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Shiva Purana

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मनुष्याणामिदं कृत्यं यस्माद्वीर्य्यं त्वयाऽधुना ॥ तस्मात्त्वं मानुषो भूत्वा विचरिष्यसि भूतले ॥१६॥

Discharge of semen is the act of human beings and as you have done the same, you will be born as a man and be roaming over the earth.

english translation

यस्त्वां चानेन रूपेण दृष्ट्वा कौ विचरिष्यति ॥ किमेतद्ब्रह्मणो मूर्ध्नि वदन्निति पुरान्तकः ॥१७॥

Who, having seen you in this form, would dare to behave arrogantly? What is this being spoken on the head of Brahmā?" said Purāntaka (Shiva).

english translation

ततस्ते चेष्टितं सर्वं कौतुकाच्छ्रोष्यतीति यः ॥ परदारकृतात्त्यागान्मुक्तिं सद्यस्स यास्यति ॥ १८ ॥

Any body who has committed the sin of outraging the modesty of another man’s wife will be free from that sin if he eagerly hears your story.

english translation

यथा यथा जनश्चैतत्कृत्यन्ते कीर्तयिष्यति ॥ तथा तथा विशुद्धिस्ते पापस्यास्य भविष्यति ॥१९॥

Whenever people thus repeat your wicked action your sin will gradually subside and you will become pure.

english translation

एतदेव हि ते ब्रह्मन् प्रायश्चित्तं मयेरितम् ॥ जनहास्यकरं लोके तव गर्हाकरं परम् ॥2-2-20-२०॥

O Brahmā, this is the atonement I lay down for you, being laughed at by the people and ridiculed by them.

english translation