Shiva Purana

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॥ ब्रह्मोवाच ॥ ॥ एवं शप्त्वा सुरान् प्रेक्ष्य क्षुवमाह ततो मुनिः ॥ देवैश्च पूज्यो राजेन्द्र नृपैश्चैव द्विजोत्तमः ॥ ४९ ॥

sanskrit

Brahmā said: After cursing them he looked at Kṣuva and said—“O leader of kings, a brahmin is worthy of being respected by devas, kings and the best of other castes.

english translation

॥ brahmovAca ॥ ॥ evaM zaptvA surAn prekSya kSuvamAha tato muniH ॥ devaizca pUjyo rAjendra nRpaizcaiva dvijottamaH ॥ 49 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/rudra-samhita/59/49

॥ ब्रह्मोवाच ॥ ॥ एवं शप्त्वा सुरान् प्रेक्ष्य क्षुवमाह ततो मुनिः ॥ देवैश्च पूज्यो राजेन्द्र नृपैश्चैव द्विजोत्तमः ॥ ४९ ॥

sanskrit

Brahmā said: After cursing them he looked at Kṣuva and said—“O leader of kings, a brahmin is worthy of being respected by devas, kings and the best of other castes.

english translation

॥ brahmovAca ॥ ॥ evaM zaptvA surAn prekSya kSuvamAha tato muniH ॥ devaizca pUjyo rAjendra nRpaizcaiva dvijottamaH ॥ 49 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript