Shiva Purana

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वरं विषाशनं प्राज्ञैर्वरमग्निप्रवेशनम्।। कृपणानामनाथानां दीनानामपरक्षणात् ।। २८ ।।

sanskrit

Better to swallow poison or enter fire than cease to protect the oppressed, the helpless and the poor.

english translation

varaM viSAzanaM prAjJairvaramagnipravezanam|| kRpaNAnAmanAthAnAM dInAnAmaparakSaNAt || 28 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript