Shiva Purana

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तादृशानि न तीर्थानि न देवा मृच्छिलामयाः ॥ ते पुनंत्युरुकालेन विज्ञानी दर्शनादपि ॥८१॥

sanskrit

The holy centres or the deities in the form of clay or rock idols are not equal to him. They take time in sanctifying persons. But a man of true knowledge purifies through his sheer vision.

english translation

tAdRzAni na tIrthAni na devA mRcchilAmayAH ॥ te punaMtyurukAlena vijJAnI darzanAdapi ॥81॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/rudra-samhita/12/81

तादृशानि न तीर्थानि न देवा मृच्छिलामयाः ॥ ते पुनंत्युरुकालेन विज्ञानी दर्शनादपि ॥८१॥

sanskrit

The holy centres or the deities in the form of clay or rock idols are not equal to him. They take time in sanctifying persons. But a man of true knowledge purifies through his sheer vision.

english translation

tAdRzAni na tIrthAni na devA mRcchilAmayAH ॥ te punaMtyurukAlena vijJAnI darzanAdapi ॥81॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript