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Shiva Purana

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ब्राह्मण उवाच ॥ नवे वयसि वै तात किन्तपस्यसि साम्प्रतम् ॥ मुक्त्यर्थं वा जयार्थं किं सर्वथैतत्तपस्तव ॥ ४२॥

The brahmin said:— O dear, why do you perform the penance in your prime of youth? Is it for salvation or for victory? In every respect this penance of yours is useless.

english translation