Shiva Purana
पापन्तरायो विप्रेन्द्र जपहोमार्चनादि च ॥ भवत्येव न कुत्रापि त्रैलोक्ये मुनिसत्तम ॥ ३३ ॥
O leading brahmin, Japas, Homas, worship etc. are obstacles in the path of sins. O excellent sage, they do not occur anywhere in the three worlds.
english translation
pApantarAyo viprendra japahomArcanAdi ca ॥ bhavatyeva na kutrApi trailokye munisattama ॥ 33 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript