Shiva Purana
अन्यं भजन्ति ये नित्यं तस्मिंस्ते लीनतां गताः ॥ तेनैव रुद्रं ते प्राप्ताः कालेन महता बुधाः ॥ १६ ॥
Those who worship others get dissolved in them. That is why they attain Rudra in due course, O learned ones.
english translation
anyaM bhajanti ye nityaM tasmiMste lInatAM gatAH ॥ tenaiva rudraM te prAptAH kAlena mahatA budhAH ॥ 16 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript