाद्द्विजाः॥ ३८॥

From today let your foreheads be smeared with clay. Fall, ye all, deep down into the hell, O brahmins with foreheads smeared with clay.

english translation

भवंतो मा भविष्यंतु शिवैक परदैवताः॥ अन्यदेवसमत्वेन जानंतु शिवमद्वयम् ॥ ३९॥

You will not have Śiva as your sole deity. You will be considering the matchless Śiva on a par with other gods.

english translation

मा भूयाद्भवतां प्रीतिश्शिवपूजादिकर्मणि॥ शिवनिष्ठेषु भक्तेषु शिवपर्वसु सर्वदा॥ ४०॥

You will never have any interest in Śiva’s worship and other rites, in devotees staunchly faithful to Śiva and in the festivals of Śiva.

english translation