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Shiva Purana

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महद्विनिंदा नाश्चर्यं सर्वदाऽसत्सु सेर्ष्यकम् ॥ महदंघ्रिरजो ध्वस्ततमस्सु सैव शोभना ॥ ४६ ॥

Contempt of the great is infused with rivalry in the bad people but in regard to those whose Tāmasika quality is quelled by the dust of the feet of the great, it is auspicious.

english translation

शिवेति द्व्यक्षरं यस्य नृणां नाम गिरेरितम् ॥ सकृत्प्रसंगात्सकलमघमाशु विहंति तत् ॥ ४७ ॥

The syllables Śi and Va even uttered once casually can quell all sins.

english translation

पवित्रकीर्तितमलं भवान् द्वेष्टि शिवेतरः ॥ अलंघ्यशासनं शंभुमहो सर्वेश्वरं खलः ॥ ४८ ॥

It is surprising that you are so wicked as to harbour ill feelings against Śiva who is the lord of all, whose dictum is untransgressable and who is the holiest of the holy. You are certainly enemy of Śiva.

english translation

यत्पादपद्मं महतां मनोऽलिसुनिषेवितम् ॥ सर्वार्थदं ब्रह्मरसैः सर्वार्थिभिरथादरात् ॥४९॥

"That lotus-like foot of the Great One (Shiva), which is lovingly attended to by the bee-like minds of the great sages, grants all desired objectives and is sought after with reverence by all who yearn for the essence of Brahman.

english translation

यद्वर्षत्यर्थिनश्शीघ्रं लोकस्य शिवआदरात् ॥ भवान् द्रुह्यति मूर्खत्वात्तस्मै चाशेषबंधवे ॥2-2-29-५०॥

That which Lord Shiva swiftly bestows upon the supplicants out of compassion for the world — you, out of ignorance and foolishness, bear hostility toward Him, who is the universal benefactor.

english translation