Shiva Purana

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वेद चेद्यदि वात्मानं स एव परमेश्वरः ।। तदा विहन्ति ते सर्व्वे स्वेच्छया न हि केऽपि तम्।। ५।।

sanskrit

If any one knows him the supreme soul, he alone is lord Śiva. But then, none of these people know him out of their own will.

english translation

veda cedyadi vAtmAnaM sa eva paramezvaraH || tadA vihanti te sarvve svecchayA na hi ke'pi tam|| 5||

hk transliteration by Sanscript